...and the sun is still shining!
Yesterday Jono rode Lara for the first time in months. We are getting her back into work slowly and he is the lightest one, and it's him she knows best so he will be riding her and gradually building her up again. It was so lovely to see her being ridden, and on such a beautiful day.
We've been up to see Hunter this morning, he stood stock still while I took his rug off which is a first!
This afternoon I will be taking him in the indoor school again and repeating the Parelli games we did on Friday. He did them brilliantly on Friday - really tried and was listening to what I was asking him. I was so pleased I can't begin to tell you! If we have another good session today, I am planning to ride him briefly, only in walk, which will be the first time since my last fall.
Stuart's airplane ( the motor glider) is all done now- it had a major service over the winter and has now got its C of A, so guess where he is now!
So I am relaxing with my feet up now, and looking forward to getting to the yard later.
Oh and I have two bookings for equestrian photoshoots which I am very pleased about.
Enjoy the Bank Holiday
Sue x
Showing posts with label motor-glider. Show all posts
Showing posts with label motor-glider. Show all posts
Sunday, 5 May 2013
Monday, 28 May 2012
Long Time No See
How long has it been? Ages I think.....
Younger son has turned 13, riding again quite happily (tho not on Shankster yet). Older son has taken and failed a driving test - fingers crossed for the next one. Husband has got his motor-glider rigged and has been flying it loads - in between looking for a new contract. I am still working at the Cabinet Office. Ridden a bit but not as much as I had hoped. And I have sold a few of my Equestrian Photos :-)
Constantly tired - need more hours in the day!
Sunday, 15 April 2012
He's ok
After his accident last week, my son is fine thank God.
He's been back to the yard and has ridden again, on Lara of course, but he has been in the field with Shanks. He's riding Lara later. Seems quite comfortable again.
I've been poorly this week - horrible cold, which has manifested itself as a sore throat, swollen glands, stiff neck, sneezing, headache, did I mention the sore throat?
And my husband has been away since Wednesday, collecting the motor-glider. Ferry from Harwich to Esjberg, then driving with the trailer through Denmark and on to Arvika in Sweden, and back again. He's on the ferry now, due to dock at Harwich at 12.00. Then he's driving to the airfield to store it in the hangar, dropping his dad at his house ( went along for company) and then back home.
I need to sort out the photos I took at the cross-country last week before it all went wrong. I have to make CDs of the photos for the girls who rode, and also upload the best ones to my Facebook page, Sue Abbott Equestrian Photography. Also need to put some on my website too www.purelyphotography.co.uk It all takes time tho and I need to go to Tesco, do some washing, clean the bathrooms, Hoover, take younger son to the yard.... And the F1 is on so nothing will be done for the moment!
He's been back to the yard and has ridden again, on Lara of course, but he has been in the field with Shanks. He's riding Lara later. Seems quite comfortable again.
I've been poorly this week - horrible cold, which has manifested itself as a sore throat, swollen glands, stiff neck, sneezing, headache, did I mention the sore throat?
And my husband has been away since Wednesday, collecting the motor-glider. Ferry from Harwich to Esjberg, then driving with the trailer through Denmark and on to Arvika in Sweden, and back again. He's on the ferry now, due to dock at Harwich at 12.00. Then he's driving to the airfield to store it in the hangar, dropping his dad at his house ( went along for company) and then back home.
I need to sort out the photos I took at the cross-country last week before it all went wrong. I have to make CDs of the photos for the girls who rode, and also upload the best ones to my Facebook page, Sue Abbott Equestrian Photography. Also need to put some on my website too www.purelyphotography.co.uk It all takes time tho and I need to go to Tesco, do some washing, clean the bathrooms, Hoover, take younger son to the yard.... And the F1 is on so nothing will be done for the moment!
Monday, 9 April 2012
All Change
Not popped by for a while as it has all changed around here. My last visit was on a Monday, a couple of weeks back I think. I got a call from a job agency during the day for a temp job I had applied for. I had a phone interview that evening, and on the Tuesday I was told I had got the job, and could I start on Wednesday ! So I did and I am there on a 3 month contract. I'm doing project support work in an office about 40 mins drive from here. Not difficult work, but there is loads of it !
So I haven't ridden in a while, but here is a whole other story. My younger son went to do some cross country riding with Bev from the yard and some others. I went along to take photos. He was a bit nervous at the start but soon was having a blast. Then his horse, Shanks, reared and my son fell. But the horse had lost his footing in the mud and fell over backwards onto my son, and he couldn't get his footing to get up quickly, so he ended up rolling on him a couple of times more in the effort to get up. I cannot describe to you what it's like to see your 12 year old son screaming with a panicking horse on top of him. Shanks, bless him, got up and stood still but my son was in agony. He couldn't move his left leg and his ribs and chest hurt. Ambulance was called and the fab paramedic, Mark, was calm and reassuring and the major worry was my son's leg. He gave him gas and air, which my son loved and it helped him so much. Boot off, jodhpurs cut, no visible sign of a break. But into a neck brace and onto a backboard and into the ambulance still sucking on the gas and air. After declaring that he felt "so stoned" he had the mouthpiece taken away from him!! Paramedics, the doctor and nurses were all fantastic, so kind and caring, we really do have the best medical team in the world.
The important thing is that he was xrayed and there were no broken bones. Thank God. He was wearing a body protector which saved his ribs from being broken. There is no doubt about that at all. And a riding hat which prevented any concussion. He is bruised and sore, of course, and he has a hoof print on his ankle. But it could have been so much worse. So much. I thank God that he is ok, that he wasn't out on his own, that Bev was so calm, as was everyone, that the ambulance got there quickly, that the whole medical team was so fantastic, that my son is safe. And that the horse is fine too. It wasn't Shanks' fault. It wasn't my son's fault. It just happened. I am so grateful that the outcome was so good.
It's Easter weekend, so we have a long weekend which is just as well bearing in mind what has happened!
And as for getting the motor glider back from Sweden, that is proving more difficult and complicated due to plenty of circumstances which have cropped up which could not have been factored in at the start.
Kettle's on - coffee I think...
So I haven't ridden in a while, but here is a whole other story. My younger son went to do some cross country riding with Bev from the yard and some others. I went along to take photos. He was a bit nervous at the start but soon was having a blast. Then his horse, Shanks, reared and my son fell. But the horse had lost his footing in the mud and fell over backwards onto my son, and he couldn't get his footing to get up quickly, so he ended up rolling on him a couple of times more in the effort to get up. I cannot describe to you what it's like to see your 12 year old son screaming with a panicking horse on top of him. Shanks, bless him, got up and stood still but my son was in agony. He couldn't move his left leg and his ribs and chest hurt. Ambulance was called and the fab paramedic, Mark, was calm and reassuring and the major worry was my son's leg. He gave him gas and air, which my son loved and it helped him so much. Boot off, jodhpurs cut, no visible sign of a break. But into a neck brace and onto a backboard and into the ambulance still sucking on the gas and air. After declaring that he felt "so stoned" he had the mouthpiece taken away from him!! Paramedics, the doctor and nurses were all fantastic, so kind and caring, we really do have the best medical team in the world.
The important thing is that he was xrayed and there were no broken bones. Thank God. He was wearing a body protector which saved his ribs from being broken. There is no doubt about that at all. And a riding hat which prevented any concussion. He is bruised and sore, of course, and he has a hoof print on his ankle. But it could have been so much worse. So much. I thank God that he is ok, that he wasn't out on his own, that Bev was so calm, as was everyone, that the ambulance got there quickly, that the whole medical team was so fantastic, that my son is safe. And that the horse is fine too. It wasn't Shanks' fault. It wasn't my son's fault. It just happened. I am so grateful that the outcome was so good.
It's Easter weekend, so we have a long weekend which is just as well bearing in mind what has happened!
And as for getting the motor glider back from Sweden, that is proving more difficult and complicated due to plenty of circumstances which have cropped up which could not have been factored in at the start.
Kettle's on - coffee I think...
Wednesday, 21 March 2012
Busy weekend
Not checked in here for a few days, but I do have an excuse! Last Friday, my husband and I flew to Sweden for the weekend. I have mentioned before that he is a pilot, and he has been looking for aaaages for a motor glider. When I first met the husband, he flew gliders as his hobby, having learnt to fly them in the ATC. A few years ago he got his PPL and since then has mainly flown power. But he has always wanted a motor glider which gives the best of both worlds. And he managed to find a nice looking one which was based in Sweden. So, after much planning, we went away for the weekend, with an arrangement in place to see the plane on the Sunday. So we went to Stockholm on the Friday and stayed over on Saturday too to do some sight-seeing. We saw the Wasa, which is a 300+ year old oak warship which sank on its maiden journey after just 20 minutes. Three hundred years later it was found in the harbour and it was eventually raised on 24 April 1961. Since then it has been conserved and restored and is 95% original and a spectacular sight. So much so that we spent over 4 hours in the museum!
On the Sunday we got the train to Arvika where we were met by two men from the airfield who took us over to see the plane. The airfield is in stunning surroundings, the lakes were all frozen over, the skies were blue and the sun was shining. Perfect. Husband crawled all over the plane and then flew it, and loved it. Deal done, hands shaken, and back to the 1970's in the form of our hotel for the night. Not quite as plush as the one in Stockholm, this was faux-Roman with colonnades and painted marble effects. Hmmmmmmmm!
Back to Vasteras airport via train on the Monday and home again.
I do have some photos and I will pop them on here shortly.
No.1 son has collected his car, bought from his aunt, and is happily driving it on L plates with husband in the passenger seat. He is made up of course!
No.2 son spent most of the weekend at the stables, not a bad life eh?
And I was up there today for a hack. On Pampa this time and in a western saddle which was lovely and comfy (like an armchair) although my jumper kept getting caught on the horn. It was a beautiful morning with blue skies, and we saw deer in the fields. Can't get much better ways to spend a Wednesday morning than that, surely. Lots of trotting, and some long canters with no brakes! I abso-flipping-lutely loved it.
And now I'm back home drinking tea and looking at the pile of ironing that needs to be done... It really needs to be done...
On the Sunday we got the train to Arvika where we were met by two men from the airfield who took us over to see the plane. The airfield is in stunning surroundings, the lakes were all frozen over, the skies were blue and the sun was shining. Perfect. Husband crawled all over the plane and then flew it, and loved it. Deal done, hands shaken, and back to the 1970's in the form of our hotel for the night. Not quite as plush as the one in Stockholm, this was faux-Roman with colonnades and painted marble effects. Hmmmmmmmm!
Back to Vasteras airport via train on the Monday and home again.
I do have some photos and I will pop them on here shortly.
No.1 son has collected his car, bought from his aunt, and is happily driving it on L plates with husband in the passenger seat. He is made up of course!
No.2 son spent most of the weekend at the stables, not a bad life eh?
And I was up there today for a hack. On Pampa this time and in a western saddle which was lovely and comfy (like an armchair) although my jumper kept getting caught on the horn. It was a beautiful morning with blue skies, and we saw deer in the fields. Can't get much better ways to spend a Wednesday morning than that, surely. Lots of trotting, and some long canters with no brakes! I abso-flipping-lutely loved it.
And now I'm back home drinking tea and looking at the pile of ironing that needs to be done... It really needs to be done...
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