Thankfully Sprout rescued us on Saturday with a thrilling 2nd in a hot OI to none other than WFP himself on Cool Mountain. Sprout I believe was the only horse all day to finish on his dressage score, and it was his best test for a long while to boot. Jackpot equally redeemed himself with a super days jumping on Sunday. A pesky 4 faults in the middle of the treble two from home, but lovely clear all the direct routes XC. We seem to have the brakes sorted with just a few more runs needed to smooth out the round as we get to know each other better, I can't wait as The Bullman's and I have decided that he should join Sprout and The Sprout's in Tattersalls at the end of next month. Exciting times ahead.
We are now full steam ahead for Hambleden with 8 this weekend between Fran and I, then MK on Tuesday for baby Carl and baby Stiker's BE debut, then the three big boys at Withington, with no XC for Willy and Luke as they hopefully set sail for sunny Gloucestershire on the following Wednesday.
Tuesday, 16 April 2013
Blustery Belton
Well Belton was a show of two halves...a really rather rubbishy Friday, and a magical Saturday and hugely satisfying Sunday. On Friday Dippy did by far his best test and a super clear XC but marred this with a dramatic spook at a very unscary photographer resulting in 8 faults. Chance did a super test, clear SJ and blitzed the XC to finish only 9 seconds over WITH A STOP. Seriously frustrating last minute change of heart at the coffin and he would have been second! Jackpot then decided to make me look like a total muppet experimenting with a snaffle in the 3* dressage with disastrous consequences. He ran away and we were last out of 113!!
Thankfully Sprout rescued us on Saturday with a thrilling 2nd in a hot OI to none other than WFP himself on Cool Mountain. Sprout I believe was the only horse all day to finish on his dressage score, and it was his best test for a long while to boot. Jackpot equally redeemed himself with a super days jumping on Sunday. A pesky 4 faults in the middle of the treble two from home, but lovely clear all the direct routes XC. We seem to have the brakes sorted with just a few more runs needed to smooth out the round as we get to know each other better, I can't wait as The Bullman's and I have decided that he should join Sprout and The Sprout's in Tattersalls at the end of next month. Exciting times ahead.
We are now full steam ahead for Hambleden with 8 this weekend between Fran and I, then MK on Tuesday for baby Carl and baby Stiker's BE debut, then the three big boys at Withington, with no XC for Willy and Luke as they hopefully set sail for sunny Gloucestershire on the following Wednesday.
Thankfully Sprout rescued us on Saturday with a thrilling 2nd in a hot OI to none other than WFP himself on Cool Mountain. Sprout I believe was the only horse all day to finish on his dressage score, and it was his best test for a long while to boot. Jackpot equally redeemed himself with a super days jumping on Sunday. A pesky 4 faults in the middle of the treble two from home, but lovely clear all the direct routes XC. We seem to have the brakes sorted with just a few more runs needed to smooth out the round as we get to know each other better, I can't wait as The Bullman's and I have decided that he should join Sprout and The Sprout's in Tattersalls at the end of next month. Exciting times ahead.
We are now full steam ahead for Hambleden with 8 this weekend between Fran and I, then MK on Tuesday for baby Carl and baby Stiker's BE debut, then the three big boys at Withington, with no XC for Willy and Luke as they hopefully set sail for sunny Gloucestershire on the following Wednesday.
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