Highs and lows of your season

Not a bad season for me, bit short tho due to getting married in May and then all my June and July BE's rained off!

Highs:
Placed in 5 out of the 6 events we entered. 2 intros and 3 PN.
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Finally gettting 2 double clears at PN (SJ is an issue...mine not horse!) in last 2 events
Finding a fab jump trainer who has given the confidence to get our act sorted out and move up to PN.
Significant improvement in ponios feet, no lost shoes during the season!
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Lows:
Cricket score in Sj at 1st PN when I was lying 2nd after Dr
Ill health.....but I didn't let it get in the way of my competitions
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, did a PN 5 days after being in hospital!!
Bl**dy weather in June and July
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Not too bad a season really, putting it down in writing makes me apprecaite how lucky I am!!
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Highs for our horse Paper Tiger (with Ruth Edge)

Dressage:
Winner of 3 regional champs at Scottish Winters Champs
3rd Elementary Music - winter champs
3rd Medium Open Winter Champs
3rd Medium Open Nationals
4th Elementary Open Nationals

Eventing:
2nd Scottish Novice Champs, Thirlestane (with fastest XC of the class)
a 13.8 dressage at novice event at Bradwall
22 points from 5 starts eventing

Lows:

All the events that were cancelled, so he only managed to get to 5 all season!
 
HIGHS: (quite a few, but then I am easily pleased)
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Hector winning ON on his first outing after such a long time off. Then him doing a double clear at Weston** and feeling so happy and so confident.

Ross qualifying for British Breeding champs and BYEH finals, and behaving himself at both! Then going round his first novice like he'd been doing it all his life.

Ross generally being such great entertainment value all year (never a dull moment), with never a backward thought or saying no to anything I asked of him.

The birth of Myrtle, our One More Tiger foal, and her being just what I'd hoped for: a bay filly to start my breeding programme when I'm old!

LOWS:

Losing our other One More Tiger foal at birth and then her mum a couple of days later.

Hector always trying to malinger with silly little problems that completely stressed me out.

Literally......being rolled all over the first PN xc fence at Moreton Morrell and it taking me 6 weeks to feel "normal" again (not by one of my horses, I hasten to add!)
 
Highs
Getting 4 novice clears
Being placed 3rd at PN and finishing on dressage score of 28
Being placed BSJA
Jumping round 1.10 open BSJA
Realising how fab my horse is xc

Lows
Being eliminated SJ after a fab dressage of 34 at first novice
Technical elim at WW after an ok dressage and 4 SJ at novice
Dressage getting worse from 28 to 44 due to naughtiness
 
Highs: finally qualifying for our first novice regionals and giving it a good bash and enjoying the day eventhough we didn't get placed. Moving up to elementary and coming second at the area festival in our third attempt at elementary. Just seeing how she is getting stronger and improving all the tmie and loving learning all the new stuff as we move up the levels. Molly staying sound and healthy.

Lows: A few forgotten tests where I have let myself down. Molly acting like a 2 year old at Brook Farm last month! Not qualifying for winters but not too bothered so it isn't really a low.
 
It seems to have been a year of extremes!

Highs (All with Sarnita)
Coming 8th at Sansaw CIC** and beating Spring Along
Completing our first CCI** and travelling abroad for the first time finishing 16th
Getting shortlisted for the CIC** European Championship GB Team

Lows
Breaking my leg and ankle at Stockland Lovell in July and facing the possibility it will never be the same again and waiting to see what it is like in a year when the extent of recovery or not will become apparant
Missing out on possible selection to the CIC** team due to my injury
Only running Sarnita 4 times due to hard ground and my injury.
 
Highs-
Moon coming out this spring a different horse, acing her first PN and then having some really good runs at novice level

Lows-
Me making the same pilot error on two important courses- Smiths Lawn and Gatcombe
 
Thank you - yes, he is a very beautiful boy and does look in another class in his dressage at events
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, we are very proud of him.
 
Highs
Getting Flash!
Getting placed every time out unaff SJ
Winning his first time out at showing and SJ
moving yards

Lows
Having no transport and only getting out to 4 shows in the last year
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Flash being lame for nearly 2 months
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First lots of winter SJ! He didn't have a hard season eventing so doesn't really need a proper holiday. And he will probably go out soon Adv Medium. No plans next year yet, will see how the winter goes first
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Highs-
Getting our second ever DC at Mattingley Intro and coming 6th.
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Finally cracking our 37 'itus' in the dressage and getting 25.5 at Tweseldown in Oct, v clever pony(would have been 24.5 if i hadn't of made a mistake)
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Having a whole year with a sound horse after a few years of problems (fractured elbow, bruised soles, back problems to name but a few)
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Really starting to crack the curse that is SJ'ing, came ind 5th and team 2nd in the equitation at the RC area qualifier..
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Lows-
YO losing her old boy in Aug and ikkle pony earlier this week..
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Competely losing control in the SJ at Tweseldown after amazing 25.5 dressage, no flash strap (cut on chin) + horse that is not that careful in the SJ anyway and does not really respect 'orrid plastic poles = 5 down and 2 time faults.. decided not to go XC..
Pony not feeling right in himself on the XC at Great Tew and having to pull up at fence 4..
 
Sounds like people have had a very up and down year!
Highs for me and Maiden: coming back with a rosette nearly every time out at unaff prelim with my cart horse.
High for me and Cookie: winning our first and last competition, classical riding club novice level dressage test - my first first rosette!
Lows: being told I may never get to ride Maiden again (and all associated lows relating to her injury!), having to give up riding Cookie, and now I'm just about to go out and have my last ride on my other share horse as she's leaving on Sunday
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Highs- clear xc at first three events, inc a DC. placed at unaff tweseldown.
Lows-that was the end of my season (IN MAY!!!) due to injury, had entered the last tweseldown but a bruised sole meant we withdrew.
 
Highs:

Finishing 2nd in the I.D. Championship at the Festival 2007 and then having the judge tell me "He is priceless, I'm sorry but I'm afraid we will never find you another one like him"

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Lows: Decided after a rocky year to just enjoy him this year so we dont have any lows
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This is a good thred

Highs

Winning 1st working hunter after long lameness layoff with my converted SJ'er!! Finding my new horse after endless searching, and enjoying his enjoyment of working and trying very hard to learn new things

Lows

Long long lay off with lameness over the summer. with no second horse to play with.

Lying lying ungenuine "people" selling horses. " oh no its never crib bitten with me" Not.

Put all that behind me now and enjoying 2 lovely boys who love working and sulk when they're not the one to be ridden that day. (grins)
 
Highs:

6th and 2nd at Area Festival
Lots of competitions and doing a bit of elementary
Loaning Winston
Going to Manor Farm with Jo - really good fun!

Lows:

Finnus having colic and a heart murmur
Finnus being a total idiot at Wix, rearing and scratching a car -cue being reloaded and taken home.

Really looking forward to getting my new lorry and getting finnus and Winnie out to play
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Highs:
Getting to do at least the dressage at necarne. Moving up to novice and all clears xc, only blip due to my steering... Generally getting to grips with my boy.

Lows:
Running into a tree due to said rider error, poor poor horse and a worrying few days. Coming a cropper at the last awkward fence at necarne and not completing, still makes me feel physically sick at the thought.
 
Strange season for me

Highs:
Trading my horsebox for a little 3.5 ton that I can manage all on my own ! Finding an excellent trainer practically on my doorstep, and finally managing to get a BD entry in (doing the Novice at Croft Top next week - although hope I havent jinxed it saying that ...)
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Lows :
Foolish horse thundering around on the hard ground in May and being lame with bruised feet practically all summer. Hopefully all behind us now..
 
Highs - there were a few this year!
Completing our 3rd residential showing camp without any major disasters
Toby doing his first shows with Addy
Yard connie qualifying for Olympia
Buying half of Dinger and then him winning the RIHS coloured class in his first season of showing and coming second at HOYS by only one mark to So Smart
Chad winning the Supreme Championship on the first day of the BSHA Nat Champs
Yard having 4 (I think it was 4) seconds at HOYS this year
Getting reserve coloured champion at the New Vision Show (and winning loadsamoney!)

Lows
So many shows being rained off
 
Highs

Qualifying for the regionals in our first 2 outings after our winter break
Winning our first ever elementary and being placed in everyone since
Coming 3rd in the elementary area festivals.

Lows

Gin being a very scared and tense girl at the regionals and Gin getting injured which looks to have finished our competing this year.
 
kiks highs- going PN. Not having a BE xc fault this year. Qualifying for 3/3 championships for the riding club!whoo hoo. Coming 3rd in a 105cm.
lows- loosing lots and lots of shoes...grrrr. Wet weather 6 BE cancelled...the wet weather period was the time when i was going to give her lots of runs..this is wat she thrives on! then her gashing her head and legs at the end of the season.
shay highs- finding him after a very long search for a horse. Finishing on our dressage score at Oasby to come 3rd (we were equal 1st but further away from the optimum) also going clear xc in 4 PNs.
lows- he got flu from his flu jab and he is very tense in dressage!
fol highs- finishing a fab season hunting and having great fun doing the inter hunt relays
lows- she got a virus in january. we sold her in june!!!booo hoo
oscar highs- getting on him, calming him down, taking him to his first ever competition...amazingly despite him being a maniac i never fell off him.
lows- he injured himself and now i dont have enough time to ride him so he has gone to my uncle.
 
Highs

Axel getting 73% in a dressage test, and 65.9% in his first Novice
Getting a lorry with my friend
Moving to a yard with a lovely school

Lows

Friend moving yards and taking lorry with her, now I'm back to having no transport
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Season hasn't really ended for sjing...but...

Highs: Finally having the money and support to get a horse capable of jumping up to foxhunter and in seven months going from jumping unaffliated 2'6/2'9 to jumping discovery and newcomers.

Getting round my first newcomers was a massive boost!

Lows: My inconsistency, going from jumping DC's and 4 faults to getting eliminated the next time out.
Getting eliminated at the first fence at Keysoe a few weeks ago.
Battling with my self confidence and nerves.
 
QR: What a year! If we had to vote who had the best year I think it's a close run thing between carthorse, bananaman, and FMM. What amazing acheivements!

My own highs:

Getting married to a wonderful man!
Liberty - a revelation throughout the year (his first of BE), finished 8th at Gatcombe CIC* and feels ready for Intermediate early next year, but will be trying bloody hard to qualify him for the Novice champs first as I think he's born for it.
William - finishing 2nd at Firle, jumping clear sj in 5 out of 8 events, 14th at 6yo champs behind some not inconsiderable names, beating Liberty in the dressage at Gatcombe!
Deco - giving birth to Missy, a ball of fun!
Fabulous - getting placed 3rd in his first Medium against the odds with his loanee

Lows

Not many really! Was sad that Deco lost her Calypso d'herbiers embryo, but the way she looked a month ago maybe it's best that she isn't carrying a foal this winter. General frustration with William's dressage. Realising that next year is my last to ride in AU25 clases and I don't have a horse for it! But I really don't have much to complain about, I've had my best season ever.

PS. Tempi - I must show you a picture of William's head - he's got huge horn lumps!
 
Ulrich
HIGHS
Me jumping my first newcomers on him
Pat winning his first EVER newcomers on him
Qualified for scope with him
Winning my first class on him and qualifying amateurs!
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LOWS
Went lame as farrier pricked him
Has really bad feet so kept losing shoes and missing shows
Kicked my mama in the face when being turned out and nearly killed her
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Evie
HIGHS
Jumping PC sj teams
Getting our Discovery DCs
Giving me loads of confidence
Doing PC senior concentration rallies, where she behaved really well
Doing her first EVER fun ride and hack and behaving impeccably!

LOWS
Going really cr@p for a while and losing all our trust in each other
Our rearing phase

Gigolo
HIGHS
Going DC and 3rd in our first ever class
Gicing me tonnes of confidence hence improving my riding on Ulrich so much
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LOWS
None so far
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*fingers crossed*
 
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