here we go session two today and I've come to see my pal splash while she's standing quite close to
him quite proud I've decided in my head but I just need to get more confident now and just
accept that he's just a horse we're gonna become best pals and everything's gonna be fine there he
is what's the plan for today Laura amazing so it's all about me and this guy today you ready
splash really good job let him have a moment relax yourself he's just played well done and now good
good job well done Lindsay if at any point you're uncomfortable or splashes doing something you're
not just a few way but you don't feel safe dude we're just gonna stop grant take a second we're
gonna gather ourselves together and then we're gonna restart think he thought it was the end of
the lesson he decided to just take a right turn and just give up on me there but his fight last
week I would have freaked out at that this week I kind of just looked at Laura I recognized it yeah
did you enjoy that yeah I think he did there we go another day and today is Valentine's Day
so I've just come to see my date period hey / it's me hi buddy what'd you get it's a present
smile Valentine's Day selfie
a grid is a line of fences that set on a particular distance the reason
it's really good here is that again we can just get into a rhythm into a rhythm into
a rhythm and you know you're going to go canta canta canta cast a canter jump
oh my gosh it's just the weirdest sensation because it's definitely not like riding splash
because there's a lot more rhythm but when I go up up like there it's just trying to stay
balanced and not pull back in the sea is really hard oh it is raining it just finished another
season and you know what that was really the best action yet I am absolutely buzzing I just
managed to counter and considering three weeks ago I wouldn't even go near a horse
or even say hello to one to be cantering running really quickly on the back of one
feels amazing hey there is this year's here we are last session today how you feeling splash
ah so today just finished a session going over polls and today was a really bad day
it was all going so well until I came around one of those polls went over a jump to slowly
splashes didn't have enough speed and I think it's cause inside I was going oh actually I
don't really want to do this and as a result I came off his back rolled forward and ended up
on the floor I'm a little bit shaking a little bit upset do you know what it wasn't as bad as
I thought it would be and in a weird way part of me is kind of happy that I've fallen off
him because I'm stood up I'm fine I'm a bit bruised I'm a bit in shock but actually it
wasn't the end of the world it was an annoying day because it's knocked my confidence but the
best bit is that Laura said look Nancy you know you've fallen off let's just get straight back
on and keep riding and I did and I think I would have been a lot more upset if I just
given up so hopefully I can come back next week for my final session before the challenge our
fingers crossed it'll be a really good session and I can go into this challenge confident
the trick now is basically just wiping my memory of that ever happening because I don't it's been
my head because I'll just get scared I need to just forget I've fallen off and just carry on
good good boy buddy
oh I'm oh well done buddy good job you were a so you know what considering a few weeks
ago I wouldn't have even gone this near to splash so to be next tune to have ridden him
over six jumps there that honestly felt amazing it was so good so good wasn't it
I can actually breathe a sigh of relief and for the first time in this whole challenge I
officially feel really really really proud of myself because a few weeks ago I didn't think
that was possible I didn't think I could do that you've earned yourself an apple
you