I am doomed

[Bows 4 Shows]

Hmmm. Having a very bad week but today has gone from bad to worse.
Have been looking forward to going to the Northern All Welsh show at Selby tomorrow. Bearing in mind i havent done a ridden class in 8 years, my section d has only ever done one small class so we are in desperate need of some ring experience and they are running a true novice class.
Took my saddle to get altered/ widened at the end of Jan. Rung up on Tuesday and was told it was being collected on Thursday they would post it back to me Friday and I would get it Monday. Negotiated a days holiday at work for today so I could collect it and have it back intime for the show. I rang yesterday to tell them not to post it I would collect it.Yes no problem I was told.
Set off for a 3 hour drive first thing this morning- got there ( only got lost once) saddle hasn't come back from altering. £50 diesel wasted plus a days holiday lost.
3 hours drive home and managed to borrow a saddle off a fabulous friend (thanks dizzydora!)
Start to get things ready. Tried saddle on - perfect fit! Whoop whoop. New bridle however didn't. Not a problem have his old one still.
Took him out in the field to test ride the saddle- decide I may like to keep this saddle. Then quest goes on strike. Getting dark by this point so am hoping it's just because he feels he should be in bed with the others. Managed to coax him to do a bit more trot but didn't push for canter.
Charger Lead has gone missing on the small clippers. You guessed it switched them on- dead.
Only other little clippers we have are the ones my mum uses on dads head. Wonder if he'll mind if I "borrow" them in the morning?
Come home start cleaning tack and getting my stuff together tried on my outfit- jacket, gloves,breeches, hat, shirt- check. Boots (only worn once 8 years ago and stored away) as soon as I put them on I could feel the blisters forming. Hmm. Mum very kindly offers to soften them for me. Then both - yes both heels decide to drop off.....good job we have plenty of hot melt glue sticks. Hopefully they will make do for one class.
I really am hoping that tomorrow is not going to be such a disasterous day. Am I destined to not go??
Thank you for listening to me ranting. Lol xx
Well done if you've made it to the bottom of this message.

[chorro]

take heart, after such a bad dress rehearsal it can only get better

[greasedweasel]

Good Luck, I'm very much looking forward to the show report!!

[brt]

Well either you battle all these thing and do fab or something is saying don't go!

i would have given up after the clippers lol!

Good luck, sure all will be fine and let us know how you get on xx

[minibutmighty]

After all that work you must go! Think of all those things that have gone wrong it is a miracle you have found alternatives for everything! Good Luck tomorrow and have fun let us know how you get on and we would love photos

[newdalestud]

I always think I do better if the day before is a nightmare! Things can only get better! Best of luck! Xxx

[twiglet1]

Aww bless , but it did make me lol ,
Both heels !!! Omg think that would of finished it off for me ! You deserve a medal for persevering :-)
Good luck and I hope to Tommorow is a stress free day xx

[Bows 4 Shows]

Yes both heels! Well after the first one went I told my mum to do the same to the other boot and see if the same happened. It did. Never mind it's a good excuse to buy new ones!
Im not so worried about tomorrow now, what will be will be. Am not expecting a rosette so if we get one that's great- if not I'll make myself one when I get home - one that says loser or you tried?? Maybe they could be a new range?
Xx

[Bows 4 Shows]

Today was a disaster. But at least it's done and over.we came a deservedly last. But at least we went and tried. He was a prat from coming out of his stable, I rode shockingly. He did start to strut in the collecting ring afterwards do a niceish halt and stood in the lineup nicely most of the time. Never mind. It's only one class. He's only a baby and there's always another day. Off home now for an alcoholic beverage...

[sarahp]

We've all been there at some point. Onwards and upwards now!

[twiglet1]

Well done for giving it ago :-) , your luck will improve with more show practice :-)
Good luck for your next venture x

[drea]

well done for going, onwards and upwards from here, good luck next time out

[kickon]

Mmm! Sounds like a normal day to me

[watchbank]

Aww god bless you we have all been there happened to me last week! Boots were so tight round calves i had no circulation!

[rubydoo]

sounds like you've wound yourself up with all this preparing , get straight back in the ring asap

[dizzydora]

Apr 23, 2012 18:20:12 GMT rubydoo said:

sounds like you've wound yourself up with all this preparing , get straight back in the ring asap

She now enjoys the pony from the sidelines as he's come to live with us on loan for the season, and so far from 2 shows he has won 2 novice classes and 2 novice championships, so needless to say she's a jibbering wreck now for all the right reasons at shows ;D

[Bows 4 Shows]

and what a wonderful job you are doing with him too! - would love to add some pics on here but cant remember how to do it lol. Yes my nerves are still there even at ringside and i cried my eyes out when he was Novice Champion the other weekend. A very proud Mum. Now back to making those rosettes..... xx

[iluvmyponies]

Oh dear, what a couple of days you had!
The same happened to me watchbank, put on my boots for the first time after winter & I couldn't feel my legs within 5 seconds