{"id":7740,"date":"2022-03-31T21:39:07","date_gmt":"2022-03-31T21:39:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/horsesavvy.co.uk\/?p=7740"},"modified":"2022-04-28T21:08:00","modified_gmt":"2022-04-28T21:08:00","slug":"bella-april-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horsesavvy.co.uk\/index.php\/2022\/03\/31\/bella-april-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Bella – April 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fri 1st<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Well it’s a chilly start weather wise to April…brrrrrr. BUT sorted out a new Agility course, I like to set up and practise a course that I’m going to use for my students at my Agility Clinic’s…so that’s up and ready to test. Also went back down around 1pm to have a short, walk and wee trot ride on Bella…just getting familiar with the ‘dressage’ test I put together for us \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

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I actually changed a couple of bits on this course as thought it was a bit too ambitious for beginners SO, number 2 is now a fig 8 with just two blue jump wings and number 9 is a few jump wings making a narrow gap to back through \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

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Fri 8th<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Gosh, it’s been a wild, windy and rain\/snowy week that’s for sure…brrrrrr…big coats, hats and thermal jods back on. BUT today, although still windy and chilly, we go out to hopefully do SOMETHING with the neddies \ud83d\ude09 Well, it was windy and colder in the horses field than at home but we managed to give them both a good groom (much needed as Stormy is really really shedding his winter coat) and then I play with Bella then Stormy around the agility course that I set up (see above pic) \ud83d\ude42 Here’s some pics from today:<\/p>\n

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Sun 10th<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Finally the wind, drizzle and snow has stopped today and it was quite pleasant being out and about. Managed to put bum to saddle too with a short ‘mosey’ about with Mark and Stormy after I trimmed Ms Bella’s hooves \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

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Nice, slow mosey to start off<\/p>\n

Lovely sidepass when Mark and I played ‘follow the leader’ \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

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Great to get a more consistent trot now even after a week off.<\/p>\n

Mark and big Stormy doing well on ‘walking up hills’ and not rushing them<\/p>\n

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Following Stormy for a bit and then doing our own thing for a bit. It was just lovely being out with the horses enjoying some nice weather \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

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Thurs 14th<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Absolutely FAB to get out for a wee hack to the house and back. Had to get off and walk a bit as the HUGE timber logging machine was up on the hill near house and I wasn’t sure how Bella would take it SO better safe than sorry \ud83d\ude09 She was high headed and a bit snorty but they both Stormy and Bella did very well going past it.<\/p>\n

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Looking at the machine<\/p>\n

Nice cool puddle drink for them both \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

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Big machine near the track, we wait for a bit and it moves off after a while \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

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At the house \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

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Waiting for machine to move off away from the track<\/p>\n

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Fri 16th<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Repeat of yesterday but I didn’t get off and walk today \ud83d\ude09 \ud83d\ude42 \ud83d\ude42 Big timber machine on way out on the hill and on way back near track but off \ud83d\ude09 Bella calm and confident <3<\/p>\n

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Tues 19th<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Agility day today \ud83d\ude42 \ud83d\ude42 \ud83d\ude42 STORM and MARK go first….<\/p>\n

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Mark rides\/leads to the agility arena<\/p>\n

Storm and Mark bareback and bitless….
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2) Fig 8’s<\/p>\n

3) Over water tray<\/p>\n

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4) Sidepass<\/p>\n

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6) Under\/halt with curtain<\/p>\n

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8) into box\/halt<\/p>\n

9) Back through narrow gap<\/p>\n

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10) Scary corner<\/p>\n

and finishing happy \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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AND BELLA….<\/p>\n

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1)\u00a0 S’bend<\/p>\n

2) Trot fig 8’s<\/p>\n

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3) Water tray<\/p>\n

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5) Halt on pedestal<\/p>\n

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7) Trot poles<\/p>\n

8) Halt in ‘box’ while I walk around both ways<\/p>\n

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9a) Back through narrow gap<\/p>\n

9b) Draw back at trot<\/p>\n

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10) Through scary corner<\/p>\n

Such a good girl, she doesn’t forget anything <3<\/p>\n

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AND…Bella did it ridden too….<\/p>\n