We’re gearing up for the Eventing season, me and Vin.
Well, when I say ‘we’ what I really mean is:
* I have been making lists of Events that are within our geographical boundaries then,
* Narrowing that list down to those within our grasp of competency (i.e. deleting Gatcombe, Burghley, Blenheim, Badminton) and,
* Sitting around having minor fantasies about coming over the last fence at Longleat with 8.6 seconds on the clock – having already achieved a double-clear show jumping and an unbeatable dressage score of 14.6 penalties while
* Vin has been standing around in his field wondering when that weird bloke is going to turn up next and inflict all kinds of work on him when,
* He’d really rather just stand around in the field eating his head off, sleeping and playing with his field-mates like a one-year-old colt.
Tonight we’ll school – flatwork – concentrating on walk to canter and canter to walk transitions as well as collecting and lengthening the canter stride and establishing a better quality of balance.
Saturday will probably be more of the same.
Sunday too.
And whichever nights I ride next week.
But next weekend?
Oh boy is he in for a shock.
Unbeknownst to my food-oriented but very talented ex-racehorse, next weekend he and I are off for a cross country training session with Matt Ryan.
It isn’t every day that one gets the opportunity to train with a triple-Olympic Gold Medal winner.
Don’t get me wrong, William’s very good (but lives too far away) and Jo is very good but is just a touch… too nice.
I know of Matt; being ‘too nice’ isn’t something that Vin and I will have to worry about. 🙂
B.
Poor Vin – he won’t know what’s hit him. And neither will you, probably. Great opportunity, though.
Mya x
A great opportunity as you say Mya. As usual for these things, right now I’m as excited as can be. A few hours before it and I’ll be crapping myself. 🙂 x