Well I’m pretty chuffed if I’m honest.
First test (Intro A) I felt I rode better than a 59.56% so was a little miffed.
Second test (Prelim 12), got him more forward, and much more relaxed- despite at one point in the test (with my back to the judge) muttering through gritted teeth “come on! I’m NOT riding a ‘king Llama!” as I put my leg on. 59.44%
I felt like it was scrappy as hell. And then I caught myself on.
3 months ago he had a fractured leg.
8 weeks ago he hadn’t even been turned out.
6 weeks ago he hadn’t cantered.
4 weeks ago he was just about back in full work.
If at any of the above points in time, you’d offered me two 59s and a judge’s comment of “3 correct, ground-covering paces. Needs now to connect onto the contact with a rounder frame - there were glimpses of it so keep at it.” today, I’d have probably wept with gratitude.
So I’m actually pretty pleased. And excited about 2018.
And laughing that there were v few entries- so I ended up with two rosettes - 3rd in the Intro, 2nd in the prelim.
Good boy. He got a banana as his reward. He loves a manky banana!
First test (Intro A) I felt I rode better than a 59.56% so was a little miffed.
Second test (Prelim 12), got him more forward, and much more relaxed- despite at one point in the test (with my back to the judge) muttering through gritted teeth “come on! I’m NOT riding a ‘king Llama!” as I put my leg on. 59.44%
I felt like it was scrappy as hell. And then I caught myself on.
3 months ago he had a fractured leg.
8 weeks ago he hadn’t even been turned out.
6 weeks ago he hadn’t cantered.
4 weeks ago he was just about back in full work.
If at any of the above points in time, you’d offered me two 59s and a judge’s comment of “3 correct, ground-covering paces. Needs now to connect onto the contact with a rounder frame - there were glimpses of it so keep at it.” today, I’d have probably wept with gratitude.
So I’m actually pretty pleased. And excited about 2018.
And laughing that there were v few entries- so I ended up with two rosettes - 3rd in the Intro, 2nd in the prelim.
Good boy. He got a banana as his reward. He loves a manky banana!