Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Gymkhana

Our friend Becca is moving to Cambridge and as a final farewell she organised us a session of gymkhana games in one of our standard Tuesday night lessons. 

Games included: zig-zagging around cones in various gaits, with and without stirrups, egg and spoon race (!) – the eggs were hard-boiled for safety – in both walk and trot, dropping a tennis ball into a bucket and racing back to the finish line ... Our group was divided into two teams and all competitions ran as relay.

It was so much fun. Here some, very blurry, pictures our instructor snapped while we were like 10-year-olds at the pony club again. 

Sarah and Sampson speeding to the turnaround point.

Red mist

Becca and Yogi vs Elina and Rainbow

Leggy Becca riding what looked like a Great Dane... No, it was Yogi!

Combining my two passions: horses and eggs ;)

Steady on...! No one actually dropped one single egg, not even in trot... Well-balanced riders!


Sarah and Sampson homebound with the egg.

Becca and Yogi dropping a tennis ball into a bucket.

Barbara and Fern doing the same...

Team Bubbly waiting for their turn.

Tom and Flint

Extended trot home

Becca on a Great Dane

Last race included getting off the horse and running home. Barbara and Fern.

Becca and Yogi

Sarah and Sampson

James Bond... Oh no, it's Tom and Flint!

Rainbow didn't get this. She walked home.

The whole gymkhana group.

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