ClickMini
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Is there anything this horse CAN'T do? I don't think so...she is a true superhorse in my eyes! She has done plenty of winning in the breed ring for me, including a Reserve National Champion in Country Pleasure driving and top tens in halter and ammy versatility. She "retired" for a year, and gave birth to a most darling baby colt (that I will never sell!). Now she is back in the harness, and looking fine!
Even though I had surgery to remove a kidney stone on Thursday, I packed up my mare and my cart and took off on Friday for the Happ's Driving Trials Twice. I had done my entries several weeks before and decided to bypass the training level test, as I felt strongly that she was coming together well, and fast. So I entered her into the Prelim Single VSE division, where we would be tested against some very experienced horses and drivers.
On Saturday we did respectably in Marathon, even "winning" at one hazard with the fastest time. I was so excited about that! We also had a double clean cones round. Unfortunately, our dressage score pulled us down, I had screwed up a little on the pattern mid-test, and overall the drive lacked quality. I must say though, that the test FELT great to me, she was so easy to work with and I really felt a lot of flow. So I was very hopeful that we could correct our errors on Sunday. We took a 3rd in the class, and during the awards presentation I also received the 2009 high-point award for the Equestrians Institute Driving Division in the Single VSE category. Very gratifying!
Sunday was great. I was able to sleep in a little, since I didn't drive until 10:30. Our dressage score improved dramatically, and with a double clear in cones we moved up to 2nd place. I looked at the score sheet, and felt that I could probably hold 2nd if I ran it fast and clean. In a teeny little corner of my brain I thought that MAYBE we could win it, if we were absolutely perfect out on the marathon course.
Perfect. Such a hard thing to accomplish. I don't know that we did THAT well, but it was dang near it. Flirty and I were of one mind, and our marathon was simply fantastic. She ran every single hazard except one in the fastest time, sometimes significantly so. The one that we didn't get the fastest time, we still were second. It was amazing, incredible, fantastic, wonderful, and fabulous! All I can say is that every time I have asked this mare for something, she gives everything she has in her to me. I adore her! She has been my dream come true, in every regard. Flirty, WHAT A HORSE!!!
The results at the end of Sunday were just amazing to me. We won our prelim class, best overall prelim, and most improved Prelim from Saturday to Sunday. I was over the moon, for sure.
Here are some pics:
Thanks for letting me share!
Even though I had surgery to remove a kidney stone on Thursday, I packed up my mare and my cart and took off on Friday for the Happ's Driving Trials Twice. I had done my entries several weeks before and decided to bypass the training level test, as I felt strongly that she was coming together well, and fast. So I entered her into the Prelim Single VSE division, where we would be tested against some very experienced horses and drivers.
On Saturday we did respectably in Marathon, even "winning" at one hazard with the fastest time. I was so excited about that! We also had a double clean cones round. Unfortunately, our dressage score pulled us down, I had screwed up a little on the pattern mid-test, and overall the drive lacked quality. I must say though, that the test FELT great to me, she was so easy to work with and I really felt a lot of flow. So I was very hopeful that we could correct our errors on Sunday. We took a 3rd in the class, and during the awards presentation I also received the 2009 high-point award for the Equestrians Institute Driving Division in the Single VSE category. Very gratifying!
Sunday was great. I was able to sleep in a little, since I didn't drive until 10:30. Our dressage score improved dramatically, and with a double clear in cones we moved up to 2nd place. I looked at the score sheet, and felt that I could probably hold 2nd if I ran it fast and clean. In a teeny little corner of my brain I thought that MAYBE we could win it, if we were absolutely perfect out on the marathon course.
Perfect. Such a hard thing to accomplish. I don't know that we did THAT well, but it was dang near it. Flirty and I were of one mind, and our marathon was simply fantastic. She ran every single hazard except one in the fastest time, sometimes significantly so. The one that we didn't get the fastest time, we still were second. It was amazing, incredible, fantastic, wonderful, and fabulous! All I can say is that every time I have asked this mare for something, she gives everything she has in her to me. I adore her! She has been my dream come true, in every regard. Flirty, WHAT A HORSE!!!
The results at the end of Sunday were just amazing to me. We won our prelim class, best overall prelim, and most improved Prelim from Saturday to Sunday. I was over the moon, for sure.
Here are some pics:
Thanks for letting me share!
