BroadfordQueen
Well-Known Member
I think it is deffinately time to make the move up to novice again!!!
Okay got there in plenty of time, tacked up and went to warm up for dressage- but I had given myself too much time, and she went really really beautifully untill I stopped for a breather- I just couldn't get her going as well as before, and went in to do a pretty average test. Was gutted to only get 37, which put me smack bang in the middle
Judge was really harsh too with his comments- had a cheeky look through other peoples tests when I picked up my own and some comments included, "SIT UP!!!" (yes, in capital letters)- I think I got off quite likely to get a 7 for my riding- people got 5s which is unusual for BE!
Walked the course for the xc and was dissapointed- it was too simple and hardly up to height. Didn't want to get cocky though, as saw a fair few people come unstuck at the corner and the first jump (a flower bed with white writing on it!).
Onto the showjumping- I wasn't feeling very confident as our showjumping really is our weakest phase
Not many people went clear either, and dad said a clear round would get me right up at the top of the leaderboard (judge hadn't used full range of marks, so all scores were about 10 marks within each other!). So no pressure then! Got over the first 3 nicely, off the fence to number 4 and a related dog-leg to a gate at number 5- I totally cocked it up and had it down
Gutted, but she couldn't have cleared it from where I placed her so my fault not hers. Finished on 4faults.
Onto the xc- I was unbelievably excited
Dad reported back that noone had gone clear inside the time, so I got my competitive head on, and off we shot
She flew round, made it feel sooooo easy, no sticky moments at all
So got back clear and thought I had gone pretty fast- dad had timed me and got me as 4m10 (optimum was about 4:26 I think!)! Found out I was actually 4.09, so no time pens and fastest time of the day
I think we need to move up now, she wasn't out of control at all and I still set her up for the fences- she wasn't even blowing/sweating when we got back!!!
So no time pens moved me up to 7th- had I not had the fence down I would have come 4th
But another top 10 finish isn't bad- best part is, the course is where my PC area comps are in 2 weeks, so i am feeling very confident now
Onto Cheltenham BE100 on Tuesday- my last BE100 *touch wood*
Some pics, thanks to daddy
Okay got there in plenty of time, tacked up and went to warm up for dressage- but I had given myself too much time, and she went really really beautifully untill I stopped for a breather- I just couldn't get her going as well as before, and went in to do a pretty average test. Was gutted to only get 37, which put me smack bang in the middle
Walked the course for the xc and was dissapointed- it was too simple and hardly up to height. Didn't want to get cocky though, as saw a fair few people come unstuck at the corner and the first jump (a flower bed with white writing on it!).
Onto the showjumping- I wasn't feeling very confident as our showjumping really is our weakest phase
Onto the xc- I was unbelievably excited
So got back clear and thought I had gone pretty fast- dad had timed me and got me as 4m10 (optimum was about 4:26 I think!)! Found out I was actually 4.09, so no time pens and fastest time of the day
So no time pens moved me up to 7th- had I not had the fence down I would have come 4th
But another top 10 finish isn't bad- best part is, the course is where my PC area comps are in 2 weeks, so i am feeling very confident now
Onto Cheltenham BE100 on Tuesday- my last BE100 *touch wood*
Some pics, thanks to daddy
