BE 90, Test 92
A: Enter at working trot. Proceed down the centre line without halting. Track right
yep, we can do that
B: Circle right 20m diameter
uh-huh, with you so far, chicken
Between F & A: Transition to walk 3-7 steps, then proceed in working trot
omg, don’t these people know how huuuge Tom is? And there’s a corner coming up at K!!!
KXM: Change the rein in working trot
phew, we can navigate our way around that, but getting in to the corner to start the movement might be tricky so soon after the transition
Between M & C: Working canter left
yep, that’s a nice transition point for that movement
C: Circle left 20m diameter
remember this you drongo: start the fucking circle straight away you’ve got the canter, because Tom’s so huge you’d be halfway down the arena before you got him on to a left-handed circle!
CHEK: Working canter left
oh-oh, holding him in canter for a 20m circle and then around to K might be fun!
K: Working trot
thank goodness, breather time
B: Circle left 20m diameter
note to self, need to remember that, it’s a long way from K-B and we don’t stop for a fag en route!
Between M & C: Transition to walk 3-7 steps, then proceed in working trot
i still don’t like that, they haven’t given big, rangy horses like Tom enough room before the H corner creeps up!
HXF: Change the rein in working trot
yep, we can do that, no bother
Between F & A: Working canter right
that’s another nice transition point for that movement
A: Circle right 20 diameter
shit shit shit shit, remember this: start the right-handed circle as soon as the canter has been achieved otherwise you’ll end up with an egg-shaped circle
AKEH: Working canter right
just need to hold him up with the inside leg to stop him leaning on me, otherwise that’s a nice movement
H: Working trot
and another breather
C: Medium walk
a fag break even
MXK: Free walk on a long rein
this is tricky for a chap who doesn’t want to take the contact down and forwards, but we’ve been rehearsing so we’ll give it a fair crack
K: Medium walk
A: Down the centre line
keeping straight!
X: Halt, immobility, salute
and off to change Tom’s tack for the fun part!
That’s not a bad one to learn; at least it’s symmetrical, so you only really need to learn half of it and then change reins and do it again. Shows you how long it is since I did a test, the ones where you didn’t have a halt at X on entrance hadn’t been introduced!