Everyone gets to work.... again!

Really must stop this, every horse working every day routine... they will begin to realise they are not either retired or rehabbing any more and start throwing spanners in the works! :-)

Magic and Dan

We went out with P and worked on us.... both P and I red in the face with burning thighs after not too long, ponies perfectly content! Magic was good and I held the walk at slower-than-even-Dan-speed from me not my hands, hurrah!!

We had a long trot along the airstrip with us behind, and Magic was very good again! Not pulling my arms out and proper rhythm etc, :-) Dan managed to trot well and not attempt to canter the whole time, and had a long neck and loose rein. Most impressive!

Then up the stubble, still trotting... still going well :-)

Then next loooong stubble field, P trotted then cantered, Magic trotted strong, then cantered and tried to pull my arms out and bog off, but somehow, I had him (thighs, narrow, buffers etc).... I kept thinking "any moment we are going" and it never happened. I even got him to lighten up on my hand, and then trot well before the end of the field even though Dan still cantering. And this in the dummy snaffle! Woohoo!

We walked home bemoaning our thighs, Magic behind Dan who was cooperating, but not fully... Magic was fairly cross not to be allowed to walk home at warp speed, but we ended up with sucky Magic (when he is saliva-ing and sucking rather than chewing like a mad thing - success!!)

Max and Aero

Si and I went round Hampton Lucy. Max tried to tell me he had never seen a slow sign before (ahaha) and a few other sundry "stares" at things but generally very good again. Aero and Si managed to keep up mainly, and Aero was fine when we were overtaken by a horse box (he used to be a bit traffic shy). Max didn't notice it, needless to say. There's nout like an ex-racer for being bombproof in traffic!!

Onto the bridleway, Aero very good over the stoney bit and both excellent along the narrow barbwire edged overgrown treed track. Got off Max to do both gates and he was very good to do them and stand low so I could get back on.

Si said he really enjoyed Aero on the track, they led the way as I'd had to hold the last gate, and he said Aero was marching along :-)

And across the stubble, we walked, but Aero had to trot to catch up and Si kicked and he just trotted along to catch up! Even this time last year walking on the stubble was enough to set him off for a canter whether asked for or not. So he is a totally different person to a year ago!

So alls well, everyone gets today off and then Si and I riding tomorrow night.