Hooked up and ready to go.
Dressage warmup.
Stride one out of the start box and he's raring to go!
Clearing the log stack at jump #1. Pic by Pics of You. Stretching out for the gallop. Pic by Pics of You.
Soaring over the big table (jump #4) in style. Pic by Pics of You.
Jump #7, a rolltop coming out of a sunken road.
Evidence that we did, in fact, jump that trakhener (jump #8) that I've spent all winter thinking about.
Coming out of the two stride combo (jump #10) with flying colours! Pic by Pics of You.
Making our way 'round stadium. We got in a little deep on the red one and his hind foot caught the top rail there. Left by Pics of You, right by mum.
All ridiculous faces courtesy of yours truly. During dressage, it is me gritting my teeth. On XC, it is me yelling "GOOD BOY!" In stadium, it's me staring at the jump trying not to stare at the jump.
Well geez, it is about time! This gives me the perfect opportunity to keep procrastinating on my corrections paper...Your mom needs to be your official photographer! She did awesome, I can't tell who took which unless I actually read. Ugh, well, if Bails the Billy goat and I show up impaled on a XC jump it will be your's and Solo's fault bc these pics are SOOO lovely and inspiring! You guys are such a lovely pair!
ReplyDeleteAwesome! You have got to frame Jump #4- the big table. The angle and the shot is just perfect! You guys look pro!
ReplyDeleteYour face on jump #10 made me laugh out loud, and I needed that after the week I've had! Thanks!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks, guys! And Alana, you will NOT get impaled -- I know y'all can get out there. There are heaps of great schooling trials with a Maiden level now, you can TOTALLY do it!
ReplyDeleteHaha, SP, glad to entertain...
YAY! What fabulous photos! What a gorgeous boy Solo is! So awesome!
ReplyDeleteWooooooooo! You guys look so great! I love how perfect Solo's mohawk is, he sports it so well.
ReplyDeleteAmazing pictures!!!! You guys looked awesome!
ReplyDeleteWow! Great photos and I have to admit they are both inspiring and terrifying, especially now that I really am going to start training for my first event. But, hey, I got a few years at least before I have to jump anything that big, right?
ReplyDeleteFinally, I have been waiting so patiently for the pictures. Solo looks great, you look professional and most of your expressions are priceless.
ReplyDeletei LOVE his jumping style! Gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteHe is so classy. I love it!
ReplyDeleteThank you again! All of you who are contemplating eventing, get out there and do it, RIGHT NOW! I command thee, LOL. I totally understand being nervous, but go out and school some tiny XC logs with a good trainer and you will find that as you and your horse learn to trust each other and use each other's skills at a whole new level of partnership, it's such an incredible experience, you'll wish you had started earlier!
ReplyDeleteStunning photos! You guys did great and you look so professional. Great job.
ReplyDeleteQuote: go out and school some tiny XC logs... End Quote. They ain't no tiny cross country logs you're jumping there! I used to do beginner novice before Annapolis got EPM, but I think even if he hadn't got it, my nerves wouldn't have allowed me to go beyond that.
ReplyDeletewow awesome pictures!!!!!!!! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks!! And Jayne, LOL, but we started with tiny tiny logs!
ReplyDeleteFantastic photos. What a magnificent horse!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Laura!
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