A very quick report on show-jumping at Summerhouse today...

[FestiveSpirit]

mainly to say hello to the lovely DieselDog and SiennaMum who I met for the first time today

Great to meet you both

And hello to Lil Ponios Rock and the awesome Haddy, and Help1, who I have met a few times

The SJ itself is best brushed over very quickly - 2'6" class eliminated first time for 2 run outs, went again HC and got around (just). 2'9" class - eliminated for 2 stops at fence 6 (same problem as prev class) and really couldnt face waiting for another 20 people to jump so left it there

Learning points:

(1) Bob needs LOTS of SJ practice at different venues, feedback from lovely HHOers today was that he was genuinely stressing. Although he was taking the p*ss with the two stops in the second class, and there was apparently nothing I did vastly wrong

(2) I need to stop going SJing saying to myself 'god I hate SJing' cos Bob just knows I am thinking that

But luckily I managed to put my pragmatic head on when travelling home, and remembered that we had all these issues when we started dressaging. It was just a case of going out week after week after week until Bob and I both calmed down... so guess what I'll be doing all the time now

Yuck

 

[dieseldog]

Nice to meet you too

and L_P_R.

If you ignored fence 6, in the last class he was jumping so much better than the first class, he looked like he learnt a bit today, he was a lot more confident by the last time. He just looks like he needs a bit of mileage and in a few weeks should be a different horse.

Less of the YUCK!

 

[FestiveSpirit]

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Less of the YUCK!

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Thanks for the feedback

And sorry about the yuck

I love show jumping.... I love show jumping...... I love show jumping....

 

[siennamum]

We had a great day, and all my willing people to have faults worked as Will was 4tth.

 

[FestiveSpirit]

We heard that just as we were wrestling with my lorry ramp at the end - go Will

Very pleased for him and you

Sadly lorry mechanic is coming out to look at Henrietta Horsebox tomorrow as the bolts for her ramp appear not to be co-operating at all

Maybe see you both there next time

 

[Cop-Pop]

Sorry I missed you - I had two lessons this morning then had to spend time with Mum and wasnt bright enough to charge my phone up last night

Where are you off to next?

 

[help1]

Oh no lorry ramp woes?

Lovely to meet you all today - well done to Will.

C keep up with the mantra else I will will come armed with blingy SJ outfits to shame you into enjoying yourself!!

 

[FestiveSpirit]

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Sorry I missed you - I had two lessons this morning then had to spend time with Mum and wasnt bright enough to charge my phone up last night

Where are you off to next?

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Not sure TBH - sounds crazy but I am really struggling to find unaff SJ at the height I need (2'6", 2'9" and 3') in a reasonable sized arena around my way

I have scanned Equine Affairs etc and not found anything

 

[FestiveSpirit]

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Oh no lorry ramp woes?

Lovely to meet you all today - well done to Will.

C keep up with the mantra else I will will come armed with blingy SJ outfits to shame you into enjoying yourself!!

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No woes any longer since lots of lovely HHOers have told me that an LT35 ramp is a two person job, despite it being easy enough for one person to lift

Lorry man is checking it tomorrow just in case

But do bear in mind I shall never, ever EVER enjoy show jumping

 

[Helena88]

ooh i went too! came sixth in the 2ft with a d/c and had four faults (our first ever faults in 3 years!) in the 2ft3... i was a smidge shocked to say the least lol!

 

[FestiveSpirit]

Very well done you

Sounds like you had a great day (well, apart from the 4 faults which to me would be nothing

) It was sooooo busy today wasnt it

 

[Cop-Pop]

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Sorry I missed you - I had two lessons this morning then had to spend time with Mum and wasnt bright enough to charge my phone up last night

Where are you off to next?

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Not sure TBH - sounds crazy but I am really struggling to find unaff SJ at the height I need (2'6", 2'9" and 3') in a reasonable sized arena around my way

I have scanned Equine Affairs etc and not found anything

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Try Gracelands - they were advertising clear round SJ starting at 1'9" (I think it starts at 6) and it goes up to about 3ft I think

Bromyard have SJ evenings too.

 

[Helena88]

yeah it was! i usually jump the 2ft6 and 2ft9 but i heard it was meant to be thundering in the afternoon so i went early. i think the horse just couldnt be bothered with the smaller fences! (i dont usually pot hunt, im just not comfortable towing in adverse weather conditions yet!)

 

[FestiveSpirit]

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Try Gracelands - they were advertising clear round SJ starting at 1'9" (I think it starts at 6) and it goes up to about 3ft I think

Bromyard have SJ evenings too.

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Yeah Bromyard is smaller classes I have already checked there... but will give Gracelands a look, thanks for that