Sunday's Third - Level AA freestyle championship was at least not at 8 p.m.
I got a massage on site from a vendor in the morning and felt 100x better and half drugged. A massage vendor at a horse show is brilliant.
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| "hears angel voices" |
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| Hampton enjoyed his own version of massage. |
Hampton warmed up great for the test, although was a little more tired. Who can blame him, so was I. But our freestyle went pretty well, he unfortunately stumbled in the extended trot and it took me a minute to rebalance enough to then push again. And he was most definitely more on the forehand than the night before.
What made this class so awesome was competing side by side with our adventure besties, barn buddy and fellow eventer. She blasted an absolutely badass Taylor Swift freestyle and it was perfect.
Somehow, Hampton barely squeaked by them (like by less than a point) and ....
I know that winning at Regionals is old hat for many people. But I do not ever win things like this and it was so exciting and special, and to have such a good friend in that victory gallop with me was just the best.
There are a million things I can say to really invalidate this victory, but I am not going to. I am going to celebrate it and own it. Because Hampton deserves that.
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| Oh you owe extra toll today lady for all the gallop sets I have done at this show with your ribbons |
... and yes, we are going to Finals!
Congratulations — such a huge accomplishment and very well deserved! Hampton is such a legend!
ReplyDeleteI'm 10000% taking credit for the massage vendor because it was my suggestion at the last show in August and was apparently like THE BIGGEST HIT 🤣 it was so fab to watch you and Hampton doing your thing at Regionals!!!!
ReplyDeleteWoohoo! Congratulations!! Hampton looks lovely, and OMG HORSE SHOW MASSAGES!
ReplyDeleteyasss!!!! Congratulations! These things are meant to be celebrated, so good for you for embracing this literal win!
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