treacle_beastie
Well-Known Member
So where was everyone then? I was there from 10-5 sitting on poor mole waiting for the jumping classs to start. Have to say -I no longer like that show due to the masses of entries and losts of ponies galloping around (i know i did that once!)- I guessed my class would overrun and start at 12 ish and had planned just to potter over the clear round a couple of times do my thing and then go home but no - Mole decided he couldn't leave his friends so we did an awful clear round in walk and hopped over the tiny cross poles. I eventually managed to seperate him whilst waiting for my class and then finally went in did a pretty diabiolical round as I was feeling so sick only to find out I had entered the 15yrs and under class (i'm 29) I got told to pay as I had been round and then had to wait for the proper class. The right one went well and I made it to the jump off but I lost control and sent the poles flying again! Oh well, now decided I willl stick to the lazy dales rather than the whizzy thing. Roll on ODE at end of May! Everyone else seemed to have an alright day - Binkybex did a great round in one of her classes and would have made the jump off had she not got lost! The_watcher got a fifth in the mountain and moorland in hand and her son got a first for best child handler (quite impressed as em is a difficult pony to handle on the bst of days where grass is all around her). Not sure they have made it back yet come to think of it........maybe they will never escape the show ground!
