Post by Coasta on Jul 19, 2020 6:30:44 GMT
wow its already summer haha! my summer has actually been great. i started off summer with a win in top 3 in my first show ever on june 6 i did two rounds, flat equitation and english pleasure. i didn't place in my flat equitation class because the judge was biased and wanted the younger riders to win, and i was butthurt at the time but time heals everything and i realized that if the other riders could go home with a smile that is better than a rosette. breezy and i went into the smaller turnout ring while another round went between my first and second round and my trainer gave me last minute pointers for english pleasure. i then just took deep breaths and hoped for the best. i cant explain what its like being in the show ring. for those 7-10 minutes i was in there, my mind was completely clear and the only thing i could focus on was breezy. my body seemed to mold itself into hunt seat and i was kinda shocked about that because i have never trained hunters, just the two weeks prior to the show so that i could look like an experienced hunter. when my english pleasure round ended and we stood in the line in the middle, i was numb. i was nervous and my cousin who was watching from the bleachers described my face "as white as a tissue" lol! i remember them calling someone from a fancy hunter barn for first and second and i remember feeling the blood rushing through me and my heart going bezerk. and then i heard my name for third and i dont think ive ever smiled happier or bigger in my entire life. i rode breezy to the boy who was handing the rosettes to riders who placed and i couldn't wipe the smile off my face. i remember my arm going on autopilot and i was petting breezy the whole way out of the ring and i kept repeating "i love you" and "good girl" over and over. i have been riding for 6 years and being able to show was the greatest thing ever. it was definetley the best day of my life. it was even better that it was on a mare i love so much. breezy is fabulous. she has a bubbly yet sassy personality and she ALWAYS tries her hardest. i don't care that we didn't win reserve champion or first. im so proud of our third. especially because we only had two weeks to practice hunters because the flyers came out late and we ride dressage haha. thats how i started my summer
here are some pics
here are some pics