Short Stafford report with vid......First time for Team Moodle!

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So Moodle AKA (Maisey) has become a grown up and completed her first event at Stafford on Friday. :)

We have no left canter yet due to a slightly 'sticky' stifle but she is improving as she becomes fitter but I did know that in a big field at Stafford there would be no chance of getting it!! So we did an ok dressage test.....stayed in the arena, had a wobble on the centre line and nearly a jog in the walk but she was such a good girl and we got a score of 40.

Then onto the SJ where the man in the white box scared her to death and I thought I was a gonna before we'd even jumped!!! Anyway she turned very green, but bearing in mind it is her first competition....ever....we got round with just two poles down......I was a very proud mummy :) :) This is the link to the SJ :)

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10153229106595799&pnref=story

After the shock of being mounted for the third time...we headed down to the XC where we cleared the practice fence by 5 foot!!! ;) We set off and she decided that she hadn't really seen a xc jump before! I had to really ride each fence and she looked at everything, we trotted into the combination logs as I really wanted to get round clear and by the end of the course she was properly going :) I was worried that she might not be fit enough but she was full of running even at the end :)

As we went through the finish I shouted 'Wooooo' and she neighed at the same time!! How funny bless her :) And a link to the start of the xc.

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10153190730243675&set=vb.252443918674&type=2&theatre

Looking forward to Eden Valley if it's not cancelled! :)
 
Well done that's a really positive start to the season, can't see your SJ video though? I think I was with you in the warm up for everything, we were so lucky with the ground/weather I feel for everyone who was supposed to be competing today.
 
Shrimp said:
Well done that's a really positive start to the season, can't see your SJ video though? I think I was with you in the warm up for everything, we were so lucky with the ground/weather I feel for everyone who was supposed to be competing today.
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Try this link for the SJ !

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BklOezznEMw

We were so lucky to have that weather on Friday! How did you get on? Next time you see me say Hello :) xx
 
Not too bad considering I've only ridden the horse about a dozen times this year! Good dressage 29.8 (bit generous imo), unfortunate pole SJ and a stop at the 2nd XC as it took her a little while to get going, she went very green on me.
I will do, think now the first event is done I'll be more relaxed and chatty! :D
 
Well done - I was also there on Friday afternoon doing the BE80. I love Stafford. I feel for the people who had their run ruined by the weather yesterday.
 
sare_bear said:
Lovely report, well done. Have you got anymore events planned?
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Thank you :)

We are entered at Eden on Sunday but I'm sure that'll be cancelled with all this rain :( I'll enter Kelsall and then it'll be Hutton as I have to sell cupcakes in between so will miss a couple :( Gotta pay for the ponies somehow ;) Looking forward to doing some more with her......she is so special :) :)
 
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