Hey everyone!

It's like the calm after the storm now! The champs took up so much time that it seems weird that we're doing nothing now. My branch hosts the National Novice Championships, so not only did we have to worry about the competitors but the competition itself! However, the running was smooth and all went brilliantly! An open team from our branch got through to the Show Jumping champs so it was training for them. Also the Novice Show Jumping team got through so we were at both champs!!

Unfortunately my eventing team didn't get through to the champs (I was a novice) but to make up numbers I was allowed to go H/C. It was a wonderful experience even though I wasn't competing! It was both mine and Foxy's first championship course and a few of the more technical jumps seemed a bit imposing.

The dressage went okay, we didn't blow up in the canter!! Foxy was very excited in the Show Jumping because of the Cross-Country so we had one down. We were right at the end of the day for the XC so the nerves built up! Foxy got so excited that she leapt out of the start box at the beginning! We went round really well but one jump(no 16) was very technical and neither of us had seen anything like it before so we had a run out! I was a little complacent that she was going to jump it, so it was also a fall!! However, I got back on and completed the course, which is a great achievement. Even though I fell off it was so much fun and Foxy really enjoyed herself.

I have the Riding Club Show Jumping Champs in Lincoln coming up which will be great fun, as well as the Oliver Townend Eventing Challenge at the weekend. Foxy is going to have a holiday after Lincoln before the winter season starts.