Even better, construction at Frying Pan Park forced the organizers (i.e. my mom, since the horse trials are organized by our club) to rearrange everything. So, dressage took place on grass (and on a downhill, which was very difficult) - needless to say, it wasn't our best test, but Teco still did well all things considered.
We jumped clean in the indoor arena; Teco was wonderful. Of course, the real issue was the cross country: we needed a clear round, with no refusals, to qualify for the Virginia CCI* (which we need to compete at to qualify for Young Riders).
As we stepped into the startbox, the rain started to drizzle down. But we charged on, and had a little issue at a somewhat sharp turn to a jump going into the woods - we came a little fast and I didn't set him up early enough for the turn, so we overshot a little bit and jumped the Training stone wall, rather than the Preliminary one. So we stopped, turned around, trotted out of the woods and cantered over the right one! But that was the only mishap; otherwise, Teco was a superstar!
So, next stop: Lexington, Virginia for the CCI*!
Christie
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