South Peace Eventing Clinic!

Aug 28-30th I headed up to Grande Prairie for the South Peace Horse Club clinic and event:) The clinician was our local Olympian, Sandra Donnelly. I've ridden with her several times before, and she is just fabulous. Day 1 was a flat/stadium session, and day 2 and 3 were cross country:) Aside from a few minor things that were mostly my fault, the whole clinic went great. Day 3 we had some minor bobbles at the one water complex, as you'll see, but that whole complex wasn't riding great for anyone that day, so we just chalked it up to one of those things!

Oh!! WE GOT TO GALLOP ON THE TRACK!!!!!! :D We did some pacing work to start off day 2, and to say Sunny was PSYCHED would be an understatement! We did one round of the track at 400 mpm, and one at 500 mpm, and nailed both times. But LORD were my forearms DEAD afterwards, I had my reins bridged and was pressing into her neck SO hard, and she listened but man she really wanted to just run!! Day 3 we started in the infield so I cantered on the track as our warm up. Sunny absolutely LOVED it:) Someday I'll let her go all out on a track again:)

Day 2...pacing work on the track:)



Bank complex in the infield. The ground was really hard in the infield so we didn't do a whole bunch here.
Training line...




Prelim line:) Bank, 3 strides to the grey barn.



Couple other jumps in the infield...



Water complex...



Prelim coffin:)




Day 3...our warm up gallop:)





We did a mini course at the infield water complex.



Big box to our corner...



And some pics from the other water complex...




Sunny missing the bank...happened twice in a row, you can see it in the video as well.


Sunny chilling in one of the turn out pens:)


And the helmet cam, with photos interspersed as well:)




Event post to come:)