This winter while we were in Ocala, a warm up steward asked me if I was there for the big stuff. I was running preliminary an it was the highest I had ever competed so for me it WAS the big stuff! I told the steward "yes". Turns out I was not doing the real big stuff and it was a little embarrassing.
However, as of last weekend, I am now doing the big stuff! Elliot and I finished our first intermediate at River Glen Equestrian Park. He was phenomenal and as a bonus, we finished 3rd. Elliot not only jumped around the SJ, my personal monster under the bed, with only one rail, but ran around the XC like a pro. The course had a number of elements he had never seen, but he took them all in stride. Literally! He had to jump a corner to corner, run down a slide to a skinny, drop off a double bounce bank, and hop into the water over a log bounce bank.
He is a very special horse and he loves his job. I cannot wait for what is to come!
However, as of last weekend, I am now doing the big stuff! Elliot and I finished our first intermediate at River Glen Equestrian Park. He was phenomenal and as a bonus, we finished 3rd. Elliot not only jumped around the SJ, my personal monster under the bed, with only one rail, but ran around the XC like a pro. The course had a number of elements he had never seen, but he took them all in stride. Literally! He had to jump a corner to corner, run down a slide to a skinny, drop off a double bounce bank, and hop into the water over a log bounce bank.
He is a very special horse and he loves his job. I cannot wait for what is to come!
