Fun Day at Dorset

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dieseldog

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First of all it was fun as I was supposed to be working, any friday not at work is fun. My sister very kindly lent me Spot to do some jumping on at Dorset. My lorry was very good as it hasn't moved for 3 months and it started on the first turn of the key - isolator switches are fabulous things. Unfortunalty there was a death on the way as a pheasant ran underneath my lorry.
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The people coming in the opposite direction must have laughed as me and my sister were sat screaming in the cab as I did it like this
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My sister Cath was already there with the love of Spots life, Floyd and she was banned from talking as she went past my lorry in case Spot heard her and worked out Floyd was here. Floyd had a good weekend, he was third in the 1.10 Derby and won an amateur class.

I met up with Lec and Spottedcat who were both running around drinking champagne in celebration of having a lovely jump round a Newcomers each.

I first off all went in the .90m Unaff Derby in the main arena. It was lovely, we were jumping round beautifully. Everyone kept getting eliminated at the second part of the double after the bank as it had a ditch under it, but Spot just popped thru. Then we were nearly at the end of the course jumped a hedge downhill and he ran on a bit into a double of planks, went to shorten in front of it and his back legs overtook his front and we skidded thru the first part.
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He ended up sat on his bum and I was about to step off backwards when he got up again, I got a round of appalause for staying on. He popped thru it really nice at the second attempt

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We then went in the .85m Open and he had one fence down, but as it was single phase I got to do the JO as well.

.85m Open
 
Fab video you and Spot both look great! Spot is super!

Wish I had gone as it looks like a lovely big arena which wouldve been great for Owen. How was the ground weather did you get wet?

Ooh and how did LEC and spotted cat do in their newcomers? She texted me about how they did on the first two days but not today. I assume they are too busy celebrating?!!
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Spot is such a dude and a freak of nature. It was great to see you!
 
Lec - why are you home?

The ground was pretty much perfect, althought the warm up for the smaller ring was very cut up and needed rolling. It only rained for about 5 mins so I was really lucky. However we didn't finish jumping until 7pm
 
I can't pinch Spot as suddenly my sister, Sarah, the one we actually owns him has taken up riding again after about 5 years and he is booked up to do something every weekend now. Even Cath isn't rding him anymore.
 
We were cold wet and the horses had been stars and yesterday was just going to be something as we had to go past on way home. With all the rain overnight pretty glad not going with horse as disco and NC are last two classes so think it will be wet.
 
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