HufflyPuffly
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I had one of those weekends where the horsey gods smile and give you those highs which mean you will always keep going no matter how hard it gets.
We didn't go out to the biggest shows, but had such a wonderful time that I'm honestly feeling on top of the world for once!
Firstly little baby Skylla.
She was bought as my next horse, no pre-determined ideas but will hopefully make a useful sort and turn her hoof to BD at some point. As Topaz is the silliest wotsit known to man, Skylla is having a very thorough education so that she's been there seen that and hopefully know it wont eat her
. With this in mind she's done a very small amount of in-hand showing this year, well erm three shows to be exact, and she was foot perfect at all of them so we've not really thought it needed to keep taking her out. However the weekend just gone was week 2 of the North West Championships at Croft Top. Anyone in the area will know this show is quite a big deal and has a fab atmosphere, and if you get to the evening performance then its the full works, spot lights, crowds, cheering, music, etc, etc. So despite Skylla starting to get very tall all of a sudden and well I'm a shorty I thought we'd give it a go!
She was a star, didn't look at anything, was very polite, didn't get herself upset by anything though did get a little bored in the lineup and thought digging was an excellent was of keeping herself amused. Was a slight cheat as there was only 11 in the class so we all went through to the evening performace, but I was very pleased with her as a none show horse. She hasn't been produced as a show horse so is distinctly fluffy and gangly looking...
What Skylla thought about all the fuss:
Took her home, lycra'd her up
and then came back at 7pm to see what she thought of the 'full on' show experiance! Well typical Skylla she didn't care, slightly more excited so trotted out better, got bored again in the line-up so sucked on my fingers this time to amuse herself 
. Didn't even care when a horse threw themselves on the floor behind her . So I was feeling my job was done and what a clever little sausage she is, when we were called in 6th! Squee bless her, she was a little confused why she should leave the others and stand on her own , but again was very unfussed by the cheering .
Pro pictures:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153771539274925&set=pcb.10153771543029925&type=3&theater
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153771539174925&set=pcb.10153771543029925&type=3&theater
Then as our weekend hadn't quite been busy enough so far and as I love early starts after a late night, we went to Cockshot chasing Winter regional points!
For reasons only Topaz knows we were very bucky? I think she's just anticipating flying changes as she started it when I asked for counter canter, but then it did progress to if in doubt put a buck in, asides from that she was almost relaxed! Could have been more on the aids but we'll take relaxed for now.
I however seemed incapable of keeping my reins short, especially in the elementary and almost went wrong again, (E53 you are my nemesis!). So with all the bucking (though Topaz was kind enough to keep the lid on them mostly in the tests) and randomly long reins I was blown away to score 68% in the novice and win overall and then score 67% in the elementary and tie for overall first!!!! Our PB at elementary and we won actual prize money.
See topaz you can do it really, but I think she just didn't want baby pony showing her up.
Pro picture link, after the late night I plaited up inbetween tests:
http://www.everybodysmile.biz/shazs...w2YPuzYD35ij/page_es8.php?Cat=E53 - 08 J HYDE
http://www.everybodysmile.biz/shazs...2YPuzYD35ij/page_es19.php?Cat=N37_-_06 L ROWE
Hopefully we will make it to Winters, keeping everything crossed for next weekend!
x x
We didn't go out to the biggest shows, but had such a wonderful time that I'm honestly feeling on top of the world for once!
Firstly little baby Skylla.
She was bought as my next horse, no pre-determined ideas but will hopefully make a useful sort and turn her hoof to BD at some point. As Topaz is the silliest wotsit known to man, Skylla is having a very thorough education so that she's been there seen that and hopefully know it wont eat her
. With this in mind she's done a very small amount of in-hand showing this year, well erm three shows to be exact, and she was foot perfect at all of them so we've not really thought it needed to keep taking her out. However the weekend just gone was week 2 of the North West Championships at Croft Top. Anyone in the area will know this show is quite a big deal and has a fab atmosphere, and if you get to the evening performance then its the full works, spot lights, crowds, cheering, music, etc, etc. So despite Skylla starting to get very tall all of a sudden and well I'm a shorty I thought we'd give it a go!She was a star, didn't look at anything, was very polite, didn't get herself upset by anything though did get a little bored in the lineup and thought digging was an excellent was of keeping herself amused. Was a slight cheat as there was only 11 in the class so we all went through to the evening performace, but I was very pleased with her as a none show horse. She hasn't been produced as a show horse so is distinctly fluffy and gangly looking...
What Skylla thought about all the fuss:
Took her home, lycra'd her up
and then came back at 7pm to see what she thought of the 'full on' show experiance! Well typical Skylla she didn't care, slightly more excited so trotted out better, got bored again in the line-up so sucked on my fingers this time to amuse herself . Didn't even care when a horse threw themselves on the floor behind her . So I was feeling my job was done and what a clever little sausage she is, when we were called in 6th! Squee bless her, she was a little confused why she should leave the others and stand on her own , but again was very unfussed by the cheering .Pro pictures:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153771539274925&set=pcb.10153771543029925&type=3&theater
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153771539174925&set=pcb.10153771543029925&type=3&theater
Then as our weekend hadn't quite been busy enough so far and as I love early starts after a late night, we went to Cockshot chasing Winter regional points!
For reasons only Topaz knows we were very bucky? I think she's just anticipating flying changes as she started it when I asked for counter canter, but then it did progress to if in doubt put a buck in, asides from that she was almost relaxed! Could have been more on the aids but we'll take relaxed for now.
I however seemed incapable of keeping my reins short, especially in the elementary and almost went wrong again, (E53 you are my nemesis!). So with all the bucking (though Topaz was kind enough to keep the lid on them mostly in the tests) and randomly long reins I was blown away to score 68% in the novice and win overall and then score 67% in the elementary and tie for overall first!!!! Our PB at elementary and we won actual prize money.
See topaz you can do it really, but I think she just didn't want baby pony showing her up
.
Pro picture link, after the late night I plaited up inbetween tests
:http://www.everybodysmile.biz/shazs...w2YPuzYD35ij/page_es8.php?Cat=E53 - 08 J HYDE
http://www.everybodysmile.biz/shazs...2YPuzYD35ij/page_es19.php?Cat=N37_-_06 L ROWE
Hopefully we will make it to Winters, keeping everything crossed for next weekend!
x x
, we were in the 3 year old class, quite surprised there weren't more in it to be honest!
