OldGit
Well-Known Member
N38.....Well despite the severe winter conditions I bravely, and with no thought to personal safety made the 200 metre trec to the warm up arena. Because of the many withdrawals my time was moved forward sadly only found out 30mins before test (was still at home) so 15 mins warm up.
Went into indoor (swapping ski gloves -too thick to feel reins for dressage legal white -if I'd worn them I'd have had numb hands so unable to feel anything!) Circled around judges table after his unwillingness to go anywhere near it last time, but being thick I forgot to wait until the judges were sat there.....so
Bell rings enter at A table now has two people sat at it .... terrifying, an almost 3 loop serpentine down the centre line with eyes on stalks, so the next few movements were ok and then ... the sun came out. Now bearing in mind we're indoors shouldn'thave made any different but a little ray of sunshine fell across the arena and that was worse than the judges, a sort of cork screw with a little kick out every bloody time. If you dug a ditch, put flags either side and sold it as a fierry ditch he would have been fine!
So finished on 64.18 winner won it with 66, so annoyed that:
1 With out the daftness we should have won a summer qualifier with a qualifying score
2 I'm actually starting to care and use the 2nd decimal place ...........!!!!
So New years resolutions, book in to the priory addiction centre for what is obviously starting to be a problem. There is talk of diamonte brow bands and sparkley hoof glitter
Help I need therapy
Flaming sambuccas for anyone who made it this far, the god news is there are no photos or videos lurking!!
Went into indoor (swapping ski gloves -too thick to feel reins for dressage legal white -if I'd worn them I'd have had numb hands so unable to feel anything!) Circled around judges table after his unwillingness to go anywhere near it last time, but being thick I forgot to wait until the judges were sat there.....so
Bell rings enter at A table now has two people sat at it .... terrifying, an almost 3 loop serpentine down the centre line with eyes on stalks, so the next few movements were ok and then ... the sun came out. Now bearing in mind we're indoors shouldn'thave made any different but a little ray of sunshine fell across the arena and that was worse than the judges, a sort of cork screw with a little kick out every bloody time. If you dug a ditch, put flags either side and sold it as a fierry ditch he would have been fine!
So finished on 64.18 winner won it with 66, so annoyed that:
1 With out the daftness we should have won a summer qualifier with a qualifying score
2 I'm actually starting to care and use the 2nd decimal place ...........!!!!
So New years resolutions, book in to the priory addiction centre for what is obviously starting to be a problem. There is talk of diamonte brow bands and sparkley hoof glitter
Help I need therapy
Flaming sambuccas for anyone who made it this far, the god news is there are no photos or videos lurking!!
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