This message is from: Robin Churchill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Ooruk (6 year old gelding Orka X Maite)made his
dressage debut at first level this month. First we
went to a schooling show and he scored 69.7% for a
second place with the top score being 70% on First
Level Test 1. Then last weekend we went to Wellington
which for the non-dressage people is the winter mecca
of dressage for the whole U.S. (OK so it is too early
in the season for all the Olympians to be there yet,
but nevertheless). He placed very well in all three
classes with some very tough judges and only minor
errors. 69% and second place for first level test 1,
63.4% and again second place for first level test 2
and 66.4% and 3rd place for training level test 3 (the
winner of that class was a grand prix rider on a young
horse). Almost all of the other horses were
warmbloods--there weren't many non-traditional breeds
there and the classes each had over 10 horses--so I
was thrilled with him. He was certainly a horse of a
different color among all the giant bay and black
horses and got a lot of attention as the only fjord
there. I doubt if the other competitors were happy
being bested by a pony but didn't hear anything
negative so they were good sports about it. Anyway,
he thinks he is a star and now is requesting to be
called Sir Ooruk.
Robin in SW Florida which is the sahara rather than
the mecca of dressage
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