Pidge
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OMG I'm still in shock
I have successfully completed my first ever hunter trial
and am still in one piece
Was very nervous this morning, which wasn't helped by mum giving us wrong directions to get there so we took a bit of a detour through Cannock
Got to Eland Lodge at 9.30am and I was off at 10.09am so it was all hands on deck to get Pidge ready. BIG BIG thanks to sis, mum and dad, Cate21, Rachel and Aunty Carol
Warmed up and popped 2 fences.
Well I was a tad nervous but Pidge did me proud there was no attempts at all of running out, mind you we did stop at quite a few of them early on and he either walked over them or stepped up on them and then went over them good job they build them solid
but at least no run outs or stops, bar the very last fence which was up to height and had those damn shrubs behind them
We did take 10.06 and the time was 5.05 so had about 120 time faults as I did a reasonable amount of walk and trot to start with. And they also had me down for 2 refusals but dont know where the second one was?
I got overtaken just after the second water splash and then Pidge decided to ping as it was too exciting following the other horse so I had no option but to let him go so we flew between the leap of faith fences, over the double of logs, never even looked at the trakenher (this was the black flag option you could miss it out on purpose but incur 20 penalties) or crocodile, flew the log pile and then it was my fault that he stopped at the last one
but we scrambled over it somehow and then galloped over the finish line. Was absolutely shattered but so so pleased we had completed the course. I know it isnt brilliant by some peoples standards but we got round in one piece which was the main aim of the day, especially seeing as in May I didnt think he would ever come sound again
Pidge then thought it was highly entertaining back at the box to stand with his front legs on the ramp so he could get a better look at what was going on, didnt manage to get it on camera though.
1. brush fence
2. log
3. brush fence
4. house
5. water splash
6. double of log and slatted fence
7. narrow roll top
8. pheasant feeder
9. wonky log uphill
10. step up and small log out
11. log downhill
12. 3 small steps downhill
13. water splash
Go inbetween the leap of faith fences
14. double of logs short stride
15. trakehner
16. crocodile
17. log pile
18. big log with shrubs behind it
Sis had a few stops with Sunny but went round the whole course she just missed the logs up and downhill out and the last one as Sunny was tired as the course was just over 2000m and it was a tad hot.
Was very nervous this morning, which wasn't helped by mum giving us wrong directions to get there so we took a bit of a detour through Cannock
Well I was a tad nervous but Pidge did me proud there was no attempts at all of running out, mind you we did stop at quite a few of them early on and he either walked over them or stepped up on them and then went over them good job they build them solid
We did take 10.06 and the time was 5.05 so had about 120 time faults as I did a reasonable amount of walk and trot to start with. And they also had me down for 2 refusals but dont know where the second one was?
I got overtaken just after the second water splash and then Pidge decided to ping as it was too exciting following the other horse so I had no option but to let him go so we flew between the leap of faith fences, over the double of logs, never even looked at the trakenher (this was the black flag option you could miss it out on purpose but incur 20 penalties) or crocodile, flew the log pile and then it was my fault that he stopped at the last one
Pidge then thought it was highly entertaining back at the box to stand with his front legs on the ramp so he could get a better look at what was going on, didnt manage to get it on camera though.
1. brush fence
2. log
3. brush fence
4. house
5. water splash
6. double of log and slatted fence
7. narrow roll top
8. pheasant feeder
9. wonky log uphill
10. step up and small log out
11. log downhill
12. 3 small steps downhill
13. water splash
Go inbetween the leap of faith fences
14. double of logs short stride
15. trakehner
16. crocodile
17. log pile
18. big log with shrubs behind it
Sis had a few stops with Sunny but went round the whole course she just missed the logs up and downhill out and the last one as Sunny was tired as the course was just over 2000m and it was a tad hot.
