Richard Boatwright

And lastly I took Moony out to work the code and see how she responded, as a traditional English trained mare she associates the round pen and flag with lunging (previous life) so just just goes in circles until she gets tired! 

well it took a while and several dozen laps before I got an eye and ear, immediate release for her and same on other rein, but writhing minutes I had her giving me full eye and head and turning in, just shows you can teach an old dog new tricks, more mouth action than me at an all you can eat BBQ!

It may be bank holiday mo day but time to do my VAT return and accounts

Enjoy your day all 

Due to the inclement weather today we opted for the kids to have a slumber day and stay in and save them tearing up the pasture so I had fresh horses to work…..

Using my brain for once I opted to work on speed control for Sarge and really drill it home, great results & had him working from voice commands only in trot whilst obeying the code, wish I had videoed as the rear end action was quite spectacular to start with but great results, getting somewhere I think in moving forward!

Stan out next and he was full of himself but continued ground driving and it was fantastic from the goof ball, nice trot action and soft head coming in whilst moving forward, again wish I had the video on as I was over the moon with him

Opted to use the roller today as opposed to the saddle which worked just as well, I’m going to harness him soon to be able to work the harrow in the round pen and also maybe put him on the cart, no hurry to ride him away as he is still growing but at least all the basics in play

Beat me to it! 

Hope you all enjoy the time with your families and horses, Happy Easter 🐣 

I’m also interested to know what to look for in a bit when moving from a snaffle, anything beyond a snaffle I have zero knowledge about 

Lovely looking mare, good luck with the ground driving, took me a while with Richard’s expert advice to grasp it and get my hands sorted but once Gus and I worked it out and he melted and went soft it all made sense, we will see how my pig headed Vanners do with it! 

Happy Belated Birthday Aubrey Isaacson I will take the blame for this Richard Boatwright as it was my last day with you and we were ground driving, I suspect after I left you were that relieved the daft limey had left everything else went out the window! 

Hope you had a great day Aubrey 

Haha I think she might confiscate my passport or geld me if I don’t book her ticket first!

Long flight and waiting for final connection but worth it, have a great weekend mate 

Aubrey Isaacson So she could have a hidden history of over jealous bit work etc? 

certainly as Richard says if the teeth checked out then back to basics and time spent with the bit/bridle without any pressure and use may get her over it, good luck and keep us posted please 

Aubrey Isaacson I’m going to ask the obvious here and I’m sure you have already but have you had the teeth/mouth checked by the dentist to rule issues out or has she always disliked the bit?