eventing_2012
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So we headed to Keysoe Saturday to use one of our NRF qualifications. Had nice sociable times even those or once I could of done with very early times due to heading down to badminton that afternoon/evening.
I was the first in my section to do my test and have been a couple of times in the past and I don't think going first is a good thing for dressage anyway they have nothing to compare your test too, anyway this accompanied with my keysoe dressage demons (never really got a good dressage score at keysoe) wasn't a good combination. Anyone my test was Ok our normal faults showed through but I did feel a score of 40 was harsh we have been averaging at 34, unfortunately were not really dressage divas.
Anyway onwards and upwards, I had 3 hours to wait for the novice to finish for them to raise the course for the Sj, so I walked the Xc course and I hate to say it but incredibly unispiring, I've always thought keysoes Xc course looked well dressed an interesting, whether its just me as I was at Hambleden my last event and there course was amazing, but I just felt it looked tired and needed attention. Not particularly many questions for a novice track a curved palisade to a narrow left hand corner at 6 and 7 which caused a few problems. But there were a surprising amount of holds on course due to falls. Nothing too taxing after our int run.
The Showjumping course was well built an had a good range of fillers and colour. But the organisation seemed slightly odd. I had the earliest Showjump time but somehow 7+ people ended up jumping in front of me. None the less he jumped a lovely clear round mid hail storm, good pony .
Now onto the Xc, got to the warm up to find out I had 23 to go until me, they still had some novice horses to run, this was a bit of a pain and has been the first time I have felt a Be event has been unorganised, I understand holds on course cannot be helped but didn't feel it was dealt with that well. Anyway sorry enough moaning lol, we set out and he was jumping in usual lovely bold way, answering each question as it came he loves this part. Number 14 was a box fence on a mound on a curving line to a skinny single barrell, now after I'd jumped the fence on the nous naturally I was looking at the next fence to get my line, and out of the corner of my eye I saw a red flag being waved at me when I was about 2 strides from the skinny, not wanting to pull him out of the fence we jumped it then had to pull up as there had been a faller at 16. The fence judges has taken my time after 14 so when I was restarted I had to jump the skinny barrells again. This wasn't an ideal stopping fence but it can't be helped. And it didn't make a difference to how he went, he got back in his stride quickly and we finished clear with 2 time. Maybe without the hold we wouldn't of had the two time but it wouldn't have made a difference to the placings. The competition was tough and we didn't qualify, but we have another shot at it and I can't complain with a double clear .
No pictures I'm afraid, does anyone know who the photographer was??
Thanks for reading
I was the first in my section to do my test and have been a couple of times in the past and I don't think going first is a good thing for dressage anyway they have nothing to compare your test too, anyway this accompanied with my keysoe dressage demons (never really got a good dressage score at keysoe) wasn't a good combination. Anyone my test was Ok our normal faults showed through but I did feel a score of 40 was harsh we have been averaging at 34, unfortunately were not really dressage divas.
Anyway onwards and upwards, I had 3 hours to wait for the novice to finish for them to raise the course for the Sj, so I walked the Xc course and I hate to say it but incredibly unispiring, I've always thought keysoes Xc course looked well dressed an interesting, whether its just me as I was at Hambleden my last event and there course was amazing, but I just felt it looked tired and needed attention. Not particularly many questions for a novice track a curved palisade to a narrow left hand corner at 6 and 7 which caused a few problems. But there were a surprising amount of holds on course due to falls. Nothing too taxing after our int run.
The Showjumping course was well built an had a good range of fillers and colour. But the organisation seemed slightly odd. I had the earliest Showjump time but somehow 7+ people ended up jumping in front of me. None the less he jumped a lovely clear round mid hail storm, good pony .
Now onto the Xc, got to the warm up to find out I had 23 to go until me, they still had some novice horses to run, this was a bit of a pain and has been the first time I have felt a Be event has been unorganised, I understand holds on course cannot be helped but didn't feel it was dealt with that well. Anyway sorry enough moaning lol, we set out and he was jumping in usual lovely bold way, answering each question as it came he loves this part. Number 14 was a box fence on a mound on a curving line to a skinny single barrell, now after I'd jumped the fence on the nous naturally I was looking at the next fence to get my line, and out of the corner of my eye I saw a red flag being waved at me when I was about 2 strides from the skinny, not wanting to pull him out of the fence we jumped it then had to pull up as there had been a faller at 16. The fence judges has taken my time after 14 so when I was restarted I had to jump the skinny barrells again. This wasn't an ideal stopping fence but it can't be helped. And it didn't make a difference to how he went, he got back in his stride quickly and we finished clear with 2 time. Maybe without the hold we wouldn't of had the two time but it wouldn't have made a difference to the placings. The competition was tough and we didn't qualify, but we have another shot at it and I can't complain with a double clear .
No pictures I'm afraid, does anyone know who the photographer was??
Thanks for reading