So its a rainy day today, we've got
a quarter sheet on Romeo and we've left the ties
very loose so it flaps up and down and you can see Fletcher's driving
on a nice soft rein, he's got all that rustling and flapping over his back
he's not speeding up, he's not running away.
He's got his ears pricked forwards, just getting on with his job
calmly and happily which is what we're looking for.
You can see just jig-jogging along this road
he's got his neck nice and low, he's nice and relaxed
only being driven in a soft rubber bit. Fletcher's holding
the reins up slack so you can see he keeps his head there without
any contact on the reins, so it shows that he's relaxed enough to drop his head and that's
where he wants to carry it
and that he's not attempting to run off
just because he's not being restrained by the reins.
He'll walk along
happily
at a nice relaxed pace without breaking into a trot.
You can see it's a bit breezy today
we're getting some showery spells
but again he's not worried, he's just walking along perfectly relaxed.
So this is their first time,
this is when I like to see them
do as they're told.
Anyone can do them when they're...
you know
bugger about long-reining them with other horses coming up behind them but if they'll come out here and go to work
as they should, and they're relaxed, that's the main thing, then I'll be happy.
All off Fletch?
Walk on then boys.
Ok trot then babes, trot away.
So, first time out
we can't go far James because of his shoes.
But first time in a team they're not terrible bad. Pretty square, come over my babies - just see how brave he is with this car.
Whoa
Old horse's ears there not too bad really on Romeo,
I know they aren't perfect yet
but early days yet, early days.
But my bay horse has taken to it well
the little bay boy there,
I've got to get these horses softer on their mouths in the wheel because obviously they're excited
with what's just gone on.