mrsh2010
Well-Known Member
What a day!!
Nice early start up at 4.30am as first in the arena for arena eventing at 8.30am
So long story cut short is that my lad was diagnosed with a trauma cataract and is partly blind in his left eye. We've been advised for safety reasons not to hack or go xc as he panics (which is understandable) In OPEN Spaces.
So we've decided to try arena eventing to see if he'd cope. We've dropped down a height too to try and keep the pressure off.
Weve always been known as captain slow. When we've tried odes we've had more xc time penalties than our dressage score. My nerves have meant that I've ridden defensive and "too pretty" for the xc field.
I've recently changed back to a dealer ring snaffle and I'm learning to leave him and let him place himself at fences.
Well today was the day it all came together..... double clear and 1.5seconds UNDER the optimum time.... to take the WIN!!!! I still can't believe it!!
My now favourite photo of 2017:
Nice early start up at 4.30am as first in the arena for arena eventing at 8.30am
So long story cut short is that my lad was diagnosed with a trauma cataract and is partly blind in his left eye. We've been advised for safety reasons not to hack or go xc as he panics (which is understandable) In OPEN Spaces.
So we've decided to try arena eventing to see if he'd cope. We've dropped down a height too to try and keep the pressure off.
Weve always been known as captain slow. When we've tried odes we've had more xc time penalties than our dressage score. My nerves have meant that I've ridden defensive and "too pretty" for the xc field.
I've recently changed back to a dealer ring snaffle and I'm learning to leave him and let him place himself at fences.
Well today was the day it all came together..... double clear and 1.5seconds UNDER the optimum time.... to take the WIN!!!! I still can't believe it!!
My now favourite photo of 2017:
