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Today was perfect. I went for my riding lesson and Fancy has started to shed her winter coat. We had a good lesson and I managed to get into the saddle with no-one holding Fancy’s head. She had developed a bad habit of walking away from the mounting block and since my fall last year I have been very nervous. My coach taught me a trick that worked ( Read more... )

I haven't posted a picture in a while, but she is looking pretty fine! S says she is becoming more responsive to her cues, and she is definitely more fit and flexible.

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Went out to visit Fancy and feed her dinner as S was at a cottage for the day. Fancy demonstrated, with gusto, that she has mastered the nose-operated drinking fountain. She snarfed back all her grain, then went back to snuffle all the bits that had spilled when she first ate (she doesn't have a tooth problem - she just tries to stuff too much in ( Read more... )

I have now been a horse owner for 10 days. That is something I never thought would happen. The girl is extremely happy. We get out to see her every day, and S is working hard to get her back into training. I'm impressed with how well it is going, but I'm anxious to see her starting to ride. She seems nervous to try, as though Fancy is too delicate ( Read more... )