Surviving the Horse Trial - on Two Horses!

I made it!  I'm still alive!

Cricket debuted in Dressage Intro A and Intro B with her rider (CG) first thing Sunday morning.  They took 1st and 5th respectively, and Cricket was impeccably behaved!!
I took Cricket into the Starter Horse Trial, where she took 3rd in her division!
Whisper debuted at Beginner Novice, where I made some major screw ups as a rider, and we took 6th place with a score of 117... Overall, I am thrilled with all performances!

Now, the details!!

First, we spent Saturday practicing on the XC course...
Fancy Pony was her rocking self!  ...as long as I rode like I'm supposed to...


We CAN do this!

Then, Cricket went out to rock the XC jumps...  Her first exposure was at home, over this psuedo cordwood laid on its side...

She hopped right over the logs, but when we got to the coop, we had to lunge her over it first.  Then, she got the idea!



Finally got it under saddle!

She didn't need lunged over anything else.  She decided she could get to the other side...  Albeit, sometimes like a deer...

NOT touching it!!

She also explored the confidence building things...

Banks are cake!

And took her girl for some fun in the water!

Oh, I guess this stuff won't kill me after all...

Stay tuned for individual breakdowns of Sunday's rides!