NewHeights_SJ
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I didnt realise it was going to be so quiet, and almost missed my first class! Luckily i arrived as they were chaning the course and because they took their time about it, it meant i was able to enter and even walk the course.
The 90cm am champ qual looked fine, a few lines that thought would be interesting but everything looked pretty enviting. She warmed up OK, except getting in too deep to an oxer and stopping, giving us a longer warmup to ride through it. This made me a little nervous and i didnt really sort my canter out when we went in, it meant i had a bad line in at the first, which she jumped, but then ended up to deep (again
) to the second - an oxer, causing her to stop. I have to admit, i very nearly fell off. Gathering myself together whislt they re-built the fence i came round and jumped it again no problem. Jumping the rest clear.
I waited for the next class and perhaps chilled out a little too much in the sun, because for the next round she felt a little switched off. We jumped round the first phase clear although it was hard work on my part, came into the jump off and jumped the first few Ok, but got to a double (three jumps from the end) and she jumped in but stopped at he second part.
Cue a disappointed sigh from me....before coming round again and doing the exact same thing a second time - so elimination...and one very angry jockey.
My OH got it all on video and after watching it again it doesnt look as bad as it had felt at the time and i think the reason she stopped is because i was a little deep to the whole thing. It's just dawning on me though, that if im not pretty much correct, she'll stop
I will try and upload the videos if i can work out how to do it...but for now i think i'll be stickng to jumping the lower classes to try and iron out the problems i am having. To be fair on myself, the first round was pretty good, i kind of wish i'd left it there and gone home!!
The 90cm am champ qual looked fine, a few lines that thought would be interesting but everything looked pretty enviting. She warmed up OK, except getting in too deep to an oxer and stopping, giving us a longer warmup to ride through it. This made me a little nervous and i didnt really sort my canter out when we went in, it meant i had a bad line in at the first, which she jumped, but then ended up to deep (again
I waited for the next class and perhaps chilled out a little too much in the sun, because for the next round she felt a little switched off. We jumped round the first phase clear although it was hard work on my part, came into the jump off and jumped the first few Ok, but got to a double (three jumps from the end) and she jumped in but stopped at he second part.
My OH got it all on video and after watching it again it doesnt look as bad as it had felt at the time and i think the reason she stopped is because i was a little deep to the whole thing. It's just dawning on me though, that if im not pretty much correct, she'll stop
I will try and upload the videos if i can work out how to do it...but for now i think i'll be stickng to jumping the lower classes to try and iron out the problems i am having. To be fair on myself, the first round was pretty good, i kind of wish i'd left it there and gone home!!
