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Well I already keyed this all in one time - and lost it
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so---- I will try again.
EDITED TO ADD: (8:36pm Tuesday Evening EDT) - Please feel free to CRITIQUE this thread, the pictures etc. I have NEVER been in a CDE before and I personally REQUEST CRITIGUES from those of you who have ANY experience doing this. If you don't feel comfortable writing a critique here - please email me at [email protected] or [email protected] Don't worry, I have thick skin and I want to use this as a learning experience for me! Thank you in advance for your time and troubles. I am only Sorry I left this out of the thread when I posted it earlier today. -- end of Edit/addition
Original thread begins here.
The Indiana CDE was held over the Labor Day weekend. This was the first CDE that Platinum and I have entered. We were in a combined training schooling show in April that convinced us that we wanted to compete in a full CDE.
Unfortunately, I had not adequately prepared Platinum for the CDE. About 1 month prior to the event, I brought him in from pasture (he was very obese) - put him and his buddies in a dry lot and significant cut in calories and started exercising them (round pen and driving) - working up to 30/40 minutes of mostly trotting 5 days a week. We needed more prep than that. He was worn out on the marathon around 4KM out of the 6.5km total (1km in phase A and 5.5km in the Marathon part). At the final vet check - the vets indicated that they thought they heard a heart arhythmia (I don't know how to spell that) - so I am having him stress tested this week. This may be the end of his CDE career but we can still compete in combined training (cones/dressage) and I have several more horses I am starting in harness this winter.
I went alone to the competition so did not have anyone to take pictures - fortunately the show photographer sold me a CD with 64 photos on it of us!! I wish I had taken photos of the grounds and the other people. I will try to remember to do that next year.
Our Dressage test (65.51%) was an improvement (5 points) over our schooling show test. I also FORGOT TO SALUTE THE JUDGE on my last halt - I did a ridden dressage salute and did not use my whip. That was a 4 - and my mistake. We got a 9 from one judge and a 7 from the other for our appearance :bgrin - you will notice that we need lessons in Dressage. My horse is trotting on his forehand but he is going forward.
In Cones Platinum was extremely responsive - and I was nervous. I oversteered him through 3 of the cones and we knocked one ball down on each. All my fault. He was LISTENING very well. We also came to a complete halt on the cones course in the poles that are on posts and in the formation of a big L. Don't know why - as he had seen those before - he did proceed willingly, but the halt cause some additional penalties. We ended up with 11 penalty points.
Marathon - we had Phase A (1km) of trotting - and then the actual marathon with hazards - 5 hazards and 5.5km course. All the hazards were inviting and fun - the water was a challenge that we did not overcome until afterwards - when the show was over - we went wading and learned the water was not a horrible thing. So basically we were eliminated at the last hazard.
We were slow on marathon. We had to walk quite a bit and even halted - waiting for the competitor behind us (with and appaloosa who won first place I believe) to pass us about 250m from the final hazard. They were trucking along and we were too slow. Platinum got a second wind when they passed - but then was mad when we were not able to "follow" the other horse (I held him up to give them more distance from us) - at the final hazard. We had a 2 minute hold there.
So -- here are some pictures - those who are really interested and have the time - I have a web page with 6MB of pictures on it (22 pictures in all) and some more info - including the results - who was there and how they did. Go to this webpage for that: foxhollerfarm.com/icde.html Please note. The show photographer gave me written permission to use these photos. I have a link to her website on mine - with her name.
Here we are starting the CONES course: see the poles with posts "L" in the background.
Here we are in Dressage:
Hazard #2:
Hazard #3:
Hazard #5: - Platinum refusing to enter the water.
and Schooling Hazard #5 when the show was all done:
There were other people from the forum at the show - and DID I REMEMBER TO WRITE DOWN THEIR NAMES??? NO NO NO :no: and I can't remember who they were - so PLEASE re-introduce yourselves. PLEASE PLEASE.. You were so very nice and it was fun to meet you.
Anyway - this was the show - and we had a great time and look forward to going back. The organizers, volunteers, officials were fantastic. We learned a whole lot. The Hoosier Horse park is GREAT - it was the site of the PAN AM 3 Day Event Games in the past.
Thanks for reading my thread.
JJay
so---- I will try again.
EDITED TO ADD: (8:36pm Tuesday Evening EDT) - Please feel free to CRITIQUE this thread, the pictures etc. I have NEVER been in a CDE before and I personally REQUEST CRITIGUES from those of you who have ANY experience doing this. If you don't feel comfortable writing a critique here - please email me at [email protected] or [email protected] Don't worry, I have thick skin and I want to use this as a learning experience for me! Thank you in advance for your time and troubles. I am only Sorry I left this out of the thread when I posted it earlier today. -- end of Edit/addition
Original thread begins here.
The Indiana CDE was held over the Labor Day weekend. This was the first CDE that Platinum and I have entered. We were in a combined training schooling show in April that convinced us that we wanted to compete in a full CDE.
Unfortunately, I had not adequately prepared Platinum for the CDE. About 1 month prior to the event, I brought him in from pasture (he was very obese) - put him and his buddies in a dry lot and significant cut in calories and started exercising them (round pen and driving) - working up to 30/40 minutes of mostly trotting 5 days a week. We needed more prep than that. He was worn out on the marathon around 4KM out of the 6.5km total (1km in phase A and 5.5km in the Marathon part). At the final vet check - the vets indicated that they thought they heard a heart arhythmia (I don't know how to spell that) - so I am having him stress tested this week. This may be the end of his CDE career but we can still compete in combined training (cones/dressage) and I have several more horses I am starting in harness this winter.
I went alone to the competition so did not have anyone to take pictures - fortunately the show photographer sold me a CD with 64 photos on it of us!! I wish I had taken photos of the grounds and the other people. I will try to remember to do that next year.
Our Dressage test (65.51%) was an improvement (5 points) over our schooling show test. I also FORGOT TO SALUTE THE JUDGE on my last halt - I did a ridden dressage salute and did not use my whip. That was a 4 - and my mistake. We got a 9 from one judge and a 7 from the other for our appearance :bgrin - you will notice that we need lessons in Dressage. My horse is trotting on his forehand but he is going forward.
In Cones Platinum was extremely responsive - and I was nervous. I oversteered him through 3 of the cones and we knocked one ball down on each. All my fault. He was LISTENING very well. We also came to a complete halt on the cones course in the poles that are on posts and in the formation of a big L. Don't know why - as he had seen those before - he did proceed willingly, but the halt cause some additional penalties. We ended up with 11 penalty points.
Marathon - we had Phase A (1km) of trotting - and then the actual marathon with hazards - 5 hazards and 5.5km course. All the hazards were inviting and fun - the water was a challenge that we did not overcome until afterwards - when the show was over - we went wading and learned the water was not a horrible thing. So basically we were eliminated at the last hazard.
We were slow on marathon. We had to walk quite a bit and even halted - waiting for the competitor behind us (with and appaloosa who won first place I believe) to pass us about 250m from the final hazard. They were trucking along and we were too slow. Platinum got a second wind when they passed - but then was mad when we were not able to "follow" the other horse (I held him up to give them more distance from us) - at the final hazard. We had a 2 minute hold there.
So -- here are some pictures - those who are really interested and have the time - I have a web page with 6MB of pictures on it (22 pictures in all) and some more info - including the results - who was there and how they did. Go to this webpage for that: foxhollerfarm.com/icde.html Please note. The show photographer gave me written permission to use these photos. I have a link to her website on mine - with her name.
Here we are starting the CONES course: see the poles with posts "L" in the background.
Here we are in Dressage:
Hazard #2:
Hazard #3:
Hazard #5: - Platinum refusing to enter the water.
and Schooling Hazard #5 when the show was all done:
There were other people from the forum at the show - and DID I REMEMBER TO WRITE DOWN THEIR NAMES??? NO NO NO :no: and I can't remember who they were - so PLEASE re-introduce yourselves. PLEASE PLEASE.. You were so very nice and it was fun to meet you.
Anyway - this was the show - and we had a great time and look forward to going back. The organizers, volunteers, officials were fantastic. We learned a whole lot. The Hoosier Horse park is GREAT - it was the site of the PAN AM 3 Day Event Games in the past.
Thanks for reading my thread.
JJay
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