We're Going Big!

Well... As big as a small, local dressage comp goes. But I'm determined to get out of this "Glenworth" bubble we're both in.

*forces love*

This comp is so low profile that they're allowing the mo-hawk, crazy thing Mate's got going on. (Still deciding whether or not to cut it all off again or let it grow out)

They're also allowing a simple polo shirt (win) 

I don't knowwwwwwwww

 

So anyway, we've booked/trying to book (damn computer) a preliminary test to start out with. For Mate's first competition (and second ever time actually out of Glenworth) I don't wanna push it and have his poor little brain explode half way through a test. 

I had a lesson the other day to start practicing and running through tests - he bloody bombed it. 

The first one was a bit ehhh. But it was mostly my complete lack of support, circle knowledge and general geometry. God damn it. 

 

   

But, thankfully, with all this difficult collection stuff I've been doing the past six months, he breezes through it. Funnily enough, the thing I struggled with the most was not speaking. The world of dressage is a crazy place...

   

He's working a lot more consistently under saddle - changing frame on little request, keeping rhythm ect. But, they're (the judges) are still going to insist that he should be more round.

To be completely honest, I wouldn't be surprised if he llama-ed it the whole way through. I'm not about to try and jam his head in, so they can deal. 

Hopefully this time he'll be better with the float too. I'll probably still be stressing though. 

But yay for exciting things!!