Angua2
Well-Known Member
Yep..... I have done my very first hunter trial!
Proudly following Georgeous Georges example of doing the novice horse at EUPC HT at Downhouse, I had an absolute ball..... in fact it was over too quick, I was having a total ball.
Unfortunatly I had a run out at the second jump, but got over at the second attempt. In knew I would have a problem at jump 4 as it was a double kind of thing at a bit of an angle, so I went in at trot, and then slowed to walk and then scrambled over the second element.
After this glitch Ru got the hang of everything and then we were motoring.... a little too much as I nearly ran over the competitior in front so we did the next few jumps in trot.
the steps proved no problem, but a little wriggly arrangement of jumps did. I managed the first two elements but missed the 3rd totally, fortuatly it was a jump on its own so I just circled and represented.
Ru was having a total blast, and I was so proud as she came back to me when I asked and I had a "oh is that it" moment when I got to the last jump. I hurtled through the finish gate whooping with joy.
I got 26 time penalties, with a final total of 60.... But who cares.....I had a ball.
Anyway here are two pictures, the rest are on facebook. And yes I do have the appropriate permission!
Proudly following Georgeous Georges example of doing the novice horse at EUPC HT at Downhouse, I had an absolute ball..... in fact it was over too quick, I was having a total ball.
Unfortunatly I had a run out at the second jump, but got over at the second attempt. In knew I would have a problem at jump 4 as it was a double kind of thing at a bit of an angle, so I went in at trot, and then slowed to walk and then scrambled over the second element.
After this glitch Ru got the hang of everything and then we were motoring.... a little too much as I nearly ran over the competitior in front so we did the next few jumps in trot.
the steps proved no problem, but a little wriggly arrangement of jumps did. I managed the first two elements but missed the 3rd totally, fortuatly it was a jump on its own so I just circled and represented.
Ru was having a total blast, and I was so proud as she came back to me when I asked and I had a "oh is that it" moment when I got to the last jump. I hurtled through the finish gate whooping with joy.
I got 26 time penalties, with a final total of 60.... But who cares.....I had a ball.
Anyway here are two pictures, the rest are on facebook. And yes I do have the appropriate permission!