November was a wet month but we still managed to get plenty of riding in. I am so relieved that Basil's vet visit is done and we can relax for a bit. Basil has lost some weight in the last month, he had some to spare but I will now be watching him carefully so that he doesn't lose too much more. Tommy has lost very little and still has plenty of padding to keep him warm over the next couple of months. I have lots of grass left, although there won't be much goodness in it. It is always a balancing act between Basil and Tommy to keep weight on Basil and off Tommy, I do really prefer it if they can be out together :)
1st - lunged today and Basil was mostly good, bit of a mad moment in the middle. Trailer practise again and he put 2 feet further up the ramp :)
3rd – hack out, weather was a bit gloomy but it was nice to get out and Basil was very good.
4th - lunged and very, very silly for 10 minutes at the beginning. We managed to get some sensible walk and trot in then on each rein. 4 feet on the ramp today.
8th - short hack today. Very good until we saw some people over the river waving big orange flags and then shooting (I think trying to frighten pigeons), then Basil was loopy all the way home. He was upset when we got back so no trailer practise today.
9th - lunged today, in between rain showers. Bit silly at the beginning but not for long, then he was very good. 2 feet on ramp today.
10th - hack today, bit speedy but very good. 4 feet on the ramp today. Tommy managed to get himself on the wrong side of the electric fence this afternoon - with all the nice grass!!!!
15th - lunged today. Started well, then got silly and had a nosebleed, I have no idea how. When he calmed down we walked a couple of circuits to make sure we finished on a good note but didn't want to do much because of his nose bleeding.
16th - hack today once the fog lifted, really nice ride.
17th - arena today, walk and trot leg yield and serpentines.
18th – visit to the vets for his dental work.
20th – lunged today, bit silly but not too bad. I will lunge a few times before I ride to allow his mouth to settle down after his vet visit.
22nd - lunged and we got wet today.
24th - lunged and silly again.
27th - hack today, we got very, very wet but Basil was very good.
28th - lunged and a good session today.
29th - hack out today in the sunshine, lovely.
30th - another hack out - very good again.
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Until
next time!
Jo
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