I have to start out by saying that I had an amazing riding lesson on Lyra on Friday. She was SO SO good wow! We did Walk, Trot, Canter perfectly, and the whole lesson was just a huge success.
I left on Saturday morning with excitement in my heart, because Lyra had been good, and Isabel and I had Spring Tide horse show in MA that weekend! We stayed in a great hotel with a nice pool and had a great dinner of Polish food?! haha
Then the next morning we got to the show at about 7:20, watched the horses warm up, and so on. Then we got our horse draw, and I got a 14.3hh Morgan who did not like/want to jump or be there at all. I had a fine warm up on him, after the girl before me had almost fallen off because his jump was so funky! I went in, started my canter a little late, and got a decent chance and approach to the first fence. We got to it in the middle, and my position was prefect, and then he stooped, and crow hopped the fence! I lost both stirrups, and my nice position. The first fence was the first in a combination, so I jumped the second fence the no Stirrups! After that second jump, I was able to regain my balance and my stirrups, and we completed the course well, with only a early turn to the fourth fence. Because of our tuff ride, and that unfortunate draw, we did not place, which was crazy because I had never done worse then fourth... >:(
My flat class was much better however. I drew a wonderful paint horse that was a five year old, and he did a great job showing me off! We ended up second out of eight people, and I was so happy because not, after three shows, I have 9 points for Flat, and 7 points for jumping! I need to do well at our next two shows, but I think I will make it to Regionals this year! (: YAY! <3
tata for now(: -Ellie PS (I will have pictures later)
