Eland Lodge... just a quickie report.

[1588]

Well ebay dressage saddle came on Tuesday so we bunged it in the Landy and started the treck to Eland Lodge (from Anglesey)

Got there.... gorgeous (place and weather) the dressage was lovely and flat and we did our best score yet..... in the new saddle (bargain) 38.5. So it's coming together slowly, he is now just dropping out of the outline now and again instead of having upside down head.

SJ was on a suface which he loved and was a nice long and up to height course....... he pinged around for a clear.. regardless of a couple of 'misses' on the way in

XC was tiny but we didn't seem to flow that well...... he ate it all up but again I was miles off some of them and even ended up with 5 time pens.

Anyway, ended up on 44 which is the best of the 3 intros we've done so far so it was well worth it and hopefully we'll be ok for our 1st PN on Sunday.

Thanks for reading and drjames if you're reading... did you hear me shout hello?? I spotted the bbq on the way through

Lovely place.....great organisation

 

[Sarah_Jane]

Well done and good luck on Sunday.

 

[ColouredFan]

Well done, any improvement is always good, Good luck for your PN!

 

[1588]

THanks guys

 

[KatB]

Well done, the course is lovely isnt it?! DId you think it was small in comparison to other Intro's?! Where are you doign your first PN?

 

[1588]

I thought that the jumping was up to height but the xc was small compared to Sansaw and a few others I'd seen/done. Having said that it was a bit trappy with white stones and stuff.

Bold Heath is the PN

 

[BBs]

Very well done. You couldnt ask for more.

 

[KatB]

Lol!! I really like Eland, pleased you had a good day.

 

[kirstyhen]

I love eland lodge! Know exactly how far it is from anglesey as my boyfriend lives there so done a few commutes!! Was considering getting a day ticket for eland but bottled out at the last mo! Whats the intro like? Is it the blue numbers?

 

[KatB]

Nope, was the orange no.s at the ODE we did. Ive ridden the Intro course there and it is nice, flows well,

 

[1588]

It's fine, same sort of thing as you're jumping in that piccy.... and yes it was orange for BE but they do hold loads of other XC stuff there so if you've seen a photo of a bigger fence with an orange disc it may have been on a different type of event I guess.

Anglesey to Gloucester is a fairly big trip too

 

[kirstyhen]

Anglesey to anywhere is a fairly big trip!!
The pic of us jumping is the only one i show cos it looks big ish, we normally go far smaller!!!