Prep C: Actual results

Let’s head to the dumpster fire, shall we? Because I didn’t see this coming.

 

 

	Movement	What I thought	What they thought
1	A – Enter at working trot C – Track right	4 – Crooked a/f	5.5 – Wavering
2	MXF – Describe loop in working trot FA – Working trot	7 – Need to go further into X	6.5 – Must reach X
3	AC – Serpentine 3 loops in working trot	6 – Need to watch dimensions, unsteadiness into contact	7 – Straightness and rhythm
4	C – Working trot MBP – Working trot	7 – Corners	7
5	P – Half circle right 15m diameter returning to track between R & M	7 – I had no idea how to judge this move but it looked okay I guess	6.5 – straightness and rhythm
6	C – Working trot HXK – Describe loop in working trot KA –Working trot	6 – Rhythm and shonky arse corners	7 – More accurate
7	ABR – Working trot	5 – Resisting	7
8	R – Half circle left 15m diameter returning to the track between P & F	6 – Some resistance	6 – Resistance on CL
9	A – Transition to medium walk AK – Medium walk	6 – poll dropping and CORNERS	7 – Calm down. Trans.
10	KXM – Change rein in free walk	4 – Need to stretch down and forward more	5 – Tension, nose must stretch down
11	MC – Medium walk	5 – Need more consistent rhythm, and to I dunno… go into a corner maybe.	5.5
12	C – Working trot CHE – Working trot	3 – Bracing in transition, no corner to be seen, unsteady in contact	6 – Early up. Trans.
13	EX – Half circle left 10m in working trot X Straight ahead	3 – Twisting in the turn, not straight	5.5 – Inaccurate ½ circle, too small, not on CL
14	G – Halt salute	0 – Go home you’re drunk	5 – Not on CL, not straight
	Paces	7	6	Watch steadiness into contact and straightness
	Impulsion	6	6
	Submission	6	6
	Rider	5	6
Total		52%	61.25%

 

Not only did this do better than the Prelim test, we got over 60% and I have to say, I am honestly really surprised by that.

Perhaps there was an element of leniency with the expectations on the combinations in this class because it’s a prep test but I still think the prelim was far better than this one.

Obviously there’s an element of pisstake in the scoring there at the end which meant the percentage I ended up with wasn’t quite as close here as the Prelim example but I still think I didn’t do too bad in predicting the scores. I just really didn’t like some things whereas the judge sort of mildly disliked them… I guess?

 

 

 

 

 

So yeah, we ended up in second place by a smidge.

Certainly better than I was anticipating.

The sad thing is that EANSW came out with this statement yesterday…

 

 

…prompting the club to make their statement last night….

 

 

Which is kind of sad. Not because I care about the 20c ribbon but I would have loved to have them just as a reminder for how hard B tried for me.

Ah well!