sw123
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I just came on here and saw TigersEye's post and thought that I should oblige with pics and a report of our amazing day!!
Shamelessly copied from the CL.
Well i dont really know what to say other than and that i'm sitting here in tears having received a very special DVD in the post today (that was last week now but still get the same reaction - silly know!!)
Last Tuesday was the British Eventing Young Horse Championships at Tweseldown. Spider (our Mill Law gelding) qualified on his first attempt back in May at Arley Hall and its been his aim all year.
At 5pm the night before BE sent a text saying they had changed the dressage test - very annoying, Em was furious. Not so much because he couldnt do it but because she had worked very hard producing Spider for that test and knowing it is often a dressage competition wanted to give him the best chance.
However, they left very early on Tuesday morning sadly leaving me behind. With a new job and Tom having an op that day meant I was at home working/playing nurse but attached to my phone being not very good at either job all day!
Dressage he warmed up fantastically and produced a smashing test. He's just so level at the moment and really grown into himself so is so much more uphill. You never know with so many flash moving foreign horses if yours can compete but today he did and gained 29.8 good enough for 3rd place after the dressage.
The SJ was big and bright and causing lots of problems. Em and her boyfriend have worked really really hard on this phase with Spi. He finds it very easy and then switches off so its a case of making him use his scope and keep his brain engaged. He jumped the round of his life, never any intention of touching a pole and looking seriously classy. The first clear of the class and moving him into the lead.
At this point Em was paranoid and sent off my brother to find out the time for the XC course and if it was fast/slow etc as there was no room for error here. She went over the course again as with Tweseldown's twisty tracks its all too easy to get lost. However they didnt and they cruised round clear over some quite tricky combinations that quickly sorted the men from the boys. A nervous wait to hear about time faults but they were inside the time and 0 was added to the score
Everyone was glued to the scoreboard just to makesure that it was right and we had won but yes, the last marks went up and my beautiful Spider had won!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I was in tears on the phone, apparently burst Harry (brother)'s eardrums when he rang to confirm it I am so so so proud of my little man and Em who deserves this so much and has just done the most fabulous job of confirming him.
Into the prize giving dressed in his new rug "Lycetts 5 year old Champion 2009" and a sash he led the top ten into the arena ears pricked and striding out knowing he was the champion. He was an angel during the presentation and Auntie Nicky who co owns him with me (and is down as the official breeder) went in to receive a framed picture of him and a (rather large) cheque!! After the presentation he led the field off to a great lap of honour with Simply the Best playing and then carried on round for his own moment in the spotlight, an utter champion, such a stunning boy!!!
More photos infront of the Sponsor's banner where he didnt really want to stand still having just galloped around but did manage to prick his years momentarily!!
This is just an complete dream come true, we consider ourselves as a family complete amateurs when it comes to breeding and its all down to Emilie and her amazing work that Spider has turned out so brilliantly. We must drive her mad with our lack of ambition for him just hoping they both "come home safe" at the end of each event and not worrying about prizes. The fact he brings them home time and time again just shows what a complete superstar he is. However star status will go v soon when he comes back to get hairy and muddy in the field and is put back in place by his mum (who is expecting a Spider mark II next year!)
Am just over the moon we've had the most amazing season with him and this just tops it off. Locally too two friends both won big classes at HOYS with their homebred horses which caused huge celebration and now for ours to make it the third - well they say great things come in threes!!!!!
And now some pics
Shamelessly copied from the CL.
Well i dont really know what to say other than and that i'm sitting here in tears having received a very special DVD in the post today (that was last week now but still get the same reaction - silly know!!)
Last Tuesday was the British Eventing Young Horse Championships at Tweseldown. Spider (our Mill Law gelding) qualified on his first attempt back in May at Arley Hall and its been his aim all year.
At 5pm the night before BE sent a text saying they had changed the dressage test - very annoying, Em was furious. Not so much because he couldnt do it but because she had worked very hard producing Spider for that test and knowing it is often a dressage competition wanted to give him the best chance.
However, they left very early on Tuesday morning sadly leaving me behind. With a new job and Tom having an op that day meant I was at home working/playing nurse but attached to my phone being not very good at either job all day!
Dressage he warmed up fantastically and produced a smashing test. He's just so level at the moment and really grown into himself so is so much more uphill. You never know with so many flash moving foreign horses if yours can compete but today he did and gained 29.8 good enough for 3rd place after the dressage.
The SJ was big and bright and causing lots of problems. Em and her boyfriend have worked really really hard on this phase with Spi. He finds it very easy and then switches off so its a case of making him use his scope and keep his brain engaged. He jumped the round of his life, never any intention of touching a pole and looking seriously classy. The first clear of the class and moving him into the lead.
At this point Em was paranoid and sent off my brother to find out the time for the XC course and if it was fast/slow etc as there was no room for error here. She went over the course again as with Tweseldown's twisty tracks its all too easy to get lost. However they didnt and they cruised round clear over some quite tricky combinations that quickly sorted the men from the boys. A nervous wait to hear about time faults but they were inside the time and 0 was added to the score
Everyone was glued to the scoreboard just to makesure that it was right and we had won but yes, the last marks went up and my beautiful Spider had won!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I was in tears on the phone, apparently burst Harry (brother)'s eardrums when he rang to confirm it I am so so so proud of my little man and Em who deserves this so much and has just done the most fabulous job of confirming him.
Into the prize giving dressed in his new rug "Lycetts 5 year old Champion 2009" and a sash he led the top ten into the arena ears pricked and striding out knowing he was the champion. He was an angel during the presentation and Auntie Nicky who co owns him with me (and is down as the official breeder) went in to receive a framed picture of him and a (rather large) cheque!! After the presentation he led the field off to a great lap of honour with Simply the Best playing and then carried on round for his own moment in the spotlight, an utter champion, such a stunning boy!!!
More photos infront of the Sponsor's banner where he didnt really want to stand still having just galloped around but did manage to prick his years momentarily!!
This is just an complete dream come true, we consider ourselves as a family complete amateurs when it comes to breeding and its all down to Emilie and her amazing work that Spider has turned out so brilliantly. We must drive her mad with our lack of ambition for him just hoping they both "come home safe" at the end of each event and not worrying about prizes. The fact he brings them home time and time again just shows what a complete superstar he is. However star status will go v soon when he comes back to get hairy and muddy in the field and is put back in place by his mum (who is expecting a Spider mark II next year!)
Am just over the moon we've had the most amazing season with him and this just tops it off. Locally too two friends both won big classes at HOYS with their homebred horses which caused huge celebration and now for ours to make it the third - well they say great things come in threes!!!!!
And now some pics
