Filling in the gaps....

Well as you all can see, i havent really updated my blog. so this post is going to have lots of pictures to bring you all up to speed.
During the winter i did the first day of the winter dressage series. my gosh was that a horrible day, he wouldnt walk, or go on the bit or do anything i asked him to. basically it was a disaster. and to top things off, i was using a jumping saddle to do a dressage test! anyway we managed to get some pictures from that day and here it is.

During winter i also chose to get Gizmo clipped as he was quite hairy and it was getting quite hard to brush him down properly. Warning, hes looking very skinny in these pics, but has since put on much more weight.

I also took Gizmo to the open days at the waikato equestrian centre. my goodness he was awesum!! ive never jumped so big and he gave me so much confidence. my position is absolutely terrible but i stayed on and i have now sorted out my postition. here are some of the pics from that day.

The pony club season started quite well with our first rally at the top part of the Waikato Equestrian centre. we just walked, trotted, and did one tiny circle of canter. we did trotting poles and we wernt allowed to do the cavoletties which was frustrating. Two weeks later we had a combined Hamilton rally at te uku which was amuzing. Gizmo was packing a tantrum on the cross country course. imagine a little child in a lollie shop on the floor kicking and screaming and flailing their arm about-well that was gizmo. he wouldnt go foward, you gave him the reins and we start walking back as fast as possible, he would stop and stamp the gound so hard while breathing like an angry bull. it was so hilarious and nothing me or anyone could do would stop it.
We have since figured out (from another tantrum at my pony club) that Gizmo cannot do cross country in a group. Hes 21 so for 18 years hes been taught that he goes out through the start gate and gallops, and if theres a jump in the way he jumps it. he doesnt understand why he has to stop after each jump and it does his head in.