Saturday 13 September 2014

Løshoppeloxi













I dag var det tid til å løshoppe alle unghestene, og vi startet med Biloxi. Tjukkasen hadde det kjempemorsomt, og det var virkelig morsomt å se hvor mye han koste seg. Og hvor flink han faktisk er. Formen er dårlig, så vi var rett og slett nødt til å "holde igjen" for han drønnet på og hadde fortsatt enda lenge om vi bare hadde latt ham. Han er veldig flink til å se seg for, å plassere seg riktig, teknikken er fin (egentlig bedre enn hva bildene indikerer, for han er finere foran enn hva det ser ut til) og selv med massevis av ekstra kilo er det tydelig at dette er noe som han har "lett for". Og, ikke minst, liker!

Today we had time to jump the youngsters, and Biloxi was first to go. Chubby had a blast, and it was so fun to see how much he enjoyed himself. And how good he is at this. As he's so out of shape, we had to hold him back as he would have kept going for much longer if we let him. He's so good at seeing where he is, placing himself right, his technique is good (better than in the photos really, as he's nice and quick up front which doesn't really show as most photos are taken when he's "unfolding" his forelegs again) and even with all his excess baggage, this is obviously something that comes naturally. And that he enjoys!

No comments: