Post by colmworthdales on Mar 25, 2015 20:04:09 GMT -1
Yesterday Mollie went to Keysoe for her first unaffiliated dressage event under the totally capable hands of Gill Fullen who I am so lucky to have living nearby. Gill broke her in and has been keeping an eye on us since then. This spring I decided to let Gill get the little lady into proper shape (mentally and physically!) so has had two schooling and one jumping sessions with her. We thought she was ready to mix in public again as she does not like working with other horses near by so took her to Keysoe as a training exercise. She was pretty spooky initially working-in with four very large coloured cobs and did a fairly forgettable Intro B test (60%)!
We then gave her 15 mins chilling-out time while we grabbed a hot drink before Gill got back on for a serious schooling session. This time, Mollie decided to relax (slightly!) and listen to her instructions. She then performed a really much improved Prelim 7 test which was her first ever canter test. She went easily and correctly into canter on both reins - big silent hurrahs from me who was videoing it. She got 65% for this test which we were both very pleased with. The judge's comments were nice and very accurate, so we went home chuffed and looking forward to getting her paces more fluent etc. I know that if I had been on board we would have been lucky to achieve 55%, but gives me something to aim for
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The photos were taken in the Intro Test, as the video is too long to download.
We then gave her 15 mins chilling-out time while we grabbed a hot drink before Gill got back on for a serious schooling session. This time, Mollie decided to relax (slightly!) and listen to her instructions. She then performed a really much improved Prelim 7 test which was her first ever canter test. She went easily and correctly into canter on both reins - big silent hurrahs from me who was videoing it. She got 65% for this test which we were both very pleased with. The judge's comments were nice and very accurate, so we went home chuffed and looking forward to getting her paces more fluent etc. I know that if I had been on board we would have been lucky to achieve 55%, but gives me something to aim for
! The photos were taken in the Intro Test, as the video is too long to download.
Kudos! 
and he's got a horse Easter egg to eat afterwards 