Hi everyone,
Welcome to my first blog of 2024! It’s been a bit of a wild start to the year and I’ve had a couple of duvet days in my stable during the worst of that horrible weather. Louise insists however, that the show must go on and I’ve still got to be the best boy on the yard! We all had a very exciting and carrot filled Christmas and New Year with lots of riders on the yard doing lessons, pony days and our first Christmas camp - no rest for the wicked!
I am, as usual, overachieving in lessons and I’m enjoying cruising around in our newly refurbished outdoor arena - so smooth! I can do even better work than normal! Speaking of overachieving, we are looking at a busy time this spring - looks like no more time off for me. Louise has filled my Easter holidays with activities that are more active than I had planned - pony days, clinics and camp, where I was imagining more snoozing, eating and having my mane plaited. It is looking particularly fabulous at the moment if I do say so myself.
In other news, it would seem that some of the masterclass riders want to do some fun TikToK videos, including getting their instructors to make them do all sorts of funny things. They clearly don't know the limits of Louise and Jenny’s imaginations! My bets are on Louise though ... years of Iains influence. If the fitness training in masterclass is anything to go by, the riders are in for a treat!
There is also a chat about doing a dressage competition for the riding school riders in the Easter holidays, which gives me a great chance to show my best twinkly toes around our very fancy dressage arena and for those wanting to do some fancy footwork, we are also going to be running some polework and jump clinics soon - watch out for chat about them!
In other news some of our older riders are working towards sitting their BHS Stage 1 this year. Louise tells me this is very exciting and the first step of the grown up horse world, their very first professional horsey qualification! Good luck to Eva, Daisy, Holly and Archie! I’ll keep you on your toes during training!
Speaking of doing well, some of our Pony Club members have an exciting time ahead. There has been lots of planning of lessons, progress tests and lots of fun activities for our members to get up too. Hopefully this year we can get a team together to compete in the Howdens Centre Equitation competition, as well as the Musical Ride competition! I think all the school ponies would love to join in on that one - with me being centre stage of course!
Phew! Lots to catch up on and I’m looking forward to seeing everyone enjoying themselves with their riding soon.
Just a quick reminder, it's Valentines day next month so i would like extra cuddles and carrots please!
Bobby x
