SecretSquirrell379
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Last Sunday we went to a show and she was a star, it took a long time to get her to listen to me but I did lots and lots of transitions and tried to get her attention away from her boyfriend who was in the warm up next door. She only called a few times but did have one eye on him most of the time. We ended up doing a lovely test for the most of it, we had issue in canter but we have those at home too.
Last night, however, was a whole different story. She arrived calm and I was hopefull that she was going to be good. Bad judgment!! She was an absolute cow-bag and she would not listen to me AT ALL. I do have an issue warming up on my own as well. I always feel like everyone is better than me and I get lost with what to do....and last night I got lost and tense and she got more and more nappy and more and more banana shaped. Canter was either disunited or counter-canter as I like to call it
We had to go in for our test and it was horrendous, we kept trying to spin going around the edge of the arena waiting to go in, she called and called during her test, was running, ignoring half halts, motorbiking and I wasn't getting any where near the track, it was either on the 1/4 line or struggling to keep her in the arena. As we came up the centre line she tried to spin again, so I kicked her on and tapped her with the stick, and I mean tapped.......she promtly stuck her fingers up and bucked me off!!! Luckily I landed on my feet, still holding the reins, I dragged her to X, made her stand and saluted!!!! I was so embarrased and so angry with myself that I didn't make her listen. I did have a bit of a cry when I got my test sheet (I'm 40 for gods sake!!) as I was gutted, totally gutted as we'd done so well on Sunday and we have come so far. It just felt that last night we went back 2 years. One of the comments from the judge was 'do you really need those spurs?' well actually yes I do, she is often lazy and does not listen to my leg. I don't want to tap her with the whip all of the time and the spurs only have balls on them not cowboy ones 
The judge did allow me to do the test again on HC as long as I took the spurs off, it was slightly better but not much. I've never, ever had such poor scores and I don't think i'll ever go back again as I'd be too embarrased!!
My friend is making me go back out again this weekend so we are going back to where she did a lovely test, on her own, no boyfriend in tow this time!! Fingers crossed she is good again, if not I think I'll give up this Stressage stuff as its far too stressfull!!
Thanks for reading xx
Last night, however, was a whole different story. She arrived calm and I was hopefull that she was going to be good. Bad judgment!! She was an absolute cow-bag and she would not listen to me AT ALL. I do have an issue warming up on my own as well. I always feel like everyone is better than me and I get lost with what to do....and last night I got lost and tense and she got more and more nappy and more and more banana shaped. Canter was either disunited or counter-canter as I like to call it
We had to go in for our test and it was horrendous, we kept trying to spin going around the edge of the arena waiting to go in, she called and called during her test, was running, ignoring half halts, motorbiking and I wasn't getting any where near the track, it was either on the 1/4 line or struggling to keep her in the arena. As we came up the centre line she tried to spin again, so I kicked her on and tapped her with the stick, and I mean tapped.......she promtly stuck her fingers up and bucked me off!!! Luckily I landed on my feet, still holding the reins, I dragged her to X, made her stand and saluted!!!! I was so embarrased and so angry with myself that I didn't make her listen. I did have a bit of a cry when I got my test sheet (I'm 40 for gods sake!!) as I was gutted, totally gutted as we'd done so well on Sunday and we have come so far. It just felt that last night we went back 2 years. One of the comments from the judge was 'do you really need those spurs?' well actually yes I do, she is often lazy and does not listen to my leg. I don't want to tap her with the whip all of the time and the spurs only have balls on them not cowboy ones The judge did allow me to do the test again on HC as long as I took the spurs off, it was slightly better but not much. I've never, ever had such poor scores and I don't think i'll ever go back again as I'd be too embarrased!! My friend is making me go back out again this weekend so we are going back to where she did a lovely test, on her own, no boyfriend in tow this time!! Fingers crossed she is good again, if not I think I'll give up this Stressage stuff as its far too stressfull!!
Thanks for reading xx
