What a Day

Nat did her C1 rating for Pony Club today. There were good and bad things about the day.

Nat ended up getting three "exceeding standards" on her record book, formal inspection, and oral presentation on lameness. What a tough thing to do at the C level.

Memo was her usual spazzy self. She got in the arena and thought she was doing an upper level jumper show. She went whizzing through the jumps like the crazy chestnut mare that she is.

Unfortunately, Nat did not pass her C1 rating. She was in a tough spot. I talked to the examiners after the test, and convinced them to let her re-test at the end of the month as long as she rode a different horse. They all said that she was an amazing rider, but on Memo she was unable to perform the "C1 standards" that they wanted to see. They also told me that if she had ridden the "C1 Standards" that she probably would have been thrown from her horse.... that she did what she needed to do to ride her powerful horse. How she has to ride her horse and C1 standards do not mesh. Total bummer.

The other girls from our club testing for their D3 ratings did not pass either :( Only 2 girls passed all day... one from D3 and one from C1. Tough day for all.

We are completely exhausted. Up at 4:30AM after being up most of the night from the fireworks. 

I just finished half a bottle of wine. Feeling very frustrated. We love Memo but she is such a wild card. Ugh. Now to the task of finding another horse to ride ASAP... no clue.