suzi
Well-Known Member
I was asked for a report when I posted about entering this comp so here it is.....
Arrived a little later than planned bit not too bad. Collected number and went to warm up.
He felt good and most importantly calm! Didn't jump a warm up fence though as kids hooning about everywhere.
Fences 1-3 ok a little 'looky' but he just felt a bit confused by the whole situation (we usually SJ). Fence 4 was a wall followed by a step down then up which he felt far better over.
Fence 5 was ok but he was eyeing up the jump judge!! Fence 6 was three steps down. First one fine the he spied the fence judge and span 180 degrees for a refusal. Convinced him she wasn't scary and jpeg down at second attempt.
I took the alternative at the following fence as he wasn't that forward after the steps and having had a refusal I wasn't too worried. In fact I was dead pleased to have got this far with no serious napping.
Onwards to the next field and all ok until we got to the step down into the water. He flat out said no...he did this the other week schooling there despite having g jumped it before....something to work on I think. Decided not to force the issue and just did the alternative and headed for home.
He felt lovely up the field over the hay rack chair and trekkaner and though the woods.
Jumped the pallasade after the woods and headed to the tiger trap.
Again fence judge watching...compounded with him drifting towards the lorries. I wasn't quick enough or insistent enough in straightening him up and was trying to pull up to represent but we sort of glanced off the front of the fence and he tried to jump anyway. I ended up on the floor and he ended up with his legs in the tiger trap and a red flag hanging from his reins.
He extracted himself quite quickly and I dodged paramedics to get to him to check him over. Fortunately he has only superficial grazes on his legs and I am stiff and sore and will have a huge black eye tomorrow but we are ok.
Not quite the ending I planned for but there were positives to take from the day as well as lots to work on for next time.
Arrived a little later than planned bit not too bad. Collected number and went to warm up.
He felt good and most importantly calm! Didn't jump a warm up fence though as kids hooning about everywhere.
Fences 1-3 ok a little 'looky' but he just felt a bit confused by the whole situation (we usually SJ). Fence 4 was a wall followed by a step down then up which he felt far better over.
Fence 5 was ok but he was eyeing up the jump judge!! Fence 6 was three steps down. First one fine the he spied the fence judge and span 180 degrees for a refusal. Convinced him she wasn't scary and jpeg down at second attempt.
I took the alternative at the following fence as he wasn't that forward after the steps and having had a refusal I wasn't too worried. In fact I was dead pleased to have got this far with no serious napping.
Onwards to the next field and all ok until we got to the step down into the water. He flat out said no...he did this the other week schooling there despite having g jumped it before....something to work on I think. Decided not to force the issue and just did the alternative and headed for home.
He felt lovely up the field over the hay rack chair and trekkaner and though the woods.
Jumped the pallasade after the woods and headed to the tiger trap.
Again fence judge watching...compounded with him drifting towards the lorries. I wasn't quick enough or insistent enough in straightening him up and was trying to pull up to represent but we sort of glanced off the front of the fence and he tried to jump anyway. I ended up on the floor and he ended up with his legs in the tiger trap and a red flag hanging from his reins.
He extracted himself quite quickly and I dodged paramedics to get to him to check him over. Fortunately he has only superficial grazes on his legs and I am stiff and sore and will have a huge black eye tomorrow but we are ok.
Not quite the ending I planned for but there were positives to take from the day as well as lots to work on for next time.
