Interested in Roman Riding?

[John Conyard]

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This is all exciting stuff and everybody is very happy. They do look very good.

But poor old Hal has retired to a field full of grss for the winter and needs a long rest before he is worked again. Which leaves me a bit bereft.

I have spent some time training Cookie, a great little horse around 14.3. He is willing, responsive, jumps for fun, and is very nervous. I think in some ways he will make a great Roman horse, if he can overcome his fear of the equipment. Jurjen, you saw me sit on thos horse for the first time when you came down to the yard and Byron saw him soon afterwards. You can control his speed with your legs, and he listens to what I want. But if my quiver hits him in the wrong place on his side we are off, at speed, looking for fences to jump.

But it would be nice to ride a horse that just does what I want it to for a change.