28/09/2026
💛🖤Willow🖤💛
I can’t believe it’s two months since our last dressage, honestly I don’t know where this year has gone!!
We got our dancing shoes back out yesterday 💃 🕺 in preparation for the cob club championships next weekend!!
Last week was just one of those weeks 😅 so I didn’t get much chance to ride her let alone prepare, but she was her normal very cheerful little self and so pleased to be out as always! She warmed up really well despite me being a bit stressy.
The bell rang before we had gone the whole way round which threw me a bit so the first part of our test didn’t feel polished and felt a bit distracted on both of our parts but then we settled into it and she gave me a lovely test, despite the white chair that she found mildly concerning 😆
I have always been my biggest critic and know that I always will be! so I came out just picking it all apart but I think the frame of mind that I was already in from the week that I had just had was definitely taking over. Anyway we scored 68.18% and first place in a very small class but if that is our score on an off day…. then I will take that! I watched the video back that Jeremy Oliver took and I immediately knew that I was being overly critical of myself. Thankfully Willow is the most genuine and honest little soul and is so forgiving of me when I am not on top form, which isn’t very often but I am only human!
I’ve had a word with myself and given her the biggest cuddle and so many kisses and promised her that I will be the best version of myself for her next weekend, we have worked so hard to get to this point, I can’t let her down at the championships!