Cullohill
Well-Known Member
Just looking for a bit of advice and experience please.......
I am going to Weston for the CCI* (very excited!) and am wondering about wearing a watch for the XC. To date i have not worn a watch with Bud, and previously didn't really wear one with Tina.
This has been mine and Bud's first full season at Novice due to injury and obviously didn't start season pushing for time, towards latter end where it felt right i have pushed more for time and tried to improve accuracy riding to save time and at Knaptoft we came within the time, that is really the only event when everything was right ground course etc.
So my question is do i just do the same at Weston, ride without a watch and ride how i feel, so push where i can and be as accurate as possible........ or do i wear a watch and try do minute markers etc.
If it is the latter how do i practise at home so i get used to wearing one any tips??
I really don't think there is a risk of us going too fast, as, as i said only our first full season, our first * and Bud isn't built like a racehorse
So words of wisdom please any tips and advice on watches and come to think of it any advice on doing a CCI*, the last and only one i did was back in 2000 in Ireland with Tina (which was amazing)
Thanks
I am going to Weston for the CCI* (very excited!) and am wondering about wearing a watch for the XC. To date i have not worn a watch with Bud, and previously didn't really wear one with Tina.
This has been mine and Bud's first full season at Novice due to injury and obviously didn't start season pushing for time, towards latter end where it felt right i have pushed more for time and tried to improve accuracy riding to save time and at Knaptoft we came within the time, that is really the only event when everything was right ground course etc.
So my question is do i just do the same at Weston, ride without a watch and ride how i feel, so push where i can and be as accurate as possible........ or do i wear a watch and try do minute markers etc.
If it is the latter how do i practise at home so i get used to wearing one any tips??
I really don't think there is a risk of us going too fast, as, as i said only our first full season, our first * and Bud isn't built like a racehorse

So words of wisdom please any tips and advice on watches and come to think of it any advice on doing a CCI*, the last and only one i did was back in 2000 in Ireland with Tina (which was amazing)
Thanks
