Lgd
8th Aug 2002, 10:51 AM
Went to Titlington nr Alnwick in Northumberland yesterday. First visit but very nice facilities 65 x 50m outdoor surface, good sized indoor arena. X-country course looked very inviting as well.
First test Med 68 - total nightmare, spooked, leapt and generally refused to concentrate. Awful marks (but deserved) and still managed to win (dread to think what the rest looked like!) As we headed out of the arena, the heavens opened. In less than 2 minutes soaked through to my undies - Yeuch - with two more test to do and no dry show gear.
Did the Med74 next (in light rain), much more settled and did a good test, very strange judging, marks not what expected but still won! Heavens opened again as I'm heading back to the warm-up.
Last test Adv Med 94. Raining so hard the test is delayed for 20 minutes - judge can't see out of car with windscreen wipers on! Finally decreases to heavy from torrential, even the arena has given up by this point and is starting to flood (thank goodness we used to event). Only two minor mistakes and a nice test otherwise, heads back to warm-up as rain is getting heavier (AGAIN). Last two manage to do their test in torrential rain again. Gwyneth poured about an inch of water out of her boots after hers! Finished second but just under the 63% so not qualified, winner only got 63.5% so not much hope really. Having said that it's the highest mark I've ever got out of this particular judge. Gwyneth watched my test and was very pleased with it so guess I'll just have to grin and bear it!
Wended our very soggy way home, found some dry clothes, then 20 minutes later the weather had caught up with us - soaked through again and our arena flooded - at this point Tavia got the night off!
First test Med 68 - total nightmare, spooked, leapt and generally refused to concentrate. Awful marks (but deserved) and still managed to win (dread to think what the rest looked like!) As we headed out of the arena, the heavens opened. In less than 2 minutes soaked through to my undies - Yeuch - with two more test to do and no dry show gear.
Did the Med74 next (in light rain), much more settled and did a good test, very strange judging, marks not what expected but still won! Heavens opened again as I'm heading back to the warm-up.
Last test Adv Med 94. Raining so hard the test is delayed for 20 minutes - judge can't see out of car with windscreen wipers on! Finally decreases to heavy from torrential, even the arena has given up by this point and is starting to flood (thank goodness we used to event). Only two minor mistakes and a nice test otherwise, heads back to warm-up as rain is getting heavier (AGAIN). Last two manage to do their test in torrential rain again. Gwyneth poured about an inch of water out of her boots after hers! Finished second but just under the 63% so not qualified, winner only got 63.5% so not much hope really. Having said that it's the highest mark I've ever got out of this particular judge. Gwyneth watched my test and was very pleased with it so guess I'll just have to grin and bear it!
Wended our very soggy way home, found some dry clothes, then 20 minutes later the weather had caught up with us - soaked through again and our arena flooded - at this point Tavia got the night off!