Well the 3.50am alarm yesterday to get my pony in to plait and go eventing at Stafford was almost worth it but not quite. 🙈 A lovely dressage, although got 2 4's for anticipating canter a marker too soon gave her a 29.3. Then popped nicely clear round the Sj. But then xc she had a cheeky moment at fence 3, I should have been quicker to give her a smack, but I wasn't. The rest of the course she was flying. So angry cause it cost us 2nd place. I should have been a bit more on the ball. 😖 Then it was Santi's turn today. Delighted with how he went in the dressage, much more settled and very consistent work for 31.5. But then had a nightmare in the showjumping, was jumping beautifully until fence 6 where we jumped into the double, landed and shot out to the right, so out of character for him, he's never done that and he's not a stopper. I so nearly came off. I got after him after that and he was a little upset having fences 7 and 9 down. Not sure if it was the jump that scared him or something behind it, completely shocked. But he did redeem himself cross country round a course that was causing a fair amount of trouble. He absolutely flew round, was super bold and jumped through the combinations on great positive lines. Came home 4 seconds too quick for 1.6 time. Roll on the next event 🐎💨
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