Show blog with Delta

Today I had a horse show and I did the hunter pleasure, eq, crossrails and 18”. I didn’t get any pictures so your just going to have to see these ones

Hunter Pleasure

Fourth place

Delta did really good in this class. There were about eight riders so I’m proud of how we placed. The judge wasn’t really fair as she just kept picking the same horses all day. Considering Delta isn’t a hunter horse I’ll take this over getting nothing

Hunter Under Saddle

Fifth Place

Again, Delta was good and the judge picked the same horses. She did switch up a couple but not much as it was all the same riders.

Hunter Crossrails

First Place

It doesn’t surprise me that Delta got first in this class. The judges always like her better over fences. She has the flying lead changes if you get her to gallop a little bit after the jump. We got first out of 15 other riders!

Equitation Crossrails

Third Place

My eq wasn’t the best as I almost lost a stirrup then trying to get Delta to move faster so she will get her lead changes, it was kind of a mess :joy: I was surprised when I got third but it’s not really surprising as when I think I did bad the judge places me really good.

Equitation (flat)

Third Place

I felt my eq was a lot better during the flat. It would have helped if another person from the barn didn’t line up next to me as Delta tried to turn to go to her horse when I was going out to the rail while still being judged.

Novice hunter 18”

didn’t place

The only reason I didn’t place in this class was because Delta refused the first jump of the course. She was still waking up from waiting to go into the ring. After she refused the first jump the rest of the course went great

Novice Hunter 18”

Third Place

There we’re two of these classes. By the time I went to this one Delta was awake and she did great. She got her lead changes even though she did cut one corner no matter how much I tried to pull her there and use leg.

Overall

I was really happy with this show. Considering it was extremely hot all week and they were really tired from it she did awesome! Luckily today it was pretty cool out so she a little bit on the fast side. I have one more show from this series then we’ll get the year end award point standings which it only goes up to fourth. So far I’m in first for the hunter division and third for the equitation division then sixth in the novice 18” division.

They haven’t updated it yet from this show so hopefully it will be up in a couple of days. I expect the equitation division to change a little probably to second or fourth since the numbers are really close. My hunter division will probably stay at first as i have 132 points and the person in second place is at 66 points.