OMG!!! Where was *that* amazing, forward, bouncy pony when I needed it on Saturday???? 😮 Dino was AMAZING tonight. Really forward and keen. Did some work over trot poles and he bounced along very happily. Turned him out and he FLEW across the field at flat out gallop so he was clearly feeling good :wub: I suspect he’s enjoying the cooler weather :nod: (as indeed am I although I got drenched to the skin twice today so I’d like less of that please!)

It’s been an amazing pony filled weekend. Yesterday I sauntered down to lovely Sussex and met the amazingly lovely Beth & Tompony!!! I was curious about the straightness training and whether it would be good for Dino and Beth very kindly offered to show me a bit more about it as the free stuff on the website is a bit confusing and doesn’t make it entirely clear how it works. We had a lovely afternoon! It was a great pleasure to have a bit of a play with Tompony on the ground – even if he was a bit suspicious of a total cack-handed stranger fumbling around with the lead rope and the whip! :wub:

I think it will help Dino a lot. It’s quite subtle but I think it will be useful and I’d love to develop my skill in just seeing the asymmetry as well as actually dealing with it so I’ve invested (I suppose) in the home study course. Lots to learn! A copy of the agility handbook also arrive today so Dino will have many fun things to get on with over the winter, although it’ll be winter dressage all the way if he carries on like today :laugh:

I do wish the little sod would stop rubbing his mane out though. I’ve been putting Kill Itch on daily but this time of year is awful. Midges I suppose. Don’t really want him rugged up all day though so I don’t suppose there’s much more we can do.

Tiber – thanks for the group add on FB.