It's ok S_V, I just wasn't expecting that!! I haven't followed the story, so didn't know what had happened or the nature of the incident...I agree with you wholeheartedly, should never be allowed to be part of the horse community again!
samstar - i have come home with a huge bag of plums so will be making my own crumble - is sooooo much better than my mums!!! will let you all now when its made......
He loaded OK on the way there, took about 3 minutes to get him on as he did have a good snort at the weird grippy stuff, but with a few pull backs and then a chance to collect himself he hopped right on.
Then warming up was pretty awful
We went off on the wrong leg a lot and I was almost in a state of melt-down thinking "Oh no, don't start this again here!!" But, we collected ourselves and made our way to the arena.
And didn't fail miserably! He did a really nice test, though he did spook at the mirrors, the gallery and the judges table
And came home with 63% and 5th out of 20
And to make things better, he loaded straight away on the way home, he's never done that in the whole time I've had him!
The two you sent - the Prelim 10 and 12. Have got them now in my head and got a lesson tomorrow to run the moves over - eeep HELP!!!! I don't do dressage I do fast galloping and high jumping so I am very nervous!