On Sunday I had one of my best shows. It was my first 80 cm course.
Mythical Music had a busy week. He had the previous weekend off to rest and I rode him on Monday. I could not ride on Tuesday as I spent the whole day in Johannesburg. On Wednesday I worked him thoroughly, knowing that there was an upcoming show and he had to be well prepared. On Thursday the freshness struck like a bomb. At the beginning he was going fine, just nodding his head now and again. The next moment he unexpectedly reared. I fell.
I had to get back on to retain his and my own confidence. Fortunately, my coach was close by and she helped me to finish working him. At that stage, I thought I might have to skip the show.
Mythical must have had a fright because on Friday he was an angel in the arena. To be honest I was concerned that he might be naughty. I rode him again on Saturday morning just to ensure that it would be safe for me to ride the show on Sunday. I knew that my friends would also be disappointed with me for dropping them at the last minute, so I have already made my decision to ride the show beforehand.
Early on Sunday morning, I attended a course at our church. Afterwards, I only had a few minutes at home to get ready and dressed for the show. My friend helped me with boxing Mythical and getting him safely to the show.
I arrived at the show just in time to study the course, warm Mythical up, and jump the 70cm class. Mythical was not too naughty, but I still asked my coach’s son to assist in the warm-up arena.
I had a clear round in both 70, 80, and 80 cm jump-off. Although I did not place in any, I am really proud of both of us. To top this fun day, we all had clear rounds and stayed on top of our horses.
Thank you, Kyla Photography for my amazing photos!
And, thank you, Dad, for the cool Vids!