Recently Oslo and I were mentioned on Dressage Daily in an article about Contango's sons. Go Contangos!!!!
http://www.dressagedaily.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6312:contango-son-don-tango-high-score-dressage-at-kwpn-stallion-performance-test-&catid=150:breeding-news&Itemid=61
They even quoted our blog!! It is pretty exciting to even be mentioned in these big stories!
Monday, June 27, 2011
One More Qualifying Score!!!!
We had a great weekend in Calgary. Oslo received a score of 68.4% on his PSG test on Friday. This is another qualifying score for us on our way to attending the Pan Am Selection Trials.
This means that we are going to be heading to Oregon July 22-24 in search of our last qualifying score. Oslo also had a good freestyle on Saturday, with one judge rewarding us extremely well for our music and choreography. He gave us 8s and 9s for the music and choreo, which combined with our good technical components, to result in a score of 78% from that judge!!!!! That test is going to be framed and put up on my wall. =)
Cashew had a great first show as well. She had a score of 68.9% in her first FEI 4 Year Old test. She had some submission issues, bucking into the canter, but overall the judges still loved her. Her second go resulted in a 71.8% in the FEI 4 Year Old and on the last day we did a Training level test just for fun. This test was outdoors and we hadn’t had her in that ring before. Therefore, the big purple flowers in front of the judge were just a little scary. So the first half of our test was a bit tense and she would question going past the judge. After a few passes though she settled into things and had a great test. She finished with a score of 69% and won her class. The judges really seem to like her – she is well put together and quite pretty! Thank you to Allison for all your help this weekend! Both Cashew and I were happy to have you there.
Skippy had a happy weekend, which means he also had a good weekend! He is so much more forward in his tests now! In his PSG class he finished 7th out of 23 which is very respectable. He continues to improve and he is always so much fun to take to shows. He has the greatest personality. He definitely did his fan club proud this weekend!
Next weekend Oslo and I are going to the Markus Gribbe clinic in Calgary. He is the Dressage Canada coach. I have never ridden with him before, but I am very excited to be instructed by Canada’s dressage coach. After that we will be training with mom and working on getting that PSG test amazing! We just need one more PSG score now. Our training will have an emphasis on suppleness and trying to get the cadence in the trot to be second nature for Oslo. If we can combine the cadence with the suppleness, we will be unstoppable!!!
Enjoy the summer weather (minus the bugs)!
Linds
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Calgary Here We Come!
Early this afternoon we head off for the show in Calgary this weekend. This is a very important show for Oslo and I. We really need a good PSG score! If this show goes well (and I guess I should be thinking and positive and say WHEN this show goes well) we will make the trip to Oregon for my last qualifying score. At the moment I have a very good Intermediare 1 score, so it really all comes down to our PSG test on Friday. I have been riding that test in my mind for the last week and Oslo and I schooled it again yesterday. I feel that we are so much more confident now and so ready! Wish us luck!
Skippy and Cashew are also coming to the show. This will be Cashew's first show that she is actually entered in. We are doing the FEI 4 year old test which means you have two goals for the ring: forward and stay in the ring! She has been going so well at home and since she travelled with us to Cali, I really don't think the show will be scary for her at all.
Skippy is in Oslo's class so he is also doing the PSG, Intermediare 1, and the Freestyle. He has been way more happy since we got home. We have had super forward and connected rides, so I am excited to get him back in the ring as well. We just have to keep him happy!
Cheers to a great show!!!!!
Linds
Skippy and Cashew are also coming to the show. This will be Cashew's first show that she is actually entered in. We are doing the FEI 4 year old test which means you have two goals for the ring: forward and stay in the ring! She has been going so well at home and since she travelled with us to Cali, I really don't think the show will be scary for her at all.
Skippy is in Oslo's class so he is also doing the PSG, Intermediare 1, and the Freestyle. He has been way more happy since we got home. We have had super forward and connected rides, so I am excited to get him back in the ring as well. We just have to keep him happy!
Cheers to a great show!!!!!
Linds
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Rankings
Oslo and I are currently ranked 19th out of the 59 that are delcared for the Pan Am Selection trials! We need to be top 15 in order to attend the trials in Ontario.
I am sending in my entry forms for the Oregon show today and we will just see how the Calgary show goes at the end of the month. We will make a final decision after Calgary, but at least this way my entries are in if Calgary does go really well!
Linds
I am sending in my entry forms for the Oregon show today and we will just see how the Calgary show goes at the end of the month. We will make a final decision after Calgary, but at least this way my entries are in if Calgary does go really well!
Linds
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Update
I have had a number of questions from people regarding whether or not Oslo and I have our qualifying scores. Therefore, I decided that I should do a blog post on our current status and our future plans.
Currently Oslo and I have two scores with an average of 66.5% and we need four scores with an average of 67%. Two of the four scores must be from a CDI competition and all scores must be from a panel of at least three FEI certified judges. Both of the scores we have now are from CDI shows, so I just need two more scores over 67% from a panel of three FEI judges. Oslo and I will be attending the CA/ADA show, in Calgary, at the end of June where there is the correct panel of judges. If we receive good scores at that show, we will only need one more show before potentially qualifying for the Canadian Pan American Games Selection Trials held in Ontario at the beginning of August. Unfortunately, we do not have any other shows in Western Canada that would serve as qualifying shows. Therefore, we will need to travel to California to attend the CDI show in Pebble Beach, the second weekend of July. The weekend after that there is also a qualifying show in Oregon, but that would leave us only a week afterwards to try and get to Ontario for the trials if we were to qualify.
We have not yet made a final decision on whether we are going to venture back down to California for the Pebble Beach show. I truly believe that if we did make the trip, with our past California show experience under our belt, that we would be able to obtain the needed scores. Although, the trip is a long one and it is physically and mentally hard on Oslo. He is not a spring chicken anymore and I need to consider his health when debating whether to make these many long trips. In addition, the shows in the US are very expensive and just getting to California is an expensive expedition. On the other hand, with our extra confidence and training we received over the last few months, I feel not attending the extra shows would be throwing away an opportunity.
We have a few days before making our final decision before our entries must be sent in for the Pebble Beach show. Many different factors, making for one tough decision.
Linds
Currently Oslo and I have two scores with an average of 66.5% and we need four scores with an average of 67%. Two of the four scores must be from a CDI competition and all scores must be from a panel of at least three FEI certified judges. Both of the scores we have now are from CDI shows, so I just need two more scores over 67% from a panel of three FEI judges. Oslo and I will be attending the CA/ADA show, in Calgary, at the end of June where there is the correct panel of judges. If we receive good scores at that show, we will only need one more show before potentially qualifying for the Canadian Pan American Games Selection Trials held in Ontario at the beginning of August. Unfortunately, we do not have any other shows in Western Canada that would serve as qualifying shows. Therefore, we will need to travel to California to attend the CDI show in Pebble Beach, the second weekend of July. The weekend after that there is also a qualifying show in Oregon, but that would leave us only a week afterwards to try and get to Ontario for the trials if we were to qualify.
We have not yet made a final decision on whether we are going to venture back down to California for the Pebble Beach show. I truly believe that if we did make the trip, with our past California show experience under our belt, that we would be able to obtain the needed scores. Although, the trip is a long one and it is physically and mentally hard on Oslo. He is not a spring chicken anymore and I need to consider his health when debating whether to make these many long trips. In addition, the shows in the US are very expensive and just getting to California is an expensive expedition. On the other hand, with our extra confidence and training we received over the last few months, I feel not attending the extra shows would be throwing away an opportunity.
We have a few days before making our final decision before our entries must be sent in for the Pebble Beach show. Many different factors, making for one tough decision.
Linds
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