Grotty Groom schooled the Boy Wessles and Baggy coped - just!

 

Grotty Groom on The Boy Wessles and loving every second of it!

 

Grotty Groom was absolutely determined to see and ride her Boy today. When Calum and Baggy got to the yard, it was to discover that they have not been turned out for three days, as unfortunately their paddocks are more of a pond than anything else at the moment, due to the various torrential downpours. Both horses were very chilled though and happily munching their hay. They had had a good work out on the horse-walker this morning. Calum and Grotty groomed enough hair out of them to stuff a duvet, at which point Calum decided that he didn't want to ride after all. Baggy, who is in pain, was tempted to duck out too, but Grotty was determined to do something with Wesley, so she decided to kick Hormonal Hannah, (who was insisting that Grotty was asking for trouble), into touch and ride him in the school. Now bear in mind bloggees that Clever Bird cannot remember the last time that Grotty schooled Wesley, but it must be well over nine months ago, and was certainly a considerable time before Baggy's Lawrence-the-durmoid cyst and arm surgery, so this was a big deal to Baggy!

It was with a certain amount of trepidation that she took Wesley into the school, especially as there was a clinic going on in the other arena. The Boy was a gem. Baggy caused Grotty to ride like a sack of potatoes - even though Clever Bird thought that she was glued to the saddle! Urmmm, nope! As you can see she was actually bouncing about on poor Wesley's bad back, hence Wesley's bent and arched back to get away from Grotty's bounce, but he got on with it anyway, Bless him. Now Clever Bird knows that Grotty looks a total mess, clearly Baggy's stomach muscles are shot, but Baggy is just so delighted to be back on her horse and Wesley is being so patient with her, that she doesn't care. Grotty adores that horse! He can be a major handful and very difficult to ride, especially at this time of year, but he knows that his Mum is not quite right, so he is looking after her and that is the strength of his connection with Baggy. Yep, she adores the Boy.

Of course now she is home, Baggy is in a considerable amount of pain, but it was sooooooooo worth it.........................