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 show, Mythical started to act up again. I took in slower again because it seemed like his back was sore. My coach and I worked out a new training schedule. Which we’ve tried over the last few weeks. The schedule entails me lunging him on a Monday, as usual. Ride a group lesson on Tuesday. Wednesday and Saturday I’ll just work with his...

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 Mythical extremely fresh but also my instructor’s eldest son gave the lesson. He really knows how to teach because he had experience from learning from top instructors all over the country. We trotted for what felt like 3 hours and barely jumped, skipping one of my favourite parts of horse riding – Jumping. Later the afternoon we played a...

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 and my own confidence. Fortunately, my coach was close by and she helped me to finish working him. At that stage, I thought I might have to skip the show. Mythical must have had a fright because on Friday he was an angel in the arena. To be honest I was concerned that he might be naughty. I rode him again on Saturday morning just to ensure that it...