Inget vidare pâ att uppdatera...
Just nu är det mycket som pâgâr, operationstid för mina bihâlor bland annat är bokad, vi hâller pâ att rida in unghingstarna, Joren startar eget, mycket tankar, mycket jobb osv osv.
Därför blir bloggen lite utanför för tillfället men det fâr ni som faktist läser den ibland ha lite överseende med..
Itza gâr numera ute, tillsammans med det 22 âriga avelsstoet Caline, och den söta lille jäkliga welsh ponnyn Pistache. Hon verkar tycka det är rätt gött, även fast Caline är brunstig och tror att Itza är en pojke...
Inatt var första natten som hon fick sova ute, och med tanke pâ att det regnar varenda jäkla dag, och inte mer än 15 grader som max, sâ känner jag mig lite elak.. Men hon mâste vänja sig, för hon kommer numera fâ sova ute hela sommaren.
Snart ska jag iväg och trotsa regnet, och rida Balisto, och fortsätta med pojkarna. Elcado, min favorit, är jättesnäll, kunde gâ upp samma dag som vi började hänga pâ honom, och skrittade och travade pâ lina! 2a gângen kunde jag även fâ till ett par varv i galopp ât bâda hâll!
Excellcior är en annan historia.. Hade jag inte sett att bâda kulorna hänger där mellan benen, sâ hade jag trott att han är en klapphingst, riktigt fult beteende, och ingen som helst respekt för människan. Första gângen sâ gick det knappt att hänga pâ honom. 2a gângen sâ gav vi honom aaaningens lugnande ( O jaa, vissa av er tycker säkert att det är fel, men det var bara en sân liten mängd att han blev lugn, inte dödstrött. Utan var fortfarande där i medvetandet.) och dâ kunde jag hänga pâ honom, men vi fâr ta det lugnt sâ att det inte händer nâgot, vare sig med mig, dem pâ marken eller honom.
Esquiro den rädde, har enbart haft sadel med stigbyglar pâ sig en gâng än sâ länge, sâ där fâr vi gâ mer lângsamt sâ att han inte ballar ur. Det blir nog livligt första gângen som jag mâste upp där.
Och nästa helg, söndag, sâ är det âter igen tävlingsdags för mig och hingsten Boogaloo!
Bara en annan dag som alla andra.
Just nu gâr mitt liv väldigt upp och ner, och även bak och fram. Lika sâ hälsan. Jag har mycket tungt framför mig just nu, men jag försöker glädjas av de smâ sakerna.
En av sakerna som glädjer mig just nu är att pâ lördag sâ ska jag tävla! Första gângen i Belgien! Det är jag och hingsten Boogaloo som ska ta oss en sväng om.
Det blir bara 2 st superlätta program men vad gör det? Han har aldrig tävlat dressyr, sâ det kan vara bra med en lätt start för o se vad han säger.
För övrigt, idag har jag longerat de unga grabbarna igen. Elcado fick pâ sig en sadel för första gângen, och som vanligt sâ brydde han sig knappt alls! Han är en cool grabb.
Excellcior stâr still just nu dâ han har blodmask, och mâste behandlas för detta. Och jag hoppas att han blir helt kvitt det för man ser pâ hela honom att han har det. Han har matt lâng päls, är tunn, "matt" i sitt temperament och trött.
Esquiro, den nervöse, ligger lite efter Elcado i utbildningen, vi har nu fâtt pâ honom inspänningstyglar, men endast jättelöst. Dock sâ har jag märkt att det är en "enmans-flick-häst". Mathias och jag har alltid longerat de unga tillsammans, dvs en hâller i hästen och en sköter pisken, men idag longerade jag Esquiro själv och han var genast mycket lugnare. Sâ länge man pratar och berömmer och gör allting lugnt och metodiskt sâ gâr det kanon. Och jag har ju, vilket jag och mânga andra redan vet, en mycket lugnande effekt pâ nervösa och speciella hästar.
Imorrn ska jag till Schriek och ge lektioner igen, och det är alltid kul. Fick veta att en av flickorna blev Dressyr mästare i helgen, och jag blev hjärtligt tackad för mitt jobb. Det värmer alltid!
Nu blir det till att ta mig en dusch och slappa, och inte allt för sent i säng för jag är lite hängig och trött i allmänhet.
Hard days!
Well well well, half a week passed by!
This week has this far offered a lot of horses, and a lot of physically and mental pain.
On monday we lunged the young stallions, and my favorite, Elcado, managed to knock me in my forehead with his "soft" nosebone. Result: I looked like a unicorn! Its still swollen, but better, but still a blueish colour.
After that i also rode Bo and Itza.
Tuesday was "Schriek" day, gave one lesson and then i went up on their D-pony to start giving him a proper education, and damn, there is alot of work to be done with him. But we will get there!
Today has been pretty ok actually, have only been riding Boogaloo and Itza and that has been good. Boogaloo is just getting better and better, so he is keeping the "curve" :)
For Itza i took another saddle today. An old stübben siegfried, jumping saddle, took the german reins, and let mer roll over a smaaaaall jump. Not more than 30 cm, but its just that i have tried everything, and i need to try some other things to get her loose. And also, if she really didnt want to jump because of pain or so, she would have stopped. That is something i do know. But she found it fun as hell, and finally i could feel the lovely canter that she ONLY shows when jumping is included!
The stiffness was still there in the trott, but not in the canter.
You may think im crazy for jumping a horse who is not feeling ok, but she loves to jump, and if she dont want to jump at all, then i can be sure that she is in big pain.
Joren has changed his mind about my birhday present wich i still should get, and decided today that he will sponsor my veterinary checkup with Itza. I want to go and take x-rays again, to know what is going on. After that, when i have it a bit more "black on white", then i have to decide what to do. And hopefully then its easier to make a decicion out of her perspective.
Today im again gonna try to go to bed early, because i dont sleep so good, and since the day tomorrow will be a hard one, i better get some rest!
Good night!
Tro det eller ej, uppdatering, Igen!!
Sâdär ja, ännu en dag förbi!
Idag har varit en rolig dag. Först vanliga städjobbet, med min trevliga torsdags kund. Sedan âkte jag till stallet för att börja med hingstarna.
Vi har alltsâ idag satt pâ dem ett träns för första gângen, longerat 10 min per häst och efter longering sâ la vi även pâ ett schabrak, för att vänja dem vid nâgot pâ ryggen. De har alla gjort ett toppen jobb, den sista var väl lite nervös och stressade upp sig i onödan, men i helhet var även han duktig!
Imorrn fâr de stâ och tänka igenom vad som hänt och sen pâ lördag sâ kör vi igen, och gâr det vägen sâ provar vi dâ att lägga pâ longer gjorden.
Mathias och Frank var tacksamma för min hjälp och kunskap med de unga.
Efter dem sâ red jag Bilenka, och idag tränade vi Skritt <---> Galopp övergângar. Nâgot som hon tycker är väldigt jobbigt men hon behöver det. Lite öppnor och sidvärts blev det med, men dâ övergângs övningarna tog sâ mycket energi sâ blev passet inte sâ super lângdraget.
Min lilla pärla har ocksâ fâtt sig ett pass. Idag lät jag henne bestämma tempo, och dâ gâr det helt ok, men det gâr ju knappt framât sâ att säga. Tänk er "äldre ridskole-ponny" som gjort sitt i sina unga dagar. Men ok, lât det sâ vara, hon var aningens mjukare i sidorna idag.
Däremot sâ palperade vi rygg och liknande genomgâende idag, och hon reagerar skarpt pâ mitten av ryggen, länd och kors PLUS runt höfter. Detta gör mig inte direkt glad. Lilla stumpan... Vi fâr se vad vi ska göra... Frank har i tanken att lâta en kiropraktor komma till hans hästar snart, och kanske man kan fâ ett utlâtande av denne.
Jag önskar sâ att min fina Bates sadel gick att använda för den ligger sâ jävla mycket bättre pâ Itza, och det gör ju extremt mycket, en bra tillpassad sadel...
Livet leker...
Jaha, just nu känner jag inte för att skriva pâ engelska, men har inte fâtt nâgra klagomâl sâ dâ fortsätter jag pâ svenska.
Just nu vill inte min kropp som jag vill. Sâ det är inte bara kusens kropp som strular, utan min ocksâ. Sân fruktansvärd smärta, framförallt i axlar, skuldror och armar. Men även fingerleder och liknande jävlas.
Tack vare det sâ fick jag avböja den sista hästen idag, o det tycker jag inte om.
Tur nog sâ är det torsdag imorrn, och det är normalt min "häst-jobb-fria-dag" men jag har sagt att jag kan rida imorrn istället dâ. Och vi ska även börja jobba de tre 3 âriga hingstarna imorrn lite smâtt för att förbereda dom för inridning. Ska bli kul!
I övrigt idag har dagen varit helt ok. Började senare idag pga att jag behövde âka till sjukan för en "check up" efter operationen, men allt var bra och ärren läker fint sâ det var typ bara in och ut. De hade även spanat pâ blindtarmen i mikroskop osv och det var inget annat som sâg galet ut än vad de visste redan, sâ det var ju skönt.
Dessutom sâ mâste jag bara säga, att jag är nöjd över mig själv. Jag har inte haft en enda städkund som inte varit väldigt nöjda med mig. Idag hade jag en ersättnings kund dâ min normala kund är bortrest, och jag fick höra att jag var guld värd, att jag gjorde ett super bra jobb och att deras vanliga städtant har ett och annat att lära sig frân mig.
Jag hör sâ ofta frân kunder om deras föregâende städare att dom inte dyker upp, gör ett halv dant jobb osv, men jag förstâr inte det! Ok, städning är väl inte det mest glamourösa jobbet man kan ha, och inte alltid det mest upp piggande, men vafan, det är ju ett jobb som alla andra! Gör man ett bra och effektivt jobb sâ strâlar det alltid pâ ett eller annat sätt tillbaka pâ dig själv! Dessutom sâ är de flesta kunderna väldigt rara och trevliga sâ man träffar ju faktist mycket folk ocksâ.
Och nu en liten sidnot, för er som undrar, Walitza fortsätter att vara väldigt stel. Idag var det väl aningens bättre mot slutet, men jaa... När jag suttit upp sâ skrittar hon hastigt ett varv, sen skulle hon hellre ställa sig o bara stâ. När vi väl börjar jobba, sâ är det jobbigt som tusan, tills jag tvingar igenom henne o gör allt jag kan för att fâ loss henne, och som sagt, det blir bättre mot slutet, men jag skulle vilja se en förbättring dagen efter, men den verkar inte komma! Väldigt frustrerande faktist... Min lilla pärla...
Tiredness...
Oh, im tired! I can really feel that i have not been riding that much lately! Today i rode Bilenka and Boogaloo, and ok, Bo is never any problem, he is shaped after me now since im the only one riding, plus that he is a pony.
But Bilenka, is around 170-175cm high, and very heavy in the hand, and today also very stiff, since she has not been worked for a while that much.
They where both nice in general after some work to get them lose.
With Bo it was a bit contra canter, Canter <----> Walk transmissons, and they are starting to work just fine.
Bilenka was sidewalks and tempo changes on the schedule, since she is not that good on any of them.
Walitza was only lunged today, and i dont know what has happened with her, because its almost not possible to let her canter on the lunge anymore, its high bucks, racing and shit like that, but yeah, then its something to work on he..
For the rest not much has happened, yesterday i held some lessons which both went good.
Tonight wont happen much more i think, Joren is in Holland to pick up a new motorcycle that he bought, and i guess i will head for the shower and watch some tv until its sleeping time.
Have a nice evening!
Long time, no writing?
Okey, now its very long time ago since i wrote here. It has been hectic, since the snow melted last weekend, and now the riding is fully busy. For the moment i ride every day for clients, and then also my precious Itza!
So its work,work,work! For the rest there havnt been that much else happening, but there has also not been any time for anything else to happen.
Yesterday was a real "dressage day" for me. With bo there was shoulder in ( in canter and trott), Canter pirouettes, and explosive work. He did very good actually.
Then it was Dwina, who was strong as hell, so had to sitt down and really work her through, and in the end it was good.
Itza is in a period right now where everything seems hard, and everything is scary. She is very spooky, but guess it comes alot from the wind. But guess that she is also a bit stiff, from not working for almost 2.5 weeks. Hopefully it gets better soon again.
Today i have been training the ponies Maestro and Minerva, and also held a lesson for 8 year old Olivia, in jumping/ (Markarbete).
So now im finally here in the sofa, taking it easy, and soon im gonna watch "Ponnyakuten", and later on we are gonna do some swedish lessons for my love :) hihi its gonna be fun..
Hopefully i will get better at this blog thing, but its just so much rignt now :)
He is catching up!!
Im the only one riding Boogie boy, for i dont know how long now, so it feels good to be able to take all credit. Boogaloo is cathing up with Itza in education level! Feels real fun! He is a super fun pony to ride, and i just wish he was about 10cm bigger!
I have started many "projects" with him, like shoulder in (Trott and canter), nagging a bit on the "shoulder out"/half pass, have started with the beginnings of canter pirouettes, training walking pirouettes... Well you name it.
The thing with him is that you need to train different things every time you ride, otherwise he will find it boring, and think "that he allready knows this", and then it goes less good, so thats why i have started with so many things at the same time. To be able to do different things every time, but still the same, without him noticing it.
Im really hoping that he wont get sold before spring/summer, because then we have some plans on starting some dressage competitions. Of course, if Itza then still is feeling good, she will also be started.
Just holding my thumbs :)
Just another day.
Today it was back to work. Im still not feeling good in my body since New years eve. Really alot of pain, and awfully tired. And i was sober, so its not any hungover-shit... Hmm... Better call my doctor soon and make an appointment, maybe a bit earlier than february...
For the rest, today has been ok, actually caught some sun, wich is not that common in cloudy, rainy Belgium. Worked to 12, went home and made some food and other "dutys" and then i went to the stable. Had Bilenka and Boogaloo to work today for Frank, and they were both nice. Boogaloo starts being super! Bilenka still needs more power, she goes long and low, but gets a bit "hanging" in the hand, but its all about getting the strenght in her, but with her you have to "hurry slowly". She is now 5, but doesnt know much more than a 3-4 year old. She has been way too weak, and growing too much, so she has spent almost the whole 2012 in the field, just building up naturally.
I also lunged Itza, first time after 1.5 weeks rest.. Lets say that she was Fresh.... Bucking, kicking, running, but in the end nice and easy, so tomorrow i will jogg her a bit. And im looking forward to it :) My little Mudd Monster..
Today for the rest im just gonna take a shower and go to bed. Tiredness is extremely high for the moment so better try to get some rest and hope for more energy tomorrow, but i guess that is just wishing... Its worth a try anyway.
Good night, folks!
Just another tuesday.
Well,well... Now its not long time left until im off for sweden :) Im really looking forward to it!
Today it has been freezing, so no riding on Itza, no riding at all actually, because of the fact that we dont have the luxury of a indoor. And was supposed to ride 3 horses and hold 1-2 lessons today, but everything got cancelled, the ground was too hard. I wish it was gonna freeze now for 2-3 weeks, and then no more... Then i can give itza her winter rest now, and then start again nice and fresh next year.. But probably its gonna freeze now for a few days, then 1-2 days on + and then freeze again and so on... Dont like it at all!
Itza is really deserving a winter rest, since she has been so incredible nice lately. Think she is feeling just super right now, and nothing is really any problem. A bit worried though, that if she stands still, that she gets stiff, and the problems starts again, but i dont know.. Think that as long as she is not standing inside the box all day long, that she is outside more or less the whole day, that it will be just good and nice for her.. I Hope..
Well, except for that i dont get money, i feel that it was nice to not ride today actually. It feels a bit like im about to get a cold or so.. Or its just the normal shit, that my muscles are messing with me.. Im very stiff in the lower back, and in my thies. When i have been riding 4-5 horses, i allways have pain in the back later. But yeah, thats how it is i guess, specially when its cold... Even though i have alot of "layers" of clothes, they get sweaty after a while and then the back gets cold anyway...
Would really like to take a warm bath right now, but yeah, we dont have a bath just yet.....
So now, i dont know, do the dishes or so? hahaha im not used to be home this early and be finished with everything... But yeah :p
Swedish day today.
Ursh och fy vad jag har stressat nu, senaste dagarna. Inte sâ farligt med ridning osv, ja igâr 4 hästar men det är ingen fara. Men däremot, eftersom den lilla svarta kusen var pâväg till sverige, sâ har jag fâtt 100 samtal per dag frân nya ägaren, o sâ har jag skickat 100 sms till Karoliina som hjälper mig med kontakt med Katja osv osv.
Men igâr anlände han pâ Solvalla travbana. Kraken var helt panikslagen dâ det var trav just igâr och när han tar första steget ut pâ lämmen skriker de i högtalarna: Ett, tvâ, tre KÖR! :,( kraken...
Inte nog med det sâ var planen att lâta honom vila över natten eller âtminstone ett par timmar pâ solvalla, innan de kör den sista biten hem till Kvissleby, men dâ det skulle bli underkylt regn o storm o allt sâ fick de köra direkt...
MEEEN men, Nu är han pâ plats och de verkar super nöjda sâ mer kan man ju inte begära!
Idag fick jag min julklapp till Lillebror Ludde, och jag tror och hoppas att han blir glad :) Har dessutom köpt julklapp till Leffe, men frâgan är hur fanken jag ska kunna fâ med det till sverige... Dâ det är vätska delvis sâ fâr jag ju inte ta med det pâ flyget, dâ det är för stora behâllare, sâ tänkte skicka det med post, men det är glas, och glasflaskor, sâ är lite orolig att det är ett vâtt paket med glassplitter som anländer.... Hmmm mâste klura pâ det...
Nu ska jag fixa och dona lite, sen ikväll blir det väl stallet o hitta pâ nât med min lilla pärla. Tror att jag bara har henne o rida idag, sâ det kan ju bli en lugn och skön dag :) Vem vet.
När jag ändâ pratar om paket, sâ sitter jag ihärdigt o väntar pâ nâgot frân Poot, och dessutom sâ har jag beställt 2 t-shirtar och ett linne frân tyskland och igâr sâ skickade vi även efter en tjocktröja till mig, och en tshirt, som jag fâr i julklapp frân min pojk :D sâ det är lite som ska "ramla in" :) Och jag är som ett barn pâ julafton! Hihihi!
Snart är det dags för o âka hem, och jag längtar nât sâ förbaskat! Det är snart 5 mânader sen jag var i sverige, o det är ju banne mig alldeles för lângt!! Saknar familj o vänner maaassvis. Vill träffa allt och alla, men tyvärr sâ vet jag ju att en vecka gâr alldeles för fort, speciellt över jul.... Men vi fâr se. Lite ska jag allt hinna med :) Vet dock inte än om min pöjk kommer med, beror ju inte bara pâ pengar, o hund, det är ju ocksâ sâ att vi vill flytta över till vârat sovrum nu, innan det blir kallt, o just nu gâr det lite lângsamt pga att joren jobbar hârt hela dagarna o lägger sten. Att sedan dâ komma hem o jobba mer med sten, förstâr jag inte är sâ kul. Men hâller bâde tummar och târ att han kommer med.
Buueeh.. Bad weather :(
Today is one of them days when everything is heavy to do. It was the first day of work for me, since i broke the finger. But now, since 1-2 days ago, the finger start swelling, being warm and hurting again :S Not nice at all, guess if it doesnt get better again i must call the doctor. Maybe started work to early? ^^, hehe dont know, but both stable, and cleaning is hard for the hands so... And when im riding i have a tendency to hit my finger (Wich im still keeping straight) on the saddle or so, and that hurts as hell. Well well, money need to come in he...
So today in the afternoon / Evening im off to the stable, probably to ride Bo, and of course itza :) But it just started raining, and at the same time its pretty cold so im not that tempted to go for the moment... Also, cold makes my finger even more hurtful.
Oh, on monday one horse is leaving, so then i can breath out a bit. Its allways so much stress with the papers, the transport, vet check this and that and 100 phonecalls here and there. But yeah, i do hope a nice future together with the horse :)
Since im allready "complaining" here, i can also better write that i have a lot pain in my body right now. Just pure pain, cramps, "stabbs" and so on. Not so happy about it. And a lot of head ache, especially in the late afternoons / Early evenings. Baah....
Wellwell, boring update, i know. But at least its an uppdate! ;)
Toodiluu!
Busy, horses eeeverywhere..
On monday i went around in belgium, checking out new sales horses. So since that i have been busy with cuting the video materials and putting up ads and this and that. But still dont have the videos i filmed, Matthias has to help me to get the material from the camera since they didnt let me borrow the cable to it.. But yeah...
What else is new...The small black one is sold more or less, vet check was today and it was super. So now im busy fixing the paperwork, and trying to arrange the transport and all... Its a lot more work when you sell a horse on your own to another country, but in the other hand, its nicer to arrange everything by yourself, because then you know everything directly, plus that you learn what has to be done in wich order and so on.
So if you know anyone looking for horses, ponies, you name it, ask me. I have around 8 horses for sale now, and i can also find horses for you, go and check them out and make videos and so on.
Now i will continue with what i was doing, and then later on, off to my lovely pony.
Yeah almost forgot, now im also holding lessons for the 8 year old sister, to the other girl. Not as easy because i need to say everything in a correct way, but still simple in my explanations... Well its fun, and they both seem to like the lessons so, guess i better keep up the good work ;)
Painful but sucessful day!
Well, first of all, Jorens mother and grandmother came this morning to start with the wall paper! They did a good job, and it looks awsome! We got a bit short of paper though, so need to order a bit more, but at least now its possible to continnue a bit :)
I havnt been home that much today. Ok, i slept a bit longer today, but im still extremely tired. At 11 i went to the pony client, to ride the ponies. I ended up riding 1 and holding a new lesson, so i guess the liked my previous lesson :)
But the "stoute pony" Maestro had some own ideas of how to work today. haha! He made me eat the dust... First up on the backlegs, and then a hard buck.. And on a small c pony, with nothing in the front, i ended up on the short neck, and then off. Kept holding the reins so the pony didnt run away, and somewhere in there, in that mess, i injured my finger.. Hmm its blue.. First joint on the finger = blue, 2/ last joint on the finger also blue, and its as swollen as it can get. If i had a camera that works i would take a pic but now we dont.
But we see, if its not better in a few days i guess i have to xray it.
In the afternoon i went to the stable, was gonna ride Boogaloo, and clip Itza. Ended up holding my pony + cliping the head, the rest was done for me :) Riding will be done tomorrow instead, just hope the weather will be better than they predict....
So Itza is now nice and shaved, well, a few things left under the belly, but since she kicks like a mule, we decided to let them be, maybe just clip then with a scissor or so..
Now a warm shower, and crawl into bed as early as possible. Tomorrow its work 8-13.00, and then Ride Di Zoë, Boogaloo, Bilenka, and Itza.
So wish me good night sleep, and good luck with the weather tomorrow, because i will need it!
Still busy!
Well, a whole lot is going on right now, with the house, new clients with horses, cleaning and so on and so on!
The house is going forward! On sunday the wallpaper in bathroom and shower will be put in!! Then more can be done, because as it is now everything is waiting for "this and that" to be done before. Well, the bathtub is put in place, the floor in bathroom is put in, celings in shower and bathroom painted ( Or yeah, shower and half bathroom this far.)
Today i finished the last corner gaps in the bedroom, so in there its some sanding that needs to be done, and then primer, after that Its ready to be wallpapered aswell!
But its starting to be a bit shorter of time now, Joren has put the limit on half of november, then it has to be possible to start sleeping in the bedroom!
Will start taking some pictures soon and show :)
Well, today i was supposed to hold the first lesson for the young girl, but because it was raining so badly, we moved it till tomorrow. And maybe that was good.
So, tomorrow, will be riding before noon, with itza (If her legs are better, they where swollen today again!!!) and probably Boogaloo and some more. After that, around 15.00 i hold the lesson, and hoping for better weather. After that i guess i have to see if i can do something in the house, otherwise some cleaning will occur, because as allways, thats also nessecary.
Sunday is normally my free day from riding, but i have more or less changed it to fridays, since there is not enough time, now with the new client, the ponies, they want me to ride them 2 times a week, plus give lessons 1 a week, so, sunday will have to be given to them ponies. But it doesnt take too long if there is no one to speak too much to ;) Allways the same, i speak too much sometimes, when it comes to horses especially, but yeah.
Must say though, that i really feel in my body wich days i have not been riding, because i have more pain then. Ok, sometime my body will probably need a week of rest and so on, but that will happen when im in sweden or somewhere else, because when im here, i need to ride :) Its just how it is, and thats also when i feel the best :)
Hard work work!
Well, now just a quick one.
Today has been busy, work to 16, directly from work to Itza, and then to the new client in Schriek. Normally im riding Di zoë on tuesdays, but Marc wasnt home today so then i went to the new client.
The ponies actually was better allready, this is the second time im riding them.
Maestro, a 4 year old c-pony gelding, and Minerva, a 6 year old d pony mare, but green as a 3 year old.
Maestro was more steady in the hand, and also Minerva, but i think she has a bit of a dental problem. Owners are gonna look that up, and im pretty sure that she will be even better then.
Rode Itza a bit today, and she was ok. Not lame anymore, but today she was swollen in the face again. There really is something that she reacts on, eighter in the field, or in the new hay. She doesnt get fever or anything, just swollen, and then it can be gone just a secund later, and it can get swollen just a minute to another. Really weird.
Have been reading quite some about it, and its nothing to worry about if there is no fever involved. Especially not when it goes away from itself.
Now im off to bed, because im having pain as hell in my shoulder muscles, and biceps, and back muscles. So, im longing for the bed.
Horsepeople... A kind of their own
I just dont get it.. Why must everyone "know" everyone you mention, or why must everyone "know" exactly what you meen and at the same time search for your confirmation for everything they say?
They all need to look so "big" in the "horseworld" and the people that you mention, who they for once dare to admit that they dont know, are just not worth knowing. They know everyone but no one know who they are.
Why DO you need to know everyone? Isnt that pretty boring? If you know everyone then you never learn to know new people and get new contacts...
And especially the thing that im pretty much younger than many of the persons, that seem to be the biggest problem, that they cant take that i know more, and have better solutions and so on.
Even younger persons have problems with that I know more and better.
I find it so silly, because i think like this: You can never be fully learned, and if you can learn more from someone, take the f*cking oppertunity to learn more.
And also, one of the biggest thing to be disturbed by, and its at the same time one of the most common things:
ALL THE SHIT TALKING ABOUT EVERY ONE ELSE THAN THEMSELVES!
How can everyone else do everything so wrong? And how can they be so perfect? I also want to be that perfect, seriously!!!
"That stable give the horses this" "This person does this" "This stable has bad horses" "My own horses are jumping perfectly amazing!"
I seriously hate it. Ok, people who really does shit like giving horses preparates to hide pain or bad behavior, or people who beats horses or treat them generally shit, yep, they should have the spotlight on them for that, no doubt about that. BUT i have very difficult to believe that every goddamn stable and person is doing shit.
Its just about finding the right people. Ok, no one is perfect, and everyone obviously have to speak about other people but you just have to learn to let it go in on one side and out on the other.
One person that i know, that is fitting pretty good on many of this descriptions has for example a horse with very obvious lymfangitis. And i started speaking about that a horse of another person had gotten it very badly. The answer i get is : Oh, what is lymfangitis?
With that said, i finish for today. It has been a long day and now im tired. Good night!
Busy!
Today i have been visiting some new clients, for riding, and for holding lessons. Well, they seem nice, and its a good way to get my dutch a bit more fluent, because yes, the lessons will have to be more or less in dutch.
But i really need to sit down, and look how to manage my weeks now. Because its very very busy. Quickly this is how it looks right now:
1 Monday : Work to 13u with cleaning. Go home, make some dinner, be a bit "lazy" for a while, eat, go to Frank, ride 2 horses of him, and do something with Itza. Home around 21u.
2 Tuesday: Work from 8-16u with cleaning. Go straight from work to Itza. Straight from Itza to Di Zoë. So ok, this day im finished "early", around 19u.
3 Wednesday: Work 8-12u with cleaning. Go home, make food, do some cleaning up. Around 18u go to Frank and ride 1-2 horses plus Itza. Home around 21u.
4 Thursday: Work 8-12 with cleaning. Go home, make food, eat. Go to Itza. Straight from Itza to Di zoë. Home around 19u. (Short day)
5 Friday: Work 8-16 with cleaning. Go home, make food, Go to Itza. Finished.
6 Saturday: Go to Frank, ride 2 horses plus Itza. Straight from there to Di Zoë.
7 Sunday: Resting day.
But now i will have to manage some changes i guess. Thinking like this:
Monday: After work to 13, i go home and make food, change clothes, Then off to Di Zoë. Straight from Di Zoë to Frank. (Should be possible.
Tuesday: Go home and change clothes, go to Itza/New client. (Wich one that will be first depends on the client, when they are home and so on.)
Wednesday: - ll -
Thursday: After work to 12, i go home and changes clothes. Then i go to Itza/New client (Depending on the client but prefer that i go to the client first) then as allways around 18 to Di Zoë. After Di Zoë i do " the last part".
Friday: After work to 16 i go home and make food and so on. Go and hold lesson(s). After that to Itza.
Saturday: - ll -
Sunday: - ll - (Hopefully.)
Thats how i think right now, but dont know for sure yet. But this week will be difficult anyway because now its a bit too late to change Di Zoë for tomorrow instead of tuesday. But yeah.. The only sad thing is that im this busy now, when its going towards darker periods. Would have been easier to adapt to if it was light longer, and warmer! But yeah thats how it is he...
Now, for today, since i have violated my restingday principals, im gonna take a long shower and go to bed, and prepare myself for this hard week.
Good night!
Saturday!
After that i went to ride Di Zoë who was pretty good, but a bit tired. And then off to frank, rode Bo, who was not so happy to the bending exercises, but it was good for him. Itza i just let run loose in the paddock, but she looked very stiff in the back legs/ the back.... She really looked like a small ridingschool pony, but i pushed her pretty far yesterday, so might just be stiffness. But it will do her good with resting tomorrow i think.
Now im off to bed to watch some tv with my honey, and then tomorrow we are off to Leuven for a retro motorbike convention :)
Well also, here is a pic of me and my new color ^^,
Jädrar anamma!
Well, yesterday was a wet day! I had to ride, 2 horses from Frank, and Itza, And make a movie of Di Zoë. Well, its worth to mention that no one of the two places has an indoor, and normally with Franks horses its a bit like "Its raining; you dont have to ride". But i trigged the devil inside me and took a lot of extra clothes with me, and i rode them all. Did everything as i should, even the movie! Well, Between every horse in Franks place, i changed clothes, because i was wet, for sure. When i rode Itza, it was actually not raining!
Off to home for a while, change clothes again, off to Di Zoë, and well, to make a 4 year old, pretty green young horse, to work good then the rain is pouring down is a bit tricky! But i think we made it. Was about to link the video now, but youtube doesnt seem to work right now, not for me anyway so will do that next time it works.
Well, i really would like to find that spirit in me, the one i have for horses and riding, and be able to use it for other stuff, like running, or other boring but nessecary stuff.. But i guess that is impossible..
Anyway Joren is off to antwerp for the evening, so i spent 3 hours in the stable, cuddling with itza, and cleaning up my "weekly mess". You know, bandages, other leg protections, Saddle pads that hangs for drying, cleaning the Tack, (Bridle, 2 saddles and a bit more).. But then i ended up cleaning more, because to be honest, the stable is not looking that clean as a stable should, and then it starts to "itch" in me, and i clean... Stables should be cleaner than inside of the houses... ( Well not really but almost xD )
But now im off for a warm shower and some tv before i have to pick my love up at the train station.
My body needs a looong shower i think... Would have been great with a bath, but we dont have one...(Yet..) ;)
And its suprising me that my body doesnt feel worse than it does, actually it feels rather ok, even though i was riding 4 horses, and in cold rain.. :) Its after all a while ago since i rode 4 horses one a day now, but its really no probs :)
