So because I’m super forgetful and generally have bad time management and along with my break from college mixing up my days here is mine and Toddy’s sum up of 2017 ready for starting 2018 right.
So the beginning of the year for me and toddy was slow as I had my AS levels. we were training hard and getting in to shape after a winter of us both getting a little round, cause we had been working on our dressage. Our instructor Carol helped us gain control in the arena as well as tips and tricks for me to calm toddy down when he got a bit excited (bit of an understatement) we started competing at Catterick Garrison in dressage where I won both of my classes (yay) and procceded to get lower scores whilst out eventing all year (sub 40 all the way)!
We competed in a few show jumping competitions gaining 2nd at bishop burton where we returned to in April for a pony club talent pathway lesson which I learnt a lot. We also placed second with the team after a stressful intermediate show-jumping competition, but by far the highlights of my show-jumping this year was jumping at Bramham and Chatsworth which were big grass arenas and although our team didn’t place at Chatsworth we did place 3rd at Bramham which was so amazing!
We also evented this season and did a few to prepare for my worst nightmare of intermediate eventing again. With our dressage doing a lot better it meant that we were getting close and sometimes even in the placings so I was feeling a little more confident when the day came until I walked the cross country course (I think someone couldn’t measure) so after an okay dressage and a tough show-jumping we heard quiet a few hadn’t made it round and we set off to get round with a little difficulty but we made it to get team 4th!!
This was one of our best years including me passing my AS Level (pretty well I might add) so as next year is hopefully may last year at home before I go to uni, so fingers crossed it brings even more great times in 2018. So I hope 2018 brings you all good fortune and you all have a happy new year!
The adventures of Todd the cob 