Providence is further along in his training and can carry a pasenger (me!)over the jump. I LOVE jumping horses- it is a cool feeling.Tom did a GREAT job catching these shots- it's hard to time the pictures when the horses are at the right spot.
Last saturday, we took Providence to a dressage show. This was his first time- and mine in 20 years! Dressage tests are ridden one at a time and the judge has a scribe so he never takes his eyes off of you. Rather un-nerving. I was exhausted by the time I warmed up Providence for an hour (more like wearing him down) and rode the test- I'm so glad I decided to only ride one test- many riders will ride 2 or 3.
I feel good about our test- even though we didn't score super high - mostly due to a crooked entrance down the center line and stop, and Providence being overly curious about the other horses instead of keeping his head down and working. But the judge loved his gaits- he scored high on his trot and canter.
Several of the proffessional trainers there came up to me to comment on how nice he was and what beautiful gaits he had. I was just happy we made it through the test! If these pictures were closer you'd see how red my face is from the sauna-like conditions of the arena!
I'm also crossing my fingers I have 3 mares infoal to him and get something as nice as he is.
The Stallion inspection is next Monday-that will be an experience- wish me and the ponies luck!
1 comment:
how fun mom! I didnt know about this. Maybe if there is one that is ever close up here I can take pictures for you. I GUESS Tom did good enough ;). Love the posts. love you!!
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