ADDIE’S FIRST EVER XC SCHOOL | EMD Eventing Vlog
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- Hey guys!!
Join Addie and I as we head to Chyverton Park for a lesson with Fred for our first time XC schooling!
As always hope you guys enjoy. Don’t forget to hit that 👍 if you do.
Sprite - 27 year old, 14.3hh, Chestnut Mare
Addie - 5 year old, 15.3hh, Buckskin Mare
Nala - 1 year old, Working Cocker Spaniel
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I always, always appreciate your transparency Emily. Producing a young horse is so difficult. And we all have confidence knocks. Riding a green horse with such a huge jump is really intimidating. You did so well x
Girl, you are so brave. Don't be so hard on yourself!!! You're doing such a great job with her. 🥰😍
What super animals you share your life with, with Sprite ignoring Nala rushing in and out of the hedgerow. Addie is gorgeous. ❤️❤️❤️
You are doing everything you can for Adie! Young horses can be the most frustrating but rewarding experiences of your life! You're learning with her and dont be so hard on yourself!!
Em,
I absolutely love the way you take care and talk about your beautiful ponies. They are both so sweet and kind. The fact
that you can still take Spritey to the beach and gallop her on the sand is a wonderful thing to watch. No one would ever guess her age just by looking at her, she looks much younger. That has all to do with your terrific care and the loving cuddles you give
to them. Keep it up Em and Spritey will be here for ages. Your Addy is coming along so well, she has advanced in her
education incredibly, with all the training and lessons that you give her. Addy is also the most super jumper for her young
age. Has she grown a lot since you got her? Well done with everything. Jane 🐎🐴👍😎🧑🏻🦰
Well done Em, you're doing great! it's hard with babies. I had to laugh at the ditch when Fred said EMILY, you know that voice a father uses... lol You're learning so much and processing it so well. Good job!!
😂😂 I literally said this to Tina today! Proper Dad voice hahahaha! Thank you too! Xx
Such a good training session. The word you want is “solidify”……to make solid, to unite firmly or consolidate.
Oh my goodness, I had heart palpitations at the ditch! My horse is like that crossing water. I had a hysterical crying session with my trainer telling me the same thing that he was to you but I was out of shape and a big ole chicken! Great job, Emily.
Girl don’t be so hard on yourself. These things happen! Babies are babies! You learn with them! It’s hard! I cried and still cry now and mine is eight this year 😂 you’re doing absolutely fantastic with Addie! Give yourself a wee break girl and actually give yourself a pat on the back for being so brave! Well done! You guys were brilliant! ❤
Well done Emily, you are doing so well with Addie, don't be so hard on yourself 😊 Also I just love Sprite and how good she is with Nala jumping on her 🥰
wow! A really good beneficial lesson. The good, the bad & the ugly, all of it, is what helps other riders. Thank you for the brave honesty. I think you have an equine partner that will meet your expectations and more. She's only five years old, not physically (bones etc) mature until eight years. No need to rush, just solidify her lessons and her confidence along with your own. Trust your instincts also. "You have knowledge with out Knowing it." Stay safe. 😎🐎💙
Hello Em, I enjoyed your short ride with Spritey and your beautiful Nala. She certainly is agile, being able to jump up on Spritey
like she did. Spritey also was full of beans trotting so strongly and actively. I can’t wait to see the rest of your video when you get to the X/C training session. Have lots of fun. Jane 👍😎🧑🏻🦰
You did make me feel better! I have a young horse too and out of seemingly nowhere the manners have dropped a couple of times and I’ve found myself returning to groundwork in the middle of a session and in fact once before even riding! I personally thought you were so persistent! I would have been like FREEEEEEEEED can you hop on and take her over the ditch once please😂😂😂
Exactly what I said!!!😉
I was kicking along with you at times! She certainly doesn't look easy 🙈 thank you for showing the raw footage and feelings in the vlogs, looking forward to seeing more ❤
I have a 12 year old dressage horse I am teaching to jump, he is basically a 3 year old when it comes to jumping, even though you make mistakes, its the horses job to look after you in the end. All this is good progress and it will be brilliant practice. Dont be pressed to make it pretty, just get over the obstacle and go yay I survived. You are doing great, dont put yourself down! :)
Don't ever be hard on yourself as you ride her fab. Your both still learning each other and you absolutely came away from this with a lesson you have learnt. We all have these moments and how will we ever learn to improve if we don't make mistakes 😂. Well done to you both tho as you both done great.
Emily, THANK YOU for showing that it doesn’t always go right. I feel like you are so relatable & I’m going through a very similar journey with little Seren. She’s just so green & she likes to stop at everything the first time & sometimes the 5th🤦🏼♀️🤣. you did so well, she’s going to be fantastic! You rode brilliantly don’t put so much pressure on yourself. Looking forward to following your journey. Xx
Don't confuse chickening out with having compassion - both for yourself and for Addie. Be kind to both of you - it's a long journey
You and Addie are so perfect for each other. I have a 2 Yr old and I am only 12 so it is really hard but watching your videos really make me exited about our future ❤
Good luck!!
You are doing so well! And you are incredibly brave, it’s not easy bringing on a baby. My four year old is soooo like Addie, and I can completely relate to how you feel; it’s such a huge responsibility and you worry every little mistake is going to turn into a lifelong problem! She was incredible how she came down the steps and her jump into the water was epic. I think the hardest thing when you are not sure whether they are going to jump and then they jump so big like she does, is it makes you ride in a defensive position with your weight back and your lower leg forward, which then means you will often get left behind when they do jump; so difficult to get that balance, I struggle with it too.
You’re so brave, twisty babies that balloon the jumps can be a challenge until they bed in and mature! 💪💪💕
Emily you did so well with Addie. Not giving up u kept at it well done!!!!!!!!
Oh Emily. Firstly let me say that your vloggs and instas always get me smiling or a little chuckle. I can't speak for others but your total transparency is relatable to us. The ups n downs of hoses whether that lola, addie or ginger lady spritie
Them ditches are a personal evil, in my head and I always tense up to them.
Bless addie. You both will blossom and make a great partnership as she learns where her feet are.
Can you get dad to make you some sort of ditch in your huge field or half a ditch in gateway
And or a step xxx
Not sure if this has been suggested before. I always start my youngsters off bitless especially when jumping. Mainly for the reason you gave on being afraid of shocking them in the mouth when they are so unpredictable when they're learning to jump. Also, taking them cross country on the lunge and not under saddle. This is so they can sort themselves out without the interference of a rider being unstable due to the unexpected way they might jump. Riding and riding with a bit can then be done with more confidence. Good luck
I think you was looking for "solidify". Don't feel too bad about the ditch, sometimes we need to go away and recharge out minds. And as you said will help in the future to give you the kick to not represent :) she's such a lovely girl and you'll do well together, especially once your more confident in each other :) xx
Don't be hard on your self producing a youngster is hard and can sometimes feel as if your taking 1 step forward and 2 steps back but don't give up she has so much potential and is going to make a cracking little pony bless her. You are also an amazing ridder so don't be hard on your self and together the skys the limit. Love your videos btw xx
That ditch was scary!!! You did amazing I would have given up lol
U and Addie did amazingly !!! 🤩😍
girl it's totally okeee. you thought it was scary and you thought wel no fear is not getting the better of me. you did great. it's a great learning experience for both of you.
Good job! Babies are so much fun
You make me laugh Emily just now when you shouted out I ain’t jumping that lol. Now you listen here never ever doubt yourself she’s a baby and babies need their mummy to show them what to do so chin up with her she won’t break! As Fred said don’t baby her when going over jumps make her do it. Your a very brave rider you just had a small blip here we all get those days but I believe in you she’ll teach you a lot and you her. Enjoy yourself she’s going to turn out a fine gutsy jumper. Tfs😎🏇😎
Bringing on a young horse is not an easy job! So many ups and downs but it always is so rewarding. You're doing it right!
Em, you are a super rider. Babies are babies. What I loved is when she gets it, she gets it . You are doing a fab fab job. I think you both did really well and so many positives! And thank you for being so honest and open. It’s just the start of your journey together , it will be full of ups and downs but boy, it will be worth it.
I think you are a brave lady 🤩well done 🥰
Would you try maybe some loose schooling or lunging over fences, with help of course sometimes it just allows for them to figure it out for themselves.
You’re doing so well together Emily, it looked like a great lesson. You’re only human to feel the way you did (I’m definitely also one for blaming myself!) but to do so also shows how much you care. Thank you for keeping the footage in & your honesty. Look forward to seeing the return trip!
Consolidate I think is the word you were looking for lol, be kinder on yourself with a younger horse especially a mare you will have many good days and bad days x
Love your honesty......you probably have no idea how much it helps to see and hear other people going through what I, and so many others, are going through.
You did an amazing job, she is alot of horse with a massive jump, combined with being a baby!
Love how real you are, believe in yourself. We all know its progress not perfection! 🥰
Emily I think that you did all you could to encourage Addie over the ditch. In no way should you be disappointed in yourself.
I truly Thank God that you didn’t resort to a whip, I thought that for a minute that was where your trainer was going to go to.
When he was shouting at you I thought that you were very brave and you kept nicely in control of Addie, well done Em.
I bet that you were glad to get home and clean Addie off and give her a lovely feed. Jane from A Erica👍😎🧑🏻🦰
I feel your pain. I have a baby Thoroughbred off the track and it's one new thing after another. Floating, clipping, contact, leg pressure, poles etc etc. Take small steps, expect to go backwards sometimes, enjoy the successes and most of all enjoy the relationship you are forming. 😍😍
Don’t worry she young she’s learning. It’s hard to give her positive ride but not sure what she is going to do. But that’s just being young to her, and learning to jump. You did a great job!!
Pleased don't be so hard on yourself. You rode so well and showed so much carage x
Love this!!! x
Emily, you did absolutely amazing. You showed some fantastic riding. I have been there with a young horse and it is as you say unnerving. Give yourself more credit sweetheart. You did amazing. 💖💖💖
you and addie are looking great together and remember you can only do your best and learn from what she does and how you feel/ react to it. but your much braver then i could ever be! loving watching your progress!!!!
You will work it out! It is so normal to be careful while you get yourselves on the same page. I have two that jump me out of the tack and I find holding my neck strap helpful (I have even held the reins in one hand and the strap in the other on occasion). I had a lovely 5* rider remind me that even he had doubtful moments and it is normal. Just keep getting out there and doing what you do. You have a lovely seat and you are an intelligent rider. Steady building trust with a youngster is what wins in the long run.🍀
Super excited to watch!! I love your videos so much! You are one of my favourite TH-camrs! You are such an inspiration to me! Your videos always make me smile ❤️🤍
I'm really loving watching your honest journey with Addie! Don't put yourself down, you are a class rider and you are bringing her on lovely. I completely get what you're saying, it's such a nerve wrecking feeling when you're expecting them to put in a massive cat leap over a fence and you don't know what to expect! You remind me a lot of myself when you said you got cross at yourself, I know that feeling for sure 🤣 keep doing what you're doing! Xx
I've been bringing my baby horse along too and I'm on the same emotional roller coaster as you! Never underestimate the power of just going out and doing things. My horse has improved so much on our outings and it has helped us learn about one another and really start solidifying our partnership. You did a great job with Addie. Please don't think you're 'ruining' her by chickening out once or twice at the ditch. We are allowed to make mistakes and those couple moments are so small in the grand scheme of things. What matters is that you gave her multiple positive experiences over the ditch and really, from what I saw, the day was an overall success. I also need to work very hard to not beat myself up, so I completely understand that mentality. Definitely keep focusing on the positives and have fun with the training. Easier said than done sometimes, I know!
Great riding Em! I have these wobbles with my horses too and they are 18 and 22! I think we get too hard on ourselves, which can make things worse. I can’t wait to watch you and Addie grow as a team!
You did great! She is really pingy over fences, and you are doing a great job staying with her. Baby horses are so interesting.
em jut remember you are doing a fab job with her! there are always some downs with babies! good luck with the future
When Narla kept onto spritey it reminded me of how high Addie jumps even though she is only doing small jumps at the moment
You beat me to it with this one. XC training is the one thing I haven't done yet with my baby horse. So you've done me a big favour because I'm sure this is how we'll be. Its such a big learning curve for them, but you handled it so well. Its really difficult to hold your position with all that going on underneath you and you did it. Well done!
The highs & lows of youngsters, aye! Still you both did well & the whole point of training sessions is for stuff to go wrong, so I'd take your weariness of the ditch as a good thing personally. It gives the person (in this case Fred) a great opportunity to really dig into the issue & help you work around or over come something that could slow or prevent your & Addie's progression moving positively forwards.
Thanks for taking us along & sharing your lesson with us despite it not being perfection incarnate- that takes both courage & humility, which is to be admired.
Looking forward to the next vlog.
Don’t be so hard on yourself. You’ve recently had a fall from her so it’s only normal to be nervous and want to chicken out of things. You’re doing amazing with her so don’t dwell on the little blip in confidence for to long.
Amazing Emily 👏 don't be so hard on yourself your doing an amazing job she's got a mega jump . Your very brave to be behind those ears that's for sure I would need more than sticky jods . Loving your journey together. Look forward to the next cross country schooling vlog xx
I love how much you talk to her when riding. I sing to mine to keep him relaxed. Ill walk in the barn and sing his name softly and he gets all excited lol
edit now that Im at the end of the video: Emily, it is 1000000000% okay to be unnerved or scared. Do not beat yourself (easier said than done I know). These are 1000lb animals that dont speak the same language as us, and we choose to partner with them and try to achieve great things with them. You cant do everything perfect, and I am no where near your level but I can relate in a lot of ways. my OTTB is the most proud little gelding, he will test me on absolutely everything. I go home so frustrated that I didnt do something correctly or that Im not brave enough to tell him what he needs to do and when to do it. I know its hard to not be tough on yourself, trust me I get that. But you are doing an outstanding job with Addie, and you wont do everything perfectly first go. Just think of your experience with Lola and how much you learned with her and probably apply to your time with Addie
Emily you are teaching Addie some thing new every day your both learning don’t be so hard on your self 💜💜
Think you did an awesome job and both looking great!! Loads of positives and glad you are focusing on them as we have learnt with my daughters pony that you have to focus on them or else you do get yourself down!! Hears to many more positives and excited to see your progress 👌
Very excited to watch this one, especially after seeing her tackle some XC fences in your camp video. You have already done so well with her!! I really appreciate the honesty about some of the struggles, but you were so good out XC and I think you need to be less hard on yourself! xxx
Well done Emily, Addie had a really good schooling lesson and learned so much for her first session. Addie is a pretty strong
horse and looks like she is always willing to do what you ask of her, even if it takes a little while and some genuine asking.
You are doing a wonderful job with your Addie, keep it up. Jane👍😎🧑🏻🦰
Great video Em. You know she can do it. Have confidence. Well done.
oh yes i remember going through all this with Dublin. keep going she will be smashing one day xxxx
The ups and downs with learning ! Bless her, she hasn't figured out her legs yet :) she's such a try-er.
Would you consider doing a groundwork XC lesson like Meg did with Dora?
If you're afraid of hurting her, I've found training bitless has been really beneficial for those times.
Great vlog and....it's summmmmmer!!!
Well done Emily, you’re doing a fantastic job x
You are doing brilliantly with her, youngsters are so hit and miss. Some days you feel like you can ride and have achieved so much other days you think I can’t ride and take 100 steps back! It’s the process 🧐 have you ever maybe thought about a standing martingale whilst jumping for the moment? Just so she can’t throw her head up after the fences/when she’s being spooky x
Well done Emily........I think we r all self critical at some point & we all have a wobble X try not to b so hard on yourself tho ..... it's very early days & so u should be so proud of wat you've achieved so far 😊😊
She did so well, you should be so proud of both of you 😊
You both did well, you're a brave rider Emily 💙
Don't forget you are going from ridding an old pro like Sprite to a youngster with a MASSIVE jump in her. Give yourself time and a lot more praise! I hope you had time to join in the Easter Egg Hunt!
I love the “Addie meet log” 😂
Good job!
Well done. Don't be hard on yourself. Shes a baby and you are still really a new partnership. It's all good training
Solidify! I think sodifly is better haha you are doing amazing! X
Emily ur doing really well with addi remember not to give up🐎💚
Hi Emily
You and addy are doing great, she's very young and still figuring out her legs and your commands. Give it time things don't happen over night. I'm getting my new horse next week so might ask you for some tips if ok. I'm nervous and a bit lacking confidence. My friend mentioned her friend bought your ex horse Lola, which was lovely to hear. Maisie I think bought her, hope I have the right person haha.carry on with addy your doing fab.
em you worked so hard. you know God days and not so good days. she's only young. xx
that's really nice you guys did really well good job I'm going to chyverton soon on my pony Pippi how was it as I've never been before and neither has my pony !!!
Addie is learning and so are you. You had a confidence wobble about doing the ditch, and you're entitled to have doubts. But, you both managed it and she jumped it so much better after a few more attempts. Didn't Addie go down steps on your Fun Ride? So, again she's learning. I think at the end of your vlog that the word you may have been trying to remember is 'solidify' and drill it in to Addie's brain to set it for future memory. If that makes sense? You really are doing a great job with her, Emily 🙂 There is something that I've been trying to work out and that is you said you had two falls on the Fun Ride. I saw the one where you came off Addie and from Tina's footage I saw her capture Addie, but what happened with the other fall? I'm so glad that neither of you were badly injured 🥰🐎
On thing my trainer makes me do when my girl is being wiggly is back up from the fence so she still has to face it but she can get some room. Not turning away just backing straight and then sending her forward.
You are doing amazing with her x
You doing a good job Emily xx
So brave, I think to myself I love dressage I love dressage I love dressage - I love to watch everyone else jump
Dude, u got over the ditch. I wouldn’t say u chickened out. If it was me I would’ve not gone over it. You did well.
Good video Emily
Much love Emily ❤️👍
so exciteddd🥳
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Addie is such a good girl 🥰
Addie is going to be WICKED!!! ( she already is tbhhh)
Narla jumping on spritey ☺️☺️☺️☺️
She doesn’t look like the easiest, but you could really see the improvement by the end!
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Oh Honey. You are probably having after affects from falling off on the Fun Ride. Don’t be too hard on yourself. She is a very young horse and you have had a little scare. Well done for persevering and recognising that perhaps you were not helping the situation.
Neck strap?? Brought back trauma with a young thoroughbred i had 25 yrs ago at a trakhenen with a big ditch totally overfaced ourselves, the trainer was awful and actually became a complete bully with me and my horse. I think schooling on foot, lunging over jumps and doing every jump with a lead is the best way for confidence and hacking hunting and having someone professional riding her sometimes, that you trust completely. Addie is a young horse and dont be hard on yourself, even take a trainer to help you lunge over cross-country jumps anything to make these first steps as smooth and enjoyable as possible.. you did very well all will be OK xxx
I agree. I think it's important not to scare them ir ask to much. Lungeing is a great way
It’s so hard when you come into something on a baby, feeling like we might well just to go into orbit 🙈. I think you deal with it very well x
Emily, the word you were trying to say is, solidify.
that's the one!!!!
Might a neck strap help? Give you confidence that you're not gonna catch her in the mouth? I think you are so brave and I know you can teach Addie what she needs to know 👍🏻☺️🤗