15-17 fences: I saw the jumps, and thought I was going to have a heart attack. They looked so much bigger than usual. I decided if I got around the course ok, I'd be happy with it. We did get around the course ok, and I could have done much better, but I was happy with it. We ended 6th.
USEF: I really liked my course. I let him run off at the end, but I felt like I knew where I was and kept him together for the most part. We ended 9th.
Maclay: Ahh so frustrating. Our course was absolutely beautiful before and after the stop. I tried to stuff in 11 strides instead of 10 to a built up one stride. I know if I wasn't counting at the beginning I shouldn't have started counting at the end. If this hadn't happen, I definitely would have gotten points. We flatted anyway because so few people cleared the course. This was our best flat so far! He was quiet and slow. I was so happy with it. We ended up 6th.
Connecticut medal: This was a 3' or 3'3" (idk) medal in the hunter ring. The only real mistake we made was not being patient enough to the 2 stride and not staying out enough in our corners. I found that closing my eyes for a second helps before doing a long approach. We flatted for this too (they called back 8 out of 14). Again, Jack was quiet and attentive. He was a pleasure to ride. We ended up 7th which was how we came into the flat :)
NEHC: I loved my course Everything seemed to really work until the last line (the 2 stride). I lined up every jump and closed my eyes right after the turn to calm down. The jumps just showed themselves. It was great. The judge was next to the two line so I couldn't really close my eyes. I need to find a better thing to do so I can do it when the judge is looking at me. I didn't relax enough. We got in deep to the 2, and I know we could have done it better. It was upsetting because the rest of the course was so perfect. We ended up 4th.
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