Two Top Tens!!! Kari and Ra “smoked” and got a 66 in Second Level making the Top Ten!! They rode at 8:07 in the morning and had to wait until after 1:00 before all the scores were posted for the class. She was in first place when there were 12 scores left to post. still in first with 6 scores left to post. It wasn’t until they posted the last 6 scores that 3 riders scored higher and knocked them out of the Champion position. What a great score and great placing!!
Kizzes rode her 2nd level ride and did great! It was the first show she had been to since a year ago August and the first time she rode the new tests in the show ring. She was doing great until she came out of the counter canter and swapped her hind lead. It messed up her medium canter and made her a bit tight in her next 10m circle. Too many places to get counted down. The rest of the test was great but it kept her out of the top ten. We all were very proud of Kizzes to have such a good ride after such a long time out of the show ring.
Safarr went in and, using Rick’s suggestions for tweaking the “rider”–that would be me– he had his best 4th level ride ever! He actually got comments his canter pirouettes were too small for 4th level which made it harder for him to do it better. He also got 6s on his flying diagonal changes!! He was quite proud of himself. (I was proud of him too) He made the Top Ten!
We finished the night off with the Progressive Barn party. Great food, great beverages. Joanne wanted to do the karaoke in barn 4 but we were running out of energy quickly. We tucked the horses in and headed back to our motel. Early ride on Sara in the morning, 8:21, have to get to bed early. Kizzes does 3rd level around 11 something and Kaluah goes after 3:00
