Fairplay 111 (aka annie or miss annabelle...) jumped her heart out as usual in the 6 year old classes. We had the last fence down day 1, just a slight misunderstanding, but then a beautiful double clear (with a jump off) on the second day. She's really starting to follow through her jumps much smoother now and seems more comfortable at a higher pace. As you can see from the picture she was certainly mighty pleased with herself.
Clear CC had a productive weekend too. Double clear the first day - 7th place - always finds a way to bring home the bacon! 1 down the second day in the final. Really pleased with the way she jumped - looked the best so far on the video.
My magic Merlin delivered as always. After a particularly emotional few days, he sailed through two rounds of the 1m50 GP qualifier on the Saturday afternoon to a wonderfully appreciated 6th place. At times i truly believe he has a sixth sense and knows exactly when i need to rely on him. Its amazing. He's not a happy camper this week though as the rain just won't let up! I've kept him out of the ring entirely and just slalomed along the race course for three days. That and a few patches of grass here and there ought to perk him up...
Last but not least, the infamous Curly Wurly jumped his socks off yet again. Double clear (two rounds) and 9th place in the 1m50 GP qualifier on the Friday. fabulous. Popped him around the first 6 fences of the 1m30 on the Saturday just to settle his nerves a bit. And then a very unfortunate fence down in the GP. The awful weather conditions didn't help. After a long warm up full of disruptions to the class, we were both drenched to the core. On our way to the ring with a rug on his back and towel over his neck like a heavy-weight boxer i could feel him thinking "what on earth are you doing to me". Stepping into the giant puddle formerly know as the Giulia Arena I wanted to turn right around and leave. However, fearing the wrath it might incur I stuck to my guns and we made our way safely to the end. Steady steady the whole way through. So proud of my wee one!
So here goes another week. It has rained non stop since Sunday and so far the organizers have cancelled all classes tomorrow. The only thing to do now is pray for a bit of sun to dry the rings and off we'll go again. It seems we might be allowed to ride two horses in the GP qualifier on friday which would be great. Francis gets here late tomorrow night, thank god... sanity is on its way!
I'll keep you posted. Wish me luck.
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