10th October 2008
Ashlee and Sarah came up to play
with their ponies - Honey and
Wirrindi again... (School Holidays)...
Wirrindi was having a bit of a rest...
Wirrindi was quite happy to let Sarah
cuddle up to him, and then for Ash to sit
on him while he was laying down.... He is
a treasure of a pony really!  He can be a
little ratbag, and Sarah had some
confidence issues with him there for a
while, but has got that all under control
now and is being much firmer with him.
She is enjoying him a lot more now than
she had been about a month ago.
The ponies have been up here at our
place for the last week of the school
holidays so that the girls could come up
and ride them every day, as well as Ash
riding Oscar - the little chestnut pony here
to be worked and sold...Though he MAY
be staying...
Sarahs toe was under Wirris front
hoof as he got up!  Buck is very
relaxed above, and checking that
nothing fell off while he slept at left!
11th October - Craig sat on Buck for a
while - used him as scaffolding to make
sure the horse toy was secured properly!
Ash has been riding Oscar and doing
really well on him.  He is a gem of a pony
and Ash loves riding him!
Sarah is getting on really well
with Wirrindi, and has changed
to a larger saddle recently.  We
are working on her leg position!!
Right now she is happy with just
having fun for a while.
Sarah was having trouble
getting the little ratbag to
canter in the round yard
without rushing into it.
So Ash hopped on and got
him going.
She didnt bother lengthening
her stirrups when she hopped
on, so she was kind of like a
jockey for a while there!  Ash
has discovered with Oscar,
when you get off and walk away,
he stands there til you come
back.
The girls have devised a 'game' -
they have a large cone, and a
piece of poly-pipe.  They have to
pick up the pipe, do a lap, then
put it back in the cone again!
It teaches them to put the pony in
the correct spot, and to stand still
when asked, as well as the girls
learning to pick up and put down
things from their ponies backs.