And we’re there...

[Trewsers]

It’s was drizzling first thing but the sun came out as we headed out and we had a nice ride, although Monkey was on a definite go slow today!
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Summer is nearly over, Monkeys highlights are starting to disappear as they do at the end of every summer
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As I was looking I noticed he’s got a sore in his mane, I don’t think he’s rubbed it as such, his mane is intact.
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I looked closer at that sore when we got back, it’s on top of an almost golf ball sized lump, my best guess is either he got his head stuck somewhere and scraped it or something bit him, possibly a tick and he scraped it off. It’s not sore. I’ll hot compress it a couple of times a day as it’s got the feel of an abscess, but hopefully it’s not.

Lovely scenery you have there. I hope his sore goes soon - glad it isn't sore and bothering him.

 

[Jessey]

L&L came over yesterday and now schools have gone back we ventured over past the holiday livery yard, its ages since we’ve been over there! We did a leisurely 10 miles and had a lovely time



Their outdoor wedding venue…

Once we get out the other side the tracks are much wider and mowed!


Back on our side there much smaller

 

[Trewsers]

L&L came over yesterday and now schools have gone back we ventured over past the holiday livery yard, its ages since we’ve been over there! We did a leisurely 10 miles and had a lovely time

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Their outdoor wedding venue…
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Once we get out the other side the tracks are much wider and mowed!
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Back on our side there much smaller
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Beautiful hacking you have, must be really enjoyable. Its another world isn't it. Must be lovely.

 

[Jessey]

Beautiful hacking you have, must be really enjoyable. Its another world isn't it. Must be lovely.

It really is amazing, I’m very lucky, I moved here just for the riding almost 25 years ago now. There’s not many places you can ride 10+ miles completely off road (other than crossing a couple), and I could do that every day of the week and never do the same route twice. Many times I’ve thought about moving away to a more affordable area to get a better work-life balance, but I can’t bring myself to leave the riding here.

 

[Jessey]

Interesting ride tonight, I didn’t plan to go far but he was being lazy and spooky, so we carried on, eventually got him to put more effort in by doing some hacking schooling and really getting his brain engaged. Then he really got into it and I asked for a few steps of passage and he really tried and I praised him lots, then he thought I wanted lots more up and not much forward for the rest of the ride he tries his little socks off when he’s switched on but can get carried away!

 

[Jessey]

We’ve had a busy few days and I missed updating here.

On Saturday L&L came over and we had a lovely couple of hours out, all of our riding is off road, but we went completely off roading through the woods where there wasn’t even a track. Both Lex and Monkey really enjoy it and focus really hard on what they’re doing.


Then yesterday I took Monkey out in the trailer, it’s been about 3 months since he travelled and we’re going away in a couple of weeks so i wanted to practice, and he was a champ, loaded first time both ways with only a tiny, few seconds hesitation and travelled really well so we only did a short 30 minute/2 mile ride as I don’t want him to associate travelling with hard/long work every time.

He’s so good, there’s a 60mph b road about 10m behind us here, cars and motorbikes were whizzing past and he doesn’t so much as flick an ear at them.

Ive got a day off today and can’t decide what to do, trailer out again or just go for a nice long ride in an area that’s too busy on the weekends

 

[Jessey]

I decided not to trailer out, so as not to push my luck. And decided to do jobs before riding, 6 hours later I finally got finished but I really hurt my shoulder so we didn’t get much of a ride, just a quick 45 minutes to stretch his legs. Thankfully he was very gentlemanly tonight so my shoulder just about held up to it, but a few hours on its very stiff and painful so I expect he’ll be having a day off tomorrow.

 

[Trewsers]

I decided not to trailer out, so as not to push my luck. And decided to do jobs before riding, 6 hours later I finally got finished but I really hurt my shoulder so we didn’t get much of a ride, just a quick 45 minutes to stretch his legs. Thankfully he was very gentlemanly tonight so my shoulder just about held up to it, but a few hours on its very stiff and painful so I expect he’ll be having a day off tomorrow.

Aw healing vibes for your shoulder.