So, we boxed up on Saturday morning and drove up for my first ever indoor trec competition. I'd entered the unaffiliated individual, pairs and affiliated RS-tor individual classes.
We went into the first class, the unaffiliated, and I realised that Gem had not got out of bed on the right side that morning! She was stubborn and grumpy. We got round, but only just! I was a little more cautious about the low branches, but needn't have bothered as Gem was absolutely fine with it, we cantered the bending (we had a break thru at an outdoor training day in august), trotted the corridor (would normally canter but not a decent enough run up and exit as scary water trays just after), over the scary jump with bags of carrots surrounding it etc... But could not get her over the water trays at all - I'm friends with someone who was judging, and she said Gem was just being stubborn (and I would agree!) and had issues leading her onto the footbridge (but once we were on it was fine!)... Overall we came 6th.
Next went into pairs, paired up with a YH forum member (well ex, were now on a FB group instead!) and between us we came 7th annoyingly, but Gem did very well and performed her parts to her best ability, trotting under the branches.
Finally I went into the affiliated class, after trying to figure out whether Gem was lame or just excited. Decided it was the latter as trotted up inhand sound and was just in the warm up when ridden there was an issue. She did well, had an issue getting her onto the footbridge, and she moved a foot when remounting, but other than that was faultless. We came 3rd and got a gorgeous rossie!
So, now you all want to see pics...
Walk CoP
Classic - the pony comes with a warning
Led S-Bend
Stroppy rein back
Low branches
My gorgeous 3rd place rossie ... This is enough to enter the class lol!
We went into the first class, the unaffiliated, and I realised that Gem had not got out of bed on the right side that morning! She was stubborn and grumpy. We got round, but only just! I was a little more cautious about the low branches, but needn't have bothered as Gem was absolutely fine with it, we cantered the bending (we had a break thru at an outdoor training day in august), trotted the corridor (would normally canter but not a decent enough run up and exit as scary water trays just after), over the scary jump with bags of carrots surrounding it etc... But could not get her over the water trays at all - I'm friends with someone who was judging, and she said Gem was just being stubborn (and I would agree!) and had issues leading her onto the footbridge (but once we were on it was fine!)... Overall we came 6th.
Next went into pairs, paired up with a YH forum member (well ex, were now on a FB group instead!) and between us we came 7th annoyingly, but Gem did very well and performed her parts to her best ability, trotting under the branches.
Finally I went into the affiliated class, after trying to figure out whether Gem was lame or just excited. Decided it was the latter as trotted up inhand sound and was just in the warm up when ridden there was an issue. She did well, had an issue getting her onto the footbridge, and she moved a foot when remounting, but other than that was faultless. We came 3rd and got a gorgeous rossie!
So, now you all want to see pics...
Walk CoP
Classic - the pony comes with a warning
Led S-Bend
Stroppy rein back
Low branches
My gorgeous 3rd place rossie ... This is enough to enter the class lol!