legend
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I've never done a report before, so hope its not too self-indulgent!
The weekend started well, we dressaged nicely for 31.5 to be in 2nd, despite the horse in the next door arena fly-bucking and kicking out- apparently it VERY nearly joined us! By endurance day the weather was shocking, so bad i had to leave my coat on to compete! Clear jumping but time penalties on both steeplechase and xc, but that is the occupational hazard of pretending your 14.2 hairy is a 3 day eventer! We didn't xc until 3.50, so the weather was pretty much at its worst i think, so bad my face is STILL bright red from wind/rain/poss hail burn despite plastering it in moisturiser, and (without me noticing) my hat silk flew off half way round and is lost and gone forever i think
. If anyone near MK finds a black and white spotty hat silk i'll be very grateful!
He trotted up fine tho, and show-jumped clear within the time in again, shocking weather conditions, so i am thrilled with him
I think we finished just outide the placings, due to our time penalties. Am not sure whether he just won't make the time or whether i'm not riding on enough, i appreciate its impossible to tell without having seen us, but any thoughts gratefully recieved. No photos yet because i couldn't face the walk over to the stand in that weather, but hopefully they'll go up on the internet soon.
The weekend started well, we dressaged nicely for 31.5 to be in 2nd, despite the horse in the next door arena fly-bucking and kicking out- apparently it VERY nearly joined us! By endurance day the weather was shocking, so bad i had to leave my coat on to compete! Clear jumping but time penalties on both steeplechase and xc, but that is the occupational hazard of pretending your 14.2 hairy is a 3 day eventer! We didn't xc until 3.50, so the weather was pretty much at its worst i think, so bad my face is STILL bright red from wind/rain/poss hail burn despite plastering it in moisturiser, and (without me noticing) my hat silk flew off half way round and is lost and gone forever i think
He trotted up fine tho, and show-jumped clear within the time in again, shocking weather conditions, so i am thrilled with him
I think we finished just outide the placings, due to our time penalties. Am not sure whether he just won't make the time or whether i'm not riding on enough, i appreciate its impossible to tell without having seen us, but any thoughts gratefully recieved. No photos yet because i couldn't face the walk over to the stand in that weather, but hopefully they'll go up on the internet soon.