It was both of the ponies turn to work today (side note; not sure if I've ever mentioned my other pony Sparkie on here, but he is on loan at the moment and for the foreseeable future due to finance and time issues. He's also probably THE best thing since sliced bread. Seriously he's awesome.), as Emma rode Sparkie and I rode Jack. I had no idea what he was going to be like as I haven't ridden him with another horse for a very long time, especially Sparkie who is his best friend in the whole world/field. Usually riding the two together means he finds completely impossible to concentrate on anything he's doing himself and we have at least one crazy napping, rearing session. But no, he was perfect! I am so surprised and so happy with him, he was so well behaved and sensible today; more so than Sparkie which is something I never ever thought I'd be saying!
We just did a little bit of schooling, with a bit of work on bending- he did loads better than in our lesson the other day, so we'll just keep working on it until it finally clicks, but he was definitely a lot more willing today. We even did a bit of jumping (how brave of me!) and he looked after a very nervous me very well, he's so much calmer jumping now, he's like a different horse. I'm still not overly fussed about jumping still, but I'm starting to actual enjoy it now again and see the fun it which is good. I probably won't jump him again for a while now, until after his second physio appointment but it was still good fun and he jumped really nice :) We also practiced our dressage test, which, in my head was a complete disaster as I convinced myself he was lame and stressed myself back... actually watching it back, it was probably one of the best run throughs we've had and just a little bit of work on bending has made a difference in how it flows, I'm just super paranoid! I think it's because I've spent a long time getting things right I'm just really paranoid and worried his shoulder is going to flare up again but I need to relax a bit, he's really fine!
We also had another session with the clippers and he was really good again! I got them onto him a lot quicker than last time and I'd almost feel confident enough to try a clip now... however we're going to keep up the good work we're doing for a few more weeks before we risk it. Very, very happy with my boy today, he was a very good pony :)
Beth & Jack x
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