I'm debating starting third level dressage.

Well actually the debate is over - I entered, but maybe not rightfully so

I have the movements down to do it.
But.... I'm not confident enough in the collected work to do it. There is a whoooolle lot of collection in this test. But tough.

So i asked friends and instructors what their opinin is - because generally every says - you must be schooling the level above what your competing (sorry I've...

HOW DARE THEY

how dare they change fit after 3 months
how dare they change fit so muich it is no longer useable
how dare they cost so much
how dare they take so long to sell
how dare they cause a horse so much pain
how dare they force us to fork out money every so often for a fitting
how dare they come in different models
how dare there be so many disciplin related saddles


*^%$#@!$%^&&$@#@^()...

I just wrote this in the eventing club and felt it is blog worthy... plus yet again I'm bored at work. And it's ******** cold here I don't want to get up and do any work someone turned of the aircon last night brrr

...

I'm in a miserable mood - and I still have 1/2 hour of work to wait out for the day - ohh I'm sooo bored.

I'm also soooo over my horse being out of work. There are some weeks that I am soooo inspired to really put some effort into my own skill as a rider that i'd ride all week without stirrups and just work soley on my position and I'm in one of those moods right now - and I have NOTHING to ride. No friends horses as they are all at a show this weekend or hunting. I need another horse...

I honestly do.

I've had a mental picture of my riding for the last few years, thinking its not to shabby, I've known my hands are a problem for a long time, and obviously they are works in progress as it does take time to break a 12 year habit.

But now well I just don't know, I posted a thread not to long ago riding and i looked shocking to what I thought, after a saddle fitting most of my position was put down to the saddle balance being bad for me, however - I had my...