This past Sunday, I have participated in my very first trail
competition which involved riding a 15 mile trail in under 2 hours and 50
minutes. We came in at 2 hours and 52 minutes. Laura and Barbara were placed in
a HW classification while Alicia and myself were in the LW (light weight)
class. I took third place in my class!
We trotted most of the time (and posted) with some canter
periods (very short) and some walk periods. Annie was feeling good. When I gave
cue to canter, she would squeal sometimes and buck her way up a hill. She did
not do this every time though. She trotted all the way to the end and sweated a
bunch but could have kept going longer. However, I could not. It is a lot of
work. I feel it the next day where legs, arms, lower back hurts and are stiff.
Overall we were successful and I stayed on through her “excitement”. We went to
Brighton Rec area. The trails were dry and hilly. The hard part was trotting
down hills (small hills, low pitch). For larger hills we walked down.
The final results: Barbara took first and Laura second in
their class. Alicia I think was first and I third. The only thing is I do not know the number of riders in each
class. I will try to find out.
Next weekend I am supposed to attend a trail clinic with
Mark Peterson and his famous horse Dusty. As long as he has enough participants
he will do it. I can’t wait to meet him and his horse.
Check out mark and Dusty on google.
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