One of my main aims this year is to qualify to ride at Scope. After grooming for a friend the last couple of years, it was the first thing that I thought about, when I changed from eventing.
After our trip to Keysoe for our first qualifying classes. Where we had an annoying pole in both our classes. Although, there is still plenty of time I would love an early qualification. Which meant we headed to Vale View on Saturday for the 1m and 1m05 class. After having Helen out to do the Equine Touch for Sky, she thought her saddle may be pinching. I decided to use Barbies saddle until I could get hers checked.
We set of at 9am to get to Vale View for 10am. There wasn't many left in the British Novice when we arrived so I headed over to walk the course first before getting Sky out the trailer.
She was jumping well in the warm up but I can't say I had much control. I just had to hope she wanted to listen when in the ring. She went on to jump a lovely clear. I memorised the jump off course as soon as I came out of the first round to make sure I didn't get lost. I was last to go in the jump off, I didn't watch anyone go before me which meant I hadn't seen any of the routes others had taken. My initial plan was to go for a steady double clear. However when someone told me to go for win. I decided to risk and go for it. I can't believe it paid off and we actually won the class. She jumped a great round, and I was over the moon. We are now a step closer to the Scope Qualification.
I jumped of to walk the course for the 1m05 as we were first to go. She was jumping well but we were still slightly in jump off mode and had a disagreement coming into an upright which meant we had it down. Looking back I should have maybe given her more time between the 2 classes. We live and learn.
Naturally of course I spent my winnings straight away on a new show shirt ready for Blue Chip.
Amber x
After our trip to Keysoe for our first qualifying classes. Where we had an annoying pole in both our classes. Although, there is still plenty of time I would love an early qualification. Which meant we headed to Vale View on Saturday for the 1m and 1m05 class. After having Helen out to do the Equine Touch for Sky, she thought her saddle may be pinching. I decided to use Barbies saddle until I could get hers checked.
We set of at 9am to get to Vale View for 10am. There wasn't many left in the British Novice when we arrived so I headed over to walk the course first before getting Sky out the trailer.
She was jumping well in the warm up but I can't say I had much control. I just had to hope she wanted to listen when in the ring. She went on to jump a lovely clear. I memorised the jump off course as soon as I came out of the first round to make sure I didn't get lost. I was last to go in the jump off, I didn't watch anyone go before me which meant I hadn't seen any of the routes others had taken. My initial plan was to go for a steady double clear. However when someone told me to go for win. I decided to risk and go for it. I can't believe it paid off and we actually won the class. She jumped a great round, and I was over the moon. We are now a step closer to the Scope Qualification.
I jumped of to walk the course for the 1m05 as we were first to go. She was jumping well but we were still slightly in jump off mode and had a disagreement coming into an upright which meant we had it down. Looking back I should have maybe given her more time between the 2 classes. We live and learn.
Naturally of course I spent my winnings straight away on a new show shirt ready for Blue Chip.
Amber x