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| angelarab |
Posted - 25 Feb 2011 : 08:53:04 AM
Baz and i are attending the North Wales ridden clinic  very excited and enjoying having something to aim for. Is anyone else in our shoes, what is your plan, any tips?
Mrs Vlacq gave me a brill one- make sure your horse is used to working around others who may be cantering past you or using your horse as a wall to stop LOL be a shame to get to a show and it all be too much.
We are working in school walk trot and canter around the school on the track changing of rein in all paces,  starting canter this weekend! |
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| guisburn |
Posted - 26 Feb 2011 : 7:31:00 PM
The Northern Group have a fantastic April Indoor show planned at Bishop Burton, Nr Beverley, with Pre-Novice classes and an unafilliated dressage competition on the 17th April 2011 - schedules are available for download now for the group site - the venue looks brill there are pics on the site!!!
http://www.northernarabianhorse.com/
Brill .....Brill |
| angelarab |
Posted - 26 Feb 2011 : 7:19:45 PM
Ozzy rocks it's fab that he's out flying the flag and turing heads, love seeing non arab people's gobs drop when they see how ace they are.
Oldhand great tip "green " |
| Honeyb060674 |
Posted - 26 Feb 2011 : 4:33:45 PM
How exciting for you both Angel!! Good luck & enjoy it  And remember to report back to us, I want chapter & verse report on your return |
| alison |
Posted - 26 Feb 2011 : 2:08:31 PM
Hi Nichole, it's great to see Ozzy doing so well keep up the good work.
Alison |
| OldHand |
Posted - 26 Feb 2011 : 07:19:40 AM
Have Fun ! that's what its about.
ps if horse is green you need to bath it or get some ointment ! |
| natntaz |
Posted - 25 Feb 2011 : 9:30:41 PM
Wish i could take my boy but the ruddy Sarcoid is taking
so long to get right  |
| kassha |
Posted - 25 Feb 2011 : 6:29:35 PM
I am so envious of all these clinics for baby horses.Such a good idea and an opportunity for socializing after the long winter.
Hope the groups further south are taking note!
Have a great time! |
| Nichole Waller |
Posted - 25 Feb 2011 : 4:05:01 PM
Hi Anglearab, i'm sure you and Baz will be just fine. It always amazes me how well behaved our 'mad arabs' are when we take them out.
Ozzy will be six this year (March) and i have agreed that a young teenager (Becky) who helps me with the horses can take him to Pony Club this year.
On Monday they both did their first ever dressage test together at a pony club dressage show. There were loads of big horses in the warm up arena and they were cantering past him at all angles. At one point he had one coming towards him and one coming up behind on the inside track and they made an ozzy sandwich.. He just took a deep breath and carried on as if they weren't there. (Much to the amazement of the mums watching who were all waiting for the 'mad arab' to turn himself inside out)
In the dressage test they did really well and came out with some lovely comments as well as some points they both need to work on. Their score was 57.5% which i thought was very good for a novice rider and a novice horse at their first dressage show.
Here is a blurry picture i took on my phone.
I'm sure you and BAz will be just fine. I'd just take him to as many little things as you can before the big event so he gets used to all the goings on..
Keep us posted.
x |
| Goldenmane |
Posted - 25 Feb 2011 : 3:05:30 PM
Good luck Angelarab, the only tip I can give is enjoy every moment! |
| Mrs Vlacq |
Posted - 25 Feb 2011 : 3:02:23 PM
Yes brenda , we have had a prenovice class (no judge ride) for several yrs now - they seem to be catching on too which is great for the really green horses, especially with the revised novice definition. Some years it's empty but we keep it in to encourange people to drag themselves out of winter !
See you both at Northop in a few wks Angel and Alypie! |
| alypie |
Posted - 25 Feb 2011 : 2:31:47 PM
we will see you there at the clinic!!!!! very excited as never had a proper 'arab' lesson before. my mare will be happy to babysit Baz if he or you get at all worried/over excited. she's a sweetie and prefers not to move at all if she doesnt have to, lol. see you there!!!!! |
| alkarif |
Posted - 25 Feb 2011 : 11:59:16 AM
Just for the future....
I think it is the North Wales group that hold a show in spring. They have a class for 'Pre-Novice' where the very, very new, can take their first chance in the ring. IMO this was an excellent idea and there were only three or four in the class, and they were all very 'green' you could see how they became used to the ring and proceedings as the class went on.
...might be helpful when you think you are ready. |
| rosie |
Posted - 25 Feb 2011 : 09:22:51 AM
We're in similar situation to you. chelle hopes to bring Bertie out ridden showing this year.
We're hacking out regularly, and just aim for him to see/experience as many things as possible - he went hunting the other day, hoping to do pleasure ride next month, & he is starting to have lessons.
The pony club is organising dressage training soon, so we hope to take Bertie rather than Rosie so he'll get used to working around other horses. If all goes well then chelle will do some walk, trot dressage tests in the early summer.
We don't plan to do the ridden shows until August.
Good luck. |
