BBs
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First of all thank you everyone who pm'd txt and responded to post below, means alot.
The day didnt get off to a great start, zip broke in good luck breeches, so had to find another equally lucky pair - which proves hard...
Arrive at yard and drag monster in, clean him up and load on the lorry - first time! woo hoo
Arrive at the event, boy!!! it was like reliving my childhood as i was a student at BCA back in 1993-1994
Unloaded and tacked up ventured over to the dressage, was also great because i managed to park next to a friend i hadnt seen for a while.
Warmed up well, arena was next to sjing down the furthest part of the field, ponio thew in a huge rear before entering the far field
but put up a brilliant dressage test to score 32, judge stepped out of her car and asked *is he really only 5?* she thought he was wonderful and said i rode very well - CUE BIG SMILE
Went back for a sandwich and then walked the xc course, everything was lovely, far smaller than last week but there were twists and turns and a variety of good fences.
The water had me worried, big log 3 strides to drop into water with a hanging log the otherside.
I jsut havent ever jumped into water with snoop and only being the 2nd last fence I would be gutted to be eliminated here.
Anyway waited around for 3 hours until sjing. They were running late, YAWN!
Horse warmed up okay, bit gobby, but because he had to wait 30 mins longer he really got upset.
I stood by the steward waiting to hear that i had one or two before me, but no! 567 youre next! WHAT!!!
*Come on 567 they are waiting for you* now im just trying to turn a circle here course then numbnuts decides he wants to have a paddy and stands straight up twice clearing the collecting ring!
Goes in, and all hell lets loose, blooming thing just yanks me around with his head in the air. He was unlucky to have two down behind as he really only touched them by a whisker but the planks he really booted out with force!
I was livid and so pissed off with him.
Got him back to the lorry, didnt speak to him! got him changed and hopped on and canterd him to the start of the xc.
He warmed up with enthusiasum, and went into the start gate, flew over the first two fences got in close to the 3rd. Picked up nicely then getting into our stride, then got a little close to 6 which was at a right angle to fence 5 as a 5 stride combi thing.
Kicked on and jumped nicely over the bank to skinny, half sunken road, over the big hedge and over the trakehner - flying onto the water, i wasnt in the mood for sillyness but need not have worried like a pro flew threw the water and out the other side, chipped in close to the last but finished 4 seconds inside the time putting us into the lead after 15 of my section had gone
The sjing caused mayhem, and only 2 combis in my section managed a clear round. So we finished a creditable 9th even with 3 down because our dressage was good, plus we had a good clear round xc. Didnt realise how much the water caused problems but it did. Mind you I did think it was a big ask at PN level.
So yes very happy BBs.
Ponio loaded first time too, so happy with that and get back to the yard around 7pm.
Unloaded and washed out lorry.
On the route home (only 15 mins from yard to home) i could smell burning, didnt think anything of it.
Turn into the road (2 miles from home) hear something go under the wheels and next minute screeching!!!!!
Fanbelts come off arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
We've ive just got home, after waiting from 8pm for the recovery truck which arrived at 10pm! to be towed home 2 minutes.
Brilliant tho, the truck was fabby! will upload pics tomorrow lol
But now have a broken lorry *SULK* which needs fixing before next Saturday *YIKES*
Thanks for reading.. BBs hopes she might sleep tonight.
Vx
The day didnt get off to a great start, zip broke in good luck breeches, so had to find another equally lucky pair - which proves hard...
Arrive at yard and drag monster in, clean him up and load on the lorry - first time! woo hoo
Arrive at the event, boy!!! it was like reliving my childhood as i was a student at BCA back in 1993-1994
Unloaded and tacked up ventured over to the dressage, was also great because i managed to park next to a friend i hadnt seen for a while.
Warmed up well, arena was next to sjing down the furthest part of the field, ponio thew in a huge rear before entering the far field
Went back for a sandwich and then walked the xc course, everything was lovely, far smaller than last week but there were twists and turns and a variety of good fences.
The water had me worried, big log 3 strides to drop into water with a hanging log the otherside.
I jsut havent ever jumped into water with snoop and only being the 2nd last fence I would be gutted to be eliminated here.
Anyway waited around for 3 hours until sjing. They were running late, YAWN!
Horse warmed up okay, bit gobby, but because he had to wait 30 mins longer he really got upset.
I stood by the steward waiting to hear that i had one or two before me, but no! 567 youre next! WHAT!!!
*Come on 567 they are waiting for you* now im just trying to turn a circle here course then numbnuts decides he wants to have a paddy and stands straight up twice clearing the collecting ring!
Goes in, and all hell lets loose, blooming thing just yanks me around with his head in the air. He was unlucky to have two down behind as he really only touched them by a whisker but the planks he really booted out with force!
I was livid and so pissed off with him.
Got him back to the lorry, didnt speak to him! got him changed and hopped on and canterd him to the start of the xc.
He warmed up with enthusiasum, and went into the start gate, flew over the first two fences got in close to the 3rd. Picked up nicely then getting into our stride, then got a little close to 6 which was at a right angle to fence 5 as a 5 stride combi thing.
Kicked on and jumped nicely over the bank to skinny, half sunken road, over the big hedge and over the trakehner - flying onto the water, i wasnt in the mood for sillyness but need not have worried like a pro flew threw the water and out the other side, chipped in close to the last but finished 4 seconds inside the time putting us into the lead after 15 of my section had gone
The sjing caused mayhem, and only 2 combis in my section managed a clear round. So we finished a creditable 9th even with 3 down because our dressage was good, plus we had a good clear round xc. Didnt realise how much the water caused problems but it did. Mind you I did think it was a big ask at PN level.
So yes very happy BBs.
Ponio loaded first time too, so happy with that and get back to the yard around 7pm.
Unloaded and washed out lorry.
On the route home (only 15 mins from yard to home) i could smell burning, didnt think anything of it.
Turn into the road (2 miles from home) hear something go under the wheels and next minute screeching!!!!!
Fanbelts come off arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
We've ive just got home, after waiting from 8pm for the recovery truck which arrived at 10pm! to be towed home 2 minutes.
Brilliant tho, the truck was fabby! will upload pics tomorrow lol
But now have a broken lorry *SULK* which needs fixing before next Saturday *YIKES*
Thanks for reading.. BBs hopes she might sleep tonight.
Vx
