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Mar 17 •
Update
Hi everyone, I haven't been around for awhile - it's gotten a bit busy over here in Qatar. It's quite surreal - Iran are still doing their best to blast us with missiles but it doesn't feel like it. We get alerts on our phones when there's something to worry about then we all hunker down safely, wait for the booms and then on goes life again. We can still get pizza delivered (I haven't - I've made it from scratch!) so how bad is it if that's still going on?! Anyway, the start of the war stopped my new boy being transported and quite rightly too. The missiles started on the last Saturday of Feb and Tor was due to be transported on the Monday. We collectively decided it would be too dangerous but in the meantime have continued sorting out everything he'd need to come. Today export permits were issued and he should be being loaded onto the truck in Dubai as we speak! But in true Middle Eastern fashion, no-one is keeping me up-to-date so I actually have no clue what's happening 🙄 If all goes well, he should be with me some time tomorrow after being transported by road from Dubai, through the UAE, via Saudi Arabia and then into Qatar. It's a journey that will take well over 8 hours by car, so by horsebox we can add on at least another 4hrs - the poor boy will be exhausted. Then it's straight into quarantine here where I can pile on the love, massages, and chill time. It'll be at least 10 days before I ask anything of him in terms of work - but I'm not a hard task master anyway 😂 Fingers crossed he'll be with me soon ❤️
Feb 2 •
Train Your Eye!
Out of my comfort zone to be posting a video of me riding but (!) me riding isn't why I'm posting it. This is Edna - a horse I was loaning a few months ago. She's a 17.2hh KWPN ex-show jumper, competed up to 1.30m. She is in rehab at the point of videoing. What can you see going on with her?
1 like • Feb 2
@Kaitlin Tucker yes she is heavy on the forehand, very stiff in the corners - I had trouble asking her for flexion. Unsure if injury was sustained in her career but the manner in which she was sold suggests they knew something was up with her. She was rehabbing from having her SIs injected - this video was after that. We were concentrating on just allowing her to move and get used to the new feeling in her hinds. Watch her movement is like as she goes down the long side of the arena...
1 like • Feb 3
@Peter White that's exactly what we were focusing on, rather than trying to move her into any kind of frame. She's back out jumping small stuff now and having fun with her owner ☺️
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Feb 2 •
Carina Hit Level 3!!
Congrats @Carina Alcock for reaching level 3! At level 4 she will unlock the breathwork course!
2 likes • Feb 3
@Stacey Youlios I didn't actually think it was possible to hold breath for that long... I must've taken some breaths during the ride, surely 🤷🏼♀️ I'm terrible for it though - and yes, my whole body stiffens, everything gets tense. The lunge lessons helped. I'm not like it with jumping anymore funnily enough. I find I forget to breathe when I'm concentrating hard or am anxious
1 like • Feb 3
@Shelly Smith I did it as soon as I leveled up!
Feb 2 •
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Does anyone use Instagram? I'd love to follow your accounts if you do! I'm on there as horse_girl_qatar if anyone wants to play reel swaps when they can't sleep 🤣
0 likes • Feb 3
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@carina-alcock-1038
From the U.K. / Live in Qatar
BHS 2 Coach - heading to Stage 3
BHS Stage 3 Rider/Groom
All Steps Formation Riding Coach-in-Training ❤️
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