Dressage today - I got a NINE!

[arwenplusone]

Ok, ok, so I also got a five and some sixes and I didn't win the class, in fact I was fourth

but I have never ever got a mark of '9' for a movement before.

Quite chuffed with the Yogi horse and his medium trot....

 

[merlinsquest]

Whoop whoop

I would be over the moon to get a nine

Well done

 

[Three]

Congratulations!

Where's that 'bowing in awe' smiley when you need it?

 

[MrsMozart]

Yay-de-yaydi-yar

Well done the MF and the Yogi and the medium trot

 

[3Beasties]

Woohoo, well done!

If I did a Stressage test my biggest aim would be staying on!

 

[rara007]

Well done

 

[arwenplusone]

lol - thanks guys.

Seriously I actually thought a nine was utterly impossible. I am always chuffed enough with the eights!

So very pleased with the boyhorse today - despite the fact that he sat down in the lorry (but that's a whole other post...)

 

[ladyt25]

Ooh well done, I did that once (last year in fact) I was stunned! It was only an unaff ODE but still, it's a fantastic feeling!

 

[qwertyuiop]

You sure it wasn't an upside down 6?

I thought 9 was only a theoretical score and judges would never award it, even if they could not tell you how a movement could be done any better.

 

[GDB]

I got a 9 once for my first centre line.. and when kt was 12 she got 8 9's in one blooming test at a pony club ODE, then went double clear, neeedless to say she won.
I awarded 9's for almost perfect Give and Retakes at Broadway the other week...


ETS.. sorry very rude of me not to say well done!!

 

[Slinkyunicorn]

Yey!

Well done you must be so chuffed!!

 

[Lobelia_Overhill]

well done

 

[Halfstep]

Well done! I've only ever had one 9 - for a trot 20m circle in a Novice test. Treasure it!

 

[cariad]

I awarded a 9 today for a lovely square halt. It wasn't a 10 as there was a little loss of balance getting there, but the halt itself was spot on. I have awarded 10's as well - we are encouraged to use all the marks. I did a 2 today as well as the horse was very naughty and all I could do was mark the start of the movement, but then he just played up like mad. We are taught that 10 is excellent, not perfect - but then we don't (unlike Spinal Tap) have an 11 to give! But well done.

 

[star]

well done! i got a 9 once with current pony (old one got loads!) but managed to dilute it with 4's and 5's and didn't even get placed!

 

[Evelynmary]

and I got a 1 which was rather a blot on an otherwise reasonable test sheet! Well done, very exciting.

 

[scotsmare]

Well done you

(oh, and the Yogi horse

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