here are the results for the Prix St Georges; placed 4th was Stephanie Ward of Essex, i watched and video'd this test (and will send her it). I KNEW she'd done a good test - by that time, my eye was "in" having watched a few of the ponys earlier (she was 4th on for the PSG) and the marks were good. She told me that the horse is only on its 10th outing, and its first trip abroad, so she'll be well chuffed with this. She had another horse there, but wasn't anticipating much from it, she says he tends to alternate between being a star and the opposite.
I took video for my own educational purposes, but will send her the one of her test. i took one of the other brit's test (Linda Hoad) but had pressed a button I didn't know was there on the camcorder and it kept pausing, so that will be a disaster. Plus, Linda said she knew she'd dropped a lot of points with one movement, which i missed through swearing at the camcorder!
Overall, i learnt a lot through watching - it's no longer like watching paint dry!!!!!! - and am glad I went.
But two belgians in particular struck me - one pony rider, one adult - BOTH leaning backwards, very very clearly. it was a very pronounced lean, particularly clear silhouetted against the judge's box at C!!!!!!
interesting to see the different ways of asking for rein back, and the variations on the theme of half pirouettes. Saw one half pass with defined haunches leading, and was pleased to recognise that fact for myself!
and a kind Dane lent me his sweater (believe it or not, it was cool and got quite cold at one point) - his daughter was 6th in one of the Pony classes.
I took video for my own educational purposes, but will send her the one of her test. i took one of the other brit's test (Linda Hoad) but had pressed a button I didn't know was there on the camcorder and it kept pausing, so that will be a disaster. Plus, Linda said she knew she'd dropped a lot of points with one movement, which i missed through swearing at the camcorder!
Overall, i learnt a lot through watching - it's no longer like watching paint dry!!!!!! - and am glad I went.
But two belgians in particular struck me - one pony rider, one adult - BOTH leaning backwards, very very clearly. it was a very pronounced lean, particularly clear silhouetted against the judge's box at C!!!!!!
interesting to see the different ways of asking for rein back, and the variations on the theme of half pirouettes. Saw one half pass with defined haunches leading, and was pleased to recognise that fact for myself!
and a kind Dane lent me his sweater (believe it or not, it was cool and got quite cold at one point) - his daughter was 6th in one of the Pony classes.
2 comments:
Super!! It is nice once you begin to understand things and can see the good and the bad.
What is nice as well is that you get to see that everyone has problems with at least one thing or another. As much as we'd like to believe otherwise, there are few perfect rides, even with the best riders!
How nice of the gentleman to lend you his sweater. It would feel pretty nice to need a sweater around here right now.
And, you are a sweetie for taping the tests and sending them to the rider. ;-)
I rode in Switzerland and was constantly yelled at to lean back!
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