Saf
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Hi all
Well thought I would post warts and all
It was our last event today at Tweseldown an IN but wish now I had done PN
Saf warmed up well for the dressage and we equaled our score from Borde Hill with a 44.3 for Int test 136 although it felt a must softer test could not get to grips with the counter canter where Saf gets tence as she feels we are going wrong bless, don't you hate all those times when she was younger and I made her canter on the correct leg all the time
Back to the lorry for 3 1/2 wait
We retired in the SJ at Borde Hill after a horrid skid into a fence so I was very pleased when she warmed up so well, into the ring but she did not respect the plastic fences one bit had two silly fences down before a similar stop and skid but came back around and jumped it perfectly although she had now got very strong thinking she was in trouble. Finished on 16 plus time
Decided to still go XC although was feeling a bit poo as SJ is usually our strong point, think I had underestimated how much last weeks skid has effected her
Bad bad mummy
Well came out of the start box and that was the last time I had control
Jumped 1 and 2 very fast and had to do large detour to 3 to try and get control, who am I kidding I just sat and pointed at the next two and 5 was a chair to skinny she eyed up the chair and flew and charged at the skinny
, by now I was thinking I wanted to retire but I was buggered if I could stop
, silly me thought the big parallel would back her off but no charged at it and the skinny to follow and then the double on angle, another huge circle to get control and off she went galloped at the trakener and eyed up the fence straight (not in it)ahead
just managed to turn. By now I have to admit to being a little scared but the next two big box fences did nothing to slow her and we hit one rather hard. All of a sudden we turned towards the coffin and she said no way
and stopped, turned stoped again gave her a few smacks and stopped again, as upset as I am that I was eliminated at least we stopped galloping
On that depressing note walked back across the hill, a few of the jump judges asked if I was ok and said how worried they were about her galloping off. To cap it all she was not even blowing
Mum was glad I was in one piece as she could hear the commentary.
So was she running scared, have I over faced her? or is she too fit and far too much for me, she is 17h and I am 5ft4. It has given me loads to think about now our season is over, brakes have always been an issue but today was mad
Thank you for taking time to read, wish the season had finished on a higher note but at least we gained our first point a few weeks ago
Small rest then plan to do loads of SJ and dressage
Bling here we come
Well thought I would post warts and all
It was our last event today at Tweseldown an IN but wish now I had done PN
Saf warmed up well for the dressage and we equaled our score from Borde Hill with a 44.3 for Int test 136 although it felt a must softer test could not get to grips with the counter canter where Saf gets tence as she feels we are going wrong bless, don't you hate all those times when she was younger and I made her canter on the correct leg all the time
Back to the lorry for 3 1/2 wait
We retired in the SJ at Borde Hill after a horrid skid into a fence so I was very pleased when she warmed up so well, into the ring but she did not respect the plastic fences one bit had two silly fences down before a similar stop and skid but came back around and jumped it perfectly although she had now got very strong thinking she was in trouble. Finished on 16 plus time
Decided to still go XC although was feeling a bit poo as SJ is usually our strong point, think I had underestimated how much last weeks skid has effected her
Well came out of the start box and that was the last time I had control
Jumped 1 and 2 very fast and had to do large detour to 3 to try and get control, who am I kidding I just sat and pointed at the next two and 5 was a chair to skinny she eyed up the chair and flew and charged at the skinny
On that depressing note walked back across the hill, a few of the jump judges asked if I was ok and said how worried they were about her galloping off. To cap it all she was not even blowing
So was she running scared, have I over faced her? or is she too fit and far too much for me, she is 17h and I am 5ft4. It has given me loads to think about now our season is over, brakes have always been an issue but today was mad
Thank you for taking time to read, wish the season had finished on a higher note but at least we gained our first point a few weeks ago
Small rest then plan to do loads of SJ and dressage
i think ull just have to forget about it and do the sj and dressage all winter to bost confidence, i am infact terrified that i will leave the season on a bad note next week at my first PN.purely because shes turned into hyper uncooperative mood this last 2 weeks!
