shandy133
Well-Known Member
I went to the Pony club areas on sunday,
did a good dressage, 3 down SJ, but if i got clear and in time i'd come 3rd as it stood, so i set off XC on my very confident fast mare.
all was brilliant until fence 13, where i was held up behind a slow horse in front of me.
no stewards held the girl, or called me past and i didnt know when or if to pass, as it was on a twisty hilly part of the course.
on a wide part of the course, 6 fences later, i took over, thinking she has noticed i was behind. i got 8.8 time faults after it.
i found her after we finished and she told me she was goin the wrong way, and didnt even know i was there until i went past. i do not blame her, but i do feel ashamed of the fence judges and stewards, it seemed to me like a lack of communication.
i found the cheif steward and he told me they could not take off my time faults as i should have called through. but being pony club, id probably have been told off for that!
i was absolutlly gutted as with no time faults i would have been placed 3rd, and qualified for a place at the championships. with the faults i was 4th. i was so upset.
has this happends to anyone else?
and what would you do?
i feel like if this happend again, i would be a bit worried about calling through as i'd seem rude doing so!
thanks... sam
did a good dressage, 3 down SJ, but if i got clear and in time i'd come 3rd as it stood, so i set off XC on my very confident fast mare.
all was brilliant until fence 13, where i was held up behind a slow horse in front of me.
no stewards held the girl, or called me past and i didnt know when or if to pass, as it was on a twisty hilly part of the course.
on a wide part of the course, 6 fences later, i took over, thinking she has noticed i was behind. i got 8.8 time faults after it.
i found her after we finished and she told me she was goin the wrong way, and didnt even know i was there until i went past. i do not blame her, but i do feel ashamed of the fence judges and stewards, it seemed to me like a lack of communication.
i found the cheif steward and he told me they could not take off my time faults as i should have called through. but being pony club, id probably have been told off for that!
i was absolutlly gutted as with no time faults i would have been placed 3rd, and qualified for a place at the championships. with the faults i was 4th. i was so upset.
has this happends to anyone else?
and what would you do?
i feel like if this happend again, i would be a bit worried about calling through as i'd seem rude doing so!
thanks... sam
