Tempi
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Went to Sparsholt yesterday to do my last elementary (52) as im nearly out of points now, so want to wait until january until i start up again so i can qualify for elementary stuff next year. So, we only went and won it!!!!!!!!!!! I wasn't actually that pleased with my test, but i got 65.31% and was NINE marks infront of second place in the restricted section. We came 2nd overall too, so won £12
Missed out on first overall by 2marks! I beat two catherston horses - Catherston Whatadream and Catherston Guiness, so mega pleased with that too!!
Plus, it was a qualifier, so ive just qualified for the Elementary Winter Regionals!!
But, as usual all my posts have a disaster waiting at the end to do with my horsebox!!! Got halfway home smelt this funny smell, black smoke coming from engine!! We pulled in (luckily where right near a layby) smoke pouring out from the tyres and engine and this wierd burning smell - mum grabbed dogs, i got Bloss out the back (who was slightly confused as to why we were onloading on a main road!
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There happened to be a gravel drive to our left so i just took Bloss and stood there with her. These people then came up the driveway and where like 'bring the horse down here' (!) so mum and i went down driveway, only to find a lovely farmhouse and a small private stable yard!!! We put Bloss in a stable, called for breakdown people who came in just over an hour. Decided we needed a tow back to our lorry repair place, tow came and we eventually got bk to yard at 9:15pm, after leaving sparsholt at just gone 3:30pm!
Bloss is still at other yard this morning!! Im off to collect her at 11ish, managed to skive off work, but had to come in and do a couple of bits first!! The people we met were lovely and we couldnt have been luckier to be honest - we sat in their garden and drank tea with them all afternoon whilst waiting for our recovery whilst Bloss made friends with their lovely ponies and munched her way thru their hay supply!!!!!!!!
Well done if you got this far - once again another eventful outing for me!!
(PS - nothing serious wrong with lorry - brake pads worn down to rust
so they were sticking on the whells, hence all the smoke, heat, sparks!!!)
Plus, it was a qualifier, so ive just qualified for the Elementary Winter Regionals!!
But, as usual all my posts have a disaster waiting at the end to do with my horsebox!!! Got halfway home smelt this funny smell, black smoke coming from engine!! We pulled in (luckily where right near a layby) smoke pouring out from the tyres and engine and this wierd burning smell - mum grabbed dogs, i got Bloss out the back (who was slightly confused as to why we were onloading on a main road!
There happened to be a gravel drive to our left so i just took Bloss and stood there with her. These people then came up the driveway and where like 'bring the horse down here' (!) so mum and i went down driveway, only to find a lovely farmhouse and a small private stable yard!!! We put Bloss in a stable, called for breakdown people who came in just over an hour. Decided we needed a tow back to our lorry repair place, tow came and we eventually got bk to yard at 9:15pm, after leaving sparsholt at just gone 3:30pm!
Bloss is still at other yard this morning!! Im off to collect her at 11ish, managed to skive off work, but had to come in and do a couple of bits first!! The people we met were lovely and we couldnt have been luckier to be honest - we sat in their garden and drank tea with them all afternoon whilst waiting for our recovery whilst Bloss made friends with their lovely ponies and munched her way thru their hay supply!!!!!!!!
Well done if you got this far - once again another eventful outing for me!!
(PS - nothing serious wrong with lorry - brake pads worn down to rust
