Last weekend was a big one for Leah and Blaze. She went to a pony club event called the D Rally. She had to compete in 4 events on which they got scored on. There were probably 150 riders/horses at this rally, but not all were in her category. The above photo is her getting ready to do the Dressage event.
This is a photo of Leah on Blaze in the stadium jumping event. They did real well and placed 6 out of 29.
Here is a photo of them doing the Cross-Country course. There were several jumps set up in a large field and they had to jump them in a certain order within a certain amount of time. In this event, each rider was allowed 2 refusals, but on the third, they were disqualified. Blaze had his 3rd refusal on the last jump, so Leah was disqualified from X-country. Otherwise, they did well. (No falls, broken bones, or ER visits!)
This is a photo of some of the other riders in their pony club group. They are in the warm-up ring just before it started.
2 comments:
Wow --- they look great! How did Blaze do with all the new stuff? Is this his first show?
I think he does look like he has some Morgan in him (especially his neck --- and how high he keeps his head.)
Linda
Blaze looks beautiful, and Leah looks so 'professional'! 6th out of 29 is great for a first time competition -- obviously still some work to do w/ the refusals, but hope she feels proud of her accomplishments! ~ LuAnn
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