mixed weather ends the season and percy’s hat is truely blown off…
Hello all,
Hope the end of the event season finds you all well, we have had a busy finish, what with mum taking the two of us out, it has been quite hetic at home but I do understand that I will be getting a few weeks off for a well deserved rest, well, I think its well deserved and I don’t give a stuff what anyone else thinks.
We have had mixed weather in the past couple of weeks and mum was well glad she got Emma to ride me at Coombelands, cos man, we rode in a monsoon, not that it bothered me coming from Ireland but old ‘Lawrenece Llewelyn Bowen’ from next door was well put out. However he did manage to keep all four feet on the floor for the dressage which is a surprise, but I do think he was feeling a bit in charge of mum seeing as though she was quite lame on her off fore with 2nd degree burns and really shouldn’t have been riding anyway. I think she only took him cos of his success at Chilham and she thought he was on a roll…. silly woman. Me and Aunty Em? Well, what can I say? Only 2 down show jumping, extremely unusual for me, but was quite nice not having the passenger interfering with me, and I only had the last one down, cos I didn’t really realise it was there. Then a faultless xc round. Easy. Percy? Well, was comfertably in the top 4 til the ditch arrived at fence 8… it wasn’t even a ditch, it was a divot. Poor mum, a good soaking for nothing. Percy said that his event hat got blown off cos of the wind, more like his milk of human kindness was a bit waterlogged. Bert had a good day and he only stopped cos he said that Percy had poked his head over the fence and stuck his tongue out as he came to the tyres which took his eye off the game, trust P to mess his round up too.
So the following week was a bit of a drill for us both with mum back on board and the very last event for us coming up at Borde Hill. A final lesson from Aunty S with some serious jumping going on and once again we were off at 8am on Saturday on a lovely sunny day. I managed a personal best at the dressage, but there were so many shops around the show jumping arena, I just couldn’t resist peeking at the new seasons stock and we took four out, I did make it up by another clear xc, even though we both shut our eyes at the ditch and brush, cos it was well big. Once again ’Darcy Bussell’ got her tights in a tangle and mum retired him before they even got half way round the xc. I did hearsay that no more would he event and he was very smug all the way home, he said that I should behave the same and then I could get time out from eventing. Thing is, I quite like it though. Here’s to next year.
Chloe and Ruby have been out brushing up on their showjumping and have been out to Staplehurst and then up to Luton for a session, they do get around those girls, Chloe has had her haircut this week and P just cannot take his eyes off her. Pip has been socialising at hunter trials, tis the season to be hunting and her and Tilly are discussing the latest fashion for Autumn rugs, whilst Ruby is modelling them. Brandy had a bit of a stumble out on a hack and got a sore knee, she really should slow down at her age, she still thinks she is 6. I understand that she is getting a haircut soon, I do hope that Percy doesn’t flirt with her too, I think Chloe feels quite attached to him and not sure how she would take it.
Well, i’m off to catch up on my horsebook page and finally some zzz’s. lol B xx
