Whirl wind of a summer

It has been a whirlwind of a summer! 

The weather has been on our side right up until recently. 

This has meant LOT'S of fun, 

heaps of adventures and MANY precious memories!

There is just too many things to list, but there are a few that are so AMAZING I would love to share them with you. 

TRIP TO THE BEACH

OMG !!! I was over the moon when i received the call asking if I would like to go to the beach with Viv. I jumped at the chance and couldn't wait to get out in that fresh sea air on horse back.

ALSO ~ Fun with the kids!

 Oh what fun we had this summer!! (L) came to play, he hasn't ridden since we sold our first pony. He was put off by Vivs size in comparison to Sparky who was only 12hh. But once he was on and realised Viv was the best teacher ever and so gentle with him. He loved it. After practicing a little off the leadrein he sharp gained enough confidence to pop a couple of small jumps! Super proud. And Viv was a diamond as always!

And the pets have had fun too!!

 We even got a SECOND TRIP TO THE BEACH!!! After (S) owner had fun on the cross country little (Z) got to ride on the beach and I had a ride on appoloosa 'B' all 17.2hh of her!! She is very forward going but comfy. Its only the 3rd time riding her and I am nervous when on her i think because of her size and also she is very forward going. BUT I am getting more confident on her and one day i hope to take her on a nice hack to really show my nerves I am made of stronger stuff!! (Z) LOVED the beach, she paddled in the water with Viv and enjoyed a hack along the beach off the leadrein with B and Dekota. Such a good day :)

Autumn is in full swing now. The horses are getting FLUFFY Awwwwww!! And soon it will be clipping time! The leaves are beautiful, all the different colours and tones. Walking to school kicking the leaves . . .  PERFECT END TO A PERFECT SUMMER!!

Spring in our step

Spring is here, the sun is shining, and the grass is as green as a childs painting.

And EVERYONE even the animals have a SPRING in their STEP!!

We have been enjoying the sunshine we have been blessed with lately. Some days it reaches over 20 degrees and after such a long winter it feels so good. Most days there has been a welcomed summer breeze. Cooling us down from the sun which has its biggest brightest hat on. When the weather is like this you really can't help but to be outside in it. Im forever finding excuses to avoid being indoors. My washing pile is completely gone as the washing line has been in full swing! There is something ever so pleasing about washing on a washing line. Lined up dancing in the breeze. I love it!

The pets have enjoyed the sun also. Harry Hopper has been allowed out for a couple of hours since i blocked off his entry to the underneath of the shed. ( This rabbit is as soft as clarts, He is happy to be picked up and held and he is no problem to catch in the house or in his hutch and run. However when he is free in the garden he avoids being caught because i'm sure he wants "Just five more minutes!") I was stroking him and taking photos of him in the garden today, he played happy with Zeus (our Dog) and Ember (our cat) . . . The minute i made the conscious decision to pop him back into his hutch and run he turned into a thumping racehorse, doing laps of the garden refusing to even look at his open door to his run. Eventually he went back in. And then he snoozed all afternoon.

So how is Viv?

Well she is enjoying the grass thats for sure! The grass has been thriving this last week or so and all the horses have been head down and enjoying it.

Mini human has been enjoying her riding, and is practicing hard on her position and keeping her hands still.

We both love her so much:

I have been trying to keep practicing what i learned from my last lesson. Keeping the horse in front of me and feeling for the energy between us. 

LIVE . . . LOVE . . . RIDE . . . 

Hello and WELCOME

Hello. 

We are a family of four. Two of us horse mad, the other two dragged along for the ride. Hahahaha. They do like horses, just not quite as much as us two.

So who are we?  Well for the nature of this blog and privacy reasons lets call us ~ Mummy-horse-mad (DOB unknown hahahaha) and Mini-horse-mad (8). Mother and daughter who are as horse mad as each other.

 Then we have  Daddy-not-so horse-mad (AGAIN DOB unknown) and Son-kinda-not-so-horse-mad (maybe one day might be?) 10.

Quite a description but i feel that explains us best :)

We have a Border collie named Zeus, a cat named Ember, a rabbit named Harry Hopper and we part loan a horse named Viv. We are always full of busy. But we wouldn't have it any other way!!

Zeus ~Border collie. Ember~Cat. Harry~Rabbit.

Black at a glance (VIV) Standardbred 

This is a place to share our adventures