Hello!! Just want to start with a little disclaimer: I’m sorry about how out of breath I sound in this video, I know it’s not very nice to listen to 🙈 Unfortunately my lungs are really not enjoying the cold air at the moment; indoor exercise is fine and I’m feeling fit(ish), but as soon as I’m outside in the cold I’m just struggling to catch my breath. Hopefully it’ll warm up soon and you won’t all have to listen to me dying for 6 minutes straight 😅
I’ve been doing flat-only lessons recently, which is why I haven’t been posting videos every week, but we had a little jump in our last lesson so I thought I’d make a video, as it’s a bit more exciting to watch! If you want to see some clips of my flat rides and some non-gopro footage, follow me on instagram (@pony_cam) where I post more than on here these days.
Hopefully you can see a difference compared to the last video I posted before Christmas, which was also onboard Phoenix. I’ve had a chance to get to know him a bit better since that ride and although he didn’t go as nicely on the flat in this lesson as he has been over the last few weeks, he perked up when the poles came out and really enjoyed himself over some fences, especially when a little oxer came out at the end and he turned on his ‘ping’!
Phoenix loves jumping and is naturally very powerful over fences, despite not really looking like he’s built for it, so it was good lesson for me to try to sort out my riding over fences rather than worrying about what he was doing, as I haven’t jumped much recently and it definitely shows!
Hopefully we’ll get to do a bit more jumping soon and I’ll also be able to get his flatwork looking a little bit more consistent from one lesson to the next. I don’t think he’ll ever be my favourite to ride on the flat, no matter how smartly he goes, but if he keeps jumping the way he did in this lesson, I might start having to admit I’m enjoying riding him 😏
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QOTD: What have you been up to with your riding since the new year? Have you started working towards any goals for 2022?
Ponies/horses:
Phoenix - 13.3hh bay gelding
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⬇️ FAQs ⬇️
🔵 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 66 and fearless as ever!
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