GHF/Collecting Gates Dressage Show

I just wanted to jot a quick blurb about this show real quick as it was Samson's first time competing in the USEF Young Horse class, while he was super super in the warm up he got very tense when we entered the indoor arena at The Georgia Horse Park (Conyers) so we did not quite get the high score we were hoping for and only received a 72.4% or 7.24 this gave us a qualifying score however for nationals. He did impress the judges outside though in his Training Level Test and he was Reserve High Point Champion of the entire show that weekend! So at the end of the day it was a pretty good show!

Dressage Across The Lakes

What an AMAZING weekend this was!
Samson competed at Training Level as well as First Level and he also did his USEF 4yr Old Young Horse Test....and he was spectacular and the judges were highly impressed with a 76.5 on his First Level 1 Test and he knocked the Young Horse Test out with an 85.5% (8.55) this put him in 6th for the 4yr olds and qualifies us for nationals! This horse never ceases to amaze me, he just continues to impress and impress and get better and better love him!!!
I was fortunate enough to get his First Level Test on video and he nailed every movement so check it out (unfortunately blogger no longer allows you to upload videos so follow the link to youtube)
San City First Level Test 1

Aquataine oh Aquataine what a weekend full of reaching our goals for the both of us! We did Third Level 2 and Third Level 3 and we nailed them walking away with scores in the upper 60's in all three classes (this was both mine and Tainy's first time ever riding these test) this success meant two things for us. First we are qualified for regionals at Third Level woo hoo! But BEST of all I can now get my USDF Bronze Meedal!!  So all and all it was a fabulous weekend! Below is a link to a video of our Third Level 3 Test on Sunday
EM Aquataine Third Level Test 3