nikkimariet
Well-Known Member
I'm sure many of you will have read that Bruce hadn't been feeling himself as of late. Pleased to report that he is back on form!!! He is now getting propell in his evening feed and has a slight abundance of energy from it - he looks really happy with himself again 
A couple of users suggested he was unhappy because he had been dressed up in pink matchy....
......and that I should try him in baby blue which is much more manly......
Trot:
Medium Trot:
Getting royally bogged off in Medium Canter with Mr Energy:
He has been improving all week, but between Thursday and Friday the improvement was huge Coincidence.....maybe!!
Made the decision to deffo go to Vale View this Saturday, just for practice (it wasn't a qualifier or anything, but we both needed to get out after 7 weeks off!). Late times, and a quiet one again with only 3 people (including myself) in the Elementary classes (E44 & E49). So, it was a fairly chilled day - butterflies in my stomach aside...!!! (I apologise for bad quality pics, think our camera is on the way out!)
Warm up:
E44:
Entered in a medium trot, really getting him between my hand and leg. Even though I've done E44....how many times?! IDIOT BLOODY JOCKEY went wrong. ARGH!! Instead of medium trot up the long side, I went across the diagonal....it was a good one too!! Bah. Rest of the test was lovely, and I really 'rode' all the way through.
E49:
He was a little tired by this stage, but I let him show it - hold my hands up to that one. I could have done more and picked him up more and pushed him on. But still, he tried his heart out for me and I actually smiled pretty much all the way through, instead of gurning lol.
Results - E44 3rd (out of 3....so yes last... ) with 62.8% which I thought unjust and that he deserved more although obvs I went wrong once d'oh....think 2nd place was on 65.something% which I DEFFO did not agree with....but nevermind. E49 2nd (out of 3 people, just to clarify.... ) with 64.33%. Think the marks should have been the other way round!! Bit confused about some of the scores......and not entirely sure why some of them aren't starting to turn into 8's instead of being a steady 7.... but plenty more time to grow and an experience to take a lot from. Because next time we head out, I know I can ask for even more from him!
A couple of users suggested he was unhappy because he had been dressed up in pink matchy....
......and that I should try him in baby blue which is much more manly......Trot:
Medium Trot:
Getting royally bogged off in Medium Canter with Mr Energy:
He has been improving all week, but between Thursday and Friday the improvement was huge
Coincidence.....maybe!!Made the decision to deffo go to Vale View this Saturday, just for practice (it wasn't a qualifier or anything, but we both needed to get out after 7 weeks off!). Late times, and a quiet one again with only 3 people (including myself) in the Elementary classes (E44 & E49). So, it was a fairly chilled day - butterflies in my stomach aside...!!! (I apologise for bad quality pics, think our camera is on the way out!)
Warm up:
E44:
Entered in a medium trot, really getting him between my hand and leg. Even though I've done E44....how many times?! IDIOT BLOODY JOCKEY went wrong. ARGH!! Instead of medium trot up the long side, I went across the diagonal....it was a good one too!! Bah. Rest of the test was lovely, and I really 'rode' all the way through.
E49:
He was a little tired by this stage, but I let him show it - hold my hands up to that one. I could have done more and picked him up more and pushed him on. But still, he tried his heart out for me and I actually smiled pretty much all the way through, instead of gurning lol.
Results - E44 3rd (out of 3....so yes last...
) with 62.8% which I thought unjust and that he deserved more although obvs I went wrong once d'oh....think 2nd place was on 65.something% which I DEFFO did not agree with....but nevermind. E49 2nd (out of 3 people, just to clarify.... ) with 64.33%. Think the marks should have been the other way round!! Bit confused about some of the scores......and not entirely sure why some of them aren't starting to turn into 8's instead of being a steady 7.... but plenty more time to grow and an experience to take a lot from. Because next time we head out, I know I can ask for even more from him!
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stoopid fb!
It is even more amazing in the flesh, even when spotted from across a car park as it disappears around a corner! 
