Lovely Bramble belongs to @ST Equestrian and she very kindly let me borrow him for a little play over some XC fences after my cross country lesson with the riding school had to be cancelled. Bramble is a 14.2 6yr old NF gelding and he has been competing regularly at BE80 level, with plans to step up to BE90 very soon.
Obviously I am not at any kind of BE level, and in fact have barely jumped out of canter at all in the last 8 months or so, so we kept it all nice and small! This was also only my second time sitting on him after a practice over some poles the week before and while he's straightforward, it inevitably takes some time to adjust to riding a new pony, especially when they're a lot fitter and more confident than most of the riding school ponies!
Bramble obviously knows his job so it was really just my job to let him get on with it and stop interfering (something I'm not very good at!). I really thought I was going a lot faster than I was at the time, so I kept the handbrake on until near the end, which of course never actually achieves anything other than a frustrated pony, but by the time we got to the water I was getting a bit more used to the idea of not cantering along at a snails pace and actually let him travel a bit more between and after the fences, which naturally made the actual jumping part a bit less messy! Almost as if when you start riding properly the horse also goes better - who knew?! 😂
Thank you so much Sophie for letting me borrow Bramble, I had fun and I think he did too!
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Bramble - 14.2hh bay gelding owned by @STEquestrian
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🔵 DO YOU OWN THE HORSES & PONIES IN YOUR VIDEOS?
No, all the horses & ponies belong to a lovely riding school, or are working liveries at the same yard.
🔵 WILL YOU EVER GET YOUR OWN HORSE?
I would love to own a pony one day, but for now I am more than happy having weekly lessons on the fantastic riding school horses & ponies.
🔵 WHY DO YOU ALWAYS JUMP THE SAME HEIGHT?
These riding school ponies usually jump more than once a week, and sometimes more than once a day, so we don’t jump ‘big’ except on special occasions to ensure the ponies stay sound and live long, happy lives. Fence height has very little to do with jumping technique or experience.
🔵 HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN RIDING FOR?
I’ve been having weekly lessons in riding schools for 16 years now!
🔵 IF YOU’VE BEEN RIDING FOR SO LONG, WHY DON’T YOU COMPETE?
I have no personal interest in competing or jumping huge tracks. I ride for fun, simple as that!
🔵 WHY ARE THE HORSES ALREADY TACKED UP WHEN YOU APPROACH THEM?
This is a busy riding school & livery yard and so the lesson horses are tacked up by the staff who work there to ensure they are ready to leave the yard on time and have been tacked up correctly.
🔵 DO THE HORSES STAY TACKED UP 24/7?
No. The horses are only tacked up right before their lessons and spend the rest of their time turned out in grass fields.
🔵 WHO IS ROBIN FROM YOUR VIDEOS?
Robin is my mum and she rides with me in my lesson every week. She's 64 and fearless as ever!
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