dianchi
Well-Known Member
So Big Girl Pants applied and off to keysoe we went......
Got there early enough to go through all the millions of checks that RC require before you get on, walked the XC again to find the turns on the course and plot a route.
Toddled off to DR, warmed up nicely and we were in, a few opps moments above the bit and "tension"
Thought it was ok- Ended up with a 35 (is that a 65%?)
On to the SJ, i had liked the course as it was spread out and could flow- although lots of odd lines everywhere made it not an easy course.
Listening to the riders before me, two were Eliminated, 24flts, 16flts- I have to say I had a little wobble, but just thought big and forward and will be fine.
Well she was a star flew round and even when I buried her at 3 she levitated over it somehow- so a clear was in the bag! (pro got pics of this)
Bit of a gap to XC so stupidly thought would go and check the scores up, with the SJ causing so many issues we were sitting 5th!!!! (OMG moment there)
So toddled over to XC to find there were only three left in the entire class to go (me and my friend making up two!) opps, but they said they were running early and to warm up and set off when we were ready.
Annoyingly I lost the toss and I had to set off first and she napped the whole way to the first fence as buddy was behind her
And yep stopped at the first (I WAS FURIOUS with her!)
Short sharp smack and lots of vocal encouragement and over we go- came off the hedge line to two locked on, sat and drove her and she was off.
I then spent the rest of the course holding on and stopping her locking onto EVERY fence on the course- not just ours!
Flew the houses, round to the ditch and she didnt even falter!
Upto the the corner where the pro Photographer was sat (seriously vain pony) gawping at them so had a massive jump over the fence (buying this pic!)
Lept into the water and ran all the way home spot on strides to every fence.
So cross with her for napping like that to the first as took an ind prize away from us. However even with a stop I only had 1.2 time pens, so would have been well clear if not!
However as a team we ended up 5th, with best score in our team (57.2) so guess cant complain too much
Have clearly lost all hope of sense and brain power as just entering another ODE in two weeks time (what is wrong with me?!)
Any suggestions on dealing with napping to the first??
No link to pro pics as of yet but posing pic....
Thanks all!
Got there early enough to go through all the millions of checks that RC require before you get on, walked the XC again to find the turns on the course and plot a route.
Toddled off to DR, warmed up nicely and we were in, a few opps moments above the bit and "tension"
Thought it was ok- Ended up with a 35 (is that a 65%?)
On to the SJ, i had liked the course as it was spread out and could flow- although lots of odd lines everywhere made it not an easy course.
Listening to the riders before me, two were Eliminated, 24flts, 16flts- I have to say I had a little wobble, but just thought big and forward and will be fine.
Well she was a star flew round and even when I buried her at 3 she levitated over it somehow- so a clear was in the bag! (pro got pics of this)
Bit of a gap to XC so stupidly thought would go and check the scores up, with the SJ causing so many issues we were sitting 5th!!!! (OMG moment there)
So toddled over to XC to find there were only three left in the entire class to go (me and my friend making up two!) opps, but they said they were running early and to warm up and set off when we were ready.
Annoyingly I lost the toss and I had to set off first and she napped the whole way to the first fence as buddy was behind her
And yep stopped at the first (I WAS FURIOUS with her!)
Short sharp smack and lots of vocal encouragement and over we go- came off the hedge line to two locked on, sat and drove her and she was off.
I then spent the rest of the course holding on and stopping her locking onto EVERY fence on the course- not just ours!
Flew the houses, round to the ditch and she didnt even falter!
Upto the the corner where the pro Photographer was sat (seriously vain pony) gawping at them so had a massive jump over the fence (buying this pic!)
Lept into the water and ran all the way home spot on strides to every fence.
So cross with her for napping like that to the first as took an ind prize away from us. However even with a stop I only had 1.2 time pens, so would have been well clear if not!
However as a team we ended up 5th, with best score in our team (57.2) so guess cant complain too much
Have clearly lost all hope of sense and brain power as just entering another ODE in two weeks time (what is wrong with me?!)
Any suggestions on dealing with napping to the first??
No link to pro pics as of yet but posing pic....
Thanks all!
