13th July 2008- BROUGHTON SHOW....

I was working til four so i agreed to let Leona take Jayde in the first class as well as her taking Molly in both horses went clear, in the jumpoff with molly first Leona tried to do a turn but ended up crashing into a jump not in the course so then from a stand still she went, her time of 35 secs in the lead at that early stage, a couple of horses later she took jayde in, going so fast she then did canter to halt on that same turn halt to canter and over the double, saving alot of time. Many horses tried to copy this wonderful riding but failed miserably. When it came to the placings Leona had won on Jayde and come in fourth place on Molly, of course she was especially pleased with winning.

Then the next class, i rode fairly well but had a bit of a mishap with the penultimate fence bringing it down and all of the fillers leaving me with four faults, however it was Leona's day and she went clear again, resulting in 6th place after the Jump off. When i saw the course for the open i nearly fainted, although ive jumped much bigger the first fence was so uninviting and i was first in. Sadly i was eliminated and we could feel Jayde tiring but to make a point Leona took her round and finished with just four faults. So apart from the open class it was a fantastic day, i may add a picture later.

Laura Salmon.

P.s I also would like to say well done to all the other people from the yard especially Laura (if she's reading this) so well done...xxxx