Appley and I completed our first Endurance Pleasure ride today 'only' 22km but considering everyone else around was AT LEAST two hhs bigger than us ... I am chuffed to pieces that we averaged at 8.9 km/h (I used the Garmin watch to track us afterwards) and she kept up with friend's cob just fine and was still up for a good gallop just before the finishing line (the second we passed the latter she had the bigger wee in the world!).
She also loved getting sloshed with water at the checkpoints! once she worked out what would happen she positioned herself, stuck her head up and curled her lips in delight, bless her
Hopefully some pics later as there was a photographer there
Julia
x
PS: never in my life have I worked so bloody hard for a rosette! we've been training for this for months now! getting the speed required is not quite as easy for a 12hh pony than it is for a big horse!
She also loved getting sloshed with water at the checkpoints! once she worked out what would happen she positioned herself, stuck her head up and curled her lips in delight, bless her
Hopefully some pics later as there was a photographer there
Julia
x
PS: never in my life have I worked so bloody hard for a rosette! we've been training for this for months now! getting the speed required is not quite as easy for a 12hh pony than it is for a big horse!