Obstacle challenges and my girls

We had awesome fun the other day at the yard with our ponies. We setup a little course of obstacles with poles on the ground, a tarpaulin and cones to go through, it was something different and fun for us all to do and we are super lucky our setup allows us to do this.

Carats was quite un impressed and isn't bothered by a single thing but also not excited by it- his whole attitude was like "grow up mum" this is sooooo juvenile (as said by Jo) tee hee.

Pip (left) on Gilly and Jo on Bailey

So as promised- here are my girls from the yard, I am so lucky to have such lovely people around us who genuinely care about me and C and who also let me ride their lovely steeds!

Firstly here is Jo. She is my YO (yard owner) and has helped me lots with C. She owns two horses

Jo and Weeman

and one pony, works full time and still finds time for her ponies and her family. She has two little girls and her oldest Ellie is Ethans yard wife (they argue just like a married couple)! Jos horses are as follows: Bailey (13yr old mare). Bay has quite a interesting past record with her ability to buck and bronc under saddle and can be a very quirky mare to ride but a total pro too. She LOVES her life at the yard though and is a different horse now. Jo has allowed me to ride Bay twice now and so far so
good, she doesn't hate me and hasn't tried to deck me yet and I really like riding her, she is forward going so you can actually be quite lazy on her which suits me ha ha.

Jo also owns a huge four year old warmblood called Weeman who is a big personality and totally cracks us all up. He has an amazing ability to spring off the ground with all four feet sideways if something spooks him... needless to say I do NOT ride him tee hee!

Finally there is Rambo- the tiny shetland with the big attitude! He belongs to Ellie and the kids love grooming, hugging, and occasionally riding him.

Ellie and Rambo

Next is the lovely Pippa, she owns two horses. Gilly is a sixteen year old ex racer and has the kindest, most laid back disposition. I have had the pleasure of being able to ride Gilly whilst Carats is not being worked and he is just the kindest boy, I feel very safe on him and he remind me a lot of my darling C. Pip also owns a mare called Dottie, now as lovely as Dots is she is not the easiest for poor Pip, along with her suspicious nature and napping under saddle she is quite a challenge, however this was a mare who had been given up on. Pip now has her hacking out everywhere, doing fun rides and even the odd show and dressage lesson!

Dotty out with the bloodhounds

Anyway, thats my girls, I am super lucky to have them both. They are my little yard family :)