showpony
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No one was interested when I posted in CR appart from one lovely HHO'er - hoping some here might enjoy my report..
It may also give anyone with confidence problems Hope as never in a million years did I think I would be in the rosettes first proper time out!
OMG Think Im still on a serious high...
So yesterday we pottered off to our first proper hunter trials over a proper XC Course....
Absoloutly HUGE turnout & course had slightly changed due to rain over night so actually swung in my favour as less technical for first part - All of the jumps were on the flat or Uphil which was great...
There was 100 in class before us so lots of waiting around & time to think about what potentially could go wrong lol!
Down to start line where we had lots of passaging & trotting on the spot... the countdown seemed to last for hours lol.. 5,4,3,2,1 & we were off - into first field over big log, onto brush fence followed by tyres which was full up 80 cms & finally onto wolf tooth which he attacked as if he had been jumping xc all his life....
Back down through field & came back to trot as downhill to second field & ground was soft & turn was sharp... Was terrified coming into the scary black barrels with white strips ( he tends not to like white things ) but he flew.... picked up pace, down the hill in & out of water , drove him on jumped into forest - scary solid fence but managed to cling on lol... he took a mahoosive jump out of forest - lost a stirrup - managed to get it back before the cottages which was one of the more challenging fences as totally out in the open so he could have run out either way but squeezed like hell & roared at him & kicked on... over safely & onto another solid log fence followed by red & white barrells and chair fence..... then up over the rider frightner a small Trakehner out of field... then onto a skinny enough wolf tooth fence & a jump up hill... then was homeward bound - he was going like lightening at this stage - up the hill then down the hill to the steps took a massive jump off then up the hill to the final fence bright white pipe with bright orange traffic cones either side & we had done it!! How I don't know, never thought I had it in me to ride like that ( need heeps of work on technique but today was about confidence building )
Cannot believe we jumped everything & kept up a good pace throughout & my spooky boy well spooked at nothing he could have gone around 5 more times - I had a huge grin on my face the whole time & didn't think Id enjoy it that much...
& ........ got results this morning! managed to scrape into the rosettes in 6th place in 3mins 51 seconds - am over the moon, there was about 45 in the class...
Think have been bitten now by the bug...
Pics below ( position etc needs loads of work but I know this )
So hoping to get out in two weeks time again..
It may also give anyone with confidence problems Hope as never in a million years did I think I would be in the rosettes first proper time out!
OMG Think Im still on a serious high...
So yesterday we pottered off to our first proper hunter trials over a proper XC Course....
Absoloutly HUGE turnout & course had slightly changed due to rain over night so actually swung in my favour as less technical for first part - All of the jumps were on the flat or Uphil which was great...
There was 100 in class before us so lots of waiting around & time to think about what potentially could go wrong lol!
Down to start line where we had lots of passaging & trotting on the spot... the countdown seemed to last for hours lol.. 5,4,3,2,1 & we were off - into first field over big log, onto brush fence followed by tyres which was full up 80 cms & finally onto wolf tooth which he attacked as if he had been jumping xc all his life....
Back down through field & came back to trot as downhill to second field & ground was soft & turn was sharp... Was terrified coming into the scary black barrels with white strips ( he tends not to like white things ) but he flew.... picked up pace, down the hill in & out of water , drove him on jumped into forest - scary solid fence but managed to cling on lol... he took a mahoosive jump out of forest - lost a stirrup - managed to get it back before the cottages which was one of the more challenging fences as totally out in the open so he could have run out either way but squeezed like hell & roared at him & kicked on... over safely & onto another solid log fence followed by red & white barrells and chair fence..... then up over the rider frightner a small Trakehner out of field... then onto a skinny enough wolf tooth fence & a jump up hill... then was homeward bound - he was going like lightening at this stage - up the hill then down the hill to the steps took a massive jump off then up the hill to the final fence bright white pipe with bright orange traffic cones either side & we had done it!! How I don't know, never thought I had it in me to ride like that ( need heeps of work on technique but today was about confidence building )
Cannot believe we jumped everything & kept up a good pace throughout & my spooky boy well spooked at nothing he could have gone around 5 more times - I had a huge grin on my face the whole time & didn't think Id enjoy it that much...
& ........ got results this morning! managed to scrape into the rosettes in 6th place in 3mins 51 seconds - am over the moon, there was about 45 in the class...
Think have been bitten now by the bug...
Pics below ( position etc needs loads of work but I know this )
So hoping to get out in two weeks time again..
I always seem to log in as they move pages.
