Thank you so much Maddy for letting me ride your gorgeous horse! Bridget (Connemara x ISH grey mare) is a livery at the yard and I was very lucky to have a lesson on her a couple of weeks ago. We did a little bit of pole work, building up to some bounces and grid work which both Bridget and I really enjoyed! This was all fairly easy for Bridget as she's experienced, but obviously as it was my first ever time riding her we didn't go too crazy with the exercises! I loved how quickly she picked up on my cues for things like transitions, as obviously it took me a little while to work out her buttons and vice versa as it was our first time meeting each other. A great example of this is our first canter transition, where I asked for the canter in my normal way and Bridget went 'huh? You talking to me??' until she finally realised what I was asking, but by the second time we tried, she got it straight away and had obviously figured out what I meant really quickly, and she was straight off my leg & seat each time after that!
The canter poles and bounces were also really good fun on her because she's got a lovely powerful back end and rounds her back nicely over a jump with little effort, which is always a nice feeling and also means you know they can get themselves out of trouble if you get the striding a bit wrong! Although I probably won't ride Bridget again, it was really nice to have a little pop on such a lovely horse and see what she's like to ride!
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Bridget - approx 15.2hh grey mare
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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 64 and fearless as ever!
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