Oasby OPN Report

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A late start for a change - just meant a late finfish though!
Quite relaxed day arrived 1ish walked xc - it looked very small, even Intermediate track didn't look very big to me (must be getting brave!) half of me wished i was in the Novice but know it wouldn't have been fair to ask him this soon after coming sound....

Off to dressage on very relaxed Bud - from needing at least an hour now i only need 15-20 mins!! did lovely test was really pleased, turned out to get 36.5 which was very disappointed with
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judge obviously not keen on us!

On to SJ - and looked like no one was going clear, it wasn't very big and quite few uprights which were going flying! warmed up fine but as was hard only jumped few fences. went in and wild boy was back!! jumped lovely clear and more relaxed than Stafford but still room for improvement!!

XC - he got so excited in warm up and could hardly put one leg on the ground over to start box!! flew out start box and over first 4 fences rather quickly! Jumped everything no problem just needed them a bit bigger to back him off as he was bit strong then put few chip ins but all in all he was fab as usual didn't look at anything!

As we were late in day didn't have to wait long for scores
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over loud speaker annouced i was in places! so after looked at photos (which weren't v good) went over to score board, i asked what time prize giving would be and was told there wouldn't be one just handing out after places put up?!?

So i ended up 6th
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only 9 clears SJ in my section! i won a bottle of mane and tail condition spray and a red plastic thing with sharp pointy bit on?!?!?!? I do feel PN prizes in kind are on embarrassing side when you folk out £64 odd to enter!!

So all in all very good day double clear and i felt a good test - so my boy is well and truly back one more OPN run this season then hopefully bring on the N runs next year! i love him so much and so very proud of him, we haven't had much luck and to get placed last 2 runs makes me so happy.

Thanks for reading
 
Well done, at least you felt an improvement in the dressage even if Judge wasnt so keen, one of the downsides to eventing!

Sounds like he was really good and I agree the prizes are sometimes good but often not!
 
Well done! I never manage to get placed in OPN (dressage never quite up to scratch and always 2 SJ fences down) so I'm really impressed - although not perhaps with the prizes
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When I see what my friend won at the unaff 3DE at Milton Keynes BE just does not compare
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i was happy especially when i heard that the winning horse had 300+ points and turns out had been round Badminton!!! they are tough sections, luckily double clear helped me this time!!

I won £30 voucher for Horseware for coming 2nd in unaf event on baby horse few months ago!!
 
Well done, the SJ caused lots of problems in all classes at Oasby, it was very poley, light and airy, hardly any fillers or stuff under the jumps to get the horses up in the air.

Post a photo of the red thing so we can all guess.
 
it did cause lots problems didn't it! - mum and i couldn't work it out as it was small but as you say was poley....

going to look on some websites to see if i can find similar object!!! it's at home so can't get photo.....
 
thanks i am - looking forward to watching video to compare sheet to test and see how i rode him in SJ i was bit nervous so overrode a couple whoops!! might try post vids up at some point!!
 
well done...i wud be pleased with ur dressage score...i looked at the OPN marks and urs was gd...u have got to compare like with like!!well done for doing well...i agree about the xc courses...they seemed very simple...well i thought novice looked not too bad!! but the intro xc caused masses of problems!!
 
Great report, and well done, I love your horse's real name!
It's a fantastic feeling having your horse competing again, I know CCJ was over the moon yesterday to be back on Jonty, mad as a hatter though she is!
It's a shame the season's almost over, this one seems to have been so short with all the cancellations doesn't it?
I haven't a clue what the red pointy thing is, sounds very strange!
 
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So i ended up 6th
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only 9 clears SJ in my section! i won a bottle of mane and tail condition spray and a red plastic thing with sharp pointy bit on?!?!?!? I do feel PN prizes in kind are on embarrassing side when you folk out £64 odd to enter!!


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Put up a photo of the plastic thing and we'll see who can guess what it is!
 
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