This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello List,
Since none of the other Fjord people seem to want to brag I'll brag for them. This past weekend at GMHA Fjords prevailed. Jim Sweeney driving a pair in Open Prelim was first. Dave Schneider I believe won open prelim single pony, please correct me Lindsay if I am wrong. Willem a Fjord placed second in Training or maybe prelim single I'm sorry can't rememeber the driver's name. Marnix won Advanced single pony, by default as his only other competitor, a Haflinger driven by Dave Hirsch chose to withdraw in the water hazard because his pony ran out of steam. (As far as I'm concerned he was the real winner for opting to withdraw a tired pony)Hilmar would have won Training single pony if his whip hadn't driven backwards through a cone and been eliminated, I understand from Sue that he was awesome on the marathon. Believe me when I tell you that was a very good thing as the marathon started up hill for 3 kilometers and the hazards were crammed into 3 kilometers. Poor Marnix who had a 2 week vacation at the beginning of the month was very tired in the hazards, but continued to go forward whenever I asked for it. I am really running on past conditioning, literally last years fitness. Fortunately Advanced only did Sec E. My daughter and I both noticed that he was very well behaved the entire weekend so I think he is learning (at age 8) that he has to conserve his energy for what's to come. He scored 52 in dressage which was okay but not where I want to be in the future. He would have been 4th in the horse division according to scores and since we had so little competition that actually seemed more important. All said and done, I love him more and more each day which seeemed impossible because I love him so much. He is such a cutie pie and competing a single at this level is always a work in progress. Congrtaulations to all the fabulous Fjords. Vivian Creigh
