Back from Poplar Place

1rish · 01-22-2008, 12:40 PM

I'm back from Poplar Place from my boy's first show experience. When hearing our scores please take into consideration he has about 90 days english training with the last 30 schooling fences. (he was a barrel horse)

and I was there to get him quietly through the event, scores were not an issue.

Dressage wasn't half bad, nothing lower than a 6 which I was pleased with considering it was freezing rain, we had no warmup, he was flying high and I forgot my pattern.

ha ha ha
He has now seen the judges box. *thumbs up
Stadium was interesting as he was coming completely out of his skin in the whopping 10 minutes we had to warmup. I didn't even know until the last minute if I was going to get him under control enough to go. Completed it with no rails just major time faults.
XC he was great, no major events, once again jumped clean with time.

All in all I was very pleased with it. My only goal was to get him over the courses quietly. I was pleased to find that the boy could jump out of his shoes!

Did you go? If so, how'd you do?

TheNoviceRider · 01-22-2008, 04:49 PM

Great results =) Sounds like he was great for his first show...I am sure that next time you guys will kick butt. got any pics??

1rish · 01-23-2008, 09:14 AM

There was a photographer there but I am making some of the WORST faces in the stadium. (I was throwing up between fences and you can tell)
I will try to find the photographers website.

Simon Says · 01-23-2008, 05:03 PM

i rode at poplar last year, i love that place!

PaintedPNH · 01-23-2008, 05:18 PM

You were throwing up!?

horseyfrk145 · 01-23-2008, 05:22 PM

my barn was there

i wasn't...can't remember what our best scores were, we had i think a novice, a training, and a...okay i can't remember the last one - are you going back in March?
If you don't mind me asking, where are you located? Just wondering, like how far it is for you to get there and all...

Congrats on the good experience if nothing else! hehe

MidnightStarr · 01-23-2008, 05:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PaintedPNH

You were throwing up!?

i had the same question :]

glad everything went well tho!

HorseCraze120 · 01-23-2008, 05:45 PM

That's great! Sound's like you had a great day

Congratulations, you should be both proud of yourselves

1rish · 01-24-2008, 07:32 AM

Yep, I was puking.

too much coffee on an empty stomach with a side of 2am margaritas.

I'm from Nashville, I think it took us about 7 hours maybe? March we will be at Jumping Branch but will be back at Poplar in May.

ShowJumper23 · 01-24-2008, 02:03 PM

How is it that you were 20 minutes down the road, and didn't even give me a heads up? I could have come watched you!

Next time send me a message!

Glad you had a good time though!

01-22-2008, 12:40 PM	#1
1rish Senior Member+ Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Doing Laundry Posts: 1,530 Images: 35	Back from Poplar Place I'm back from Poplar Place from my boy's first show experience. When hearing our scores please take into consideration he has about 90 days english training with the last 30 schooling fences. (he was a barrel horse) and I was there to get him quietly through the event, scores were not an issue. Dressage wasn't half bad, nothing lower than a 6 which I was pleased with considering it was freezing rain, we had no warmup, he was flying high and I forgot my pattern. ha ha ha He has now seen the judges box. *thumbs up Stadium was interesting as he was coming completely out of his skin in the whopping 10 minutes we had to warmup. I didn't even know until the last minute if I was going to get him under control enough to go. Completed it with no rails just major time faults. XC he was great, no major events, once again jumped clean with time. All in all I was very pleased with it. My only goal was to get him over the courses quietly. I was pleased to find that the boy could jump out of his shoes! Did you go? If so, how'd you do? __________________ Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level then beat you with experience.

01-23-2008, 09:14 AM	#3
1rish Senior Member+ Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Doing Laundry Posts: 1,530 Images: 35	There was a photographer there but I am making some of the WORST faces in the stadium. (I was throwing up between fences and you can tell) I will try to find the photographers website. __________________ Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level then beat you with experience.

01-23-2008, 05:18 PM	#5
PaintedPNH Senior Member+ Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 4,029 Images: 300	You were throwing up!? __________________ Check Us Out At: http://www.pair-a-deiss.webs.com I helped elect the first African American president of the United States. The best is yet to come. I've been snowballed!? It's not even Thanksgiving yet!

01-23-2008, 05:45 PM	#8
HorseCraze120 Senior Member+ Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 10,624 Images: 402 Blog Entries: 4	That's great! Sound's like you had a great day Congratulations, you should be both proud of yourselves __________________ Ashley I've Been Snowball'd!! i was on HGS when we hit 3 million posts Rules and Sebastian - forever in my heart<3

01-24-2008, 07:32 AM	#9
1rish Senior Member+ Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Doing Laundry Posts: 1,530 Images: 35	Yep, I was puking. too much coffee on an empty stomach with a side of 2am margaritas. I'm from Nashville, I think it took us about 7 hours maybe? March we will be at Jumping Branch but will be back at Poplar in May. __________________ Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level then beat you with experience.

01-22-2008, 04:49 PM	#2
TheNoviceRider Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 1,179 Images: 103 Blog Entries: 21	Great results =) Sounds like he was great for his first show...I am sure that next time you guys will kick butt. got any pics??

01-23-2008, 05:03 PM	#4
Simon Says Senior Member+ Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Covington, La Posts: 3,742 Images: 214	i rode at poplar last year, i love that place!

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