nikkimariet
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So, yesterday was the dawning of the ROR championships at the Vale View High Profile Show! I took Fig for the Prelim and Novice, PS took CS for the Elem.
We were both a little anxious, as we’ve not had the best week in terms of prep! CS has given PS two stonking rides full of energy, and 2 rides resembling a slug in a coma. Fig has me a teensy bit worried, as he’s gone completely off his feed (still grazing and eating his haylage) but hasn’t had a proper ‘meal’ since Monday morning. He has been a vile turd to ride as well – right canter was out of the question on Weds, left canter no go on Thurs and was attention deficit on Friday :bah:
Anyways, I thought I’d run Fig through two warm ups for his first test, given the atmosphere/music etc. Sooooo glad I did, as he came out hot as hell :meep: I had to canter him in a 2-point seat (mightily difficult in Konigs!) for around 20 minutes before he deemed it okay to sit!
Excitable buck:
Having a good hip crack:
Thankfully, he pulled a good mood out the bag and he settled wonderfully, felt really happy chappy and like his usual self. Was concentrating, and felt at ease with the music. I warmed him up outdoors as he settles better and there was less traffic so to speak…. Not so much when yard tractor put its retina burning headlights on and starting shifting huge hay bales And then a man got in the bucket and was raised level with a floodlight to alter its position….! Figs chin firmly kept on his knees
Prelim test was lovely, fluid and soft, I could have been braver and asked for his poll to come up an inch or so, and for him to step under a little more, but he was behaving and that was my main aim of the day! I got 74.09% and second place (and £200!) in the Prelim. Went into the prize giving on foot, as there was just no point taking him into a ring with five other horses to have a sideways tranter round and get upset, where he was due in the same ring to do his next test in 10 minutes! I gave the photographer a good giggle when I assured him he didn’t need to rustle a wrapper or throw dirt to get my ears pricked! Continued his calm and confident theme for our Novice warm up, was a bit braver and asked for a little more. He went a teeeeeny bit tense in the ring, but everything was accurate and correct so very We got 67.69% and third place (and £100!). Absolutely beaming! He was so well behaved, and really took the atmosphere in his stride – which gives me hope for the Winters that he won’t be a total nobber! Really really chuffed with him, clever little handsome man
PS chiming in here.......have to say that when we got Fig off the lorry and he went ping ponging round the warm up, leaving CS stood on the lorry breathing fire with all his veins up and red nostrils, I did comment that I would rather eat snails than get on board, in the dark, under floodlights, with music... but actually I can't fault him at all! He had one minor nap and half hearted rear when left alone in the warm up but other than that was super duper rideable and FORWARD (thank christ) and generally a joy to work with.
He did one of the most forward thinking tests to date, a really good follow up to his test at Arena UK when he was forward but perhaps a little tense at times. Here I could feel his backing swinging throughout the entire test and he never faltered or sucked back at me, not once Parking was all present and correctly aligned, reversing well controlled, no random changes thrown in for amusement value and his medium trots felt fabby, really taking the contact forward all the way to the opposite corner. He even contained himself when people clapped us at the end, really really proud of my seahorse pea face flicky toes pony.
Took him back to the lorry to un-plait as no way on earth was I taking him in to the prize giving and whilst I was doing so someone came to report we had won it with 68.24%!!! So I got dressed up in the rug, sash and rosette and took the lead in to the indoor for the prize giving, but declined to join in the lap of honour Would also like to announce that I FINALLY WORE MY NEW BOOTS... Its only taken 6 months of permanently chewed up knees and bone bruises on my ankles but I can now actually ride in the buggers and I hope that's it for the next 10 years, no more boot breaking in for me!
Think we are heading out to have one final scamper round a PSG in a couple of weeks, then a break, then back to business in 2013 at Addington High Profile show
Back over to NMT.....
Pics time! Light wasn't very good (and dark when PS warmed up) and the indoors not massively camera friendly so these were the best our camera could do:
Pictures of our goodies:
My floofs Loki and Thor getting in the way:
So that’s it for 2012 competing. Thank god, as it was jesuschristsuperstar cold yesterday but must note it was made very enjoyable by the brilliant organization of both VV and ROR! Already looking forward to starting our 2013 season
The only dent in the day for us, was when we arrived home, in pitch black....and I nearly walked right over the top of a dirty horrid rat sitting outside our feed room Must have eaten some of the poison as was shaking and shivering but didn't make any attempt to run off. Poor bugger... Was trapped under a metal bin and was left for Pappy T/Rat Grim Reaper to deal with!
P.S. Please note sports fans, that dolls of your favourite Sparkle Sisters are now available for purchase at your local Asda. Hurry, limited stock!
Raspberry and coconut pie on offer
We were both a little anxious, as we’ve not had the best week in terms of prep! CS has given PS two stonking rides full of energy, and 2 rides resembling a slug in a coma. Fig has me a teensy bit worried, as he’s gone completely off his feed (still grazing and eating his haylage) but hasn’t had a proper ‘meal’ since Monday morning. He has been a vile turd to ride as well – right canter was out of the question on Weds, left canter no go on Thurs and was attention deficit on Friday :bah:
Anyways, I thought I’d run Fig through two warm ups for his first test, given the atmosphere/music etc. Sooooo glad I did, as he came out hot as hell :meep: I had to canter him in a 2-point seat (mightily difficult in Konigs!) for around 20 minutes before he deemed it okay to sit!
Excitable buck:
Having a good hip crack:
Thankfully, he pulled a good mood out the bag and he settled wonderfully, felt really happy chappy and like his usual self. Was concentrating, and felt at ease with the music. I warmed him up outdoors as he settles better and there was less traffic so to speak…. Not so much when yard tractor put its retina burning headlights on and starting shifting huge hay bales And then a man got in the bucket and was raised level with a floodlight to alter its position….! Figs chin firmly kept on his knees
Prelim test was lovely, fluid and soft, I could have been braver and asked for his poll to come up an inch or so, and for him to step under a little more, but he was behaving and that was my main aim of the day! I got 74.09% and second place (and £200!) in the Prelim. Went into the prize giving on foot, as there was just no point taking him into a ring with five other horses to have a sideways tranter round and get upset, where he was due in the same ring to do his next test in 10 minutes! I gave the photographer a good giggle when I assured him he didn’t need to rustle a wrapper or throw dirt to get my ears pricked! Continued his calm and confident theme for our Novice warm up, was a bit braver and asked for a little more. He went a teeeeeny bit tense in the ring, but everything was accurate and correct so very We got 67.69% and third place (and £100!). Absolutely beaming! He was so well behaved, and really took the atmosphere in his stride – which gives me hope for the Winters that he won’t be a total nobber! Really really chuffed with him, clever little handsome man
PS chiming in here.......have to say that when we got Fig off the lorry and he went ping ponging round the warm up, leaving CS stood on the lorry breathing fire with all his veins up and red nostrils, I did comment that I would rather eat snails than get on board, in the dark, under floodlights, with music... but actually I can't fault him at all! He had one minor nap and half hearted rear when left alone in the warm up but other than that was super duper rideable and FORWARD (thank christ) and generally a joy to work with.
He did one of the most forward thinking tests to date, a really good follow up to his test at Arena UK when he was forward but perhaps a little tense at times. Here I could feel his backing swinging throughout the entire test and he never faltered or sucked back at me, not once Parking was all present and correctly aligned, reversing well controlled, no random changes thrown in for amusement value and his medium trots felt fabby, really taking the contact forward all the way to the opposite corner. He even contained himself when people clapped us at the end, really really proud of my seahorse pea face flicky toes pony.
Took him back to the lorry to un-plait as no way on earth was I taking him in to the prize giving and whilst I was doing so someone came to report we had won it with 68.24%!!! So I got dressed up in the rug, sash and rosette and took the lead in to the indoor for the prize giving, but declined to join in the lap of honour Would also like to announce that I FINALLY WORE MY NEW BOOTS... Its only taken 6 months of permanently chewed up knees and bone bruises on my ankles but I can now actually ride in the buggers and I hope that's it for the next 10 years, no more boot breaking in for me!
Think we are heading out to have one final scamper round a PSG in a couple of weeks, then a break, then back to business in 2013 at Addington High Profile show
Back over to NMT.....
Pics time! Light wasn't very good (and dark when PS warmed up) and the indoors not massively camera friendly so these were the best our camera could do:
Pictures of our goodies:
My floofs Loki and Thor getting in the way:
So that’s it for 2012 competing. Thank god, as it was jesuschristsuperstar cold yesterday but must note it was made very enjoyable by the brilliant organization of both VV and ROR! Already looking forward to starting our 2013 season
The only dent in the day for us, was when we arrived home, in pitch black....and I nearly walked right over the top of a dirty horrid rat sitting outside our feed room Must have eaten some of the poison as was shaking and shivering but didn't make any attempt to run off. Poor bugger... Was trapped under a metal bin and was left for Pappy T/Rat Grim Reaper to deal with!
P.S. Please note sports fans, that dolls of your favourite Sparkle Sisters are now available for purchase at your local Asda. Hurry, limited stock!
Raspberry and coconut pie on offer
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