New Horizons

Well, well, well, what a lot there is to learn! My little head is fairly spinning with everything I have to remember - this is certainly different to being turned out in a field every day!

Thelma is right, the first couple of days were rather difficult for me, as we're not side by side any more. She is in the box in front of me, although I can't see her. But once I got used to the fact that she was there I settled in rather well. The routine is quite different - everything starts much earlier here as there are so many of us that need seeing to. Now as you know I do need my sleep, so this has taken a bit of getting used to as mornings are not really my thing at all. Still as long as there is plenty to do and see - which there is, thats fine. I am now a whizz at having my bridle put on and I've been introduced to the horsewalker - now this is really a great piece of kit. At first I didn't really know what was expected of me, and the back bit kept catching up with me and hitting me on the bum - but now I'm a dab hand and really like it, as when I'm going round I can watch whats going on in the lunging ring.


Now the lunging ring is where I have really learnt a lot! Every day I get taken up taken up there twice, and over the week I have been gradually introduced to trotting round the ring on a long rein (now I love this and, as I'm rather nifty on my feet, its been no problem at all). Then gradually each day I've had a new piece of kit put on, until towards the end of the week I had a saddle on - moi! How grown up do I look now! Who'd have thought it - two weeks ago I had no idea what a saddle was and now here I am all tacked up like a proper horse.

My head is spinning with it all, there is never a dull moment and I must say I'm ready for bed each evening, and then before I know it we're up and doing it all over again.

love from a rather dizzy Louise