September 2014
What a month!
We had our first stay out in the lorry at the British showjumping Scope Festival. The week didn't start as planned, Cornets Steal was shell
shocked in the huge arena in the first qualifier and then the next day it was rained off. Luckily it was '3rd time lucky' and we won a 3rd prize in
the second qualifier which qualified us for the championship. Cornet's
Steal jumped a super round and although no prizes finished in the top 20
4y/o in the country.
Richmond
was next and my first ever BE Novice on Carol Elton's
Penhill Promising Vision, it was also his first attempt. We
were definitely respectable but lots to work to do for next
season after having 2 poles down showjumping and a clear XC but a few
time penalties. Dayton, on the other hand was not such a good boy; after a
perfect dressage and XC a stupid spook showjumping resulted in a
pole down leaving us in 5th!
Burghley
came next and what an awesome day! It was my first ever ride in this
final riding against very strong competition. I am never speechless but this was a first - it was overwhelming to win and the biggest win of my career so far. Rachael
Evison's Ebolensky was just a superstar, even though she showed her
exuberance in the lorry park before the class! My own Cornets Steal was
great again in the 4y/o section just missing the top 10 by half a mark and
to complete the day one of my former horses Fullham, owned by Sharon
Bayston and ridden by Rosalind Canter won the 4y/o. Our celebrations lasted all weekend!
I've had a few days away from the yard this month. The first was a visit to my first ever Futurity grading with Kate Betteridge and her lovely foal
Jorvik Star. "Joey" as he's known at home was awarded elite status and went on to be the highest placed foal in
the country.
Like most people with horses, weekends away are far and few between but we did manage to grab a weekend in London sight seeing with a little bit of shopping, but just had to finish the day off watching at Global Champions Tour.
The next few weeks I will be spending time breaking some of our babies for next year. Two
are coming along well but my favorite is fast becoming my
nightmare, she just doesn't seem to like me as much once I'm in
the saddle!
That's it for this month.
Sam
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