As some of you are aware I spent months not riding with one thing and another.... even my rider Sophie has been telling me to get back on.... Well today I was determined to get back on again no excuses. I took up my tack the long walk from the parking with my saddle getting heavier each step.
I de bureed and gave melody a brush off..... put on her brand new treeless Barefoot chereoke saddle spent quiet awhile fitting it to her sorting the right size girth. till she was looking fabulous if not a touch muddy.
I walked her into the grass school stood her next to the mounting block with my OH holding the other stirrup. The first time I tried to think about getting on I backed down.... then tried again for the 2nd time again my nerves got the better of me... well after all I haven't sat on my pony since since spring ( she was going to buck, rear shoot forward because of the new saddle...or the fact she s been turned away for so long.) everything was going through my head.
Third attempt after lots of encouragement from Sophie and my OH. I stepped on to the stirrup swung my leg over and we were sitting in the new saddle perched forward with nerves but Melody stood like a rock while my partner put my foot in the stirrups ( must note to myself bend the fenders a little) he put us on the lead rein half a lap of the school and I was relaxing into my Darling Melody.... so he let us go....I started sitting back and slowly relaxing to the rhythm of her 4 beat walk..... meanwhile Sophie got on our Savannah the Welsh cob and we had a very gentle plod around the school for half an hour......changing reins walking stopping backing up..... Melody was her usual saint of a pony self..... I had a smile like a Cheshire cat withing 3 mins and i haven't stopped smiling yet....
Absolutely love my Hairy Highland Pony, to me she is absolutely priceless
<3 Gifted to me by a wonderful lady I will never be ungrateful for the day Melody came into my life
I de bureed and gave melody a brush off..... put on her brand new treeless Barefoot chereoke saddle spent quiet awhile fitting it to her sorting the right size girth. till she was looking fabulous if not a touch muddy.
I walked her into the grass school stood her next to the mounting block with my OH holding the other stirrup. The first time I tried to think about getting on I backed down.... then tried again for the 2nd time again my nerves got the better of me... well after all I haven't sat on my pony since since spring ( she was going to buck, rear shoot forward because of the new saddle...or the fact she s been turned away for so long.) everything was going through my head.
Third attempt after lots of encouragement from Sophie and my OH. I stepped on to the stirrup swung my leg over and we were sitting in the new saddle perched forward with nerves but Melody stood like a rock while my partner put my foot in the stirrups ( must note to myself bend the fenders a little) he put us on the lead rein half a lap of the school and I was relaxing into my Darling Melody.... so he let us go....I started sitting back and slowly relaxing to the rhythm of her 4 beat walk..... meanwhile Sophie got on our Savannah the Welsh cob and we had a very gentle plod around the school for half an hour......changing reins walking stopping backing up..... Melody was her usual saint of a pony self..... I had a smile like a Cheshire cat withing 3 mins and i haven't stopped smiling yet....
Absolutely love my Hairy Highland Pony, to me she is absolutely priceless
<3 Gifted to me by a wonderful lady I will never be ungrateful for the day Melody came into my life 
