This is big! Im going to National show jumping champs, hopefully!

[Cochise]

Hi all,
I decided on a whim that I am going to go to Nationals after all. I had a talk with my instructor and I can get a ride with them. Its held in the same island as I live (in fact its South Canterbury---there are 2 main islands here in case you didnt know) and I am probably going to go....!!!! this is huge :eek:


Im not doing any of the big championship classes this year, but its mainly for a taste of what its all about.

The classes I am planning on doing are:
non championship horse 1 metre and 1.05 metres
and show hunter classes as Cheeky likes those :

welcome hunter 90cm
first year registration 90cm
open hunter 1 metre

oooh this is cooooool!! expensive to enter though (well it is to me :( )


its held over 3 days, how coool........14, 15 and 16 February

[Palomino55]

Good Luck 2 you :)

Weill you post photos as well?

[snoopy20]

Good luck!!!:D

Have fun and send some pictures after the show!!

It will be exspensive but i bet it will be worth it in the end!!!!!

[Caitlin]

Good luck!! Not that you'll need it... :D Have fun!!!

[galadriel]

Fantastic :) Go you!

[kedwards]

Knock 'em dead! I can't wait to hear about it afterwards and see the pictures.

[Cochise]

Entries havent closed yet, but I am having a major freak out!! I might just cut back on a couple of classes I think. And it all depends on my ride to the show :eek:!
Thank you for all the support! I love this site! :)

[KarinUS]

I can't wait to hear about it afterwards and see the pictures.

Me, too! Do well. We'll expect a detailed report when you get back!!! :D

[Mehitabel]

sounds exciting! have a great time.

[Cochise]

I am quite disappointed to say that I am not going :(
My ride to the nationals has fallen through, the entries are far too expensive and the ground is so much like concrete that I cannot do any practise at all!!
I am going to definitely put it in the books for next February though!!
I am going to Canterbury champs instead which are the week after, that is still big, they are the regional champs for where I am from.
I feel stupid now for getting so excited about it :(

But Canterbury champs will be big anyway, and yes I will definitely have photos from that!!
I have dressage this weekend and I will get photos from that too :)

[galadriel]

Originally posted by Cochise
I am quite disappointed to say that I am not going :(

Aw, drat :( I'm sure it would have been fun. I've occasionally gotten excited about going somewhere then not been able to go ... especially last fall when I just could not breathe. I know how you feel. No reason to feel silly, going WOULD have been exciting.

I hope you have just as much fun at the Canturbury show :)

[Cochise]

Thank you galadriel, I was feeling like such a dolt!

Its been so hard to get any jumping practise in here!! the ground is like rock, and Im not risking splints for anything!!

I hate getting so excited over nothing :mad:
but definitely next year! I think that I am pushing me and Cheeky a little too hard at the moment. I have only had him for a year, so theres heaps of time to do these things :)

[kedwards]

Too bad about not going. Still, you sound like your making a wise decision that will be in the best interest of both of you. No reason to feel silly about getting excited. Like Galadriel said, there was every reason to get excited, but you had to make a tough decision. Besides, your announcement still holds true. You are going to the Nationals - next year. And we'll all be here to cheer you on then. In fact, we'll start now. Knock 'em dead Cochise!

[Anja & clyde]

were is it being held at chochise? too bad you arnt going.sounds like you do lots of cool events with your horse though and next year you will have a better opertunity because you will be more experienced :)
anja and clyde

[Cochise]

Originally posted by Anja & clyde
were is it being held at chochise? anja and clyde
Hi, its held in Ashburton in the South Island this year, which is an hour from where I am. Now I know where everything is, etc etc I will be much more set up in my planning for everything well in advance for next year, everything has snuck up on me a bit at the moment. I have just spent an hour with my horses breeder filling in Registration forms for the Mainland Appaloosa show, 1 and 2 February. We are aiming for the National high points prize for appaloosas in English events, if it isnt this year for that there is always next year :D
as for doing lots of cool events, Cheeky loves different stuff, he gets really really bored otherwise

[saddlesore]

good luck in your regionals. and don't feel stupid about getting excited about the possibility of competing at the nationals, it's something to get excited about and besides, it gives you another year to work with cheeky...

[Anja & clyde]

Ok thats along way away from my place too! good luck for the appy show! I might be taking my horse ( if i can get him on a float ) to a lill event because the kindy corse is soo small and it will be a good starting one to see how he will act ect and next year we will be getting ,more competative