Sarah_Jane
Well-Known Member
Well I though I was going to be clever and post earlier. Wrote out report on laptop on the way home with the mobile broadband (mums birthday present not that I had ulterior motive!
) and just I pressed post the battery went on the PC. So I hope the report is as good the second time!
Tweseldown was our first foray into the world of OI. Boy did we choose a good one to start most of my section were Olympic or 4* horses, I followed Mark Todd XC (who incidentally was eliminated for missing a fence
).
Dressage was much improved the new tests suit us better with less canter and things we cant do replaced with some we can. Generally she tried hard and although flunked our free walk we had a score of 38 which wasnt totally out of it
. WFP had 25 and next best was Lucy W on Shaabrak on 30.
Show Jumping was big and square and by the time I jumped the going had got sticky adding a good 3 inches to the jumps. I got to the start to find there were 22 still in front of me! By the time I went only 1 of those had gone clear. Bless her she jumped out of her socks and didnt touch a pole despite the riders numpty moment of totally missing at the first fence
!
I was gobsmacked at this point to find myself with a very competitive score of 38 and the leader on 48! Far better than I imagined in that company
.
Cross country was big with a few quite technical combinations. The first few were just big and wide and she ate these up bounded over the drop down the hill and left handed to the triple brush. Bit fast but stayed straight over the drop palisade to a related distance angled pheasant feeder we were a bit far off but picked up. A few nice straightforward ones and then to the first question rail, sunken road angled out to skinny wide roll top.
Managed this quite well very honest as bit wobbly but picked up. Then onto a big double of brush corners which to be honest she usually eats up. Came to the first and just couldnt lock her on which is unusual and slipped out the side, represented and did exactly the same! Just didnt seem to understand the question. You could jump it from the other side so did that and then circled and jumped the second as numbered separately.
Flew over the Trakanner and then onto the fence I was probably most worried about a coffin but out on 3 strides was an angled big narrow hedge thing. She jumped green at the ditch so pulled sharp left and then right without crossing tracks and jumped the skinny well.
Finished with the water and a double of skinnies feeling confident and jumping well.
Pulled up at the end to be met by BE steward. How many stops did you have 2 I reply he tells me 3 and I should of pulled up. Find out they gave me another stop for my manoeuvring at the coffin! He was quite happy that I hadnt intentionally carried on and went off to query with jump judge. I see only got 60 so he must have decided I was ok although it didnt really worry me.
So bit disappointed and beating myself up a bit over what I did wrong
, did I get my line wrong, did I just not set her up right, have to admit always a believer it is my fault not the horses. At the end of the day there was a lot of positive and I dont think I have a long term problem she didnt understand the question today. Off to my trainer at the weekend to build simulated corners. Course did cause a lot of problems so not too bad but only the second time Sarnie has ever had XC faults.
Many thanks to Saf who acted as a brillant groom for the day and I think can add some SJing pictures tomorrow. Also videos of dressage and showjumping tomorrow, still uploading at present and think I had better go to bed as up at 5 for work tomorrow!
Tweseldown was our first foray into the world of OI. Boy did we choose a good one to start most of my section were Olympic or 4* horses, I followed Mark Todd XC (who incidentally was eliminated for missing a fence
Dressage was much improved the new tests suit us better with less canter and things we cant do replaced with some we can. Generally she tried hard and although flunked our free walk we had a score of 38 which wasnt totally out of it
Show Jumping was big and square and by the time I jumped the going had got sticky adding a good 3 inches to the jumps. I got to the start to find there were 22 still in front of me! By the time I went only 1 of those had gone clear. Bless her she jumped out of her socks and didnt touch a pole despite the riders numpty moment of totally missing at the first fence
I was gobsmacked at this point to find myself with a very competitive score of 38 and the leader on 48! Far better than I imagined in that company
Cross country was big with a few quite technical combinations. The first few were just big and wide and she ate these up bounded over the drop down the hill and left handed to the triple brush. Bit fast but stayed straight over the drop palisade to a related distance angled pheasant feeder we were a bit far off but picked up. A few nice straightforward ones and then to the first question rail, sunken road angled out to skinny wide roll top.
Managed this quite well very honest as bit wobbly but picked up. Then onto a big double of brush corners which to be honest she usually eats up. Came to the first and just couldnt lock her on which is unusual and slipped out the side, represented and did exactly the same! Just didnt seem to understand the question. You could jump it from the other side so did that and then circled and jumped the second as numbered separately.
Flew over the Trakanner and then onto the fence I was probably most worried about a coffin but out on 3 strides was an angled big narrow hedge thing. She jumped green at the ditch so pulled sharp left and then right without crossing tracks and jumped the skinny well.
Finished with the water and a double of skinnies feeling confident and jumping well.
Pulled up at the end to be met by BE steward. How many stops did you have 2 I reply he tells me 3 and I should of pulled up. Find out they gave me another stop for my manoeuvring at the coffin! He was quite happy that I hadnt intentionally carried on and went off to query with jump judge. I see only got 60 so he must have decided I was ok although it didnt really worry me.
So bit disappointed and beating myself up a bit over what I did wrong
Many thanks to Saf who acted as a brillant groom for the day and I think can add some SJing pictures tomorrow. Also videos of dressage and showjumping tomorrow, still uploading at present and think I had better go to bed as up at 5 for work tomorrow!
