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“You’re the 4th person that’s told me something similar this week.”
I was recounting the last few years of my riding adventures. With the lofty goal of a 5*……. heck how about a 4*??
there’s just so many competitions, so many entry fees, so many attempts at qualifications…….
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for it all to come down to an injury, an untimely hoof abscess, an equipment or shoeing failure……
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I was saying that while I have not given up eventing, I’ll never go back to it like I was.
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8 horses at all levels, 5 going to every competition. Lining up qualification attempts…… traveling 1000 miles for one competition……. working out everyday on top of riding all of them…….
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My listener was telling me that I wasn’t alone. She’s heard this story before.
My season ended last year for the 3rd year in a row without making it to The Big One (that would be the CCI3*L.)
I decided I needed to really evaluate what I was doing. This year it was a horse injury. The year before I had a broken arm. The year before that I had a broken leg………
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Before that conversation I remember telling another friend that after failing at eventing yet again……. I might just have to change sports.
She said the funniest thing ever.
“Oh good,
now you can do
pure dressage!”
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She definitely hasn’t read my series of blogs entitled, “Why dressage makes my eyes bleed.”
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To be perfectly honest.
Even the mere idea of never having to sit the trot again on the Zebrasaurus
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makes changing sports incredibly appealing.
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In my quest for joy & some kind of balance I’ve been dipping my toes in the water at Jumper Land.
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This week I did my first ever jump off.
My round was clear & fast & the Fearless Leader said I should, “Have a go” and see if I can turn & burn for the jump off.
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I had a really fast initial round, & I think if I’d ridden the jump off exactly the same way we probably could’ve placed near the top.
But…….
In true BadEventer style I blasted around the jump off & took out the last fence.
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Apparently BadEventer is also Bad ShowJumper.