Bormyard dressage to music

[mat]

On Saturday, I took Spyder, a 15.2 Welsh x Hannoverian that I have just got in to sell, to Bromyard to do the Elementary freestyle.

I have to say it was slightly embarrasing at first to be trotting around the warmup doing pony club kicks trying to whizz up what looked like a scary thellwell pony!

The class was particularly hot, I was the lowest grade rider, and the other horses where in comparison beautiful, leggy and elegant. I have to say I felt like most of the other riders where looking slightly down their noses at me, which I suppose couldnt be helped given they where all on 17hh warmbloods!!

Anyway I was first in, and although I did need to use a few pony club kicks in the arena to keep Spyder motivated, he did a lovely test (thanks to AP for putting together FAB music which included the final countdown and the ski sunday music).

I was very surprised to see that we actually came 2nd in the class with 72.91%!!

I was chuffed to bits as the horse that won was 2nd at the Winter championships last year, and it was Spyders best ever score!

I will never look down my nose at cobs again!!

 

[dieseldog]

Are you now a converted dressage diva snob? You naughty boy! Spyder sounds nice, have you got any pics? Well done on coming 2nd, does that mean you have qualified for anything?

 

[Law]

Brilliant

Did you get it videoed? Pics?!

*mentions nothing about the comment concerning cobs, Mr D would be devestated!*

 

[_jetset_]

Ah now, I made the very same mistake on Sunday at the venue I was at.

I met this rider at the AF in August and they were riding a very impressive WB at the time. I recognised them immediately on Sunday, but instead of the WB I had seen before they got a hogged cob out of the box which looked anything but a dressage horse.

I went off, did my test, unplaited etc etc so by the time I went to collect my sheets this horse and rider were just about to start their medium test and I was absolutely blown away by it... It just did not look like the same horse, and what a movement!!! Never again will I stereotype a dressage horse, as that horse (well, it was more like a pony as only looked around 15hh) just proved to me that there is no 'type' in dressage

Well done for your results too... your music sounds fantastic

 

[poggio]

ooo well done you!

Sounds like the Thelwell pony did good...would love to see pics

 

[Tempi]

Well done, thats a brilliant result! Do you have any piccies? I need to get my backside in gear and do some music but its hard for me to practice as our arena at home is too short so i have to hire somewhere out to practice in

 

[StaceyTanglewood]

oh wow thats fantastic !! I must say my friends cob did very well and trained to a good level to - people ised to look down their noses at her untill she beat them !!! xx

 

[Bananaman]

Well done!

Just goes to show that it's not what you've got, it's what you do with it!!!

There was a photo of Laura Fry in last week's H&H doing well with a Highland so you're in good company.
I would also timagine that a Welsh x Hanno could be a very good cross, as long as you got the best of both breeds not the worst!!!

 

[carthorse]

Well done, why was it in the elementary has it got points or have you qualified so many for the novice it is becoming embarrassing,lol.
We had to laugh when C forgot her boots and didn't plait and looked like a blob on a horse and everyone was really smart and she won both tests.Judges aren't always stupid!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Fahrenheit]

Well done!!! Would have liked to have seen you doing your Pony Clubber impersonations.........perhaps you can give us a demonstration one day??

 

[mat]

I had OJH film the test but the cd is bust!!

really p*ssed off as I was keen to see it!

I did the elem as he has been competing at Elem/ Med with his old rider. I am taking him back a bit to polish what he already knows to get his scores a bit higher

he is a dude.

 

[Fahrenheit]

I would stick with APs videoing services if I were you

 

[mat]

oops i meant OH aka AP

im spending WAY too much time with you, your sending me mad!

 

[Fahrenheit]

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im spending WAY too much time with you, your sending me mad!

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Cheeky

 

[mat]

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Are you now a converted dressage diva snob? You naughty boy! Spyder sounds nice, have you got any pics? Well done on coming 2nd, does that mean you have qualified for anything?

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sorry hun!! It means he has qualified for the winter regionals at that level!