Just a couple of weeks and Kel is off to his first show. He's looking good and behaving well under saddle so we're taking him to a small local show for some experience and possibly his first class, depending on how he is when he gets threre. I'm nervous, but after a long and very good ride today, I'm more certain he'll do just fine.
We had a very nice jeffries leather show saddle fitted yesterday so I now need to possibly invest in a black leather bridle, leather chaps and a show jacket and I'll be sorted for the summer. We also had him measured properly and he's just a little under 15.1hh now. Emma (Tregurtha Downs) thinks he's grown loads. So either he was actually about 14.2-14.3hh when we bought him (which I doubt because I'm sure he was taller than Nell) or he just looks a lot taller because he's filled out and is brighter in himself. Either way, she confirmed what I thought, which was that he should mature at 15.2hh.
I'm now working to get his mane and tail looking better (both are longer and thicker now) and starting him over small jumps. I know he's perfectly capable when the need arises but it's just about giving him more confidence now.
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