Sally Dent Eventing

On Saturday we competed at area eventing in the chairman’s cup.
We had a fab day doing a nice test, jumping double clear to take the WIN!🥇 🥇, qualifying us for the championships.
He’s feeling great and looking forward to our next event 🩵

Today was not exactly how I thought our first 2* would go together, a nice show jumping lead me to feel confident about the big xc we had coming but sadly got an elimination at the C element of the water. Gutted is an understatement as he felt so good at the beginning of the course but these are the things that happen so we can learn and improve from them, time for some more training and then hopefully we’ll give that 2* another go!

Well today was definitely just far too exciting for Ritchie at his first event back this season at Lincoln in the Novice, two added movements of a buck to the dressage ended up in a not so great score, he was jumping really well for his first time show jumping on grass since last season but we sadly just rolled two, and Ritchie ended the day doing a nice clear XC however it’s felt like not such a great day with Ritchie having a breakdown before he went xc but I can’t thank the stewards enough at the event who allowed me to go and also got me out on the course, hopefully we’ve got all the excitement out of him today 🤞🏼🤞🏼

A great way to finish the season for Ritchie and I doing our last two events for the 2022 season last weekend at Allerton Novice u18 and on Saturday at Alnwick Ford’s Open Novice (unless I persuade mum for one more!). We sadly rolled the last fence at Allerton but had a lovely clear xc which was causing problems, and yesterday Ritchie jumped his socks off for a double clear around another technical track for 8th!

Yesterday felt like we have really formed a partnership at this level now, making everything the more exciting for next season. Thank you to my Instructors for helping me have a successful season, Ridley Park End Equestrian Training Centre, John Hill Equestrian Training, and especially to Barbie Clarkson for your continuous help, support and advice ☺️