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Shepherd’s Fold shows are always jolly, so Larkspur went into the most recent one, having not competed for several years. She shot delightedly around the 9, comfortably low jumps to collect a “clear round” rosette.
We both enjoyed it so much that I put in a late entry for the next class, which was over the same course but 10cm higher. Another clear round was hers for the taking but unfortunately she had a stupid rider. Having walked the course several times, checking each clearly marked jump, and ridden it once already, when the starting bell went I set her at the first jump and there were yells from the judges — wrong course. I’d jumped the dear mare over the last jump backwards instead of the first one in the right direction. That should have meant elimination but as this was a fun show, we swung back and started again, dropping a pole at the first jump because of human error. She cleared the rest of the course with panache, and we were awarded a most unmerited rosette.
Everybody enjoyed watching Larkspur jump because she obviously loved it, and because she is so old (29 this coming Spring). I took photos of her wearing her legitimate rosette and held by her groom, Elias.
For her, photo shoots are a waste of grazing time. Her ears are back in every picture, maybe also because she was tuning in to the surrounding sounds of the show in full swing.
We both enjoyed it so much that I put in a late entry for the next class, which was over the same course but 10cm higher. Another clear round was hers for the taking but unfortunately she had a stupid rider. Having walked the course several times, checking each clearly marked jump, and ridden it once already, when the starting bell went I set her at the first jump and there were yells from the judges — wrong course. I’d jumped the dear mare over the last jump backwards instead of the first one in the right direction. That should have meant elimination but as this was a fun show, we swung back and started again, dropping a pole at the first jump because of human error. She cleared the rest of the course with panache, and we were awarded a most unmerited rosette.
Everybody enjoyed watching Larkspur jump because she obviously loved it, and because she is so old (29 this coming Spring). I took photos of her wearing her legitimate rosette and held by her groom, Elias.
For her, photo shoots are a waste of grazing time. Her ears are back in every picture, maybe also because she was tuning in to the surrounding sounds of the show in full swing.
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Tuesday 14 April 2009 - 21:34:46
