vallin
Well-Known Member
In order to tell you about my day I have compiled a list of things you should do if you are trying to sabotage yourself (arena) eventing:
1. Not realise you are going to watch the rugby at Twickenham the night before and cause chaos the week before trying to work out when you are going to pick up the hired horsebox
2. Go down the morning before and find your horse with normally clean legs, with elephant legs
3. Go and watch the rugby at Twickenham the night before leaving yourself only enough time for 6 hours sleep, rather than your usual 8.5hrs
4. On the morning of the event not leave yourself enough time to pack lunch for yourself and groom who has kindly given up their time so you don't eat anything other than Veggie Colin the Catapillars until 3pm, having been up since 630
5. Make it pour with rain. All day.
6. Go wrong in your dressage test. Twice.
7. Forget your body protector and be to tubby to fit into the one offered by the person you (vaguely) know. Follow this up by fining a stranger that looks a similar shape to you and asking to borrow theirs.
8. Thank said stranger profusely.
9. Not know your left from your right, be on a kicker, and be in a 20 x 20 area with multiple other horses.
10. Rely on your pony to help you out in both the show jumping and cross country....
11. Loose your mother's credit card and your wallet on the way to take the horse box back and rely on your (broke) OH to fill up the box with petrol.
Unfortunately this list in not comprehensive and does not take into account the power of a genuine horse, If you have such a beast you may be unlucky and come away with a dressage of 40 and a double clear, leaving you in 7th.
And some pictures of the afore mentioned beast
1. Not realise you are going to watch the rugby at Twickenham the night before and cause chaos the week before trying to work out when you are going to pick up the hired horsebox
2. Go down the morning before and find your horse with normally clean legs, with elephant legs
3. Go and watch the rugby at Twickenham the night before leaving yourself only enough time for 6 hours sleep, rather than your usual 8.5hrs
4. On the morning of the event not leave yourself enough time to pack lunch for yourself and groom who has kindly given up their time so you don't eat anything other than Veggie Colin the Catapillars until 3pm, having been up since 630
5. Make it pour with rain. All day.
6. Go wrong in your dressage test. Twice.
7. Forget your body protector and be to tubby to fit into the one offered by the person you (vaguely) know. Follow this up by fining a stranger that looks a similar shape to you and asking to borrow theirs.
8. Thank said stranger profusely.
9. Not know your left from your right, be on a kicker, and be in a 20 x 20 area with multiple other horses.
10. Rely on your pony to help you out in both the show jumping and cross country....
11. Loose your mother's credit card and your wallet on the way to take the horse box back and rely on your (broke) OH to fill up the box with petrol.
Unfortunately this list in not comprehensive and does not take into account the power of a genuine horse, If you have such a beast you may be unlucky and come away with a dressage of 40 and a double clear, leaving you in 7th.
And some pictures of the afore mentioned beast
