Bucket List 1

I've been dying to show you this.  We did it today in the manege.  It's something I've wanted to have a go at for a long time as I felt Barnaby would be brave enough to do it.  John stood a little way off and opened the umbrella and walked up and down with it and I rode Barnaby closer and closer.  He had a sniff and decided that if his dad wanted to walk up and down with an umbrella on a perfectly sunny day, he was clearly a bit of an arse but he would forgive him! 
Then John passed me the umbrella.  I was ready to drop it in a split second if need be, but held it down by Barnaby's side and he was fine, so I slowly raised it up above my head and he couldn't have cared less.  It was so exciting.  I rode round the manege and John filmed me, it was so cool.  I always knew he could do it, my brave boy, he is totally unflappable.
So proud of him.
Some of the ponies in the paddocks next to the school were quite astonished, though, they couldn't understand why there was a levitating umbrella floating past!
Can't wait to scrapbook these pics.
Jane x