My name is Gilly and I am a Welsh Mountain Pony. I work at The Pegasus Centre which is where the Riding for the Disabled Morpeth Group in Northumberland are based.
Some people say I am cheeky... you know who you are!
Last month I went in a really big horsebox all the way down to the RDA National Championships in Hartpury, Gloucestershire. I was ridden by two very sweet children called Jordan and Kaitlyn, aged 4 and 6. It was very frightening as there was a storm with loud thunder and arenas got flooded with all the rain. However, I was very well behaved when Jordan rode me in combined training and dressage. We came fifth in both classes which we were both very pleased with. Kaitlyn then rode me in combined training and we came FIRST which was amazing! And we also came third in dressage and fourth in the Countryside Challenge which we both really enjoyed taking part in.
My stable mates Domino and Midnight came with me and they did very well too (although personally I think I was the star!). Kieran, aged 14, rode Domino and came third in dressage and fifth in both combined training and Countryside Challenge. Chloe, aged 10, came second in level 2 show jumping on Domino and Lloyd, aged 14, came fourth in level 1 show jumping on Midnight.
Everyone did really well and I thought our young volunteers who came to help looked very smart and were a huge help to both me and the riders. Thank you girls!
Sophie and Emily, who work at The Pegasus Centre, woke me up very early to make me and the other ponies look our best and I think they did a very good job. An extra hour snoozing would have been nice though... a pony needs his beauty sleep too!
Malcolm Haigh, who is Morpeth RDA chairman, drove the horsebox all the way to Hartpury from Northumberland and back. Domino was really naughty during the journey home and RDA instructor Laura had to tell him off for trying to bite me and Midnight...
and they call ME cheeky!!
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| Gilly, Zak and Coffee (now retired) relaxing in the sunshine |
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