{"id":8308,"date":"2022-09-03T15:32:10","date_gmt":"2022-09-03T15:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/horsesavvy.co.uk\/?p=8308"},"modified":"2022-09-29T15:22:58","modified_gmt":"2022-09-29T15:22:58","slug":"bella-september-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horsesavvy.co.uk\/index.php\/2022\/09\/03\/bella-september-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Bella – September 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Have had my brother, Paul, and nephew, Alex, up for 10 days holiday so have been doing things with them. Today is their last day with us before going home tomorrow so it was horsey-time today \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

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Paul did really well as hasn’t done a lot of riding and none recently \ud83d\ude09 Stormy was grabbing for grass but Paul managed a decent bit of riding including a wee impromptu trot \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

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Bella (and me) were quite distracted with Paul and Alex in the field and Mark taking Stormy behind the shelter, which worries Bella sometimes when she can’t see where he is BUT we managed in the end to connect a bit.<\/p>\n

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Alex has passed his Level 1 Parelli years ago but he slowly started to remember it all and it was lovely to see his balance and cues come back in \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

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Bella happier nearer to Stormy and gave me some nice connected riding \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

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Ended well on a good note and I must try my best to get back to daily riding…after trimming her hooves \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

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Weds 7th<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Another few days has passed by, heavy rain making it impossible to do much apart from trimming Bella’s hooves the other day in the shelter. So today’s gap in rainfall got Mark and I out and on a short, lovely hack out to the house and back…YEEHAAA \ud83d\ude42 \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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< Up above the field and ready to hack out<\/p>\n

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Lovely grass to walk on and snatch at too ><\/p>\n

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< Breeze and a wee bit of sunshine…perfect<\/p>\n

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Following Stormy ><\/p>\n

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< Grabbed for the heather, they love it this time of year as well as thistles and rosebay willow herb<\/p>\n

Home for a wee rest ><\/p>\n

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< Half an apple each then back on the track<\/p>\n

Walking for home nicely ><\/p>\n

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< Bella such a lovely hacking horse<\/p>\n

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Follows Stormy but takes the lead sometimes too ><\/p>\n

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< Loves walking on the grass not just because it’s softer under barefeet but also because they can snatch at bits as they walk along \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

Nearly home, a lovely wee ride out<\/p>\n

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Bella enjoying the view from the top of her field ><\/p>\n

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There were a few gates to open along the track today so it was a FAB opportunity to check and practise our sidling to be mounted from gates, stones and anything else we could find \ud83d\ude09 \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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Bella stands perfectly still for mounting from the left or right AND waits once I’m on until I ask her to walk on \ud83d\ude09 perfect manners \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

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Another gate and another perfect partner waiting for me to get on the gate to get on her \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

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Mark and Stormy showing they too are perfect partners with the mounting game \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

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Got on Bella from a large stone on the side of the track \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

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Mark on the gate and Stormy sidles over to get into the perfect position…..he moved from Mark being on his right to Mark being on his left…this side is easier for Mark to get on from<\/p>\n

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Another fab mounting stone we use and Stormy showing how to stand still for dad while he gets on and then asked gently to walk on \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

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Well I was away last weekend and then the weather has been really windy so managed to do a short play with Bella but today I decided to film some Agility. I put together the course I put to students in Aberdeenshire last month…here is how Bella & I did…<\/p>\n