Skhosu
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So glorious day weather wise, had to get the suncream out!
Dressage-managed to have him beautiful and relaxed, then obviously didnd't get enough oomph..need more energy in the paces which I will cope with as he is normally very difficult to contain. Gto 41, not best impressed as got the same mark for my two centre lines with one having 'fairly straight' comment and the other 'wobbling' and also for my 2 15 metre circles, no comment for the first then 'better circle'..how come they got the same mark then???
So continued on, showjumped clear, very deep ground causing some issues so rode a bit fast, but horse going nicely
XC was a fantastic track, lots of logs, the novice looked absoloutely lovely, bold fences but even then not huge, didn't think either class was as strong as they could have been. We were doing pre-novice (easy to say novice looks easy then ;p) and it was lovely with just one twisty turn that e had a minor blip at last year with a steering issue that the judge gave us an incorrect refusal at, so was determined to do it this time!
So no 1, 2 great, 3 a steeplechase type, v. nice, then more logs, then the twisty one and had to circle between 7 and 8 as he juimped so big and fast over the second part of 7 but carried on, separately numbered so not a bother.
Through the water no problem, then up to the owl, slightly worried as this is a narrow fence that I would hit my knees! Managed not to (and to avoid the tree we ran into last year....) and finished in great form, 15 secs under the time.
So need to not set up as soon before a fence, and ride on afterwards, but it is a fantastic venue, not often you get such a good stretch of flat grassy ground!
Have pics, not with me atm though!
Dressage-managed to have him beautiful and relaxed, then obviously didnd't get enough oomph..need more energy in the paces which I will cope with as he is normally very difficult to contain. Gto 41, not best impressed as got the same mark for my two centre lines with one having 'fairly straight' comment and the other 'wobbling' and also for my 2 15 metre circles, no comment for the first then 'better circle'..how come they got the same mark then???
So continued on, showjumped clear, very deep ground causing some issues so rode a bit fast, but horse going nicely
XC was a fantastic track, lots of logs, the novice looked absoloutely lovely, bold fences but even then not huge, didn't think either class was as strong as they could have been. We were doing pre-novice (easy to say novice looks easy then ;p) and it was lovely with just one twisty turn that e had a minor blip at last year with a steering issue that the judge gave us an incorrect refusal at, so was determined to do it this time!
So no 1, 2 great, 3 a steeplechase type, v. nice, then more logs, then the twisty one and had to circle between 7 and 8 as he juimped so big and fast over the second part of 7 but carried on, separately numbered so not a bother.
Through the water no problem, then up to the owl, slightly worried as this is a narrow fence that I would hit my knees! Managed not to (and to avoid the tree we ran into last year....) and finished in great form, 15 secs under the time.
So need to not set up as soon before a fence, and ride on afterwards, but it is a fantastic venue, not often you get such a good stretch of flat grassy ground!
Have pics, not with me atm though!
