5 out of 5
now there's so many ways to interpret that isn't there ?! Did we score 5 out of 5 ? Sadly no. Instead we were 5th out of 5 - not so good.
But I'd better begin at the beginning...
Monday last week was a local holiday where I work, so I had booked a lesson at a local yard that has a coverall arena. They are running monthly low key dressage events but before entering I wanted to take Rosie up to the arena and see how she reacted. I know her fitness is not great yet so I had agreed with the instructor who works there that we would do a mixed (flat and maybe a bit of jumping) lesson to keep Rosie interested and motivated. Plus the recent video of our first course of jumps was mortifyingly embarassing :s
In the end the instructor was off ill so we just went up and used the arena. Rosie worked for a good 50 mins flat work, with a pause half way through. In the second half of the session we ran through Intro A (walk and trot). Right at the end we popped over a cross pole to up the interest level but she was pretty bushed so we didn't do too much.
Fi and Dudley had an easy time of it as both look slightly sore in one way or another. Duds subsequenly developed a loose shoe. I long-reined Fi out in the field yesterday and she looked miles better.
But on Saturday I took Rosie to an outside dressage comp - same place we went for her first Walk and Trot, but without a pal with us this time. She was warming up ok, although a little "eyes on stalks" as there are now small x-country fences in the field they use for warm up. The morning had been drizzly but cool - but by the afternoon it was clear but humid and hot :( We went in to the arena and madam pretty much ground to a halt. Where she did not break to trot, we were getting 6's. But the other marks were 4's and as a result we got 46% overall and were last out of the 5 in that class.
So - onwards and upwards. Plan is to try and get to the next dressage event at the yard with the covered arena, and keep the work up, and keep insisting she does what she's told. We'll get there eventually...
But I'd better begin at the beginning...
Monday last week was a local holiday where I work, so I had booked a lesson at a local yard that has a coverall arena. They are running monthly low key dressage events but before entering I wanted to take Rosie up to the arena and see how she reacted. I know her fitness is not great yet so I had agreed with the instructor who works there that we would do a mixed (flat and maybe a bit of jumping) lesson to keep Rosie interested and motivated. Plus the recent video of our first course of jumps was mortifyingly embarassing :s
In the end the instructor was off ill so we just went up and used the arena. Rosie worked for a good 50 mins flat work, with a pause half way through. In the second half of the session we ran through Intro A (walk and trot). Right at the end we popped over a cross pole to up the interest level but she was pretty bushed so we didn't do too much.
Fi and Dudley had an easy time of it as both look slightly sore in one way or another. Duds subsequenly developed a loose shoe. I long-reined Fi out in the field yesterday and she looked miles better.
But on Saturday I took Rosie to an outside dressage comp - same place we went for her first Walk and Trot, but without a pal with us this time. She was warming up ok, although a little "eyes on stalks" as there are now small x-country fences in the field they use for warm up. The morning had been drizzly but cool - but by the afternoon it was clear but humid and hot :( We went in to the arena and madam pretty much ground to a halt. Where she did not break to trot, we were getting 6's. But the other marks were 4's and as a result we got 46% overall and were last out of the 5 in that class.
So - onwards and upwards. Plan is to try and get to the next dressage event at the yard with the covered arena, and keep the work up, and keep insisting she does what she's told. We'll get there eventually...
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