Prince33Sp4rkle
Well-Known Member
after NMT and Figwigpig's success on sat, there was a teeny bit of pressure on CS and I to continue the brown TB run of super poncing..........and I am pleased to report he managed to keep a lid on it (just, so so just!) and we will be joining them at the winter champs 2013!
came out hot as hell and even pulled the long forgotten *rear/spin/leap like a salmon/rear again* manouvre when the tannoy launched in to life just as we trotted past, which took me completely by suprise and nearly ejected me over the back of my saddle, idiot creature........so we spent the first 20min with him pinging and leaping and me grimacing at NMT every time i went past.......but he did eventually settle, and even walk in a mostly sensible fashion.
he wasn't quite as over the back as i would have liked, so the lateral work wasn't 100% fluid, but he was taking me forward and really trying in the HP work........i have noticed i have a gimpy left arm which NMT needs to paste me about, as i look like my right arm is about 6 inches longer in every pic, damnit!
test was MUCH improved on Kingswood, simple changes actually went through walk rather than piaffe, we only did one set of erratic 2's in our ext canter, we did no Tennessee walking horse demented canter on the spot, no jogging in our walk, and although i could feel how electric he was, he tried very hard to stay with me and i was super proud of his attitude
elected NOT to go in to the prize giving (wherever i had been placed) as it was still windy and he passaged all the way back to the lorry like a space hopper on speed, so in the interests of safety we put him away and waited for scores......judges not going mad with them, winner was a very very experienced horse on 68.08%, CS 2nd on 63.67% and then 3rd on 62.79% and everything else around 60%.
managed a quick word with the judge who said to be braver and ride more forward, easier said than done i feel , as he would have gone orbital under pressure today but i do feel its all going in the right direction when he can be a bit tense, make a mistake and still come 2nd.
am relieved as much as thrilled, that the creature is finally showing what he's capable of, to all the people who have had so much faith in him and told me to keep on plugging away! really feel like its coming together with more consistency, and that we have got on top of all his little quirks management wise, phew!
so very happy with him, excited for joint road tripping to Hartpury next year with NMT and Figlet
