Blessi competed in an all-breed show earlier this year. Dannelle a dressage instructor had agreed to ride him. While preparing him for the show, she set up several small jumps for him to practice. Blessi did not seem to get the idea of "jump" as opposed to "knock down barrier and step over it." Since he is 16-years old, we just resigned ourselves to getting a low score on this obstacle. However, once again Blessi surprised us. Here is what he did during the actual competition. He and Dannelle were one of the few horse/rider combinations who scored a perfect 10 on this obstacle. Dannelle did a brilliant job of riding him.
As a little girl, I always wanted a pony for Christmas. Santa never brought me a pony. So in my late 40s, I started taking horseback riding lessons. When I turned 50, I got my first horse, an Icelandic named Blessi (Veigar frá Búðardal). Little did I know how much fun life with an Icelandic was going to be. Blessi has a unique perspective on life. I hope you enjoy reading about it as much as I enjoy Blessi. And you will probably read about my cats from time to time.
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Saturday, November 3, 2012
Blessi Jumps
Blessi competed in an all-breed show earlier this year. Dannelle a dressage instructor had agreed to ride him. While preparing him for the show, she set up several small jumps for him to practice. Blessi did not seem to get the idea of "jump" as opposed to "knock down barrier and step over it." Since he is 16-years old, we just resigned ourselves to getting a low score on this obstacle. However, once again Blessi surprised us. Here is what he did during the actual competition. He and Dannelle were one of the few horse/rider combinations who scored a perfect 10 on this obstacle. Dannelle did a brilliant job of riding him.
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