I am currently in the middle of a very busy
part of my season, with quite a few events interspersed with various camps and
other coaching commitments. At the end of July I had a particularly busy
weekend with both Kate Lyon’s Harry Robinson and The Jules Syndicate’s Miss
Brodie competing at Burgham International on the Saturday and Abbie Boden’s Zafira at Frickley Park on the Sunday.
Burgham
did not quite go to plan in the SJ with either of my rides, Harry struggled
with the ground and Jules was far too excited to be allowed out again after her
post Bramham break so both horses had a few more fences down than I would have
liked. We decided to save Harry’s Intermediate run for another day and Jules
put in her usual XC performance to manage 9th in the OI. Zafira then
managed to turn my weekend around on the Sunday at Frickley by posting a best
dressage mark for her and a double clear to finish 3rd in the
90 Open.
Next stop was Aston le Walls where Harry
had another Novice run and he took 10th place in a very competitive
section – his 5th top ten finish in 6 Novice runs this year! LRD
Electric’s Bella Cruise then contested her first unaffiliated event a couple of
days later at Aston finishing just out of the prizes in 11th. She
will be doing her first BE competition by the end of this month at Keysoe.
Last week I had a busy few days with Zafira
at Shelford Manor and Harry and Jules at Somerford Park the following day.
Zafira again jumped a double clear on a good test score but was unfortunately
competing HC. Harry then finally broke his bad luck at Intermediate level,
producing a relaxed test, just one down SJ and a confident clear XC around
Somerford’s up to height track. Jules had her final run pre Blenheim and apart
from deciding that walking in her dressage test was far too boring she felt
great with just a fence in the SJ and a mega clear XC.
Keysoe this weekend saw Bella get her BE
career underway with a confident clear in the BE90 and Harry jumped another
solid clear at Intermediate.
Fulmart's first competition winner came to the yard for her lesson competition prize recently. Pippa and her horse Mouse did some flatwork and jumping in preparation for a working hunter competition the following weekend and, having seen Pippa since, Im delighted to report that she was placed. Fulmart will be offering more lesson competition prizes through Facebook so do keep a look out on their page.
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| Competition winners Pippa and Mouse |
I’m heading to Burghley to spectate this weekend and then it is full steam ahead to Blenheim
with Jules next week!!
Until next time.
Phil
