The fact that we weren't brilliant was all rider error.
We got there late (I had 5 minutes of warm up, and that was with Tom's help racing to get over there), so I was a bit flustered for Training Test 4.
Then Willig picked up the wrong lead, I looked down at it, decided to ignore it since he felt pretty balanced, and he did a corner, a 20 meter circle, and most of the way through the next corner - on the wrong lead! What a superstar! (And what an idiot I am!) So most of the bad marks on my test are for that.
Then, the second to last move (stretchy circle at C) I forgot to do, so we got a mistake error (and it was a double score - drat!).
He only got a 53.6, but I was impressed with what a cool cucumber he was.
Then we had about 20 minutes for warm up (and it was getting warm - we got really lucky with gorgeous weather today - Mt. Rainier out - blue sky - sun!), and he just nailed it! He was Mr. Floppy Ears, ignoring the shooting at the gun range, just out for a little 1st Level - Test 1. I am so impressed with his great behavior.
He got two fours in this test too. The second one was again for the stretchy circle - I forgot to post, so it was a stunted stretchy circle. The first was for his first "ice cream cone" - the remarks are "center bent on coup nds L supple". I don't know what that means.
The judge's comment say he needs to be more supple to the left.
And we sat it! A year ago I couldn't sit the trot, and I just did an entire test sitting!
Gooooo Willig! (he came in 2nd of 4 in 1-1)
And then we covered the horse trailer for winter. Not as satisfying, but worth noting that since it was hot and I was hauling it, it was actually a good day to cover it because it is definitely dry underneath.
Here he is doing a 20 meter circle on the wrong lead and with floppy ears.
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