Noodlejaffa
Well-Known Member
Well, just back from a terrible day at Hendersyde. Dillon and I were just not clicking with our dressage at all, and our marks showed it. Then went xc, which was fine - clear, but didn't really get going until the 2nd half of the course as the first was very kind of stop start. Anyway, for the first time ever we got penalities for being too slow. Only a few, mind you, but I'm really annoyed at myself.
Clear show jumping and he did a nice, smooth round, and I think I ended up 13th (knew I wasn't in top 10 so didn't hang around). But why am I so annoyed with myself?? Dillon just didn't seem his normal spritely self (mind you, 4am start didn't help!), so I think he's telling me he needs some time off - and I feel like I do too, as we've been out every weekend for the last 5 weeks and the thought of doing another one next week is not very appealing. So, think I'm going to withdraw from Houston and see if my wee man perks up after his break. Haven't got anything else on til Blair at the end of the month, so hopefully we'll have recharged our batteries by then.
I'm not being silly, am I? I don't like it when I don't have happy horses.
Clear show jumping and he did a nice, smooth round, and I think I ended up 13th (knew I wasn't in top 10 so didn't hang around). But why am I so annoyed with myself?? Dillon just didn't seem his normal spritely self (mind you, 4am start didn't help!), so I think he's telling me he needs some time off - and I feel like I do too, as we've been out every weekend for the last 5 weeks and the thought of doing another one next week is not very appealing. So, think I'm going to withdraw from Houston and see if my wee man perks up after his break. Haven't got anything else on til Blair at the end of the month, so hopefully we'll have recharged our batteries by then.
I'm not being silly, am I? I don't like it when I don't have happy horses.