Posted by Suzaan on 5:00 pm in Blog, Featured | 0 comments
Sorry for being inactive for so long. The last few months have been full of struggles with Mythical. We have taken x-rays of Mythical’s back to see what’s wrong. From then I did a rehabilitation program with him. (Go read more about that in my previous post) After the rehab, Mythical was a totally different horse. He jumped rounder, meaning I had more control after the jumps. I didn’t want to rush going to a show. I took it really slowly with getting Mythical to where we last were. When I finally felt ready to attempt a...
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Posted by Suzaan on 8:50 am in Blog, Featured | 0 comments
In the last few months, major things happened. Where should I start? At the beginning of December 2017, Silver Oaks Equestrian Centre had their annual Pony Camp where the older kids (that’s my besties and me) see if we can give my instructor some grey hair before the year ends. It started out as lots of fun. We had a quick session on the basic anatomy of the horses. The session was unplanned because it rained cats and dogs. When the rain finally stopped, we had our first riding lesson. It was absolute torture for me. Not only was...
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Posted by Suzaan on 11:18 am in Blog, Featured | 0 comments
On Sunday I had one of my best shows. It was my first 80 cm course. Mythical Music had a busy week. He had the previous weekend off to rest and I rode him on Monday. I could not ride on Tuesday as I spent the whole day in Johannesburg. On Wednesday I worked him thoroughly, knowing that there was an upcoming show and he had to be well prepared. On Thursday the freshness struck like a bomb. At the beginning he was going fine, just nodding his head now and again. The next moment he unexpectedly reared. I fell. I had to get back on to retain his...
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Posted by Suzaan on 9:36 pm in Blog | 0 comments
Where to start… I think a picture will tell the story I finally received my Protea colours in karate. After 5 years of hard work and active participation at the nationals. Following my gold medal and continuous participation in the nationals, I qualified for the 10th World Youth Cup in Croatia. We flew on the 25th of June and returned on the 4th of July. I had a ball of a time, but I missed Mythical terribly. I learned a whole lot of new tricks and got to know many new people. On our return, I barely had 4 days at home, for I had...
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Posted by Suzaan on 1:20 pm in Blog | 0 comments
Where do I start? I had such a rough few weeks. Beginning of May I started with exams, and finished on Thursday. Between studying, I had a crazy horse to work with. I do not know what got into Mythical Music two weeks back. He started running like crazy and was basically unrideable. My coach and I discussed to have the saddle-fitters or a specialised dentist out or to try a different bit. While we considered our options, I continuously tried to ride him and almost every time ended up lunging him until it came to the point that we decided to...
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Posted by Suzaan on 9:55 pm in Blog, Featured | 0 comments
Yesterday I had one of the best shows ever. It all started that morning just before six o’clock when my dog heard me turn around in bed. She leapt up and laid her million and one-tonne body on me. I knew it was almost time to get up so I didn’t get too mad at her. I waited for my alarm to sound, which didn’t take too long to happen. My other dog, who slept with my mum, heard it and she came running down to greet me. I got up quickly to pack everything for the show. We had to pick up one of my friends on the way, which made...
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Posted by Suzaan on 3:28 pm in Blog, Featured | 0 comments
I am super excited today. Tomorrow will be my second show on Mythical Music.This weekend was supposed to be the second SANESA Qualifier, but after some difficulty of finding a new venue, it was postponed. Now, I am going to Fourways Equestrian Club’s Training show.I had a rough week preparing. I had a rough week preparing for the show. When I rode on Monday, Mythical was very spooky and ran with me. On Tuesday he was quite fine but on Wednesday, eish… He gave my grandmother a huge fright after bucking and running at the fence, and...
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Posted by Suzaan on 1:31 pm in Blog, Featured | 0 comments
Last Monday, when I arrived at the stables, I was informed that the horses had their flu vaccinations, which meant that it would be two full days before the horses could work again. No work leads to loads of energy (freshness). Mythical Music had last been ridden the previous Friday. By the Wednesday, I still couldn’t ride and thus had to ask my coach’s son to do so for me. Luckily I could ride on Thursday. On Friday, my coach could not teach and I was cautious to ride because of extraordinary winds. Sometimes horses spook at...
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Posted by Suzaan on 6:16 pm in Blog, Featured | 0 comments
This past week I had an amazing time with Mythical Music. I jumped higher with him than I have done ever before. I am so proud of him. He is inclined to buck or run after the jumps and now I am getting him under control after the jumps. I think I am ready for the next show, whenever it might be. ...
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Posted by Suzaan on 6:15 pm in Blog, Uncategorised | 0 comments
One really realises what it means to be the older and independent sister if one goes through what I am going through now. On the first of January, my brother had an accident in which he cut his artery. ( http://techno-t.com/1-january-2017/ ) I am struggling to face reality. My brother and I are like twins. We do everything together. Lucky for me at the stable I can escape from reality. On Monday, when I needed some peace and quiet, I spent at least an hour and a half sitting with Mythical Music in his paddock. Horse riding helps me clear my...
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