mrsh2010
Well-Known Member
I'm still grinning from ear to ear.
As many may be aware we were involved in an accident shortly after our first regionals last summer. When told I needed surgery, I was advised it was likely to be July or even October this year, before I could ride again. Thankfully I didn't have to wait that long as my operation was brought forward and my physiotherapist worked a plan with me to use my riding to increase my knee strength and ability.
So yesterday was only our 4th outing and we went to Bury Farm, hadn't done my sums to realise everyone would be going for their Pre-Petplan warm up, with this in mind we weren't expecting much, we were late to go, so looked at the earlier scores and the judge was marking harsh! Ok I hadn't seen the tests but all scores were in the low 60s.
Warmed my lad up, he has a habit of not striding through underneath, so lots of transactions and I managed to get him going, in for P19 we went. Actually felt good to me. I came out pleased which is a good feeling, out all our correct canter strike offs too! (struggled the week before!) Put him back in the lorry etc and went to see my scores, arrived just in time for the sectaries to be saying my score to go on the board, well I could have fallen over, we got 69.545% and jumped into the lead by almost 3%, until they called the lady before my score out, so got a well deserved 72% - there were still 6 to go, but we kept it! So chuffed. So that's three BDs and three 2nds
I do love my lad.
We'd decided to give a Novice a go, as he's getting a little bored and cheeky in prelims, so did Novice 38, I was pleased, but could feel the heat was getting to him, he felt tired beneath me, so I didn't over push him, but still managed a respectable 63% which I was chuffed with!
Thanks for reading and pictures are on my FB page, link below
As many may be aware we were involved in an accident shortly after our first regionals last summer. When told I needed surgery, I was advised it was likely to be July or even October this year, before I could ride again. Thankfully I didn't have to wait that long as my operation was brought forward and my physiotherapist worked a plan with me to use my riding to increase my knee strength and ability.
So yesterday was only our 4th outing and we went to Bury Farm, hadn't done my sums to realise everyone would be going for their Pre-Petplan warm up, with this in mind we weren't expecting much, we were late to go, so looked at the earlier scores and the judge was marking harsh! Ok I hadn't seen the tests but all scores were in the low 60s.
Warmed my lad up, he has a habit of not striding through underneath, so lots of transactions and I managed to get him going, in for P19 we went. Actually felt good to me. I came out pleased which is a good feeling, out all our correct canter strike offs too! (struggled the week before!) Put him back in the lorry etc and went to see my scores, arrived just in time for the sectaries to be saying my score to go on the board, well I could have fallen over, we got 69.545% and jumped into the lead by almost 3%, until they called the lady before my score out, so got a well deserved 72% - there were still 6 to go, but we kept it! So chuffed. So that's three BDs and three 2nds
I do love my lad.We'd decided to give a Novice a go, as he's getting a little bored and cheeky in prelims, so did Novice 38, I was pleased, but could feel the heat was getting to him, he felt tired beneath me, so I didn't over push him, but still managed a respectable 63% which I was chuffed with!
Thanks for reading and pictures are on my FB page, link below
