Saturday 16 March 2024

Keep Moving - Week 11

Still ropey on Sunday but we headed off to Dalhousie Castle for our wedding anniversary, I managed a stroll around the woods and we had fun at the falconry centre but otherwise had a quiet time.  Dalhousie is said to be the most haunted castle in Edinburgh and we couldn't help but notice the "smudge" in the photo of the dungeon when all the other photos were clear...  In the past the dungeon was bottle shaped and prisoners were lowered in on a rope, with 11ft thick walls no one escaped, these days they feed you in the dungeon and it's easier to leave.

Cactus had an arena trip in the rain on Thursday, he was very well behaved, Spider was learning new tricks for snacks and photobombing photos!  Managed a 5km jog on Friday, felt like I was running more than walking and shaved a few more minutes off, 36.24.  Going out in the evening had it's pros (glorious sunset) and cons (still trying to cough the bugs back up).  Trip to Edinburgh on Saturday, five miles done around the town interspersed with another trip to Six by Nico.
































Saturday 9 March 2024

Keep Moving - Week 10

Sunday hack on Spider, out with Cactus and Molly then I did another three and a half miles around Camp Wood Hill.  It's one of those places that you see endless signs for so it's been on my list to walk to, I believe it is a hill fort but the summit is well fenced off.  Fabulous views over Edinburgh and the Pentlands which of course don't translate in to a phone photo, it made me smile that someone is keeping immaculate bird feeders well topped up at the top of the path.  

Another glorious day on Monday so Spider and Cactus had a trundle along the railway line, Spider is certainly toning up even if I'm not!  I was in the office for the next few days so I stopped on the way home and checked out some pony hacking routes on Lauder common.  Spidey had a spin in the arena on Friday but some lurgy attacked me on Saturday and I didn't even make it out of bed. 





Sunday 3 March 2024

Chamfron Updates

Great online dressage results for Chamfron Bellini and Chamfron Mojito and Campeador have been out jumping.  Chamfron Chipita's foal, Ceilidh is officially weaned and Chip has headed off for four weeks boot camp to bring her back in to work.







Saturday 2 March 2024

Keep Moving - Week 9

Sunday started with a walk up to pole clinic with Cactus then a hack out with Molly on Spider.  Five work miles on Monday in the sunshine, then on Tuesday I went for a recce around some new local tracks to check their suitability for a pony outing.  Several good loops around fields with the potential for it to link to further off roading hacking has definitely made it find of the week!  Wednesday was a lunchtime wander round Vogrie, Spider had a trip to the arena on Thursday and a short hack on Friday.  Then on Saturday Spider had a successful trip out in the trailer to investigate the new routes.