resulted in a headache ... and not assisted by forgetting to have a late lunch before going to see Molly.
I had decided that a small amount of my redundancy should go on a new suit, since I haven't had a new one for a very long time.... so we went shopping.. it was the thing to do in the rain, and we also ended up with shoes and useful things from M & S ... all at the retail discount outlet, of course.
new suit for under £50 (which is why i don't mind that it's not a perfect fit!). but i did spend a reasonable amount .... all needed, i hasten to add.
Molly two rein lunging .... phoooey. we did eventually get it left, right is a nightmare, and I cannot for the life of me get to keep the reins where they start and end up trying not to stand on the ends. I would have ridden, but I was too hungry, and that's never good, i find. so we did about 20 minutes or so in the arena, finished up longlining round the outside with both reins through the lower rings on the roller (still haven't got my leather roller back, must ring him this week to see if it's done yet!)
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Shopping usually makes me feel better. Sorry about the headache, but still...that accident...
Good deal on the suit. You could always tailor it if it needs adjusting.
Getting the knack on the lines is tricky. It helps if the horse takes the bit and wants to move forward into it so you can play the lines in contact instead of having to deal with loose loops.
Claire, noted your comment about the Olympic dressage scoring on my blog. If you think Emma's score was strange...apparently the piaffe Isabel's horse did/did not do, scored 1's, 2's and 3's from the judges. The next movement was the transition from piaffe to passage. Since she transitioned from rear/reinback spook to passage, her scores were some 0's and some 1's... BUT, Gary Rockwell, the US judge, gave her a "6!" What was that???
I am totally convinced the "Stars of dressage" nearly always get the benefit of the doubt, while those who have not earned their stripes on the international scene by winning at the big European shows (Aachen, etc.) have to work for every point. That's why the USET has been sending its riders to Europe to train and compete.
I can still remember scribing for a highly respected judge at an international 3 day event at the USET (US Equestrian Team) headquarters here in NJ. He was marking consistently until Karen O'Connor came into the arena. He said, "Now we are finally going to see a good test." Every mark on her ride was at least one point higher. And, honestly, while her ride was good, I don't think it was that much better than anyone else. Just goes to show.
Emma rode a beautiful Grand Prix test on the first day. Super performance on a really nice horse. I think I missed her Grand Prix Special in one of my computer meltdowns.
hadn't realised that about Isabell Werth's test - how very bizarre. some variation one could see being accounted for by position of judge, but not to THAT extent for THAT moment! and one could say the same about Anky's as well - canter shown in trot half pass.....and the other blips, that others would have been marked well down for.
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