Bramham Bound!

Preparing for Bramham has taken much of my time over the last few weeks, as I have been busy competing as well as having training sessions with Christopher Bartle over in Harrogate at the Yorkshire Riding Centre.

I took Sultan and Snowy to Christopher’s yard to practice the Bramham dressage test, we had a great lesson and both horses went really well.  We will have another training session again next week.

In the last few weeks, I have competed at Aston Le Walls and Withington Manor with Sultan and Snowy.  At Withington Manor, I was placed third and fourth after the dressage.

I was delighted to go clear on both in cross-country, but didn’t push either of them too much so incurred time penalties on the cross-country, putting us  just out of the placings.

Next week I will be at Brigstock to give Sultan a final run before Bramham.

Snowy will not run at Bramham but I will take him with the possibility of doing a show jumping class on the Saturday as well as a bit of posing – which is what he loves doing!

At Bramham, I am drawn last for dressage and cross-country on the Friday and Saturday – with a bit of luck I will be last to jump in the show jumping on Sunday  – as this will mean I am in the lead!

In between all of my competitions and preparation, I have been busy teaching, have had a horse in to be sold, and some exiting news – I have a new horse in to compete!

Owned by Judy Bettinson, Data as he is known on the yard is a really lovely horse, I am hoping to get out competing with him when he is ready.  Watch this space to see his progress!

Until next time – best wishes Harriet.