Yarra Yarra Report

We had a show yesterday at Yarra Yarra Ranch in Pleasanton, and I'm pleased to report it went pretty well! Susan and I went together, we've become quite the team when it comes to shows. Susan showed her freestyle, and did awesome! She scored a 71%!! I didn't get to watch it though because I was busy warming up for my class, however I could hear the music, and knew exactly what she was doing at each point of the music, having watched her FS several times!

Fin and I showed 3-3 and 4-1. Our 3-3 test went pretty well, and we scored a 65.113%for second place. The first place rider had only 3 points more than me, so IF we had a clean right change, that would have made the difference for first place. I'm very comfortable riding 3-3, and I can actually think about the things I need to be asking Fin while we're riding the movements, or preparing for the next movement.

That is not how I ride a Fourth level test though. I am concentrating so hard on just doing the movements in the right place, that I forget about the quality of the movements, which is the most important part! So that needs to be my focus at a show. :) We showed 4-1 for the second time, and it was okay. We got a 60.0%, so it's a qualifying score towards my silver medal. Now I just need 2 scores from 2 different judges at Prix St. George to complete my silver medal. I'm guessing that won't happen for a while, but at least I've got my Fourth level scores. :)