The first driving competition

Category: Pets and other animals | Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 7:29 pm

Today was a big day at the stables. We had a club competition in dressage, jumping and driving. My pony Truls and our minder started dressage and jumping, and the girls' pony Gabriella, Ida and I started precision carriage driving. We had to get up early, since the do started at ten in the morning.

There weren't many dressage riders. The ones who participated did so to get their green cards. We need those in order to compete in open competitions elsewhere. It proves that we can handle the horse and is fit to venture outside our own borders. :lol:

Lots of equipages started in the different jumping classes. My Truls did fairly well. They had two clear rounds, so both my minder and I were well pleased. :D

Here are a few of the girls and ponies lined up to receive their prizes:

Then it was us; Gabriella, Ida and me. We started two classes, both easy and medium difficulty. There were eleven starting easy and nine in medium, so we didn't have very big hopes. After all, we've only just learned to drive and several of the other participants have been driving for years. Here we are, ready for the easy class:

Imagine our surprise when we came second! We didn't push any balls of the cones, but were a bit too slow around the course.

The medium class had 13 gates, and it was a difficult course too, so we just made our minds up to have fun and do as well as we could. Gabriella had finally found out that the quicker she raced through the sooner she would be back in her box, so she took off like a rocket. We bumped into one cone so the ball fell off, and then I missed gate eleven, had to do a circle and drive through it, so we lost some time there. Then I sent my husband, the girls and mother home because it had gotten very late. When the last equipage had driven through the course, I went to help gather together the balls and cones. Then I was told to fetch the pony and come back in because we were among the best three. Not only that, but we had won! Our first driving do ever, I still can't believe it. Now we have some nice decorations on our wall:

And now I'm off to bed shortly. It has been a very long day.

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gardengater wrote on Sun Oct 19, 2008 7:35 pm:

Congratulations, Droopy!! What an accomplishment for you. Great feeling mastering something new, isn't it? Here's to many more ribbons.
Gardengater

eileen wrote on Sun Oct 19, 2008 8:25 pm:

I have a great, big grin on my face - wish you could see it Droopy. I'm chuffed to bits for you. First prize and a second into the bargain!!!! WOW I'm soooo impressed with you. Many congratulations.

Sjoerd wrote on Sun Oct 19, 2008 11:33 pm:

:-D.....Well done you guys! What a remarkable contest you folks had. It looks like you are better than you were letting-on...hahahaha.
Those ribbons look really nice.

The piccies of the hall and you two in the carriage look quite nice. It's nice to finally see what the famous carriage looks like. It looks cozy with you two nestled-in.

dooley wrote on Mon Oct 20, 2008 12:46 am:

Congratulations! I'm about as excited as you must have been. Isn't it great to do great on the first time out? dooley

glendann wrote on Mon Oct 20, 2008 3:03 am:

Congratulations Droopy on you 2 wins.I'm very proud of you winning .They really are pretty.

Droopy wrote on Mon Oct 20, 2008 6:41 am:

Thank you for the congratulations and for rejoicing with us! The course builder told me that we ought to start in other driving competitions. He thinks we'd do well, but one thing is a club do. A big do with drivers from all over is a different cup of tea.

Biita wrote on Mon Oct 20, 2008 7:40 am:

Congratulations Droopy, Ida and Gabriella! I sure looks like it was a fun event, and i am so happy all of you had fun too. Well done all 3 of you!

Droopy wrote on Mon Oct 20, 2008 2:13 pm:

Thank you Biita. We're still flying high here. *lol*

toni wrote on Wed Oct 22, 2008 1:25 pm:

I missed this good news on Sunday, too much going on with moving Mom.

CONGRATS DROOPY, this is the club do you mentioned last month that you might take part in. Now that you have done so well in this one are you making plans for the show in November? Sounds like you are more than ready for it.

Droopy wrote on Thu Oct 23, 2008 8:01 am:

Thank you toni. I'm thinking about participating in that November do, but haven't made my mind up yet. I don't feel ready, but the pony and my groom is definately ready so I just might have to get my courage screwed up and go do it.

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