The One Where We Make it Cross Country!

I’m hooked on XC! Completely. Sudi and I made it through a REAL XC school at Full Gallop Farm. Yes, we actually made it over OFFICIAL XC jumps!!!

Now, this took a little bit of convincing on my part as Sudi thought a bunch of these logs looked quite scary in the beginning. He was a trooper though, and we made it over many logs, a mini tiger trap, a mini coop, up and down banks, in and out of the water complex, and over a REAL ditch!!!

I think Sudi was really eating up the course too as after most of the jumps he would take off in a very forward canter/hand gallop and the occasional victorious head shake. And the boy has a really nice lengthy stride too!! We both had fun (and I didn’t get thrown into the water!), and that was the best part!

While I’m not quite ready to enter us in a true USEA event yet, we’re definitely on our way. Wish I had pics from the day (my squats paid off really BIG time too so my position was WORLDS better!), but alas we were all riding and had no ground person.

My next trip up to Full Gallop is February 4th – Tammy and I are going to watch and cheer on Will Faudree and then jump judge in the afternoon! Hopefully I’ll get some great pics from that as well. Lots of fun!

Well wrapping up, this weekend, my mom and I are taking Sudi and Kehbs to Mullet Hall to meet up with some friends for some good ‘ole trail riding fun. Yay for early spring!