by xena_n_joss » Sun Aug 14, 2005 5:49 pm
#ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#Andys son got 10th in his division I believe. Congratulations Beccy, that is a really good placing! #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl# #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#I got eliminated. Xena was a total retard, im not impressed. #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl# #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#It started out with the dressage test... she warmed up perfectly, got into the dressage ring and went down centerline and tracked right and this stallion from next door, who is on the other side of some trees which are 10 feet away from the arena, decided to tack that moment to tack and and started running up the fenceline neighing and spooked Xena who just lost it from there. #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl# #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#Stadium, went in, horse was absolutely running right through any contact I had, stopped at the second jump, which has a hedge in it, not once, but twice. Even though shes jumped it again. Went around to just 5 and stopped again, it was another hedge.#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl# #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#Cross-country was done in the pouring rain and ended halfway through. She just decided she was done jumping aparently. I even took her back to the warm up ring and took her over a cross-after and she didnt want to go over that. #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl# #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#Really not impressed with the attitude that I got from her today. She should have jumped way better than she did. But it was like after the dressage test it just ruined the whole thing or something. #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl# #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl# #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#Id like to go to some more events but I need to find trailering. #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl#
When something goes wrong in a show, it's actually the best time because you learn from it. You ask yourself 'what can I do better?' When everything goes OK, you don't ask yourself that question --- ANKY