Spotty joined in this morning, he was not ridden but was led round so he could have a look and he joined in at the back of the Shetland ride.
He also had a go at being lunged, he needed someone to walk with him at first.
 Helpers at Summerfield Stables were surprised today when the delivery of hay turned out to include the delivery of a new pony. Spotty a 10hh 10 year old shetland pony gelding has joined the stables! After being turned out alone he was then joined by Freddy and they soon settled to graze 
Maisey has just come back from her fattening holiday as a companion pony so she has put on lots of weight which she finds difficult to do when being stabled in the winter due to her crib-biting. We will be lunging and long reigning her to get her back into shape and she will be joining in on a Saturday morning as soon as possible! We also had another great day of tidying up and organising. Whilst sorting out what we wanted to keep Charlie bravely tried out some of the chairs to see if they were still safe to use... They weren't! Needless to say we all rushed to help him out before taking photos of him.  With the poles all painted over the summer holidays we decided it was time for a show. We held a clear round jumping 'teaching show'. This allowed riders to have instruction over the fences whilst jumping. There were several different heights for the ponies from didi to large. Everyone had a great time but they are still keen to have a go next time! 
First a warm up
Then the didi
Steady Rosa, that's Twiggy's boyfriend!
The jumping clinic was a great success and the two different classes allowed everyone to improve on their jumping skills. The horses are all improving as they become more able to jump combinations of fences and the riders are becoming more confident. Photos will follow!
The first of our clinics being run by Anne is the pole work clinic. This was great fun and there were two separate clinics being run. Both of them were great fun and everyone learned a lot. Thanks Anne!
Summer is here and with the start of the holidays we are all painting poles ready for the showing season. Hard work but with very pretty results!
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GeorgeI am the Chair of the Committee that runs Summerfield Stables. I like helping out with the horses as much as I can but I find it hard to find the time. Archives
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