Santa_Claus
Well-Known Member
Well was mixed but overall good and she is improving
Walked the course this morning to decide whether to do it or not (more on ground than anything) and was pleasntly surprised that due to a good grass covering all but one field gave some decent give and the only field that was too hard had only one fence! Also as I finished walking it Mary King pulled in with her huge lorry so if she thought the going was ok thought I should get my arse in gear and do it
got there and they were just about to finish the novice 2ft6 i wanted to do so got ready in double quick time and snuck in last to go after a quick workin. Did the timed section no issues which was very twisty in first field then you were meant to jump up a step then straight off out of field, but Fleur dug her heels in not wanting to leave the other horses. After about a minute she gave in and jumped. Did same again two fences later at some barrels then a bit at the steps down as well. oww yeah and the stream crossing that wasn't even a fence was petrifying as well lol
because she was sticky i decided to go again round the 2ft6 open. although stopped at bank again she went almost straight away and then flew round the course including down the extra step! Think eliminated myself by jumping one of the 2ft9 fences and another one which might have been in the 2ft3 because there were people standing infront of what I thought was the 2ft6 fence and as had had the stop wasn't going to win so just jumped what they weren't standing in front!
Pleased with her even if the first round was sticky. Bought a pro pic which I will scan in later but will go and sort out pics my mum took and get them in the gallery as well
Walked the course this morning to decide whether to do it or not (more on ground than anything) and was pleasntly surprised that due to a good grass covering all but one field gave some decent give and the only field that was too hard had only one fence! Also as I finished walking it Mary King pulled in with her huge lorry so if she thought the going was ok thought I should get my arse in gear and do it
got there and they were just about to finish the novice 2ft6 i wanted to do so got ready in double quick time and snuck in last to go after a quick workin. Did the timed section no issues which was very twisty in first field then you were meant to jump up a step then straight off out of field, but Fleur dug her heels in not wanting to leave the other horses. After about a minute she gave in and jumped. Did same again two fences later at some barrels then a bit at the steps down as well. oww yeah and the stream crossing that wasn't even a fence was petrifying as well lol
because she was sticky i decided to go again round the 2ft6 open. although stopped at bank again she went almost straight away and then flew round the course including down the extra step! Think eliminated myself by jumping one of the 2ft9 fences and another one which might have been in the 2ft3 because there were people standing infront of what I thought was the 2ft6 fence and as had had the stop wasn't going to win so just jumped what they weren't standing in front!
Pleased with her even if the first round was sticky. Bought a pro pic which I will scan in later but will go and sort out pics my mum took and get them in the gallery as well
