Belated Rosie report - PC Champs

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Belated because I only got to hear today as a wheel very nearly fell off their lorry on the way home and they didn't get home until after midnight. Rosie's Dad had to go and rescue them from the side of the A14 but luckily no harm done.
After a very successful (for them) team SJ when they finished up 6th, Bertie did one of the worst dressage tests ever and came 16th in his arena. So moving quickly on to the eventing, Lottie had a not particularly sparkling 39.? dressage. She was somewhere in the middle at this stage but had a stop and time XC - entirely Rosie's fault she told me, rode like a muppet, trying to go to fast - Lottie likes to have a look before she jumps anything scary. But then they totally redeemed themselves by jumping a lovely clear SJ which I gather only 3 in their section managed. She ended up close to last but would have been 3rd without that stop. They had a great time though and I think all of the E Essex PC people ended up with rosettes of one colour or another.
A bit long winded, sorry, so choccies all round
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Thanks H but she needs to slow down a bit XC with Lottie I think. They're planning to have another go at Intermediate at Little Downham so fingers crossed.
 
They managed to change the wheel and limp home but they were shattered this morning. As you say, thank goodness no damage done to people or horses but I gather waiting on the side of a very busy A road in the dark was no fun
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We watched Rosie last year on BB - very impressive!. Walked the open xc this year - which fence caused the problem, we thought the double of chairs and the double of corners were the tricky ones. Two people from our PC had a problem at these.
 
Sorry for the delay in replying but I hadn't thought to ask and have only just spoken to her Mum about where she stopped. Seems it was the first part of the water. Typical Lottie - copes with the tricky ones and stops at what she thinks is scary.
Thanks for the nice BB comments - he was a bit special but they didn't think he was fast enough for Intermediate XC so it was decided to sell him on as Rosie wanted to go up a level.
 
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