Hello campers!

Today is the first day of the rest of my blog.

I doubt if it'll be hugely interesting and as you probably know, I don't do photos so I shall have to rely on verbal rather than visual effects.

My SU blog helped me through no end of difficult times and although I don't intend to be miserable on here, shit happens and I hope my friends will continue to support me.

Now. Wilson and I had THE best day yesterday. Mr WoW came, for the first time since 6th April (but he is so worth waiting for). That lesson was easily our best and I couldn't wait to get on with things and just maybe, maybe we'd be ready for Elemental by September. Then of course the wretched horse injured himself 3 days later and two months went down the pan.

Mr WoW was supposed to come and ride Wils for me in the meantime, but he was busy with his eventers :rolleyes: and I'm not important enough. And his client base tends to be more westerly; I think he only has 3 people who live this way. So Myles, Nadia's SJ trainer, rode Wils a couple of times but it wasn't a felicitous combination: he's the best person I've ever seen with quirky/difficult horses, but he doesn't seem to realise that the easy horses are just as sensitive only they don't let on.

So while I was waiting for Mr WoW to reappear on the radar I contacted Sarah Dobell, a BD judge and BHS trainer, and had a lesson with her the other week. She liked Wilson enormously (natch!) and we liked her too except that she wants me to start to sit to the trot, which I think is a Bad Idea and something I have studiously avoided to date.

Annnyway Mr WoW finally came yesterday and within the space of 45 minutes managed to get us almost back up to speed, and was entirely responsible for THE best trot we have ever done: Wilson just relaxed - head down, back rounded, hind legs really underneathy - and I almost felt as if I was going to ping over his head. His breathing was deep but not laboured and was absolutely in time with his stride. It was the softest ride I've ever had and Mr WoW told me that it would be (relatively) easy to sit to. I think he wants to wait until we can get this trot all the time before asking me to sit. Hey, I don't mind waiting!

And as you'll have seen on my FB status, he was very complimentary about Wilson and it feels good to have him back. It's a pain when he can't come but well worth it when he does. I knew he'd appreciate the matchy-matchy: that's the sort of thing he notices!

Later today Nadi and I are hoping to go in the big field. We'll do a bit of schooling in there first so the horses settle, and then we'll have a bit of fun!