H-J
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So went to Stratford Hills today for the PAVO 5yr old classes on both Spider and Connor - Couldnt hae gone worse really! And I am soooo tired and my head is pounding!!
So start off wth Spiders dressage - warmed up lovely as usual and started off great (she always does a nice test and scored 29 last outing) well she then caught a pheasent running off into the bushes behind the arena and came to a skidding halt! broke in canter etc and scored 46!!!
Score was totally not necessary but there we go!
Onto Connor dressage - now this poor pony has done nothing! He is less experenced then the 4yr olds competing on the sat so was expectng about 60!!!
Anyway he actually did a nice test and really tried bless him, and scored 47 so was V pleased!
Anyway onto Spiders showjumping - thought it was very up to height and she again jumped her socks off for another clear 4th one in a row!
XC- she was awful!! not spooky like usual but just didnt want to do it, stopped at the chair b4 the water, the stopped at the trekaner (which she doesnt ever have a prob with) then stopped at the barrells so retired so thought rather that then get eliminated. Really really upset and thinking maybe she doesnt want to XC she has never been confident XC and has never pulled me in2 a XC fence yet loves her SJing - and I dont think its fair to keep plugging away XC if she isnt happy. Thinking she might be happier just dressage and SJing with someone as she is excellent as these.
Anyway onto Connor again wasnt expecting much but he jumped a super clear SJing (maybe I should be a SJer now!!) then XC wasnt expecting him to go in the water as this is quite scary for him he needs more practise - He went super given me a great feel and pulling me to every thing! Then the water and I was eliminated at it!! wasnt a surprise and was pleased with his overall performance and I am very excited about him now!!!
Will now do some unaff ODEs now and water practise with him then some Intros in a few months. any one have any advice for horses who are scared of going into water? once he is in when we are schooling he loves it!!
So feeling very deflated about Spider
(she was in all weekend for worming too which I dont think helped!!) and very exciting about Connor!!
So start off wth Spiders dressage - warmed up lovely as usual and started off great (she always does a nice test and scored 29 last outing) well she then caught a pheasent running off into the bushes behind the arena and came to a skidding halt! broke in canter etc and scored 46!!!
Onto Connor dressage - now this poor pony has done nothing! He is less experenced then the 4yr olds competing on the sat so was expectng about 60!!!
Anyway onto Spiders showjumping - thought it was very up to height and she again jumped her socks off for another clear 4th one in a row!
XC- she was awful!! not spooky like usual but just didnt want to do it, stopped at the chair b4 the water, the stopped at the trekaner (which she doesnt ever have a prob with) then stopped at the barrells so retired so thought rather that then get eliminated. Really really upset and thinking maybe she doesnt want to XC she has never been confident XC and has never pulled me in2 a XC fence yet loves her SJing - and I dont think its fair to keep plugging away XC if she isnt happy. Thinking she might be happier just dressage and SJing with someone as she is excellent as these.
Anyway onto Connor again wasnt expecting much but he jumped a super clear SJing (maybe I should be a SJer now!!) then XC wasnt expecting him to go in the water as this is quite scary for him he needs more practise - He went super given me a great feel and pulling me to every thing! Then the water and I was eliminated at it!! wasnt a surprise and was pleased with his overall performance and I am very excited about him now!!!
Will now do some unaff ODEs now and water practise with him then some Intros in a few months. any one have any advice for horses who are scared of going into water? once he is in when we are schooling he loves it!!
So feeling very deflated about Spider