My BD report from yesterday (EEC)

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Well i was a little worried about the day as the wind had really picked up and i though shadow was going to be really flighty but he was sooooo relaxed. We did the P12 and N26. He scored 67.89% in the prelim (5th place) and 60.38% in the Novice so picked up another point- he was sooo good it was such a great day. The juges main comment was that he was a little unbalanced in some of the small circle work/loops but gave him a 7 for paces which i was really chuffed about. It didnt help that one of the people interested in him had come to watch so i was extra nervous. The warm up was bone dry which was great, but the only negative thing about the day was the poor turnout- About 4 or 5 competitiors failed to show without withdrawing which was very naughty.
Shadow even loaded himself into the trailer at the end of the day (he decided it was time to go home lol)
I met some other competitors and had a chat about BD as im still quite new to it and they were lovely and gave me some great tips. The best thing abut the day was that there wasnt a single mention from the judge about tenseness so i think ive cracked it. Woo!
It was a shame to see one or two slightly bridle lame horses though- do judges mark down for this?
Anyway sorry for the self indulgent post but i had no one else to tell!
 
Well done sounds like a good day, I always find EEC friendly although not done any BD there.

Horse should be marked down for bridle lameness but like everything how much will vary from judge to judge.
 
well done my trainer might have been down there yesterday in the novice or elementary but not sure if she may have been working! should have asked her friday.

bridle lameness should definetly be marked down and proper lameness should be disqualified. Most judges though if only small degree of lameness will let the horse perform the test but should mark down accordingly.

Do you do the unaffil at EEC as well? i'm hopefully going on saturday (entries sent but will be received day late) for the two prelims. always nice to meet an extra face
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Aww that's excellent SM
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I meant to text you back yesterday. Well done Shadow!! (and mum!)
What did the people think who went to see him? You muse be chuffed with your point and no comment about tenseness!
Well done
 
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