Hattikins
Well-Known Member
Well the winning streak had to come to an end at some point but had such a lovely day at Berkshire college all the same
Hattie was in a totally explosive mood and poor Sal86 and her horse very nearly got squashed as Hattie leapt in the air and plunged about!!!!!
But it was really nice to sit on a horse that didnt constantly need nudging and tickling with a schooling whip to get her going - infact i was having quite a bit of trouble holding her in her happy mouth bit
Got a 29 dressage which wasnt spectacular in her arena - would you believe it!!!!! the first 3 people that went in my arena got sub 30 dressage marks!! i was after the break and i think the judge realised her error and began marking more harshly - typical
as all the marks after the break were mostly mid to late 30s - anyway i was pleased with how she had gone and on to the SJ.
SJing was causing carnage and there are only about 5 clears in my section - i had a stupid pole down, just totally missed her coming into the planks and she crashed through the top plank totally forgetting to pick her tootsies up!!
She nearly ran over and pounced on several people in the SJ warm up too - really dont know what has happened to my lazy baggage of a horse!!
Finally onto the XC which is the important bit for me and Hatts, she gave me a good feel and most importantly trotted confidently and purposefully through the water which is just what we wanted
there was nothing there to test her at all but it was really nice to give her a confidence boosting easy run before our first PN
So we finished in 6th which would have been 4th if i hadnt given her the opportunity to have a pole down!! So very pleased, was a lovely relaxed atmosphere there and the stewards were brilliant, all in all had a really fun time - which is what this sport is all about after all!!
So its the IRF at Milton Keynes next week and then Twesledown PN so we'll see what happens
Got a 29 dressage which wasnt spectacular in her arena - would you believe it!!!!! the first 3 people that went in my arena got sub 30 dressage marks!! i was after the break and i think the judge realised her error and began marking more harshly - typical
SJing was causing carnage and there are only about 5 clears in my section - i had a stupid pole down, just totally missed her coming into the planks and she crashed through the top plank totally forgetting to pick her tootsies up!!
Finally onto the XC which is the important bit for me and Hatts, she gave me a good feel and most importantly trotted confidently and purposefully through the water which is just what we wanted
So we finished in 6th which would have been 4th if i hadnt given her the opportunity to have a pole down!! So very pleased, was a lovely relaxed atmosphere there and the stewards were brilliant, all in all had a really fun time - which is what this sport is all about after all!!
So its the IRF at Milton Keynes next week and then Twesledown PN so we'll see what happens
