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Grace and I went out to our first British Dressage competition at Myerscough this afternoon... she has been to 5 unaffiiated competitions since being rebacked, so I was a little nervous because it was the first time I had done BD but also because it was in a long arena and I have never ridden a test in one before.
We got there and she had a bit of a 'Grace moment' in the carpark when I got on her (in that she did a baby rear and spun around away from a wagon coming at her) but as soon as I got her in the arena she worked really well and gave me everything I asked of her.
When it was time for the test I did feel she was starting to fade a little, but she did a lovely test and her first centre line was poker straight
We had a wobble in the right canter because she was shying at something and I was asking her to move her quarters under her a little more, and her halt wasn't brilliant.
We finished on 65.83% which I am absolutely thrilled with for our first affiliated
We are either 5th or 6th, not sure which. I left before it had finished and just looked on the website and there are two of us on this mark and don't know the collectives.
So, does this mean that is one test towards the Area festival?
Do you get points for coming 5th or 6th?
Here are some photos of when we had finished... I was too nervous to have any taken before
Come on Dad, give me a kiss for doing so well
This is my left side - look at me with a number disc on for the first time
This is my right side - Do you like my plaits? It was a first time for me having them done, and the first time my Mum has ever done it too!
We got there and she had a bit of a 'Grace moment' in the carpark when I got on her (in that she did a baby rear and spun around away from a wagon coming at her) but as soon as I got her in the arena she worked really well and gave me everything I asked of her.
When it was time for the test I did feel she was starting to fade a little, but she did a lovely test and her first centre line was poker straight
We finished on 65.83% which I am absolutely thrilled with for our first affiliated
We are either 5th or 6th, not sure which. I left before it had finished and just looked on the website and there are two of us on this mark and don't know the collectives.
So, does this mean that is one test towards the Area festival?
Do you get points for coming 5th or 6th?
Here are some photos of when we had finished... I was too nervous to have any taken before
Come on Dad, give me a kiss for doing so well
This is my left side - look at me with a number disc on for the first time
This is my right side - Do you like my plaits? It was a first time for me having them done, and the first time my Mum has ever done it too!
