Fairly successful XC yesterday (+ photos)

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Took the two mares to a 2 phase (SJ + XC) yesterday, and while they certainly didn't win, they went well and it was a good XC warm up for upcoming events (as no XC courses locally are open for schooling yet).

Flora was in the intro standard class, and apart from a stop at a v skinny stile in the SJ (why a skinny in a novice standard class I don't know but was the first time she had ever seen one) it went well. Out on the XC she was awesome, really took me into every fence, didn't tire at all, and apart from a blip at some v scary barrels just before a steep slope into the water she was foot perfect.
She concentrated, looked for her next fence, and even though she had been calling for the other mare, as soon as she started, she completely concentrated on the job in hand.

Have 2 photos, the first is brilliant, and the second not so, but will put link to both...

http://www.sportingimagesni.co.uk/myview...5&count=129

http://www.sportingimagesni.co.uk/myview...=3&count=80

Sophie had 2 runouts at the same stile in the open class (PN/nov standard) which was naughty, but we have never practiced skinnies with her either as don't appear in PN. She redeemed herself with a foot perfect run round the XC which was fairly stiff with plenty of non finishers, and a good warm up for her first event next Sunday. Again 2 photos...

http://www.sportingimagesni.co.uk/myview...=1&count=27

http://www.sportingimagesni.co.uk/myview...=3&count=72

I will probably buy the first one each of each.

The weather was so great, as was forecast to be cloudy and drizzly, so to get sunshine all day was unexpected but v welcome.

Fiona
 
Cheers for that.
Hard to believe she hadn't been XC for 11 months, except for the first water (and she went straight through the second water) she was foot perfect.

Fiona
 
Well done
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Lovely photos as well
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Thanks..

I have a video as well of part of the XC course, but have to wait for my nice OH to do whatever he does to put it onto the computer.

Fiona
 
Yes it was Tyrella. Couldn't have been run anywhere else after the amount of rain we have had this week. She really enjoyed herself, so did OH's mare.

Fiona
 
Doesnt Flora look great in her piccies
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Well done to you, must fill you with great confidence for the season.

Did you get any pics of the SJing?
 
Fabulous pictures Fiona, great day out for both horses! A great start to the season. We were going to have a run over to the go-as-you-please today but both horse and rider a bit stiff after hunting yesterday, weather was fab, but not nearly so nice today..

Well down to both of you..
 
Thanks BBs. I was a nervous wreck beforehand, as she hasn't gone Xc for 11 months, and some fairly substantial fences, but she was fine. No SJ photos of my class as the 2 cameramen had headed out onto the XC course by that stage. Have a video though.
Fiona
 
Can't believe you managed to get out hunting, after all the rain this past week. Did it go well?? We were so lucky with the weather, Saturday was soo much better than forecast, look at the lovely sunshine in the photos, even today was good until after lunchtime.
 
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