23rd April
He is the dancing queen, ginge and sweet (?), almost thir-r-teen
Yeah there's more syllables in 17, than 13 and "sweet" would be pushing it but my brain couldn't think of another one syllable adjective.
68.1% in N34 today for 2nd individually - although I know it doesn't work like that in TQ (an 8 again for his walk) AND a 7 for a halt. HOORAH the work is paying off. There's still plenty to work on - isn't there always? But we behaved. I mean I say 'we' like it's me that has a ginger tantrum on occasion :D my extent of misbehaving would be to tut loudly.
But I was really pleased to post a respectable score again and help my team to second place, earning another 9 points for the table and just beaten again but our comrades BKRC Diamonds are Forever. I was also pleased because this was the same competitors as the last event where I had come 7th of 8th against a really tough field and with Fred in "no-help-brain" mode. So to be joint 2nd, was pretty cool.
Final results were:
BKRC Diamonds are forever - 2056.85 (69.85%)
BKRC Diamonds in the Rough 203.3 (67.77%)
The Chelvey Chicks 201.43 (67.14%)
The buck stops here - 196.54 (65.51%)
April is a tough month, lots of birthday's and funeral dates for 'people' I love who are no longer here. It starts with Nelson's birthday on the 1st, followed by Nan Olwen on 9th, Mum on 19th and closes with the day I lost Dream 25th and her birthday 1 May. I can always breathe again on 2 May. And so clever little Freddie dancing his way through April has really helped me.
Actually, since the scores for 2nd were joint and I was .5 different in the collectives I would have been third. It's taken me 2 weeks to work that out lol
Sadly no pics of the day again, but really
well done to Team BKRC Brent Knoll Riding Club. First place for Diamonds are forever and second place for me and my teammates in diamonds in the rough.
Thank you to Garrett Saddlers for the lush gillets for the team to wear - not only are they pretty but have big pockets perfect for stashing your phone when you are on your own and need to do solo time checks!! Link to their site on the pic - click to follow ;)
And I hope I've made you all giggle again, including you mum! xx