First dressage with pics!!!

[Steph351]

Well on the 1 of the few sunny days in October I did a prelim test at the stables up the road.

I rode my RIs horse because she recently had a hip operation and I helped her out during the summer (but really she helped me loads with getting experience with horses) so as a thank you she said I could take one of her horses up to the competition!

Went great!! I remembered the test (1 of the many thinks that could go wrong)

I had a fabulous time I came about 9th or something down there but I couldn't care less because I had such a great time.

(took me a while for the post because i didn't have the photos before and thought you might want to see?)

feel free to critique but I am aware I needed a lot more impulsion

any way I'll shut up here are the pics (sorry if big :confused:)

Posing
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g300/Steph351/Img_0475.jpg

Warming up in RI's arena
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g300/Steph351/IMG_0476.jpg

Posing again :rolleyes:
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g300/Steph351/Img_0477.jpg

Doing the test
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g300/Steph351/IMG_0478.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g300/Steph351/IMG_0479.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g300/Steph351/IMG_0480.jpg

[chickflick1066]

What a gorgeous horse. You two look very good together :)

[antonia :)]

Ditto Chickflick1066

[TheHoglet]

aww nice piccys glad to hear you did well :D

[JOJOBA]

Nice horse, who is your RI?

xxx

[Steph351]

Nice horse, who is your RI?

xxx


My RI from Cowley RS

[JOJOBA]

Ah never been to Cowley, will have to investigate it sometime.

xxx

[IrisSilverMoon]

what a cute horse!

my main suggestion would be to try dropping your stirrups a hole or so for dressage. :)

[raingodz]

I have not seen our RIs horse before, looks very nice. And what a great way to say thankyou to you by letting you compeate one of her horses.