Progress Update!

So, its been a few months since i've last updated my 5 followers on Georgie's progress! Sorry about that, i've been so busy with Georgie, school and a lot of other things. Here goes then,

Well, along with finally becoming an offical member of Pony Club, competing in Georgie's first ever competition, doing a lot of work on my position and Georgie's co-ordination with a few set backs, including a fractured shoulder (mine!), we've come so much further than anyone would of guessed if they'd seen us a few months back.

I'll start with Georgie's first competition, a weekend back in June Dodges Ferry held a dressage day that i thought might be a nice, calm, confidence booster first competition for Georgie. Despite the weather not being on our side at all during the week leading up to it, leaving me only one day to actually get on and ride my test, the Saturday morning came and Georgie was just amazing. We had very little time to warm up due to the horse we were floating with having some difficulties on the way down so I literally had time to just get on, walk and trot a few circles and then head straight down to introduce myself to the judge.
Georgie was amazing, a little full of herself due to not much of a warm up but i was expecting that. Coming out of the arena everyone said we'd done very well, and i was so proud of my little Georgie!
A couple of  hours later the results were posted and i was shocked to discover we'd come second! Definately not what anyone was expecting, especially me.

That June weekend was actually so busy, the Sunday after the comp we had Pony Club which was amazing fun as usual. We had a cross country lesson (the first time Georgie could actually jump anything, due to the last couple of times she's lost a shoe and been to green.) and i was fully prepared to have to sit out most of the bigger jumps because i was expecting Georgie to be a little reserved, but i was so wrong! By the end of the 30 minutes we were jumping the grade 3 water combination. As usual, Georgie never fails to suprise me and again, i was super proud of her!

After that weekend the weather pretty much came in and became a typical Tassie winter, cold, wet, 'sitting on your couch watching movie's' weather. Luckily for me the place i agist at has a pretty much all weather arena so as long as the weather wasn't wet i could ride.
Since then we were working on our canter transistions and flexion, my awful heels and jumping position. Until i found out i'd actually fractured my shoulder in a fall a few months back and i was given the 'No riding until further notice' by the doctors.
Everything had to be pretty much put on hold until the end of July (yes i know, almost there!), however the weather hasn't been great for riding anyway so i haven't missed much. And its been good for Georgie and I in the long run too, a lot of ground work, grooming and generally playing has just made our already strong bond, stronger.

So there you are, all caught up! Thanks for reading, i promise to post more blogs soon and not be so lazy next time!