WOOOOHOOOOO........Tilly's Back!!!!!

So, 15 months after the event that tweaked Tilly's suspensory ligaments we have made it back to the beach.  It has been a very long journey and at times I did think we would never make it back but our patience and help from Joe and Barry have paid off. 
On Monday I took Tilly to the school up the road.  This was the first time I had ridden her in the school since she went lame and she was a little on her toes so I thought it may be a good idea to bob her round on the lunge first......hahahahahaha ...... thank goodness for lunge lines!!!!!!
She went mental, turned herself inside out and you would have thought that she had never had a saddle on by the amount of humping she was doing!  Eventually I got on and just walked round with a little trot at the end but she was very spooky and jumpy!   So I took her back on Tuesday and lunged her again.  She was calmer and Ross stayed with me while I rode, just to be on the safe side!  She was much more relaxed and after trotting round on both reins I tentatively asked for canter.  She was fab and we cantered round and round...she did not want to stop.  It was a lovely balanced canter, in an outline and she was light in my hand.

 So Wednesday saw us on the beach!!!!   Peter, Jack and Stan came along too and we all set off together.  There was no humping but Peter did hold onto me down the ramp as this is where she usually humps and she was really relaxed throughout.  I went off and trotted to the gully as normal and then picked up canter, maintaining a good contact and a short rein!!  Stan accompanied us and Jack stayed with Peter and we cantered a big loop and headed back up the beach to Peter.  A couple of times I could tell she was thinking humpy bumpy but I growled at her and she was fine.  We cantered a few circles round Peter at the end and then walked back to the wagon.  What a star!! 

And to cap it all off nicely we came home via Bradshaws farm shop and bought our Christmas tree!!!!!!
We are hopefully aiming to go to Somerfords Winter Ride the week before Christmas if all goes to plan.........