AutumnRose
Well-Known Member
Today was B's second BD outing of the winter season. Having surprised ourselves by winning the qualifier at Oldencraig a few weeks a god i was secretly a bit hopeful we might repeat the performance and get the rest of our regionals qualification. Haha...we'll lets just say today will teach me to be hopeful 
Brought in an animal more like a hippo than a horse yesterday afternoon and spent hours scrubbing. Don't ever buy a grey
Set of to Cobham Manor at a leisurely 10am. We were entered for Novice 34 and Elementary 53........our first elementary other than an unaffiliated one a few months ago (and that was E44 which barely counts as an elem anyway )
We were running very late, not helped by my husband getting us into a right pickle in a petrol station by trying to get the diesel nozel around the wrong side of the lorry despite my assurances it wouldn't reach. Guess what? It didnt fit....... much swearing, reversing and annoying other cars later we finally got on our way. About 30seconds from arriving (half an hour late already), we met a lorry coming the wrong way down the lane (there have a one way system in and out as narrow lanes) so much more swearing and reversing later and we finally arrived!
Literally threw tack on and went into warm up. It's pretty tight and it was quite busy. We nearly got mown down by someone admiring themselves in mirror - not amused, especially as i didn't get an apology until i made an angry comment. Anyway fortunately B seemed in a calm and relaxed mood. He's been VERY fresh recently and kindly dumped me in the school yesterday so i was a little concerned about how he'd behave! Into ring for our go and suddenly my lovely calm pony switch to naughty spooky pony. Lets just say the first few movements weren't too pretty Spooking at a pile of jump wings outside arena on a circle resulted in him cantering sideways.
I was very very cross, he is not scared at all and really takes the pee. I told him off firmly (perhaps too firmly for the ring, judge put 'over-aided' ooooops!) but it worked and he snapped out off it. Annoyingly though i think these first few stupid naughty moments cost us our regionals place. I got 64.58%, winner on 66% and placings in between. My first few movements were 5's (and some of those were generous!), last 3 movements 8, 8, 9!!! Second ever 9!!!! Judge made some lovely comments and seemed to sympathise.
Had about an hours break in which temperature really dropped and i lost the feeling in my toes! Back on for elem warm up. He was just super super super in warm up, he's really giving me glimpses of how good he might be at some point. Test was in same scary ring and he tensed up when we went back in. Not quite as badly behaved as last test and i was very pleased with some parts. Got 62.69% which i'm thrilled with tbh. When he'll give me what i get in warm up in ring he'll easily be very competitive at Elem and gives me lots to aim for with moving him slowly up the levels....i hope he can go up a fair few. Only 4 scores up when i left but i was in lead - not expecting i stayed there as some proper horses in warm up but will ring up in a bit and find out.
I have discovered i've slowly turning into a BD brat without even realising......today is first time i've left a BD comp with B without a rosette in hand. And i didn't like it, moaned all the way home! Someone slap me please!!!!
I have a lovely red on the go for anyone who made it through the essay.
P.S. There may or may not be some Blue and White in your H&H this week, see if you can spot us
The beast i got in yesterday....
Bit cleaner....
Warm up....
Tests....
The halt we got a 9 for....
Brought in an animal more like a hippo than a horse yesterday afternoon and spent hours scrubbing. Don't ever buy a grey
Set of to Cobham Manor at a leisurely 10am. We were entered for Novice 34 and Elementary 53........our first elementary other than an unaffiliated one a few months ago (and that was E44 which barely counts as an elem anyway )We were running very late, not helped by my husband getting us into a right pickle in a petrol station by trying to get the diesel nozel around the wrong side of the lorry despite my assurances it wouldn't reach. Guess what? It didnt fit....... much swearing, reversing and annoying other cars later we finally got on our way. About 30seconds from arriving (half an hour late already), we met a lorry coming the wrong way down the lane (there have a one way system in and out as narrow lanes) so much more swearing and reversing later and we finally arrived!
Literally threw tack on and went into warm up. It's pretty tight and it was quite busy. We nearly got mown down by someone admiring themselves in mirror - not amused, especially as i didn't get an apology until i made an angry comment. Anyway fortunately B seemed in a calm and relaxed mood. He's been VERY fresh recently and kindly dumped me in the school yesterday so i was a little concerned about how he'd behave! Into ring for our go and suddenly my lovely calm pony switch to naughty spooky pony. Lets just say the first few movements weren't too pretty
Spooking at a pile of jump wings outside arena on a circle resulted in him cantering sideways. I was very very cross, he is not scared at all and really takes the pee. I told him off firmly (perhaps too firmly for the ring, judge put 'over-aided' ooooops!) but it worked and he snapped out off it. Annoyingly though i think these first few stupid naughty moments cost us our regionals place. I got 64.58%, winner on 66% and placings in between. My first few movements were 5's (and some of those were generous!), last 3 movements 8, 8, 9!!! Second ever 9!!!! Judge made some lovely comments and seemed to sympathise.
Had about an hours break in which temperature really dropped and i lost the feeling in my toes! Back on for elem warm up. He was just super super super in warm up, he's really giving me glimpses of how good he might be at some point. Test was in same scary ring and he tensed up when we went back in. Not quite as badly behaved as last test and i was very pleased with some parts. Got 62.69% which i'm thrilled with tbh. When he'll give me what i get in warm up in ring he'll easily be very competitive at Elem and gives me lots to aim for with moving him slowly up the levels....i hope he can go up a fair few. Only 4 scores up when i left but i was in lead - not expecting i stayed there as some proper horses in warm up but will ring up in a bit and find out.
I have discovered i've slowly turning into a BD brat without even realising......today is first time i've left a BD comp with B without a rosette in hand. And i didn't like it, moaned all the way home! Someone slap me please!!!!
I have a lovely red on the go for anyone who made it through the essay.
P.S. There may or may not be some Blue and White in your H&H this week, see if you can spot us
The beast i got in yesterday....
Bit cleaner....
Warm up....
Tests....
The halt we got a 9 for....
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