Venue: | Kingswood Equestrian Centre | ||
Discipline: | Show Jumping – Trailblazers 2013/2014 Series Qualifier | ||
Class: | 85cm | Result: | Clear Round |
Place: | 5th (Qualified) |
Discipline: | Show Jumping – Trailblazers 2013/2014 Series Qualifier | ||
Class: | 95cm | Result: | 12 faults |
Place: | Not Placed |
It was another glorious evening and Kingswood was heaving – there were over 30 entries in the 85cm class! Decided to enter both the 85cm and the 95cm classes to make it a worth-while trip. Finn warmed up nicely and was listening, attentive, soft and relaxed. We did a lovely clear round, using the arena well. I was thinking about setting her up for the turns and ensuring that we weren’t too close into the take-off point. Was really pleased with the clear – we qualified first round for the Trailblazers Show Jumping 2014 Championship .
It seemed like a very long time to wait for the 95cm class, we stood chatting outside the arena for a little while and then went to have a quick warm up – one or two fences – before our turn. Finn didn’t want to enter the arena this time and started to run backwards – she was chased forward by Becki Pearce and we started around the arena. I really didn’t have her listening and started my round too early on that count – I should have circled her to ensure she was with me! We had the first fence down and then two others, resulting in 12 faults – the lesson here is to ensure that MY mind is on the job before we commence our round.
We arrived home late – but I was still pleased with the 85cm clear round. A good lesson for me regarding getting my act together before starting to jump – I won’t do that again……….