tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35813452874309460922024-02-07T19:08:15.001-08:00Redamski.♥My amazing 17 year old Welsh Sec D.
The best pony I've ever had :)Charlottehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02116468670037585321noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3581345287430946092.post-34949017247163272122009-02-15T08:55:00.000-08:002009-02-15T09:35:51.444-08:00Ohh dear, behind on the blogging again!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3n3VWFlJoPiDy4r6t9spL9R7YBcBSsyfo2UodJgp-F-TZOPKtf_jzMNJL2qjpnmExp6xZDbimjiF7bbRODCPZ0QdbgqQ2Hjlwq_jTePEsDDIjwb-oytkwEFpkozrub72Hrqk4VBQM0pM/s1600-h/PICT0012+005_0001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3n3VWFlJoPiDy4r6t9spL9R7YBcBSsyfo2UodJgp-F-TZOPKtf_jzMNJL2qjpnmExp6xZDbimjiF7bbRODCPZ0QdbgqQ2Hjlwq_jTePEsDDIjwb-oytkwEFpkozrub72Hrqk4VBQM0pM/s200/PICT0012+005_0001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303073114682837154" border="0" /></a>My baddd... been like 2 weeks, eek. Can't really remember what I've done each time I've ridden, so I'll talk about it as a whole lol.<br /><br />Well I am very pleased with his flatwork, he's been veryy good and nice and soft now that he can hold himself a bit more, which is always nice :), been working on more lateral movements to try to get him to concentrate more, I like to think it's working haha. Generally start with some shoulder-in, on a long rein, he's getting nice and supple already which is loovvellly :) And then do some turning on the forehand, half pirouettes etc, which we're getting there, so yeah happy happy ;D<br /><br />Last weekend managed to get a little pop in too, always a bonus. Though it was just a one off for the time being, I'm going to wait til the Spring so that he'll have more energy and less fur/flab to drag over the jump too hehe. Only up to about 2ft3 but Red did seem to enjoy himself haha.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghBA7sx6Ql_FKUlGXLPnA9WQ50c63p0cScWNFaYoMPJu9X34mOPnHiDddtuFox4LeqYzE_B7t8avuyTvNCS0lphyphenhyphenV69b0ryMbibJjitw3Fq8zqANjw3O4m7hoLfyPrfsOGzuHQoAtuGZ4/s1600-h/PICT0007+001_0001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 119px; height: 89px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghBA7sx6Ql_FKUlGXLPnA9WQ50c63p0cScWNFaYoMPJu9X34mOPnHiDddtuFox4LeqYzE_B7t8avuyTvNCS0lphyphenhyphenV69b0ryMbibJjitw3Fq8zqANjw3O4m7hoLfyPrfsOGzuHQoAtuGZ4/s200/PICT0007+001_0001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303073114948334290" border="0" /></a><br />I've got a lesson booked for Tuesday, so I guess that will show more our situation right now, how much work needs to be done before we start jumping more challenging exercises and heights, but yeah considering we're only a month and a week in I'm really pleased. :)<br /><br />Ohh and managed to hack out for the first time today, with Tanya and Sirocco, kind of showed how unfit Red really was but it seemed to perk him up a bit :) Just did walking with a little trot up the road, but Red was veryy well behaved considering that a) it was raining, b) we went the road way and came across some lorries and other scary creatures, and c) well Rocs was hardly in the best of moods, she nearly swung her bum out in front of a car a couple of times and was walking sideways a fair bit too. But hey ho, I'm aliiive :D haha.<br /><br />We'll get some more footage on Thursday; my mate is coming down for a wonderful sort out session in the tackroom too haha. Good stuff.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/VEzSvNXxlfg&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/VEzSvNXxlfg&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Charlottehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02116468670037585321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3581345287430946092.post-88466828802683902762009-01-31T04:41:00.000-08:002009-01-31T04:52:21.549-08:00Naww Fluffy Ponyyy.Red was a good'un again today, though I think he noticed me turning up 5 minutes late, how dare I?! He saw me walk into the tackroom to get his breakfast and started neighing and snorting and banging away, haha. What a dear. He was also a bit surprised at the size of his breakfast; obviously I didn't want to give him a full brekkie because I didn't want to have to wait for 1 or 2 hours to ride, so just gave him a handful of pony nuts to keep him quiet; he did <span style="font-weight: bold;">not</span> look impressed hehe.<br /><br />And then while he was tied up outside I mucked out, except he kept backing his bum into the stable and being a general pain lol, not the most patient of horsies I have to say. Managed to keep him satisfied with some haylage while I finished, I swear his life just revolves around food!<br /><br />He was fairly good when I rode him too, gave him a long rein to begin with and he felt like he was reaching through his back nicely so a big change from the pent-up pony I came back to a few weeks ago! Did some lateral work - half pirouettes, shoulder in and a teeny bit of leg yielding, though he seems to find it very inconvenient to keep straight right now, grr. Haha, but it will come :D Kept a nice outline alot of the time too, again sometimes went too overbent or too deep with his head and neck, but he didnt lean on me this time, which made a nice change, I think working on a long rein to begin with helped him alot. We still had some stubborn moments, but it's Red, what do you expect haha. Got a lesson booked for during half term, just a half hour one while we're both coming back into work, but I've asked it to be a no-stirrups one, to make sure my seat is correct before we move onto anything else. But yeah, I'm pleased with our progress, my leg seems to be getting stronger with every ride; that's the main concern right now :)<br /><br />Another post tomorrow; will be riding in the morning again, will <span style="font-style: italic;">try</span> and get some footage. xCharlottehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02116468670037585321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3581345287430946092.post-72798068119868012912009-01-24T09:51:00.000-08:002009-01-24T10:29:05.247-08:00Well I'm going to ache in the morning!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiifqSbgONbPq-xmWN8iRlUTAqO7osQMrgNG8yoQHxnPID4N6l49kSwLNG2lOjWWZrRXLZFU4UbciQTrpF_s7kCbky4R1pwKHG260W14NWbYq4OsRUF00SfrvAwMScVouyNUs8jav7OUEk/s1600-h/Photo0097a.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 172px; height: 129px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiifqSbgONbPq-xmWN8iRlUTAqO7osQMrgNG8yoQHxnPID4N6l49kSwLNG2lOjWWZrRXLZFU4UbciQTrpF_s7kCbky4R1pwKHG260W14NWbYq4OsRUF00SfrvAwMScVouyNUs8jav7OUEk/s200/Photo0097a.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294921303500826946" border="0" /></a><br />Aww well the pony was a good boy today :) He neighed when I went to get him from the field, don't know if it was because he thought I had food but still quite a novelty hehe. Brought him in and gave him a nice brush, as you can probably tell by the background of the photo, he has a <span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">very</span></span> muddy field, all to himself, to roll to his heart's content. Bless him.<br /><br />I started riding as usual, just with my stirrups, though tbh I wanted to d<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTx9tDz9G_66nPRwT8W8jCH44ipK6OXN1kHCLemhfR6Clda-xc7eWHiU5t0c3wnr2WJ7_5NCLrdtdVuBp_0gReosvS6_b8O9xN0yPmdQHORsfSCkbPpF1SJ0h_rhY7Mb8dSUmXxQkSMuo/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 123px; height: 154px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTx9tDz9G_66nPRwT8W8jCH44ipK6OXN1kHCLemhfR6Clda-xc7eWHiU5t0c3wnr2WJ7_5NCLrdtdVuBp_0gReosvS6_b8O9xN0yPmdQHORsfSCkbPpF1SJ0h_rhY7Mb8dSUmXxQkSMuo/s200/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294924013809719058" border="0" /></a>o something a bit more intense to really get me motivated to ride again, so after a couple of laps in walk took away my stirrups and did some of the old riding school exercises, as you do :P Worked as I had planned though, after a few laps my seat felt much more relaxed and less forwards, so hopefully the benefit will be worth the aches <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj43Px0pUkl10F1jAjiLtBrMDSbDW3vwhi9C-25Q2JIgt71MEJTUoknhyphenhyphenMsvcjySXlrBovl_MkiAO7x39oAXTmjDfwD-9WKf9QW_z9gu-0GhW-aR8NoKFhMwJy3iFU4SP83DPogAaBqxl4/s1600-h/1M.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 130px; height: 163px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj43Px0pUkl10F1jAjiLtBrMDSbDW3vwhi9C-25Q2JIgt71MEJTUoknhyphenhyphenMsvcjySXlrBovl_MkiAO7x39oAXTmjDfwD-9WKf9QW_z9gu-0GhW-aR8NoKFhMwJy3iFU4SP83DPogAaBqxl4/s200/1M.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294924580172302338" border="0" /></a>I'll undoubtedly have tomorrow :D<br /><br />But yeah, did some little exercises getting him to come off my leg, like turning on the forehand then sending him away in trot and things like that, which after a while he did nicely; obviously right now he's still in half asleep old man mode a fair amount of the time :P But he was coming down onto the bit easily, though occasionally a tad overbent but right now at least he's giving to me rather than fighting the bit all the time, and with a bit of leg he usually comes back up into a nice outline anyway.<br />Canterwork was also a bit of a drama to begin with, he's got a horrible habit of leaning on my hands, especially round corners, which makes it very difficult to get him to carry himself nicely. Though I expect this is again, a lack of balance, something<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK46Hrh1l9wBui6DrPc8XOZP9Q5HZX4F_aFJOtZkFeMuTzih4PRvJ3tclx4jwRIOavKcyfnzLJEO8wsJgf50U0ZdwhrVixuwb1jOm3snj5NMHhMPn-cTGw4vX2B0VgMBTQNWtzg1OJJeY/s1600-h/1J.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 133px; height: 167px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK46Hrh1l9wBui6DrPc8XOZP9Q5HZX4F_aFJOtZkFeMuTzih4PRvJ3tclx4jwRIOavKcyfnzLJEO8wsJgf50U0ZdwhrVixuwb1jOm3snj5NMHhMPn-cTGw4vX2B0VgMBTQNWtzg1OJJeY/s200/1J.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294926019863711170" border="0" /></a> which hopefully will correct itself in time.<br />After that I took my stirrups back, and gave him another couple of canters, my leg and seat felt much more relaxed after this so the no-stirrups definitely helped him and me. So in the end I got some nice paces out of him, considering the amount of time he's had off I think we're coming back into it nicely, at least it's going well for the time being :)<br />After riding I did his bed; while he was waiting outside he had a lovely fat parsnip to sink his teeth into, which surprisingly does take Red quite a while to get through! And then made his dinner the way he likes it, with warm water and grated carrot in it, well at least no-one can say I neglect my pony :P a tad spoilt, but he seemed to enjoy it :)<br /><br />So the plan right now is to see how we progress during the weeks up to half term, at which point I'm hoping to return to the 3/4 times a week riding pattern we had before, and I'm arranging a lesson during that week too. And then hopefully we'll see some jumps in March/April time. Woahhh will be 6 months since jumping by then :O How have I coped?! But yes, left a very cosy Red in his stable, the usual remains of his food round his mouth... he's like a toddler really, I think he needs a bib :P<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEBE-r3Y0YJQ8-_KNBKzj_vYKcCqgiwGqYL8_28_3qSF3BY1y4Ng2Q_IN8us4RxD6k4Fo57NV93RpH6sMgP9w5w08IdjQYSwQ5lBcbtnbvh-wYMQhPIUWsk2efRcLbJ8mRAaQX-046Sok/s1600-h/Photo0100a.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 182px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEBE-r3Y0YJQ8-_KNBKzj_vYKcCqgiwGqYL8_28_3qSF3BY1y4Ng2Q_IN8us4RxD6k4Fo57NV93RpH6sMgP9w5w08IdjQYSwQ5lBcbtnbvh-wYMQhPIUWsk2efRcLbJ8mRAaQX-046Sok/s200/Photo0100a.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294927502305923650" border="0" /></a>Charlottehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02116468670037585321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3581345287430946092.post-82516493231389195162009-01-11T17:01:00.000-08:002009-01-11T17:20:17.660-08:00At Last!Finally rode on Saturday for the first time since the crash :) Started with a tiny bit of lunging, as Red was very tense and all 'pent-up,' though as the ground was still quite hard just let him walk around all relaxed to let him stretch out so he wouldn't be all knotty and grumpy and horrible when I got on him.<br /><br />Well he was, in the typical Red fashion, a pain to get on; there was me foolish enough to think he would stand still at the mounting block! 'No, let's swing my arse out and make this as difficult as I can!' Good old Red :) Though once away from the mounting block after several attempts of getting him to stand still (he likes to go into Join-Up mode for some reason when I walk towards him to get on lol) I finally managed to hop on, and it was VERY strange at first haha. I could have sworn Red never used to be that wide...<br /><br />But once I was on he was a gentleman, well most of the time. He wasn't too keen off my leg, which was probably a good thing though it did mean a lot of squeezing with my feeble little legs lol. We walked around the menage for a fair while, managed to get some bending out of him, at least with my good leg anyway lol. And he also did a few tiny steps of shoulder-in and leg yielding, though obviously at this stage this was a mess. Then had some trots and things, very good here too, though when circling it was very clear actually how unbalanced he was, he was very leany around the corners and when this happened he started rushing. So maybe that's something I'll work on, but we'll get there :)<br /><br />His only chestnut moment was when I didn't allow him to move forwards enough in the walk to trot transition; the trouble is with him he often does a few strides of really hoppy bouncy walk before he goes into trot, which is very frustrating when you want a nice clean transition. So while trying to avoid this, he got even more frustrated and started cantering with his head down, and then changing his front legs a few times :| What can I say, he is a strange beasty.<br /><br />But yes, on the whole I was very pleased with the little man, he was impeccably behaved considering he's not been in regular work for, well about 3 + a half months. He's just so <span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">hairy.</span></span> Just as well he won't be working hard til the Spring, hopefully his condition will improve then :) and I'm pretty sure I've bored you enough now, lol :) Thankyou to all those who have followed mine and his progress over the past few weeks and months, it all really starts here I guess :)<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/iA08zLAO0G4&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/iA08zLAO0G4&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">.xo</span></span>Charlottehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02116468670037585321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3581345287430946092.post-75249306657885067292009-01-07T12:56:00.000-08:002009-01-07T13:07:07.050-08:00It's Finally Nearly Here!<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">After 15 weeks of not riding, yep, back in the saddle on Saturday :D<br /><br />Went to the hospital today for an X-ray after going to physio yesterday, and tbh I was rather worried that I had damaged my leg after having walked about the house over Christmas and leaving my crutches and sexy boot untouched for about 10 days/2 weeks. But my leg is still in line, and much to my surprise walking may have actually helped my leg heal (Y) Something about the extra stress on the bone helps it to fuse... meh I'm not complaining! Sooo after my purchase of my flexi stirrups back in November I should be all set to ride :) Obviously I'm going to have to take it slowly, my doctor didn't sound happy about me wanting to ride at all but if it hurts I'll just have to lunge and things. I just can't wait :) It's been too long; 3 + a half months of hell tbh. I'm not sure if anyone will be filming for me... I hope so. But there will definitely be a video on youtube, even if it's just a slideshow of pictures taken with my dad's camera.<br /><br />So yeah; keep your eyes peeled!<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">xo.</span><br /></span>Charlottehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02116468670037585321noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3581345287430946092.post-80145526359975915062008-12-28T14:40:00.000-08:002008-12-28T14:42:46.932-08:00Some more pictures...ohh im getting so fed up of posting the same blogs promoting the same sorts of videos... i'm sorry :(<br />but there will be action soon, 10th january is getting closer :D yay.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qEN2XpJvG9U&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qEN2XpJvG9U&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Charlottehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02116468670037585321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3581345287430946092.post-48839910179751923722008-12-23T05:40:00.001-08:002008-12-23T05:49:20.137-08:00Just another boring post...well what do you expect, i have nothing interesting to talk about, as usual :P damn my broken leg days.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtOgg0ToTwl-swUjnk0bMPvu0xVAW4Gn8VKp2A_kFHj8FoKY9Zi5Jc0W-tPspviI8zHDVsQPaAYJ5xnfdZb4y8bO5EkGLO2w3nX5FIeg2y9Aez4FgCvI_ylDTYJ0B4AM5v3en-rcyjHI4/s1600-h/F+l+a+s+h.-0543.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtOgg0ToTwl-swUjnk0bMPvu0xVAW4Gn8VKp2A_kFHj8FoKY9Zi5Jc0W-tPspviI8zHDVsQPaAYJ5xnfdZb4y8bO5EkGLO2w3nX5FIeg2y9Aez4FgCvI_ylDTYJ0B4AM5v3en-rcyjHI4/s200/F+l+a+s+h.-0543.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282981696123219570" border="0" /></a><br />saw red twice last weekend, corr lucky me :P apparently he's still doing a fine job of trying to chuck everyone off, the darling. haha. oh well, not long now, just over 2 weeks, come onnnn.<br /><br />but yeah on saturday he was very surprised to see me at 7am, as i went up the farm early having planned to go to towerlands with a mate and her horse, only to get half an hour down the road and to find poor Glemmy in the trailer sweating like anything, so we just took him home. then Red had some new shiny shoes put on :)<br />then sunday went to see him in his field, took him some apples as usual, swallowed them down then continued eating his haylage like i wasn't there, charming. but ohhh i cant wait to ride, got the whole routine planned out in my head, but maybe i'll bore you with that another time :D<br /><br />just another video, because lets face it, i have time to burn.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/g8jVNihLwA0&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/g8jVNihLwA0&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><br />oh & me and Red say Merry Christmas :D xCharlottehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02116468670037585321noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3581345287430946092.post-21463906279173418822008-12-04T13:59:00.000-08:002008-12-04T14:03:43.983-08:00This is getting ridiculous now... I WANT TO RIDE!34 days til I can ride... gah.<br /><br />But here's the latest video in the 2008 series, I'm going to do one more as the best bits, because I can :P. You lot are probably all SO bored of this. But meh. I have nothing better to do with my time right now lol.<br /><br />I'm hoping to go to the farm again this weekend to see the Fatster. But it's very muddy out. Damn my crutches :(<br /><br />I just realised I never call Red by his actual name anymore... haha. Poor little Redamski. x<br /><br />2008. (September - November)<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/z3nxjbQ9dCE&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/z3nxjbQ9dCE&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Charlottehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02116468670037585321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3581345287430946092.post-59474729906588841632008-12-02T11:05:00.000-08:002008-12-02T11:15:00.051-08:00Another Video From The Little Man!Just the next part in the apparently never-ending series!<br /><br />2008. (End July - August.)<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/bPTC6j7cbRM&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/bPTC6j7cbRM&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />I'm running out of months so it will have to end soon! Oh and went to see the Fat Thing on Sunday, well could barely see him because it was so dark "/ but he was pleased about the apples I took him; you know I wonder sometimes whether it's me or just the apples he wants to see! :P But apparently he'd been ridden by my mate in the morning, out on a hack, and he was obviously feeling very very fresh due to the lack of work as he did his little 'rear buck' constantly... something I have to look forward to I guess :P although because I seem to know him inside out I know the trick to get him to stop haha, so hopefully he won't do it with me when I get back onboard! I felt so guilty for leaving him again, my poor little nugget. He had a bit of a tantrum when I left, I think he wanted to come in, because it's obviously so dark and cold and scary up in his field :|<br /><br />Argh I need to decide what to get him as a Christmas present! I missed his birthday present this year :| so I have to make up for it! Haha.<br /><br />Oh and I should be walking by 7th January, so only a month before I'm DEFINITELY getting back on Red :D Can't wait! xCharlottehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02116468670037585321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3581345287430946092.post-9701124305217320792008-11-26T11:13:00.000-08:002008-11-26T11:24:47.048-08:00Mmm Yummy...<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Well nothing major about Red but an update on my leg really...</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMiWOJdJvOxPF9CVoGAaW8n9Qyzwp3q6NbILg6PhDcDPFxO1g6TX3TECgoDhtdFKgvNy71RMhgZHJeAMgkdIPOkeAJUkzxVerLuaXlxLP_zFsz4V-JsiCi659c_HavuTYZdGNBF7x2vxY/s1600-h/Photo0061.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 157px; height: 117px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMiWOJdJvOxPF9CVoGAaW8n9Qyzwp3q6NbILg6PhDcDPFxO1g6TX3TECgoDhtdFKgvNy71RMhgZHJeAMgkdIPOkeAJUkzxVerLuaXlxLP_zFsz4V-JsiCi659c_HavuTYZdGNBF7x2vxY/s200/Photo0061.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273048473705285266" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Well good and bad news really.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Good news first, the cast is off and the bone is healing nicely...</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Bad news, and I'm not allowed to weight bear until January :@ and the cast </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">has been replaced by a horrible boot thing, yuk. And although the bone is healing 'nicely,' it's doing so for that area of the bone, which just happens to be the slowest</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> h</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">eali</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw56bAaBkUCqJH0s4AKr67D7SE24-E0hvZa-TnG1np51M_TirZWq8N7FKzuzo21Tpzr5Vc9eySOX0akkqzrGHbVoomMcfwa1NLEedq7Gf4E3tHB_3_eSImQ0ypesNOQyvcC1A9-qZ_k3Q/s1600-h/Photo0062.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw56bAaBkUCqJH0s4AKr67D7SE24-E0hvZa-TnG1np51M_TirZWq8N7FKzuzo21Tpzr5Vc9eySOX0akkqzrGHbVoomMcfwa1NLEedq7Gf4E3tHB_3_eSImQ0ypesNOQyvcC1A9-qZ_k3Q/s200/Photo0062.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273049077467090674" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">ng part of the leg... Which meanss longer to wait before I can lunge donkeyy, I'm still on crutches</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">. Grr.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">But hey ho, life goes on, as it must. At least HOPEFULLY I will be back to normal by the time I go back to school in January after the Christmas holidays...<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">xx<br /></span>Charlottehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02116468670037585321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3581345287430946092.post-22910843326902356912008-11-23T14:38:00.000-08:002008-11-23T14:43:21.745-08:00A Bond Unbroken...<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">... unlike the leg! haha Sam..</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">anyway yeah. just a quick videoo :)</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSa2ra2wsRxuJwibb5xGlK4fA0axZ3_fKYq2iE37UOskPahvOS_pVAot8W0Xs-Ck_uLO7dEBWCoJ311uii3nhY-GfTzRord8DznlIiRG7xPNWaCEQ_5VqVySPyuKynoojauPcxuffzBzk/s1600-h/PICT0025f.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 183px; height: 244px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSa2ra2wsRxuJwibb5xGlK4fA0axZ3_fKYq2iE37UOskPahvOS_pVAot8W0Xs-Ck_uLO7dEBWCoJ311uii3nhY-GfTzRord8DznlIiRG7xPNWaCEQ_5VqVySPyuKynoojauPcxuffzBzk/s200/PICT0025f.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271986712625092610" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/09_S2wUQUs8&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/09_S2wUQUs8&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></span>Charlottehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02116468670037585321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3581345287430946092.post-72605417839814405472008-11-23T09:33:00.000-08:002008-11-23T10:02:19.475-08:00My Gorgeous Pony (:<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">2 things really.<br /><br />Firstly, I managed to sort the video, at last :D<br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><object width="425" height="344"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Yy0PERX5a-E&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br />Secondly... I LOVE my pony soo much :D</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilDAJxZbHltX67QFeUPEj4S55JzcBbyofzAZhPtzXWz8X8c0jeLrbd2zFHX4r-N5OTZT_F5GK8C8V1pGeN-5bfuNtfwTAQE072nrJAJRiWwBoe9ecHREKnEI5EFacfsNofq_MO4ky9KN0/s1600-h/PICT0016.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 201px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilDAJxZbHltX67QFeUPEj4S55JzcBbyofzAZhPtzXWz8X8c0jeLrbd2zFHX4r-N5OTZT_F5GK8C8V1pGeN-5bfuNtfwTAQE072nrJAJRiWwBoe9ecHREKnEI5EFacfsNofq_MO4ky9KN0/s200/PICT0016.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271908720869000882" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I was quite worried that as I've not seen him in so long, he'd be like a different pony, </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">bu</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">t he was soo good :) spent about an hour up there, despite the snow lol. He looks like a bit of a </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">hobo right now, what </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">with</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">the horrible thick winter coat, </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">but aww he's just go</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">rgeous :P The first time I went up to the field he looked really quite disappointed that I didnt take any food up with me, so i went up a second time, armed with carrots, ap</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">ples and pony nuts, he rewarded me by licking all over my coat :</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">| haha. It'</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">s </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">his way of saying thankyou, but does get disgusting after a while :)<br />I did promise him I would be back next weekend, hopefully to get him on the yard but as long as the field isnt slippery I could always</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> lunge him or something in there</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizxmXt-w78MtwGIpSu_lQ7cnlHCYlD548VkaTUuVkUmiL33dfntM8nJX8cIbYFsitlXe6_6myl9-ThyrIfY4jje5clOu5NIMJFyLwJk56Coo4_-hhOEWHy8tXVtRpwlr3JERXi2Cl1Nn4/s1600-h/PICT0003.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 159px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizxmXt-w78MtwGIpSu_lQ7cnlHCYlD548VkaTUuVkUmiL33dfntM8nJX8cIbYFsitlXe6_6myl9-ThyrIfY4jje5clOu5NIMJFyLwJk56Coo4_-hhOEWHy8tXVtRpwlr3JERXi2Cl1Nn4/s200/PICT0003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271912654164665234" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> :)<br />so yeah, been a nice day really. there are a load more pictures, but it looks a tad s</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">illy </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">trying to cram them all into this space :)<br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">may be an update soon-ish, might just make a small slideshow with the pictures </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">in it :) x<br /></span>Charlottehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02116468670037585321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3581345287430946092.post-52885203864699701352008-11-22T07:20:00.001-08:002008-11-22T07:29:39.503-08:00My Poor Forgotten Pony :(<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://file043b.bebo.com/10/large/2008/06/26/22/1406568124a8136281688l.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 155px; height: 276px;" src="http://file043b.bebo.com/10/large/2008/06/26/22/1406568124a8136281688l.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Going to the farm for the first time in 3 and a half weeks tomorrow :O my poor fatty...<br />i feel so bad for 'abandoning' him, but attempting the track on crutches in this weather is like asking for death really... hah. so i will get some photos of the po (:<br /><br />BUT... next wednesday i will be allowed to put weight on/walk on my broken leg (fingers crossed) so maybe next weekend i will get the fatboy in from the field, or get someone else to do it for me, and actually spend some quality time with him for the first time in about 2 months, grooming him and stuff and then maybe do some groundwork with him in the school. thats if the weather is GOOD... i feel guilty just writing this, im such a bad person haha.<br /><br />Oh and I'm currently working on a joint Red/Chester video for myself and Sam (wigsrcool) after many many MANY attempts of doing Red's second 2008 video. >:( But hopefully this will work :D<br /><br />So yeah, keep your eyes peeled for a few pictures of the Donkey Boy :) and then some videos next weekend.. (yn) x<br /><br /><br /></span>Charlottehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02116468670037585321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3581345287430946092.post-32958667163676089132008-11-15T17:18:00.000-08:002008-11-15T17:28:14.587-08:00Towerlandsss!<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Went to Towerlands today, to watch the Masters International Showjumping, and had a fabb day (: We saw the 125cm Speed Stakes, 5 & 6 year old classes, The Masters, Topscore, The 2 Fence Challenge (basically a puissance) and the Shetland Grand National :)<br /><br />Although the day didnt start well... I kind of fainted while we were shopping at the beginning, probably because I skipped breakfast, but then I never eat breakfast anyway. So I was just standing there, next minute I feel dizzy, and then I'm on the floor... fun! Luckily no-one was around to see haha. And luckily I didnt land on my leg, how traumatic would that have been?!<br /><br />But yeah, the jumping was good, saw a few famous faces and their lushh horses :D really had the urge to knock the top poles off all the fences and just ride round the course at about 3ft haha.<br /><br />I invested in some new stirrup irons, with some lovelyy springs in them, which should make it more comfortable when I come to ride properly, they shouldn't strain my ankle quite as much once the cast is off. Anddd they're wide enough to fit my cast in haha! So once I can put weight on my leg, I want to rideeee :D obviously won't be the same, but it's something... I've not seen the donkeyboy for about 2 weeks now :( I've been told he's doing fine though, but it's actually killing me.<br /><br />Anyway yeah, no major news but it's been a longg day. x<br /></span>Charlottehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02116468670037585321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3581345287430946092.post-40792495136132109712008-11-12T13:01:00.000-08:002008-11-12T13:02:55.462-08:00Memories.<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Finally got WMM going again, although it wasnt the video I had wanted that worked... oh well, hopefully this means it will work when I do Red's :)<br /><br />x<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/IiO8xs5zzYM&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/IiO8xs5zzYM&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></span>Charlottehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02116468670037585321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3581345287430946092.post-25499800691535669142008-11-11T15:00:00.000-08:002008-11-11T15:07:46.056-08:00After many failed attempts...<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">with a title like that i'm guessing you thought i'd have got this video sorted.<br /><br />but no. WMM, as usual, is being very prickish... so this 2nd video is taking longer than i expected. in other words, i've been working on this since... thursday maybe? and am still left with the first 10 seconds of video, how disappointing. so i've made a backup plan... in the form of Roxio... hopefully it might work. (yn)<br /><br />sometimes makes you wonder why you bother. lol.<br /><br />ohh and i've decided i'm going to attempt sitting on the Donkster once the doctors say i can put weight on my leg... not that they will know this, but still. he's been a prat with everyone else... so i'll lunge him for ages first, get some energy out of him lol.<br /><br />anyway, yeah. video will, fingers crossed, be here soon! x<br /></span>Charlottehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02116468670037585321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3581345287430946092.post-40882834316141270472008-11-08T07:35:00.000-08:002008-11-08T07:37:13.302-08:00Our Progress Of 2008.i've made some videos to show our progress throughout 2008,<br />so here's our first...<br /><br />i'm not sure right now whether there'll be 2 or 3 videos, as i have a LOT of footage (good and bad,) to fit in.<br /><br />watch this space anyway (: x<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/wsM5t_dSZFA&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/wsM5t_dSZFA&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Charlottehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02116468670037585321noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3581345287430946092.post-44224614015822754692008-11-06T15:48:00.000-08:002008-11-10T11:34:02.983-08:00Our first blog (:<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Seeing as things are changing fairly rapidly right now, I thought it would be a good idea to track our progress with having a blog :)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">So my name's Charlotte, I'm 16 and I'm currently at 6th form, but the most important thing in my life right now is my pony on loan, Red. He' s a 17 year old, 14.1hh Chestnut Reg. Welsh Sec D, and I've had him for roughly 2 and a half years now. He's fab, he may sound like nothing special but he fills a gap that only a pony can :)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I have a YouTube account : <a href="http://uk.youtube.com/user/xJumpingPassionx">http://uk.youtube.com/user/xJumpingPassionx</a>, where there are regular video updates of our progress. I'm not riding right now due to a broken leg, but I'm still posting videos, so check them out :)<br /></span>Charlottehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02116468670037585321noreply@blogger.com0