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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Tuesday, June 4, 2013
International Horse Agility--Starter Level
Below you will see one young handler take her Exmoor pony Penelope through the starter level of International Horse Agility. To compete in this international event, you submit your video for the course described that month, get your scores, and are ranked with the other participants that month. As you can see the basic equipment is quite easy to come up with at this level. Note that handler is doing a great job with the loose lead line. And I think she added in some extras like the umbrella during the hula hoop stand and the ball used later in the video.
However I wonder if any Icelandics have competed. And if the IHA is going to make us compete at the pony level rather than at the horse level?
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