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Post by ponyplanet on Apr 7, 2007 18:26:07 GMT
Thanks GF & Co.! We had a lovely day out at the dressage today, Somerled was a dude, he got a 2nd & 1st in my sections - N22 & N33  He did a lovely N22 & came overall 5th over the restricted & open affil sections  in N33 I overrode the medium & he broke into canter, then he decided he'd had enough of me and did a few naughties that resulted in a total of 3 fours on my test sheet, and some 5s for the sqaubbling around the 4s! But in generall I am very pleased with him, and have plenty to work on for next time (next week :  And o my god what a craking medium trot I got before he broke ;D  PS - Fred2's Fred is on the naughty step tonight ;D, I'm sure she'll fill us in later  |
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Post by gingerfilly on Apr 7, 2007 19:59:00 GMT
glad you had a good time ;D I hid from all the madness and was writing for most of the day |
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Post by nag777 on Apr 7, 2007 19:59:07 GMT
Well done PP - were you please with your percentages?
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Post by Lavender on Apr 7, 2007 20:00:38 GMT
Well done PP ;D
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Post by lesleym on Apr 7, 2007 21:04:58 GMT
well done PP what % did you get and I bet it was lovely in the sunshine at Fountain
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Post by v8kate on Apr 7, 2007 21:26:34 GMT
Thanks GF & Co.! then he decided he'd had enough of me and did a few naughties that resulted in a total of 3 fours on my test sheet, and some 5s for the sqaubbling around the 4s! ;D ;D ;D - err - room for improvement then? ;D Glad the other tests were a success though. |
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Post by fred2 on Apr 8, 2007 6:43:13 GMT
i too had a nice day out - I thought fred went really good in N22 only had one muck up but partly my fault- all this side ways stuff and picking up counter canter from walk etc has confused him a bit and he got a wrong strike off - think i will just do simple stuff for a while!! but the judge was marking mega hard and I only got 55.?% - not happy with the % but still happy with the way he went. Well - N33 was in the outdoor arena and he has only ever worked in in that one before - spooky and he lost the plot big time so I giggled my way through it with god knows how many bucks and he just wouldn't listen to me at all - at least i know i can still sit his bucks!! when he is in that sort of mood nothing you can do but laugh,if get after him he just gets stroppy and worse - think i should have got a 10 for entertainment!! but the strange thing was he got 54% - so to say i am a bit confused with how judges are trained for him to do a goodish test and a really bad one and only 1% of a difference i can't understand it. But it was a good day and i cought up with folk.
mega sore back before N33 but after the bucks it is a lot worse - PP told me to go home and go to bed!!
well done PP
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Post by ponyplanet on Apr 8, 2007 8:21:12 GMT
;D ;D ;D - err - room for improvement then? ;D quote] Believe me Kate, that was an improvement! my last attempt at N33 I got 2 x 0 for the same movements !!! SO yesterday felt a big improvement! LOL!!! N33 seems to be my bogey test at the moment, but after yesterday I feel we have turned a corner, the competition is secondary really I just want him to enjoy it, be obedient & stay relaxed. Fred, I had exactly the same problem as you with S, he has also got to the point he knows exactly what I want him to do whether I agree or not!!! I back right off any funcy stuff before a comp, otherwise he offers it to me at every opportunity! A judge who sat in for one of my tests said that we looked "comfy in our comfort zone but I need to push him much harder to be more active and carry himself more" that was very helpful advice, and in fairness I have heard that a lot recently It was such a friendly competition yesterday, it took me hours to get away as a lot of people came out to watch, and I couldn’t get away for people talking to me… |
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Post by Kath the Magic Dragon on Apr 8, 2007 9:58:54 GMT
Well done both of you - at least you were pleased with how the boys went (most of the time ) Who were the judges? |
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Post by donut on Apr 8, 2007 11:20:18 GMT
Well done guys. Fred2 hope your back is better today.
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Post by ponyplanet on Apr 8, 2007 16:18:41 GMT
lorrain grant & v. Gladwyn, V was fair, L butchered us all LOL!!!!
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Post by haltnotsquare on Apr 8, 2007 16:33:09 GMT
Ah horses, they keep us grounded if nothing else - well and poor!!
Well done on your placings PP!
As long as you were both pleased with them, I find that is a good way to get my spirits back after a poor score. "Did I Like..... yes.....b******s to the judge then"!!!!! As you said Fred2, working out what makes them tick is an interesting challenge!
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Post by Kath the Magic Dragon on Apr 8, 2007 17:40:37 GMT
lorrain grant & v. Gladwyn, V was fair, L butchered us all LOL!!!! I'm surprised it was that way round |
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Post by fred2 on Apr 8, 2007 19:16:27 GMT
lorrain grant & v. Gladwyn, V was fair, L butchered us all LOL!!!! I'm surprised it was that way round so was i  think the next dressage is glamis not 100% sure if i will go yet or not though |
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Post by lesleym on Apr 8, 2007 19:19:09 GMT
go on and I will chat to you down in Tayside country ;D
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He did a lovely N22 & came overall 5th over the restricted & open affil sections 
