blood_magik
Well-Known Member
We've had a pretty good year this year.
With Beau, I've gone from jumping our first British Novice (on Dec 6th 2014) to jumping our first Newcomers exactly one year to the day and yesterday, when I was practicing for the six bar at Hogmanay, we jumped 1.50m (my instructor said it was more 1.60m but I'm not so sure - either way, it was bloomin' mahoosive).
(not the best picture but it's the clearest)
We also had a go at some team SJ, some showing and workers, where we even managed a frilly.
First away placing.
The plan for him is to keep working towards Newcomers with the aim of maybe trying a Foxhunter towards the end of the year. I finally have a chance to try to get my four double clears so I'll try for second rounds and possibly the 1.05 or 1.10 NAQ second rounds, too.
Lenny's jumping has taken a bit of a back seat (we started having issues towards the end of August and he's had some time off and then gone to my trainer for a bit). We've been doing a Grassroots showing league and there wasn't one show where Lenny didn't come home with a red frilly - we managed Reserve three times and Champion twice, and then he won the points league. He also placed at Blair (in the showing), although no frilly that time.
My plan is to keep working on his flatwork with the aim of maybe doing a WT test. I also need to find a suitable bit and get jumping again - we'll probably take a step down just until we're comfortable with each other and then go back up to 1.05m. I think the end-line goal will be Newcomers and maybe a few workers, if I can persuade Lenny that there isn't anything hiding under the fences, waiting for him.
With Beau, I've gone from jumping our first British Novice (on Dec 6th 2014) to jumping our first Newcomers exactly one year to the day and yesterday, when I was practicing for the six bar at Hogmanay, we jumped 1.50m (my instructor said it was more 1.60m but I'm not so sure - either way, it was bloomin' mahoosive).
(not the best picture but it's the clearest)
We also had a go at some team SJ, some showing and workers, where we even managed a frilly.
First away placing.
The plan for him is to keep working towards Newcomers with the aim of maybe trying a Foxhunter towards the end of the year. I finally have a chance to try to get my four double clears so I'll try for second rounds and possibly the 1.05 or 1.10 NAQ second rounds, too.
Lenny's jumping has taken a bit of a back seat (we started having issues towards the end of August and he's had some time off and then gone to my trainer for a bit). We've been doing a Grassroots showing league and there wasn't one show where Lenny didn't come home with a red frilly - we managed Reserve three times and Champion twice, and then he won the points league. He also placed at Blair (in the showing), although no frilly that time.
My plan is to keep working on his flatwork with the aim of maybe doing a WT test. I also need to find a suitable bit and get jumping again - we'll probably take a step down just until we're comfortable with each other and then go back up to 1.05m. I think the end-line goal will be Newcomers and maybe a few workers, if I can persuade Lenny that there isn't anything hiding under the fences, waiting for him.