Slightly miserable Chatsworth

[hannahkirkhill]

Went up the night before with the boys, dropped in at Chatsworth on our way there to ride them round, both went very nicley and left me feeling confident for their dress

Got there in plenty of time on Sat, got on and tootled over to the dressage, Nez did a much better test than Withington apart from cantering his first 10m circle

so was a little

to see he had a 44 score... but he does seam to be a bit like Marmite with dressage judges lol!
Then Jays dressage.... he was a little more tense than he has been so far this season, was quite busy warming up and I didnt seam to be able to find him his own bit of space- he still cant cope with people coming towards him...well, he is still only a babie lol!!
He got really quite nappy when he went over to his arena- funnily back to lorrys- far corner of field not the gate way we came in through...bless him! But we stayed in the arena and he managed his second flying change- he got a 7 for it!! his marks range from 1's to 7's and judges basically say- quietly ridden, shame about tension, good marks will come when settled... so really really thrilled with him- begining of last season he got E at Isleham for pissing off home with me half way through his test and at Aston he climbed backwards out of his arena and back in to the warm up- through the trees and over quite high bords

Any way enough of my rambling and on to Nez's jumping...
we were there with Gamebird before s.j, I also had just about lost the will to live...but pulled my self to gether and went in...he rooted 1, hit 2 had a big napp, jumped 3 hit 4 then took a deep breath and jumped really well, so at least it got better as it went on!! Think it took him a long tme to settle in the arena...so much for him to take in!
Very nearly didnt go x.c as ground was sooooo horrid, but decided I would start and pull up if I felt he wasnt enjoying it. Went very slowly as I really didnt like the sticky ground, he jumped well enough, stopped at the little lion fence for no apprant reason...just said no, can only put it down to ground as he never stops. Jumped it second time, I carryed on with the thought I may pull up after water, but I jumped him home and he was good! Basically pleased with him, he was very neat and clever though all the combination's !
I then walked the 3* x.c even thought there was lots of talk of it being cancled, they had taken half the course out because of the ground, it looked very nice, nothing that worried me but was feeling a little

as we all felt it was going to be off- they had said that as long as it didnt rain that night it would be on...no chance!!!!
So it was cancled....now feeling hugly flat

but on wards and up wards, atleast they are all still in one peice.

 

[Gamebird]

Hmmm that was the same judge that gave me 48! Oh well, at least yours settled in the ring. He's a lovely chap.

I asked Nicola Wilson during the interminable (surely I get a point for that?) wait how the XC was riding and she said that her horse had strugggled to jump the Lions as that was where it was deepest. There was standing water on the other side of the ropes.

Well done for coping so well under adverse conditions. Won't see you for a bit as I'm heading 'oop North for the next few (Floors, Hexham, Burgie??). Have you got another 3* in view?

 

[worMy]

bloody english weather..

 

[hannahkirkhill]

We'll defo blame the judge for our marks then, maybe she doesnt like bay gelding's

lol,you must

Oh thanx for that...I was wondering/ hoping as its not like him! Although still not sure if he's gunna be a eventer or a s.jer...he just likes it to be perfect with the solid fences, he's happier s.jing them, but we'll see... I may take him for Di to see to see what she thinks about him being a s.jer..its what he's bread for

Oh are you now....im staying aroundish here, shelford, brigstock, catton!
Think Barbury is the next one I can do, so long old wait, but will play around with his dress till then!
Was good to see you again

and sorry about your day... that s.jing was causing much trouble!!

 

[aimeeq94]

its such a shame abot the weather

i would have enjoyed it a lot more if it was sunny.
which yard you stay at?
pm if you like

xx

 

[hannahkirkhill]

Made the whole atmosphere a bit flat I thought..not like it normally is! We stayed at a yard in King Sterndale, we had two lovely big stables, off the main yard and Jay made friends with two tiny ponioes, bless him... We also has a little self contained room to stay in, was very nice!! Apart from coming in the wrong way the first time and ripping a bit off the lorry..ops! was a single track road, up virtical hill with 90 degree bends and walls on each side

thank god my lovely OH is a lorry driver...they couldnt belive we got up there hehe

Did you stay up there...are are you from that way?

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