Well, if this isn't the show of a lifetime,
I don't know what is!
After Mav's victory yesterday in the fourth level dressage, Allie totally rocked today! She went reserve champion in third level
by one point! Where Allie always shines on the ring in Show Hack, I had one of the best rides I have ever had one her. I was up against the Western Canadian champions. My mare
absolutely went perfect with some of
the most expressive gaits I have ever gotten out of her
in the show ring! I even had people assuring me
that I was definitely the winner in the audience while I was stopped against the rail
waiting to hear the Champion's name called out! Well it was very emotional to hear Allies name
called out. It was the icing on the cake to Allies
career; being undefeated in Eastern Canada
since 2005, US Sport Horse Nationals Top 10 in '05 and '07, Canadian Nationals
Reserve Champion in '07.
Mav was also amazing today. We took the championship with a 62.5 percent.
For those of you who watched the live feed today, you may have noticed that I had to restart my test.
The judge was given the wrong version of
the Prix St.George! At a glance, the test looks the same, but when I got
the for not doing the rein back at A, I knew what was
wrong! After a few minutes I was able to restart,
and had a pretty good trip.
So that's about it from Nationals; I still can't upload pics
from this iPhone, so until I figure this thing
out, the only pics I have are on Facebook.
