 This test went a lot like the Intro C test. I was still a bit tight in my upper body so Speedy G was a bit braced. I was also really focused on keeping him straight which meant I didn't get any inside bend. I (mostly) fixed that the next day. I am not at all disappointed with the score, especially since it was only the third time I'd ridden this test. (My first attempt earned a 56.25% and the second effort, at a schooling show, netted us a 60.0%.) AND ... my goal was simply to earn a straight up 60% to qualify for the Regional Adult Amateur Competition in September. Goal met! The problem? Damn that stretchy trot!!!!! We can do it at home, but we just can't seem to get relaxed enough to do it at a show. We seem to be over the bucking and kicking at the canter, so of course there has to be the next thing. This is now my goal - master the stretchy trot. We'll get this one, but here we go again. What went well? Check out those 7s, especially the 7.5. Nice! I also liked Judge Hilda Gurneys comments in the Collective Marks. She actually used the words nice & light. Seriously? Light? I'll take that! AND ... in her Further Remarks she said, Nice sitting rider ... Me? Oh, Baby! I know she followed it with a but, but I already knew the rest of it. I considered this a successful ride. It was a last place finish, second out of two, but I broke the 60% mark, and I earned my first qualifying score for Training Level for RAAC. I am more than happy! Here is the test sheet. 
Karen
4/5/2012 06:58:23 am
Yep - $%^&* 4s! I really hate to see those. :0) 7s are certainly better to see. I've even had a few 8s. LOVE those!
Val
4/5/2012 04:23:43 am
Your hard work is paying off!
Karen
4/5/2012 06:59:15 am
Slow and steady, eh?! :0) Comments are closed.
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About the Writer and RiderI am a lifelong rider.
I began endurance riding in 1996 where I ultimately completed five, one-day 100 mile races, the 200-mile Death Valley Encounter, and numerous other 50, 65, and 75 mile races. I began showing dressage in 2010. Welcome to my dressage journey. 
Photo by Lori Ovanessian
About Speedy GSpeedy went from endurance horse to dressage horse. After helping me earn a USDF Bronze medal in the summer of 2020, he is now semi-retired. Speedy is a 2004, 15'1 hand, purebred Arabian gelding. His Arabian Horse Registry name is G Ima Starr FA.
July 2020 (PC AJSK Photography)
About IzzyIzzy was started as a four-year old and then spent the next 18 months in pasture growing up. I bought him as a six-year old, and together, we are showing at the lower levels. He is a 2008, 16'3 hand warmblood gelding. His Rheinland Pfalz-saar International (RPSI) name is Imperioso.
March 2021 (PC Tess Michelle Photography)
Bakersfield Dressage approved!
My favorite breeches!
FOR THE SMALLER EQUINE ATHLETE
I love her stuff!
Watercolor Artist and Friend
National Rider Awards
USDF Bronze Medal - 2020
USDF Second Level Rider Performance Award - 2018
USDF First Level Rider Performance Award - 2015
USDF Training Level Rider Performance Award - 2013
State Rider Awards
CDS Ruby Rider Award - 2018
State Horse Awards
Speedy G - 3rd Level Horse Performance Award - 2020
Speedy G - 2nd Level Horse Performance Award - 2018
Working Towards:
CDS Sapphire Rider Award Third Level: 63.514% Third Level: 62.105% Fourth Level: Fourth Level: 2022 Show Season
Show Rating (***) CDS/USDF/USEF (*) CDS (s) Schooling (c) Clinic (r) Ride-a-Test Clinic (Q) Qualifier 2022 Show Schedule
pending ... 2022 Completed … (*) Tehachapi 5/22/22 (*) Tehachapi 7/24/22 (***) Tehachapi 8/28/22 2023 Qualifying Scores
Regional Adult Amateur Competition (RAAC) Qualifying 3 Scores/2 Judges/60%: Score 1: 62.115% Score 2: Archives
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