Friday Flashback - our first double clear

Taking a trip down memory lane today, way back to 2009 (10th of October 2009) when Kika and i got our first double clear jumping 1m course no less!

Apologies for haphazard & bouncy video, old school digital camera at work.
The round itself leaves a lot to be desired, my flapping leg cues for take off and running her into the base of the fences resulting in my being jumped out of the tack more often than not are some of the rather unflattering things i do.
Regardless of all my bad riding, I am still super proud of my little horse who to this day continues to put up with my bad riding - although she is less forgiving now days.

When it comes to jumping & competing, I really do miss Ireland! I regularly flirt with the idea of sending her back to the family farm so that I can fly over every other weekend to compete at the local shows. Crazily it would save me money on the monthly livery fees here, but Nancy & I would miss her too much and what if I couldn't register to compete as i don't really live in Ireland anymore. I am technically on secondment to work here in Lux, but as the job is supposedly safe as houses the only reason I'd move back to Ireland would be if I chose to leave my current position...All thoughts for a rainy day perhaps.