What a fabulous horsey day. I arrived at Easton College at 7:20am to meet Caroline Powell. She’d beaten me there! She put together the final touches to the floor plan she’d sent over (and I’d build) all ready for the first lesson. She’s won Badminton, Burghley and an Olympic medal so pretty good really. And a really lovely down to earth person.
Poor woman was very hoarse though, so we managed to find a microphone for her. Foghorn Leghorn here ended up relaying messages too. Good to see the drama lessons helped there. I can be a bit loud…
After being there to help as long as I could. I hightailed it back to the yard to get Buddy for his lesson. Now having watched several lessons, you’d might be fooled into thinking we would have an advantage. I can assure you that watching and doing are very different! Kudos to those who made it look easy. The floor plan and exercises were a lot more tricky that you’d think. She said she uses these exercises with all her horses from 4 year old up to her Advanced horses. I can see why.
I have lots of homework and a few more exercises to keep me motivated over the dark, cold winter months. It actually felt like November this morning when I left the house. It was 4 degrees! Back up to 11 degrees by the time I eventually got home at 6:20pm.
The good news is that Caroline’s voice held out for the whole day. There were lots of smiley riders, lots of gorgeous horses and lots of positive feedback. It takes a lot of effort to put these clinics on, it’s totally worth it when you know that people appreciate them.
Tales, Tails and Talus 