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I set up this blog up back in 2014 to share stories of my equestrian trials and tribulations. I had just started to event for the first time ever after a 10 year break from horses and wanted to document my journey for friends and family. 

​In that time I have achieved so much but still have so much further to go. 

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Kick starting the 2015 training with some fun at the beach

30/12/2014

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After 6 weeks of rest I decided it was time to get Corky back into work ahead of the 2015 season. We started with some light hacking last week as we still have one lovely big stubble field yet to be ploughed. I the introduced some schooling, slowly building things up with a lesson last week concentrating on using leg yeilding and shoulder-in to help loosen up Corky's back. I did some work with raised poles this week followed by a fabulous trip to the beach at John Muir Country Park.

We got ready to set off at midday to arrive for high tide - my lorry had different ideas though, problem with the breaks - the first time she has ever let me down! Fortunately I was going with my friend Kerry who kindly took C in her lorry.

The set up at the beach was great, good area to park up the lorry and then a short hack down onto miles and miles of wonderful open beach. We both had a warm up, schooling on the wet sand. C was quite excited but very well behaved for his first trip to the beach. We had a paddle in the sea and a lovely long canter along the waters edge. Surprisingly C didn't even break sweat - even through his fluffy coat. He obviously hasn't lost too much fitness while on holiday.

I have added some photos I took at the beach (a few were
courtesy of a kind dog walker).

Plan for the rest of this week is another flatwork lesson tomorrow followed by some jumping next week. Our first BS show of the year is on the 11th of January @ SNEC - fingers crossed the lorry is fixed in time!!
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