Wow mum woke me up this morning, she found me laying down snoozing! I was excited to see her and both Zippy and I were brought in for breakfast. Yummy!
Then I had a bath, yuck I hate having my mane washed but it was over and done with fairly quickly. The horrible horse flies are out so Mum was really kind & put my ghost rug back on. The flies are even worse than the shampoo.
I got loaded into the can on wheels. Poor Zippy was left on the concrete yard with a tiny bit of hay & a big bucket of water. She did have access to the hay stable for shelter from the sun, unfortunately we had already eaten all the hay!!! She looked grumpy when we left.
Me I was off to Breach Lane for a circles competition. To be honest I was still quiet tired from my session yesterday but today there were lots of other horses. My blonde friend Wilfie was there who did the pleasure ride with me a couple of weeks ago - go Wilfie go!
Lots of Mum's friends were there too, so it was great fun. I was quite keen to show the judge my canter work but Mum tried hard to make sure my first test was just in walk and trot. I kept trying to offer canter before A and then spooked when I saw myself in the mirror, I didn't realise my duplicate friends had come with me!
Because of my antics Mum was so shocked when we came.........1st! Well the judge couldn't resist my charm though she did say I needed to relax more. So with top marks in the bag time to show off my canter work.
I was sooooo excited about this, but I was a bit too keen. At each corner I offered Mum canter, ummmmm, evidently this was not required. It was so exciting I got my legs muddled up too, oops. The summary from the judge was I was rushing, tense & excited but when I do relax I'm lovely. Lady this was important. Sorry Mum I tried my hardest.
Mum says because I got a red ribbon on the first test and because I tried sooooo hard on my second test, she still thinks I'm the best, phew, I love you too Mum.
Zippy was very pleased to see us as it meant she could go back out in the field. I had lots to tell her, I enjoyed my first ever canter test, must try to be less excited next time.
My human told me how well you had done. You are one amazing boy. I am so proud to have you among my friends. xx
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