What a cracking weekend we have had. The weather was lush so as well as spending time on horseworship I have been working hard on my garden. But this is not my Gardening Blog so let's concentrate on Charlie. Today's report would include photos if I hadn't left the camera behind.
Friday we had Grace Fairburn Charlie's Physio booked to check up on our progress and I am absolutely delighted to say she was very pleased with him. He is very supple and flexible and she was impressed with the way he was moving.
Saturday we had a school day some lungeing including walk to canter mostly average but one canter transition was brilliant, a canter to die for and as soon as I work out what I did right..... We'll do it again. Ridden work was awesome and finally the penny dropped in the walk to trot transition.
Sunday Charlie was going to have a day off but just as I was about to turn him out I had a text. 'Would you like to hack this morning?'
This was from my hacking buddy Chris and the idea was we would hack with her sister Ange and her big lad Oddie as well as Robin. Never one to turn down the chance of the right hacking company Charlie was swiftly popped back in his hotel room while I drove home for jodphurs and tack. Ange was a bit late so I could have sneaked a cup of Tea in my speedy road trip.
The hack was wonderful! His handsomeness did not put a hoof wrong. He led all the way, stopped for cars, looked at black bags and was walking and trotting out so well we had to stop several times for the others to catch up. Oddie has an extremely slow walk for a 17 hander! Charlie was positively simpering and very perky too.
The sun had warmed up when we arrived back at the yard and he was rewarded with an apple and the rest of the day rugless out with his pals.
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