It turned out he is having to learn to grow up and start wearing a bridle and starting circle work. Dave doesn't like the bit and is very silly about having it taken out of his mouth - silly pony I'll have to sort that out, but he is quiet good at the circle game and can be controlled quite well by voice alone now in walk and trot. Ironically Vince is the opposite and is quite good about having his bit in but likes to tank around the arena, so Mum tried to install some manners into them while she was there.
Now I sent her to do serious work sorting out these youngsters so they can follow in the clever hooves of all other Dales ponies and in fact she was out having fun. Delia and John specially mowed the field into a race track so all the ponies could have a blast around the field. I'm really cross because whenever I go we can only really walk and trot around the mountain tracks and now they have their own personal racetrack.
Even Benji got to join in the fun, he's fast. He beat Katy around the field no problem.
June struggled a little, she's not so used to speeding along and it is quite an up hill stretch.
This is Suzy, she is a bit faster and nearly caught Benji, but by then he had raced around the field with all three riding horses several times, so he did well to keep ahead of Suzy.
Hmmmmm not fair. I want a go. Still I have been having my own pony adventures out on another fun ride, but more about that next time. Off to race around my field just in case I can go use the Welsh racetrack!
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