The sooner you start the easier it will be to qualify. In 2008 it took me 2 shows, in 2009 it took till Copper Penny in july. You just have to keep trying till you get the 12 points you need!
Is this the same Vertical Limit from Jill Pelzel's barn? The huge bay with the eye issue, Mez? If it is him, I LOVE that horse. Tried him when I was looking earlier this year, jumped him around 3'6", he's FANTASTIC. His eye thing is what dissuaded us but man, can that horse turn and jump. Nice round! I'm surprised he looked at that one jump, though. Everything else was beautiful.
Yes it is, and he didn't have the eye issure (that I knew of) for finals. He was a great ride, and the refuseal was my fault...it's what happens when you come around a corner to a clind fence and don't close your leg!
Well he's a jumper! In my experience hunter courses make jumpers kind of nervous because you ask them to be soft and go easy, which they're not used to, so it makes them doubtful and think that something must be wrong. So that probably contributed to the refusal. But otherwise he looks nice and huntery which I didn't think he could be!
He seemed like and Eq/jumper when I rode him, but I'm such a hunter/Eq. rider that I'm pretty soft. And that fence was a blind one, the horse couldn't see in until about 3-5 strides out. So when I didn't close my leg, that's what happens.
i really want to make it to the CHJA medal finals(this same class) is it hard to qualify? :D
EqGirl92 1 year ago
The sooner you start the easier it will be to qualify. In 2008 it took me 2 shows, in 2009 it took till Copper Penny in july. You just have to keep trying till you get the 12 points you need!
Elis207 1 year ago
@EqGirl92
I won this medal 3 years ago, and it was extremely easy for me to qualify.
I did 2 medal classes that year, won both, and that got me to 12 points.
EquitationChampion 1 year ago
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EquitationChampion 1 year ago
@EqGirl92
haha , this is actually the year that I won.
EquitationChampion 1 year ago
Is this the same Vertical Limit from Jill Pelzel's barn? The huge bay with the eye issue, Mez? If it is him, I LOVE that horse. Tried him when I was looking earlier this year, jumped him around 3'6", he's FANTASTIC. His eye thing is what dissuaded us but man, can that horse turn and jump. Nice round! I'm surprised he looked at that one jump, though. Everything else was beautiful.
Kirilya 2 years ago
Yes it is, and he didn't have the eye issure (that I knew of) for finals. He was a great ride, and the refuseal was my fault...it's what happens when you come around a corner to a clind fence and don't close your leg!
Elis207 2 years ago
Well he's a jumper! In my experience hunter courses make jumpers kind of nervous because you ask them to be soft and go easy, which they're not used to, so it makes them doubtful and think that something must be wrong. So that probably contributed to the refusal. But otherwise he looks nice and huntery which I didn't think he could be!
Kirilya 2 years ago
He seemed like and Eq/jumper when I rode him, but I'm such a hunter/Eq. rider that I'm pretty soft. And that fence was a blind one, the horse couldn't see in until about 3-5 strides out. So when I didn't close my leg, that's what happens.
Elis207 2 years ago
is this the columbine in littleton?
horsesrockmylife08 2 years ago
It's not the barn, it's the name of the medal class. But this is in Colorado
Elis207 2 years ago