Woodhill Sands SJ 31.05.09

Well today we headed off to Woodhill Sands SJ. I entered in the 80cm and 90 cm we were waiting for ages as there seemed to be a lot of green horses. I warmed up and even though Echo was felt really fast he felt really good going over the jumps. I went in for my round and he felt really zoomy :) I was counting out his strides for him as he can sometimes loose his rhythm, he went beautifully over the double.We got a clear round and went on for the jump off and he knew it was down to strategy and time. He grazed the first jump and I was silly and looked back at it and lost all concentration. I forgot the next jump and I am not very fit at the moment and I was very tired, so I decided to retire and give the 90cm a miss. I also need to learn to breath,give him his head,and put my hands forward so he can round himself and be more comfortable. But all in all I am not at all disappointed. He did exactly what I wanted him to do and the most important thing was that he both had fun :) Below is a video of my SJ round. Please feel free to criticise :)

Huapai ORD 17th May 09

Well the ribbon day wasnt to succesful. Echo was playing up (not used to shows yet) and was neighing and would not stop cantering ect. We only ended up getting 1st in consilation lol. But its all about experiance and hopefully the more we get out the better he will get.

I have got some nice photo's of us though. Off to Woodhill SJ next weekend so until then ta ta for now :)