Dressage Competition (Take Two)

The aim? To do better than in my last dressage test.
The result? Very mixed. Lower scores overall (stricter marking, definitely), but placed first in the Level D1 test. D2 was still a disaster though - I seriously can't get the horse to canter when I need him to.


My riding still needs a lot of work, I guess. Oh, and on a side note - I nearly came off as well in the warm-up area. East Coast decided to bolt and I was clinging to his neck for dear life hoping against hope that he wouldn't suddenly halt and send me over his head as he was charging for the fence. Luckily, I survived; not so luckily, it meant my nerves were somewhat frayed when I entered the dressage arena and you do not want to be tense during a dressage test. Definitely not.

Thus, the resolution? More riding (and by the by, to ride better). Sounds easy; much harder than it appears.