Ok, so who rides, who maintains a horse, and how do you manage it with a bump or a child?
I rode in my pg till I was 27 weeks, and stopped because I had SPD and couldn't figure out an effective way to mount without affecting my pelvis (tried getting up onto a fence to mount?).
Anyway, I've ridden a few times this year, not as many as planned, and now, due to lack of babysitter for the next six weeks, can't get back into it yet. Not only that, pony is out of condition, so I'll just feed him in that time so that he actually has some weight to sit on by the time I can leave DS for a couple of hours again.
I have a quarter horse X TB (mostly QH) and he's 10 this year. He hasn't done a great deal, we're still in level 4 in HRCAV, although I reckon that we'd actually be level 3 if I were to be assessed. Just not for horse trials. Dressage is a passion, but I love to get out and do jumps.
I've had Dante since he was nearly 4, taught him 95% of what he knows...but that doesn't mean he's very educated! I've only been riding (properly) since 1999, and spent a good three years riding just about every day till it dropped off the year I met DP (ain't it always the way?). I would love to compete again next year, but at this stage I just want to enjoy my horse and learn heaps more dressage-y type stuff.
So, that's me, who else????