XC schooling Boomerang 06-04-15

Excellent week bringing Monty back into work.  He had a few quiet days of hacking in walk (well, bouncing and jogging mostly) and a few gentle schooling sessions.  Then Saturday and Sunday I took him to Hankley to hack.  Saturday was quite gentle with just some trotting and one canter.  Sunday he was very bouncy and keen to gallop everywhere so bit more cantering.

As he was feeling so well we went off to Boomerang today to have a play round the XC and remind him of water/ditches etc.  He was very keen, dragging me around, charging off after fences and generally seeming very pleased with himself.  He jumped several corners without any hesitations, even left ones.  We did the coffin which has a slight slope to it, albeit not much of a ditch, no probs over the trakehner and through the sunken road.  We did some skinnies and we finished with a decent jump right on the edge of the water very much like the barrels into the water at Badminton which he showed no hesitation at and then bounded through the water, turned well and out over the skinny.  Useful session and pleased he is feeling very happy with himself. Hopefully the break has done him good.  Roll on SOE BE100 on Saturday - be nice to start our season!  Badminton entries are now in and a month today it will all be over!

Enjoying a roll back at home in the field