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Thanks for watching - it’s cool how you can see equestrian round the world via Instagram and CZcams. Big fan of 🇦🇺 MJET on Instagram and their humour.

She was great. Off to water jump school this week as the only thing that needs a bit of work.

Thanks, this is why we started vlogging. We are just in the process of doing a very different one called Mule School 🫣.

Thanks she is cool - she has been a very tricky horse but worth persevering with

Hopefully you have seen us improve with editing and putting these vlogs at latest.

Thank you 😁

Who knows! Probably some mega wise words of wisdom that would transform people’s lives….. or most likely something a bit dull!

@@theeventingjourney232 Haha I find everything you say interesting, really love your videos! :)

@@bd24920thanks - next week I will just be green and mostly trying not to be sick going novice

@@theeventingjourney232 Good luck! You are more than ready :)

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Really nice horse.

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Thanks we think he is very handsome

They keep the flies out of their eyes - they are made with see through mesh.

@@theeventingjourney232 thanx.

Not really sure but it’s highest point in area

We both like to see the safety and we know it’s having a positive impact on the sport.

They just didn’t read it very well probably as had no depth. It was interesting and proves how course designers can do everything right with clear ground line and stone landing but horses don’t do things as expected.

Either walk around the ends or there was one pedestrian footbridge which was so wobbly you felt seasick walking across with so many people making it sway.

@@theeventingjourney232 oh that sounds unpleasant! I think I'd have swam across! 🤣 the pontoons worked really well, didn't seem to cause any issues, and the frogmen didn't have anything to do!

I don’t mind kind as long as it’s still influential and this was with time so still made cross country the main factor

@@theeventingjourney232 Oh definitly. It looked spectacular on the tv.

We filmed in portrait for Instagram so some of the ratios didn’t work but did on my computer 🫣

It was fantastic design. Enough to challenge the best so they couldn’t be complacent because the time was tight but less experienced nations could get round safely.

No problem

We have lots - will pull in together tomorrow

Discovery + is the only way in Europe

They have been removed already so what you see will probably be it

It was some great design. The venue is the best we have ever been to and we have been to a fair few over the years!

It was beautiful and the right result

Thanks for watching!

We are sticking a lot on our Instagram as easy - we did watch some poor Aussies watching with no wet weather gear getting soaked yesterday!

I watched on 9Now on my TV. They streamed the entire thing. Plus the entire eventing dressage. I'm looking forward to watching the eventing show jumping. Plus I am watching the other equestrian events. I'm in Melbourne, Victoria.

Groundwork’s and then left over a weekend

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We can’t wear standing martingales eventing. Against tack rules. He needs some training to stay round and in balance. It’s my plan for the next month. Improve the canter and teach him not to flatten on that last two strides. He is a lot better than he used to be so it’s just putting in final polish now. He is 5 and quite a big horse so sometimes takes time.

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​ I have to say, you're a lovely soul. Please don't ever change. Maybe a wintec standing martingale for home training, worth a try , as part of his general training. I've never taken part in eventing, dressage has never interested me, so I was not aware of the rules . Wishing you all the best .​@@theeventingjourney232

I have 2yo Eris who will be backed next year and is my precious homebred and this winter was the longest hardest winter ever with all the rain so just trying to cut back. I suspect Robbie will be around a fair bit longer!

@@theeventingjourney232 I forgot about the homebred! I'd imagine plenty of people would make an offer for Robbie, he looks a good prospect for the future (I may be a tad biased, he looks just like my horse!! not that I compete, but he'd a very good record as a 5 and 6 y/o)

Thanks he is a fun horse. Canter down the beach one day and go eventing the next. Insey on the other hand cannot do things like that!

Prizes are a bonus when in their first year. Instead it’s about the process and making sure they are confident. They are always learning so sometimes they make mistakes but if you are at right height they can sort it out. I do think we get very scared about them learning on the job. Tim and Jonelle Price write the most wonderful blog in their news section and are so relaxed if their horses have a run out etc just say they have got to learn and then to go back and educate them so understand how to solve the problem next time.

@@theeventingjourney232 yes totally agree, let them make mistakes, they need to think for themselves and work it out, thanks for the heads up with Tim and Jonelle blog will watch, I belong to the Lucinda Green XC academy and it has been invaluable for my mares and mine education (owned since a 4 year old) I have not even worn a watch yet (competing comfortably at 90) my husband and sons are aghast that I don't make the time (old lady rider) 🤣 but I have a confident and gusty horse who is consistently doing double clears, so that will come. Good luck with Insy as well super horse with all the scope and potential 👍

I am the slowest rider ever but trying very hard to get better using a watch. Insey is naturally quick as she gets away from the fence fast but everything else I am captain slow. I love a round which is all in balance and just having a nice time with your horse full of confidence but usually means you are very slow. It’s something I have had to work at as don’t really like going fast.

@@theeventingjourney232 we will both get there 🙃 just got to knock off 9-15 seconds which will come, the horse and myself are now confident and much fitter (me in particular) so I can push on a bit more. I have taken it a bit slowly the past couple of years due to me having slipped discs but now is the time to progress (and get that watch out!!) Keep up the good work, it is great to see

It’s great that Musketeer events run it as a very good organiser. I think BE has shot themselves in the foot with a few decisions and cannot back track. Won’t impact novice + but the Cotswold cup is very impressive and fills a big hole that BE lacks - no membership fees, a championship in the same year with very good prizes, outstanding locations and inclusive.

The tail swishing in the dressage stops if I let him drop off the leg and not stay into the contact. It’s also worse when he isn’t through as of course I irritate him trying to get him in front of the leg. He was more through at Waverton but flat warm up really helped. Jumping I think he needs to learn to sit more in the canter which goes back to staying through in the contact and in front of the leg. It’s one of the things I am going to work very hard on and have some ideas about things. Xc he can go along in that longer flatter canter so it’s a bit better but he needs to learn to have a half halt and sit up. At moment you half halt and not much happens. It’s a strength and education thing. Essentially he has a very big engine and needs to learn to balance it and manage the power. He will be a very different horse next year. Most of mine don’t even manage anything until 6 so down to his good attitude that he is doing pretty well. You won’t see him eventing now for a bit while I start putting in the training to help him move to next stage.

Thanks - glad you are enjoying them

It has been a really abnormal year but better to run young horses on the soft as normally like rock this time of year. I have been pretty lucky as rain seems to stop for majority of it.