kick_On
Well-Known Member
OOOO WOW what a TOTAL GIGGLE
Had text out of blue last week from friend asking whether i would be up for doing the Heythrop TC, my rely. YES but What class??. Luckly turned out to be novice class. As i've heard rumours about these team chasing lot are totally bonkers and do lose their measuring stick when they build their courses
So once I had agreed, thought whoops better make sure Bert is fit enough, so spent rest of week doing gallop work in fields (thank god it's been so dry as farmer was fine with us whizzing around)
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After a long drive there, with Bert every half an hour saying ARE WE THERE YET!!! i wish he'd grow up but he's 14 and isn't going to change now
. Being the keen bunny i arrived first and then rest of team turn up in convoy, all said our hellos and then prompty went off to walk course and discuss and plan route. Course was defo up to height (3ft) and fence 2 was the only one i thought OOOOOOOO, up a steep hill to wide hedge with horrible take off and not so good landing. But all rest were fine for my head
I was too start as rider 4 and then i could move up to rider 3, i was just hoping my brakes were working correctly as hunting we start off with no but by end of season we were sorted
warming up
warming up - first jump since last month - not too bad
We had a team prastice over warm up fence and it seemed to work so off we when to start. Counted down and OFF we went..................... at first jump our 3 rider sat there and just looked at jump with us tearing up her backside so SCREAM KICK HIM!!! over she popped but my poor boy by this time was on top of fence
, but been honest lad he jumped it.
So onto No 2, not having repeat of fence no1 so i sat and held my boy as i knew he needed a better jump, and he flew it
. By jump 3, i had to over take rider infront as we were either going to jump ontop of her, or run out!!! So screamed at her OVERTAKING ON YOUR LEFT!!! Jumping the pen fence brilliant 12 legs in pen
and for rest of course my boy was very happy with beening No 3, did pull BUT he was AWESOME
These were all hubby could take has he was a bit slow that we had started, so this is last fence- Bert PULLING like a train
kicking for home
crossing finish line
God it was over too quick, after sorting out horses popped down to results - OOOOPHS we were second fastest round course and BUT it was done on bogey time, which is optituim time, BUT they don't tell time before class. They just say good hunting pace and to be honest i go much faster hunting
. So we weren't place BUT defo found my horse other job
oooooooooooo a bit long and thanks for reading
Had text out of blue last week from friend asking whether i would be up for doing the Heythrop TC, my rely. YES but What class??. Luckly turned out to be novice class. As i've heard rumours about these team chasing lot are totally bonkers and do lose their measuring stick when they build their courses
So once I had agreed, thought whoops better make sure Bert is fit enough, so spent rest of week doing gallop work in fields (thank god it's been so dry as farmer was fine with us whizzing around)
After a long drive there, with Bert every half an hour saying ARE WE THERE YET!!! i wish he'd grow up but he's 14 and isn't going to change now
I was too start as rider 4 and then i could move up to rider 3, i was just hoping my brakes were working correctly as hunting we start off with no but by end of season we were sorted
warming up
warming up - first jump since last month - not too bad
We had a team prastice over warm up fence and it seemed to work so off we when to start. Counted down and OFF we went..................... at first jump our 3 rider sat there and just looked at jump with us tearing up her backside so SCREAM KICK HIM!!! over she popped but my poor boy by this time was on top of fence
So onto No 2, not having repeat of fence no1 so i sat and held my boy as i knew he needed a better jump, and he flew it
These were all hubby could take has he was a bit slow that we had started, so this is last fence- Bert PULLING like a train
kicking for home
crossing finish line
God it was over too quick, after sorting out horses popped down to results - OOOOPHS we were second fastest round course and BUT it was done on bogey time, which is optituim time, BUT they don't tell time before class. They just say good hunting pace and to be honest i go much faster hunting
oooooooooooo a bit long and thanks for reading
