Photos. Again....

More photos...

Not much to add...Just brought Molly back into work after a few weeks off due to me having so many other horses to ride.

Now I have 7 in work....including Miss Molly...so I better sell some fast!!!

XC schooling

Miss Molly went to te rapa and had a pop around the xc. She thinks she's an advanced horse already...

Rodeo Pony

It wasnt the rodeoing that got me off...it was the sudden halt at the end lol...

Woodhill Sands for schooling

Rach and Molly...

A week of firsts...

First lesson with Molly, first time at a new location, and first time ridden at woodhill sands.

Lesson was awesome.....trot poles and small grids. Took her up to Woodhill Sands to do some flat schooling and go for a hack around the place. There was nobody else there and its quite a big spooky place to be, but she acted like she'd been there all her life.

She's a bit of a ponce with the weather though, and because she is stabled at night and out during the day, it is at times a battle to get her to come out of her box and go into the paddock lol. She doesnt like being wet!

Leanne cantering Miss Molly

Yee haa Grandmaa.

Miss Molly jumped for the first time under saddle today. Just started with a tiny X-bar and then made a small upright. Trotted her down to it and she boinged over it. Only did it a couple of times as she was getting a bit keen!

Luv this pony to bits. Today was the first time since Ive owned her that anyone else has ridden her. Leanne had a play and was the Crash Test Dummy for the jumping - well, I had to be on the ground to take photos, right?

haha

Leanne is tiny and Miss Molly hardly registered that she was on board.....

Finally Miss Molly is very happy to work in a longer frame and swing over her back. She did some lovely longer, lower work at trot and then also at canter.

Roll on next season!

Clippity Clip Clip...and leg update

Molly was clipped for the first time today....and wasnt phased by it at all. Her leg is looking great too.

Hairy Molly...waiting to be de-fluffed....


Hairy beast...


The leg..

First ride post injury

Miss Molly had her first ride today post injury. Of course she was perfect, she always is!! Given that she's only actually been sat on 4 times since she finished racing in December, she is a star. Just gets on with the job and off we go. Even gets her correct canter strike offs.

1st day back in work...

Miss Molly first day back in work...just on the lunge....I swear she has grown!

Molly's mum

Introducing Molly's mum, who is by Zabeel....with her 2008 foal, at Windsor Park Stud.

Unfortunately she is a very sought after racing broodmare, so I wont be getting my hands on her any time soon!!!

Molly jumping

Found the photos of Molly taken when I bought her...yup...she can jump ;-)

Hideous injury....

This is what happens when stallions are put next door to mares, without proper stallion proof fencing in between. Who the fark does that sort of thing anyway?!!! A simple phone call to say the stallion was going to be put next door would have saved my girls leg, and my wallet. Angry? hell yes!!!!!!!!!!!!

H&P Article

Molly gets her name in print lol ;-)

Horse and Pony Magazine attended the conformation clinic last month that I took Molly to. I was stoked to see that she is featuring in the write up in this months magazine - and even more stoked to see the awesome things they had to say about her!

Two outings

Molly has had her first outings post racing, and behaved impeccably.

First she went to a young horse seminar, where two big name trainers and riders from the UK were assessing young horses' future ability, based on their conformation etc. Both ladies are very well respected in the international eventing world, having won at 4* level and been very involved with the sport internationally.

Thankfully they had lots of nice things to say about Molly, and commented on how well put together she is and very mature looking for a 3yr old. Also loved her temperament and said she reminded them of a horse that Mark Todd had who is now running advanced in the UK.

Molly's second outing was to Woodhill Sands SJ last weekend. A lot busier, and lots of galloping horses and crashing rails. She just hung out there ringside like she'd done it all her life. Total non event.

She has her first show this weekend, so hopefully will be as well behaved there! It is just a show with flat classes of course, local, low key.