After the last couple of days worries I decided to go to this Trailblazers Dressage competition today. Awoke at the ungodly time of 6.30am this morning, vomitting again. 
Loaded up and off we went.
Captain was so calm he revealed himself to all and sundry. Got into the warm up area first. Tense, strong, pulling but generally a very well behaved boy in the way that he didnt react to the others starting to come in with their proper Dressage horses. :aplause Then he relaxed. This is when he caught me off guard, took offence to something invisible and bolted, bucked, farted his way across the school...
We were on second. My main aim, to try and stay in our arena and not join the horse next door. Captain bless him showed how lushpants he looks when he has a nervous rider on his back. With his brain only about to explode once as a flash TB came alongside the arena. A few polite words in his ears and he went the way I asked him.
Jas up next.....yes I booked Jas in for a test on Captain. Already decided that the lead rope was going on and away we went. That boy adapts so well to Jas he really will suit her perfectly one day. He walked around so calmly and did a superb bit of trot for her.
Watched my friend and Bobby strut their stuff. They are gorgeous together. Bobby all posh and plaited looking like a proper Dressage pony.
Went to get score, at first I got my score wrong without realising, till my favourite RI told me to go and check my scores again.
65.2% we came 3rd....
Because Jas was on lead rope she wasnt scored. Which she sadly got upset about, I understand why but they are kids FFS and its for fun. She did however get the best comments of the day. "Very quietly ridden, lovely position. Superb trot. Very well done"..
Loaded up and off we went. Captain was so calm he revealed himself to all and sundry. Got into the warm up area first. Tense, strong, pulling but generally a very well behaved boy in the way that he didnt react to the others starting to come in with their proper Dressage horses. :aplause Then he relaxed. This is when he caught me off guard, took offence to something invisible and bolted, bucked, farted his way across the school...
We were on second. My main aim, to try and stay in our arena and not join the horse next door. Captain bless him showed how lushpants he looks when he has a nervous rider on his back. With his brain only about to explode once as a flash TB came alongside the arena. A few polite words in his ears and he went the way I asked him.
Jas up next.....yes I booked Jas in for a test on Captain. Already decided that the lead rope was going on and away we went. That boy adapts so well to Jas he really will suit her perfectly one day. He walked around so calmly and did a superb bit of trot for her.
Watched my friend and Bobby strut their stuff. They are gorgeous together. Bobby all posh and plaited looking like a proper Dressage pony.
Went to get score, at first I got my score wrong without realising, till my favourite RI told me to go and check my scores again.
65.2% we came 3rd....
Because Jas was on lead rope she wasnt scored. Which she sadly got upset about, I understand why but they are kids FFS and its for fun.
She did however get the best comments of the day. "Very quietly ridden, lovely position. Superb trot. Very well done"..
