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Post by twinkle on Sept 15, 2008 19:07:41 GMT
Hi guys , everythings been so hectic the past thew weeks getting ready . I had induction week last week which was a bore , three days of filling out forms  , then my timetable wasn't correct so i got completly stressed about that but now i know i do riding and practical work with the horses on tuesday morning then animal care in the afternoon and english and maths on the monday , i have my riding assessment tommorow and i'm really nervous as from what i can see there horses can be quite tetchy . Hope all your horses are well , luv twinks xxx ;D |
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Post by finefilly on Sept 15, 2008 19:10:55 GMT
where are you going? you'll be fine! good luck xxx
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Post by Blonde Donkey on Sept 15, 2008 19:12:21 GMT
heya hun was mine and jens first day today all was great haven't got proper timetables yet and are in the form filling stage - even got on a train by myself (never been on a train EVER  was great but got the wrong bus from college - what a numpty got back though hope you're having a great time |
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Post by twinkle on Sept 15, 2008 19:27:32 GMT
moreton morrel ( warwickshire college) , they are not organised this year at all , they are students left right and centre not knowing what there doing .
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Post by twinkle on Sept 15, 2008 19:29:26 GMT
those bloody buses half the students didn't make it on the first day cause the buses didn't turn up!
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Post by Blonde Donkey on Sept 15, 2008 19:30:54 GMT
i know lol my own fault thoguh i did ask the driver where the bus was headed
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Post by twinkle on Sept 15, 2008 19:32:10 GMT
does anyone have info on how to deal with a lively horse?
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Post by twinkle on Sept 15, 2008 19:36:55 GMT
oh and the boys are FIT!
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Post by Blonde Donkey on Sept 15, 2008 19:41:01 GMT
can you send some our way? there is one lad on my course, pretty sure he's gay and there are no fit lads anywhere - was looking for them |
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r0450111
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Post by r0450111 on Sept 15, 2008 20:25:09 GMT
well i'm on BSc equine science at hartpury and we had 4 boys out of about 200 of us. Bet they felt out numbered!!!!! None of them were fit either! Still it might encourage you to listen, i know it did for me!!!
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Post by slinky on Sept 16, 2008 7:08:40 GMT
Glad to hear you're beginning to settle.  Let us know about all the different horses, you get to ride ;D |
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Post by kitcat on Sept 16, 2008 9:05:30 GMT
Good to hear that things are going well for you Twinkle, despite a couple of upsets.
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Post by Becca on Sept 16, 2008 9:12:50 GMT
does anyone have info on how to deal with a lively horse? Stay calm and relaxed, if you tense up they will go faster, and try not to continuously hold them back, half halts, circles lateral work obviously if its like a lesson you can only do what the instructor tells you but get them listening to you not just following the horse in front. |
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Post by r0450111 on Sept 16, 2008 21:43:58 GMT
well i'm on BSc equine science at hartpury and we had 4 boys out of about 200 of us. Bet they felt out numbered!!!!! None of them were fit either! Still it might encourage you to listen, i know it did for me!!! What year are you in? Just out of interest as so am i  Cool, i'm starting second year this time. What year are you in? |
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Post by jane on Sept 16, 2008 21:52:14 GMT
Hey Twinkle
Relax and give the horse a bit of rein, light contact from the beginning. Often the more you gather them up the livelier they will be.
I am sure you will do really well, your nerves are making you look for problems before there is one... deep breath... you'll do great
Hugs
jane
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Post by twinkle on Sept 17, 2008 17:38:04 GMT
Thanks a lot you guys , i feel much better now ;D. I could kill my college . I had to go home early on monday as a girl in my class was of with a virus and other people in my class weren't feeling great and i started to panic as i have a fear of being ill , not so much colds just viruses , hopefully it will be gone by next monday. They are treating me as know i'm being a pain in the butt doing equine because i do equine on tuesday mornings which means i miss maths so i have to do it on a monday afternoon instead and i'm not sure there's any teachers available as monday afternoons agriculture for everybody else , i wish the other boy who's doing equine in my group would come back of holiday so i'm not the only pain in the butt lol. As for the boyswell all the boys at my college are muscly with big arms and realllllly nice bodys its like heaven and there's more boys than girls at my college , although the fit guys are in construction and horticulture and farming , its all the physical work that gives them the big bods and arms , all the boys in equine are good lucking but just like you i'm pretty sure there gay lol. Thanks for all the advice on lively horses i'll let you know how it goes ;D
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Post by brigadier on Sept 17, 2008 19:24:28 GMT
Twinkle you tinker! Get your mind off the boys and on to the horses! (oh ok during the day at least!) Have a great time!
Cant believe you were in such a dilemma a few weeks ago- you sound really positive and upbeat now- you go girl!
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Post by twinkle on Sept 19, 2008 22:39:05 GMT
Thanks brig ;D , well i could kill my college as today i rang up to double check my timetable and i have now been told different , so i am doing literacy and numeracy on the monday morning then i'm having to do agriculture in the afternoon which i didn't want to do but apparently i have to do it as its part of my animal care and then on tuesday i have to do equine in the morning which there not to sure i can do as i have to pass my riding assessment first and i wasn't in last week ( it sounded like a threat to me) and then small animal care in the afternoon , the reason being apparently the equine's extra and i had to do agri and animal care in the first place which she didn't tell me about although she's lying and said she did and i have the proof she didn't so if she throws it back in my face again i can request my folder which has the proof in it , so much for trust . So my mum and me are not happy as i feel i am going to be absolutley exhausted by the end of the week , does anyone else think its to much? luv twinksxxx  |
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Post by Steph on Sept 23, 2008 22:09:31 GMT
If you have doubts or worries about it you should talk to your personal tutor (if you have one) or another member of staff. It's there job to try and make college the easiest that it possibly can be. I've got next week's timetable and I'm already completely confuzzled lol and don't know where I'm going or what I'm doing and it can change every week here  Good luck trying to sort it out. x |
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, then my timetable wasn't correct so i got completly stressed about that but now i know i do riding and practical work with the horses on tuesday morning then animal care in the afternoon and english and maths on the monday , i have my riding assessment tommorow and i'm really nervous as from what i can see there horses can be quite tetchy . Hope all your horses are well , luv twinks xxx ;D
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for so much hard work we thank ye!!
Good luck trying to sort it out. x