BTB: Riley's first 'real' show!

Posted: 14 Jun 2010 01:45 PM PDT

Riley competed in a schooling dressage show -- a home game, held right at our barn -- so it was hard to pass up. Bob and I came back early from our weekend in Woodstock NY to get him ready.

The weather: 88 degrees with passing thunderstorms predicted at 1pm and 3pm
Ride times: 1:25 and 2:21pm
The tests: Training 1 and Training 2
The entourage/pit crew: Dawn, Pam, Bob, Leah, Stacey, Randine
The mitigating circumstances: Riley under saddle for two months; no work on halt or stretchy walk; never worked more than 25 minutes at a time; thunderstorms passing through during both warmups, clearing by the time of his ride.

Training test 1
Score 67%