Not-So-Speedy Dressage
From Endurance to Dressage
You're probably bored by the slow revelation of the show, but analyzing each test helps me process how it went. Four days later and I still find it hard to believe the scores of the third judge.
I learned in Santa Barbara, my first two-day show, that I get pretty tired by the end of day 2. I kept that in mind throughout this show, but I still couldn't beat the exhaustion. I drank a Coke in the afternoon, I hung out in the shade, I resisted the urge to piddle around ... I was still tired. My last test of the show wasn't until 2:17. By 1:30 I was considering scratching so we could just get home. I ran across Brian Isbell, one of the riders in my class, and joked about being tired and hot. He commiserated, but then gave me a big Atta Girl! which boosted my resolve and got me in a better frame of mind. In fact, throughout the afternoon he gave me several welcome smiles that encouraged me to stick it out. I am glad I did. We scored a 62.679% for Training Level test 2 which earned us second place out of a class of 6! This gave us yet another score for our CDS Plate and a back-up score for the RAAC. The Rider Performance Award scores must be from four different judges so I only get to use one of Sunday's scores. That's okay though. I'll take a score above 60% any day of the week even if it doesn't count towards any kind of award program. Here are the score sheets. Check out the 8 and the lovely steed! comment! 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. 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.
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.
National Rider AwardsState Rider Awards
State Horse Awards
Working Towards:
CDS Sapphire Rider Award Third Level: 63.514% Third Level: 62.105% Fourth Level: Fourth Level: 2023 Show Season
Show Rating (***) CDS/USDF/USEF (*) CDS (s) Schooling (c) Clinic (r) Ride-a-Test Clinic 2023 Show Schedule
TBD 2023 Completed … Pending 2023 Qualifying Scores
Regional Adult Amateur Competition (RAAC) Qualifying Training Level 3 Scores/2 Judges/60%: Score 1: Score 2: Score 3: Archives
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