Today was show time which usually means panic time, 20 minutes trying to haul my horse onto the trailer and running a good 10 minutes late. However, today went relatively smooth as far as shows go, we had everything packed and the horse on the trailer within, what 15 minutes (of which loading was only the last five can I add!). We got there in plenty of time, he stood lovely and quiet whilst he was groomed and tacked up, was fly sprayed all over not a problem. I wish I'd got a photo because he looked sooooo shiny and nice after his bath yesterday but my mum stole my phone booo!
We only did the one class as my confidence is in absolute tatters, I did the smallest class, 60cm and I felt like I was going in to jump at the Olympics. The first round was probably a complete mess to watch as I was so, so nervous but he looked after me and took me round clear- it's a good job one of us had our head screwed on! By the time it came to the jump off I was feeling a little bit better and actually decided to sit up and ride and he went a lot better, we were a lot more in sync as a team, it was a really lovely round! And not too slow at 36 seconds either, I didn't push him as the ground was very greasy on top and a lot of horses were slipping but he did some nice little jump off turns to finish 2nd out of about 7 or 8 horses! We decided to leave it at the one class to end on a confident note with a smile on my face and next time I should feel okay to do the 70cm. Tiny little baby steps for a horse that can jump 1m20, but we're on the right track.
He was super chilled and well behaved the whole time he was there even though there was a lot of standing around and loading really well coming home too, so happy days all round this weekend! Think he's deserved a day off tomorrow :)
Beth & Jack x
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