January 2010 Fun Competition

[St Piran's - Rachel]

January Competition is now open, if you would like sheets please email or pm me.

January 2010 Series Competition
Section A Dressage Competition
Level 1 Test : Walk / Trot Club - Club Caballo sheet L1-4
Level 2 Test : Novice- Club Caballo sheet L2-4
Level 3 Test : Elementary - Club Caballo sheet L3-4
Level 4 Test : Medium - Club Caballo sheet L4-4
Level 5 Test : Medium Advanced - Club Caballo sheet L5-4
Level 6 Test : Advanced - Club Caballo sheet L6-4
Email rachel@stpiransstud.com for a test sheet.  Sheets available at the start of each series competition
All entries will be judged no later than 28th February 2010.

Section B & C
Art Topic       : Legs for the job.
Literary Topic : Why riding - why horses?
Art can be any medium and your interpretation of the title
Literature min 1000 words again, your interpretation on the title

Entries will be posted by 28th Feb for members to comment on

Rach

[St Piran's - Rachel]

2010 competition series - why not set a NY resolution to compete, would anyone be happy to compete and have the video and score sheet uploaded in the private area for further discussion - or even just the score sheet if you want to ask us about why we scored what we did?

[Rebecca Pryor]

I'd be quite happy to do that. I've tried to upload the video before but couldn't do it 

[Helen Davey]

I will definitely try harder to compete this year - failed dismally last year!  I'm always happy to have my riding discussed, I find it hugely helpful. 

[St Piran's - Rachel]

Have you got sheets for January? Do you want them?

[Rebecca Pryor]

I've got them thanks Rach 

[Helen Davey]

Have you got sheets for January? Do you want them?

I haven't been able to ride for over 2 weeks (apart from in straight lines, up and down the ridges and furrows, on the long grass in our field) because of the ice. Looking at the forecast - I can't see me schooling for a while so I'll have to start the competition late. 

[Ann Burling]

happy to have the vid and score sheets posted in the private area

the school is frozen, the lights don't work (have resorted to one of those portable workman's light to lunge by) the number of days in december we managed to do anything can be counted on the fingers of one hand (work SOOOOOOOOOOO gets in the way of weekday riding) weekends are taken up with hacking to try and keep the fitness going forwards, I am due to have an ultra-sound guided injection into the offending damaged ankle tendon to try and cure ongoing problems which is going to curtail riding a little for a few days .... but heck, no problem! we will get at least the w&t test to you Rach .... if you don't mind it being posted during the first week of Feb.

[St Piran's - Rachel]

would it make sense to run the January tests until the end of February so everyone has some chance (insert fat chance  ) of some dry weather?

I think this might be a sensible idea

[Ann Burling]

 

THANK YOU!

if you promise me you won't be holding anything you wouldn't want to drop, I send you the canter test too!

[St Piran's - Rachel]

yeah good girl - definite extension to Feb 28th for this set of tests - videoas with me by March 7th and marked by the end of the month

Rach

[Ann Burling]

fab 

both tests will be with you by then - is it ok for them both to be on the same DVD or would you prefer them to be separate?

[Ann Burling]

righto  have shot the vid for the w&t - on the third attempt  on the first one I quit half way through commenting it was like riding a dead elephant  (well, at least I think I said "dead"  ) 2nd attempt wasn't much better.

OH gave me a verbal kick up the whatsit and we managed it on the 3rd attempt! 

Sorry Rach, I know I promised the canter one too but we didn't get that far ....... I realise I have til next weekend but cantering on anything but a straight line under saddle is still a huge issue.  He couldn't physically canter for almost 2 years after his accident, and mentally for another 18 months after that he was still having issues, and he has an ongoing "thing" with being ridden in the school - harking back to the aftermath of the accident.

We will get there, just a bit slower 

[St Piran's - Rachel]

No worries - the important thing is that you enjoy doing it
Rach

[Ann Burling]

its fun - but I think I try too hard and end up blocking him   

I need to get us down to you