October 2020 FRC Member Newsletter
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<strong>Member</strong> Memories<br />
With Erin Stroud<br />
We started the weekend off with Dressage, where she showed up like never before and had<br />
a beautiful test. We are still working through with relaxation and suppleness but she was<br />
obedient and responsive in all the right places. Sometimes I wish she would show up like for<br />
practice every now and then, but I'll take it when I can<br />
get it, LOL.<br />
XC was the biggest course we have seen yet, it took us<br />
out of comfort zones and pushed us to really ride. It<br />
also didn't help that the skies opened up right before<br />
our ride time and let down an unprecedented amount<br />
of rain making everything just a bit more squishy. In<br />
the warm-up, the hectic atmosphere was getting the<br />
better of us, but after some thoughtful regathering and<br />
some confidence-boosting jumps, we were on our way<br />
over the bridge to the start box. The course was maxed<br />
out for Beginner Novice and had some pretty complicated<br />
questions for a BN course. But we came through<br />
the finish flags clean and clear. Proud was an understatement.<br />
Prim saved my rear in a few instances and<br />
was in a beautiful rhythm as she took the course in<br />
stride.<br />
Watch my cross country run here (hold control and click link)<br />
On Sunday in stadium jumping, we walked into an already large atmosphere, with butterflies<br />
in both of our stomachs. There were 10 horses in warm-up all trying to jump the same<br />
4 jumps, and poor Prim's little 6 y/o brain was having a hard time comprehending everything<br />
happening. Luckily for us, there were no spectators crowding the stands around the<br />
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