The Winter Challenge, (motivation, confidence building, routine, fun)

[newforest]

I need to do something with her and I am stuck just doing the jobs and looking after all the field. With a buddy, it's now the whole three and half acres that will need to be kept under control.

So the idea is on the same lines as what @Jessey thought of all those years ago. There was a weekly challenge and we posted photos.
I can't find that thread so no idea on the year.

But starting from tomorrow the Sunday Surprise will be

Put your hoof on ............
And for those without access to a horse put your foot on ...........
For ideas it can be tarp, plastic lid, rubber mat, carpet, rug, cardboard, towel, white line,
Or get inventive it's that's too boring.

Join in or you will have to put up with the threads popping up

Ideas welcome for the following Sunday Surprise.

 

[Bodshi]

Can I join in after Christmas? As usual I am so overwhelmed with stuff I have to do that AJ has temporarily joined Raf in retirement. They don't even have rugs on today so their agenda is to transfer as much mud from the field onto themselves as possible. No time for foot stuff, unless you count using them to continue the excavation works they've started in the middle of the field.

 

[newforest]

Yes join in whenever you can or feel like it, the idea is just to give us something to do
I am struggling a bit at the moment (personal life) and I need a distraction and focus beyond the basic care and maintaining the field.

 

[Trewsers]

Yaye, I will try and join in - wind permitting! Hahahaa. Last time I had a play around with Zi and tarps etc, I carefully set them up only for a ruddy great wind to come and wreck it all lol
Its nice to have a goal - even if its a daft one - and this is a good thread thank you @newforest

 

[newforest]

She was unavailable today, so just got up to date with the jobs.

 

[newforest]

Actually got her out for a walk. She did put her hoof on this which is actually there to make life easier for me to get in and out of the gateway

 

[Jessey]

I’ll join in tomorrow, I was going to do it today but 30mph winds meant doing anything with a tarp was going to cause chaos!

 

[Jessey]

Better late than never!
Jess of course rocked doing this, a bright red towel, straight on

A smaller target of a tub lid, sure!

Even a step up onto a brick, although slightly perplexed as to why I was asking her, she stepped up


Monkey had to check everything first

And he then picked the towel up and threw it at me but stepped on when asked.

He wasn’t worried about the tub lid after checking it out

But the brick was tough, he wasn’t worried by it but would step back and forth over it, so I made it bigger by adding a second brick, after 5 minutes he got it, and got a carrot reward but stepped off before I could get a picture. It was obviously a complete fluke because I spent another 10 minutes trying again for a picture but this is a close as we got!!

This is good, it gives me a little project to work on to while away the dark evenings

 

[Trewsers]

Better late than never!
Jess of course rocked doing this, a bright red towel, straight on
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A smaller target of a tub lid, sure!
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Even a step up onto a brick, although slightly perplexed as to why I was asking her, she stepped up
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Monkey had to check everything first
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And he then picked the towel up and threw it at me but stepped on when asked.
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He wasn’t worried about the tub lid after checking it out
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But the brick was tough, he wasn’t worried by it but would step back and forth over it, so I made it bigger by adding a second brick, after 5 minutes he got it, and got a carrot reward but stepped off before I could get a picture. It was obviously a complete fluke because I spent another 10 minutes trying again for a picture but this is a close as we got!!
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This is good, it gives me a little project to work on to while away the dark evenings

Well done Jess and Monkey!

 

[newforest]

Lovely photos and thanks for joining in.
Mine would likely pick up the towel as well she's so nosey the hoof would probably scrunch it up and then the nose gets involved

 

[newforest]

Week one put your hoof on
Well two wear something new, unusual, nuts
Anything goes off your horse is up for it.

 

[Trewsers]

Lovely photos and thanks for joining in.
Mine would likely pick up the towel as well she's so nosey the hoof would probably scrunch it up and then the nose gets involved

Yeah Zi would pick up the towel too!

 

[newforest]

Yeah Zi would pick up the towel too!

I am tempted to take up a towel to see. I love the colour of that red one, I have just got a deep blue for the bathroom instead of grey.

 

[Jessey]

Monkey wore new ears, that are so big they’re ridiculous! Does that count?

 

[Trewsers]

Monkey wore new ears, that are so big they’re ridiculous! Does that count?
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Hehe those are bright!

 

[newforest]

Monkey wore new ears, that are so big they’re ridiculous! Does that count?
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Of course.
I like the contrast, but also find sizing is a bit of a hit and miss and mine had long ears.

 

[newforest]

I did a quick saddle for put on. I have just bought another pad to go underneath c but this will be fine for the odd times I actually jump on and ride.
Can't complain the saddle was only £50 and even though it's not made anymore it's never been ridden in.

 

[Jessey]

Of course.
I like the contrast, but also find sizing is a bit of a hit and miss and mine had long ears.

The full size last week were too small, full this week in a different brand are huge

 

[newforest]

The full size last week were too small, full this week in a different brand are huge

Typical I wish they actually had a standard sizing thing.
I guess that's just how things go for any product you buy I suppose even for us.
I know if she had to have a rug that the Rhino is a really good fit, then the Amigo / Rambo.
She looks like a baby Rhino at times so that suit her.

 

[Bodshi]

I wore something unusual yesterday on my hack - my Christmas Cuddlr trousers.

There's a reason these aren't meant for riding. They are lovely and warm and cosy, but the seams are very unforgiving. Now finding it quite uncomfortable to pee.