3 days ago // 4 notes
Bath time for Eddie. Taken on my iphone. 
2 weeks ago // 6 notes
Eddie’s trot. Hardest shit to sit to. 
Eddie doesn’t look good in some angles..
Love him :)
Almost going straight. I’m happy because his body is finally straight, which took lots of work. You can see my inside leg back a little bit keeping his quarters from drifting in, which they can do from time to time, especially in down transitions. Just gotta fix his little nose up now :) I was having a good ride on him regardless :)
Eddie and I last sunday.  He’s looking good I think :) turned nearly black too in about a week with his winter coat coming through. 
Showing my age!  I have a scar following my eye socket, then one under my eye, then my cheek, and the sun caught them all.. haha Eddie is handsome, so thats all that matters :)

So I’ve decided that my next long term big goal is WEG 2018 with Eddie.

So that means I need to move up a level every year and a half or there abouts. 

A girl can dream right?

2 weeks ago // 4 notes
Me and Eddie yesterday at a local dressage comp. We came 3rd in both Novice 2A and Elementary 3A. I was really happy considering I have torn all the muscles down my back and I think Eddie was trying to look after me. He’s such a good horse. I couldn’t ask for a better partner.  I was particularly surprised that he went so well in the Elementary because I was on him for about 2 hours by then :( and we went from grass to fairly heavy sand, on a fairly warm day. He was tired and so was I, but he never stopped trying and never stopped listening to me. He’s just so amazing. 
Eddie. Making jumps look small since ‘05
<3 I love my horse.
Eddie used to have these moments where he’d just.. stops… half way around… and it was hard to convince him that its a good idea to keep moving. 

Alright people. I’ve got a bit question… Yes I know… another one. But I am a little confused.

Firstly: Teeth are fine, done a month or 2 ago, no soreness, ridden in an egg butt snaffle and grackle noseband cause his twists his jaw and rings. Occasionally does it xc, but not as much.

Anyway, Been show jumping (schooling/competing) for about 2yrs now and I’m fed up with him and his little antics.

When I’m schooling on the flat I get him to lengthen and shorten in the canter, which he does really well. When I ask him to come back to a shorted stride he does it well (comes under himself and carries himself well and no resistance) So when I ask him to do it when we show jump, it’s a different story.

He throws his head up and pulls out, which means he pulls me OUT of the saddle and forward, then and hollows over the jump. He doesn’t rush. I KNOW its not a strength issue, its more of a ‘I do what I want, and I don’t care what you say’

I was thinking of trying a fluffy thing on his nose first? Might keep his head down a bit? and a full cheek snaffle?

Anyway, just after some thoughts. Don’t shoot me down, I’ve exhausted all other possibilities as I said above. My dad is my ‘coach’ but he’s just gone o/s for 9 months and he said something does need to change, but that was as far as the convo went. My dad is also Eddie’s dentist (WIN!)

4 weeks ago // 5 notes