SATURDAY 16TH JULY 2011

This morning started off with a quick trip into the field next door to have a look at a couple of plants. Here, it is unusual to see both red & white clovers growing together, so when we found both next to each other last week, we took the opportunity to have a closer look at the differences between each plant!

The Rain set in while we were doing this so instead of continuing with the wild flowers & poisonous plants, we did a mixture of other things! Jenny did grooming & mucking out in the stables, while June did parts of the Tack, & Feeding with the members round the back & in the tack/feed room.

Congratulations to Madison on passing her Points of the Pony Mini Achievement Badge.

Jenna drew the short straw & had to brave the horrid conditions to give the riding lessons (as usual). As the morning wore on, the weather got worse and worse. Everyone was wet, and all the members were full of energy. All of the members worked really hard, and it is showing in their riding ability. Congratulations to Millie J who was the most improved rider this morning. We hoped that the rain would ease up or even stop, but no such luck! Despite the weather, we all had a great time.


The afternoon session looked to be similar to the morning one with the weather, but then suddenly the rain stopped and the sun started to appear, hurray!!
June took the members for Points of Tack followed by grooming in the yard. Congratulations to Harmony for passing her Points of the Pony Mini Achievement Badge.
Mucking out & Horse Handling was with Jenny, who was very impressed with the level of knowledge & understanding the members displayed.


Throughout the day Jenna had been concentrating on the members position and control using their bodies & their weight. Congratulations to Teddy for his ability on Daisy, and Satine, Hannah & Harmony were the most improved riders this week