Mungo Madness
6th October 2009, 08:04 PM
:sad-no: So disappointed, I've had TWO horses to potenitally go view this week, and neither have worked out :(
First one, the owner didn't even text me to say what time to come see the horse :mad: Talk about rude, if you don't want to meet me don't make me keep my Sunday free when I could be seeing other horses!!
So I went to the grey today, first time I've been all by my lonesome to see a horsey!
Anyway got there and looked around the yard. Wasn't too impressed, it looks like they've built it over a tree cutting down lumberjack site, there were several piles of rubble, lots of broken bricks/stones on the floor, VERY muddy! That worried me as, if that's what its like now, what about when it's winter?
But I pushed that aside thinking I'll jsut have to wear my wellies :lol: So met his owner, got him out of the stable, lovely jubbley, lovely little man, his owner was really nice. Then went around to the school...well it was literally just woodchips on the floor, no fencing, just opened out onto the yard. But it was a decent size. So I thought well it's a good size and the surface looks dry even though its been raining, so it'll be fine :)
It ****** well wasn't :lol: The only reason it looked dry was because they had just had a fresh batch of chips put on it. Underneath those it was so so so wet, and there were a couple of small puddles in the middle, which I thought was a bit odd having puddles already, whats it going to be like when the proper rain comes? But carried on. But then when we had a canter, he MAJORLY slipped, I thought he was going to go over. But he got himself back up fine, I collected him together and came back to trot and decided to stick to the other side of the school. But when I asked for canter on the other rein, he just drifted off in front of a cone, jumped to the right because it was right in front of him and then careered off the school and we nearly landed in a pile of nettles/rubble. Luckily I managed to pull him up first, I thought for a split second I was going to be off!
So I finished being really disappointed, he was SO much fun and his owner was lovely, but I really didn't feel safe in the school, it was a very unsuitable surface for the ground. I just didn't feel it was a safe enviroment, and ultimately its not only unsafe for him, but for me as well. And I don't know that I want to increase the risk to myself, I mean if we had an accident in the school, theres rocks and bricks everywhere and nothing to keep us in the school. :(
:( Majorly disappointed. Plus its about 20mins away, so in the week when I get there it's going to be too dark to hack, and as its winter the schools going to be too wet and deep and slippery :( :(
Cookies to those who read, sorry its so long :(
First one, the owner didn't even text me to say what time to come see the horse :mad: Talk about rude, if you don't want to meet me don't make me keep my Sunday free when I could be seeing other horses!!
So I went to the grey today, first time I've been all by my lonesome to see a horsey!
Anyway got there and looked around the yard. Wasn't too impressed, it looks like they've built it over a tree cutting down lumberjack site, there were several piles of rubble, lots of broken bricks/stones on the floor, VERY muddy! That worried me as, if that's what its like now, what about when it's winter?
But I pushed that aside thinking I'll jsut have to wear my wellies :lol: So met his owner, got him out of the stable, lovely jubbley, lovely little man, his owner was really nice. Then went around to the school...well it was literally just woodchips on the floor, no fencing, just opened out onto the yard. But it was a decent size. So I thought well it's a good size and the surface looks dry even though its been raining, so it'll be fine :)
It ****** well wasn't :lol: The only reason it looked dry was because they had just had a fresh batch of chips put on it. Underneath those it was so so so wet, and there were a couple of small puddles in the middle, which I thought was a bit odd having puddles already, whats it going to be like when the proper rain comes? But carried on. But then when we had a canter, he MAJORLY slipped, I thought he was going to go over. But he got himself back up fine, I collected him together and came back to trot and decided to stick to the other side of the school. But when I asked for canter on the other rein, he just drifted off in front of a cone, jumped to the right because it was right in front of him and then careered off the school and we nearly landed in a pile of nettles/rubble. Luckily I managed to pull him up first, I thought for a split second I was going to be off!
So I finished being really disappointed, he was SO much fun and his owner was lovely, but I really didn't feel safe in the school, it was a very unsuitable surface for the ground. I just didn't feel it was a safe enviroment, and ultimately its not only unsafe for him, but for me as well. And I don't know that I want to increase the risk to myself, I mean if we had an accident in the school, theres rocks and bricks everywhere and nothing to keep us in the school. :(
:( Majorly disappointed. Plus its about 20mins away, so in the week when I get there it's going to be too dark to hack, and as its winter the schools going to be too wet and deep and slippery :( :(
Cookies to those who read, sorry its so long :(