The Giraffe Does His 1st BE 90 Shelford Report

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Ok lets see what happens this time, attempt no 3 at posting , pc, photo bucket and me all having a moment:rolleyes:

So after doing Stafford 80 back in April, then having an abscess, then the dreadful weather, DK decided to risk entering Shelford 90 on the nearly 19hh Vertigo (V)

Late times meant not leaving the yard till after lunch, very weird, I am used to very early mornings when eventing. Got there in good time DK walked the course while mini DK and I mooched by the sjing, giving me enough time to get more and more worried about the double to related distance which looked like it could be an interesting ride on such a big horse.

Time to get ready, taking in the atmosphere and thinking about what is ahead

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Dressage warm up

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Dressage had some good bits in it, but V can be a worrier, anticipates then panics when he gets it wrong, so some marks were lost on canter to walk transitions that weren't required:rolleyes:

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DK happy with 35.5 as he knows with time and experience there is more to come.

An hour to wait for sj'ing I bumped into some HHO 's it was lovely to have chat. I then became more and more nervous, I find the sj'ing the most stressful phase so wasn't much use to DK!

Jumped the first nicely then negotiations and discussions on how to approach 2 and 3 resulted in poles down:( Jumped 4 nicely then the dreaded double. V suddenly seemed to grow up, listened to DK and jumped it beautifully
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Rolled another pole at 7 and had some time penalties probably due to discussions and time spent in the air. Again DK not worried as discussions at home used to result in a melt down and V unable to continue jumping, more time and experience will help again

Then the best bit, xc

1st fence

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Last fence

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Clear with time penalties, but DK had wanted V to see what was coming, give him time to work it out and enjoy himself. V didn't hesitate at anything, so one happy DK and AB:)

Thanks for taking the time to read this, can offer a slice of Mini DK's birthday cake, 9 today where has the time gone!
 
Welldone, really enjoyed your post. Makes me want to get out there again myself once my kids are a bit bigger. Keep us posted with your progress,
Good luck!
 
19hh?! Vertigo is an apt name :D Sounds like a brilliant day- lots of points in the confidence bank with a lovely clear XC and a pretty fabby stressage score to boot!

Happy birthday to miniDK too, hope he got some nice pressies :D
 
It was lovely to see you again :D (Twice in less than a week - this is getting to be a habit ;) )

I saw them warming up for SJ, that horse is enooooormous!! :eek:

Excellent result for his first 90, and after so long since his first run too. You must both be very chuffed :)
 
Lu1 said:
Welldone, really enjoyed your post. Makes me want to get out there again myself once my kids are a bit bigger. Keep us posted with your progress,
Good luck!
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Thank you, hope you don't have to wait too long to get back to it. Will report back after the next run at Aston
 
Princess Jess said:
Sounds like a good day, really well done!
He does like a little like a giraffe doesn't he? :D
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Thank you, giraffe stuck when we realised the last lorry wasn't high enough for him, he came off one day 'folded up', legs apart and head between his knees looked like a giraffe trying to graze! Took nearly 6 months to find a lorry high enough for him and even now his ears touch the roof when he holds his head at normal height:rolleyes:
 
measles said:
19hh is a long way up! Happy, happy birthday to E. B sends his love and wants to know what presents he got : D

Sounds like a very positive educational run for V. Where to next?
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E says thank you to B, he had loads of Lego Star Wars and big sis bought him the Hex Bug starter set, E loves it I am not sure the noise is driving me batty and Tess, poor long suffering JRT is terrified of them!

It was a very positive run, DK has entered for Aston Le Walls at the start of Sept, then hoping that J will join V at Brooksby at the end of Sept all being well.
 
Lolo said:
19hh?! Vertigo is an apt name :D Sounds like a brilliant day- lots of points in the confidence bank with a lovely clear XC and a pretty fabby stressage score to boot!

Happy birthday to miniDK too, hope he got some nice pressies :D
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Have to confess I was quite surprised by the stressage score, I was standing near A and am convinced that V only put his head up when his rear end was towards the judge, clever boy or marks would have been lower:o

Mini says thank you he has done extremely well and is a very happy boy
 
LJR said:
Sounds like a really positive day - what a great name :) I think he looks very much in proportion for his size!
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Thank you, it has taken a long time for him to look like this he only really stopped growing last year and has filled out nicely this year
 
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