Skhosu
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both of us that is.
PC senior area trials today. great, was ready to move up but aware they always make the course stiff. It's novice level courses sort of thing.
So walked the course last night and though ************* as you can guess from my previous post!
Dressage was ok, judged by jean mitchell and feel perhaps a little harsh as he didn't explode and was in a reasonable outline, but it is the areas so fair enough, about 17th/21 after that. SJ was going well, he was flying until I mucked him up and he couldn't jump a jump so had that demolised, then I rushed, he got a bit tense and 3 more down, so 16 faults.
Was petrified of the xc, particularly the water, a jump in, and some mammoth logs at the end.
He was in great form, flew the first two, hesitated at a ski jump, scrambled over and jumped the jump after very honestly. Did a combination, couldn't see a direct line through so circled (separate numbers) which I think most did.Straight through the line of corners/roller. Then the water and my god is that horse brilliant, he flew and I have the most fabulou picture of him flying in, through the water, over the middle and out, my expression is just priceless as I was really scared he would hit it and somersault, no worries there. Jumped a wall at a sharp angle, please with him, then a big ditch with brush behind it, off bridge. Over a palisade, lost a stirrup (upsets him) and very nearly jumped the rope separating two lines of jumps, and nearly ended up in the fence judges car (his face....)). Galloped on, another into woods, ditch and out over a log. Then got him back to jump through a fence line then turn sharp right to the mammoth log. Jumped the first bit, he then steamrollered on, I turned, saw a pile of orange logs, had overshot my line so intended to jump them to get the log.
Next thing I know his legs have gone (the turn) and both of us are crashing into the pile of orange logs.
He got up and trotted up pretty quick and I was sharp after him The fence judges asked did we want to carry on ?!?, I got on him to walk him and check him, he seemed fine but, alhtough only 3/4 fences from home starting to try and do the logs when both of us were shaken and they were well up to height seemed silly so took him back to the box.
Not his fault, not mine and delighted he jumped all the big ones, but really disappointed as he could have had a clear and I suspect without time as he really galloped on.
He seems fine, has pulled a shoe half off and a wee cut and will most likely be stiff I think.
I know I am! I walloped my elbow and head off the orange pipes so have a v. sore, bruised elbow and a bit of a headache but thankfully got up quickly so didn't have to see the paramedics!
So, a bit of a mixed day. Ironic that the only 2 times I've fallen off, have been at the area trials (this year and last) and they're the only two xc courses we've had problems at. Last year we weren't ready but this year....falling on the flat! I was first to go so everybody then knew to go steady there.
I went back later and there are skid marks over a metre long, with a line where the stud was.
PC senior area trials today. great, was ready to move up but aware they always make the course stiff. It's novice level courses sort of thing.
So walked the course last night and though ************* as you can guess from my previous post!
Dressage was ok, judged by jean mitchell and feel perhaps a little harsh as he didn't explode and was in a reasonable outline, but it is the areas so fair enough, about 17th/21 after that. SJ was going well, he was flying until I mucked him up and he couldn't jump a jump so had that demolised, then I rushed, he got a bit tense and 3 more down, so 16 faults.
Was petrified of the xc, particularly the water, a jump in, and some mammoth logs at the end.
He was in great form, flew the first two, hesitated at a ski jump, scrambled over and jumped the jump after very honestly. Did a combination, couldn't see a direct line through so circled (separate numbers) which I think most did.Straight through the line of corners/roller. Then the water and my god is that horse brilliant, he flew and I have the most fabulou picture of him flying in, through the water, over the middle and out, my expression is just priceless as I was really scared he would hit it and somersault, no worries there. Jumped a wall at a sharp angle, please with him, then a big ditch with brush behind it, off bridge. Over a palisade, lost a stirrup (upsets him) and very nearly jumped the rope separating two lines of jumps, and nearly ended up in the fence judges car (his face....)). Galloped on, another into woods, ditch and out over a log. Then got him back to jump through a fence line then turn sharp right to the mammoth log. Jumped the first bit, he then steamrollered on, I turned, saw a pile of orange logs, had overshot my line so intended to jump them to get the log.
Next thing I know his legs have gone (the turn) and both of us are crashing into the pile of orange logs.
He got up and trotted up pretty quick and I was sharp after him The fence judges asked did we want to carry on ?!?, I got on him to walk him and check him, he seemed fine but, alhtough only 3/4 fences from home starting to try and do the logs when both of us were shaken and they were well up to height seemed silly so took him back to the box.
Not his fault, not mine and delighted he jumped all the big ones, but really disappointed as he could have had a clear and I suspect without time as he really galloped on.
He seems fine, has pulled a shoe half off and a wee cut and will most likely be stiff I think.
I know I am! I walloped my elbow and head off the orange pipes so have a v. sore, bruised elbow and a bit of a headache but thankfully got up quickly so didn't have to see the paramedics!
So, a bit of a mixed day. Ironic that the only 2 times I've fallen off, have been at the area trials (this year and last) and they're the only two xc courses we've had problems at. Last year we weren't ready but this year....falling on the flat! I was first to go so everybody then knew to go steady there.
I went back later and there are skid marks over a metre long, with a line where the stud was.
