BRC FOTH Eventer's Challenge - Helmet Cam

Total Recall's video here -    • 2013 BRC FOTH Eventer's Challenge - Total ...   What a fantastic day this was! Pigeon and I were called up as a last minute reserve to ride at this national championship on West Oxfordshire Riding Club's Team. The British Riding Club NAF 2013 Festival of the Horse (01.06.13) was held at Washbrook Farm, Aston Le Walls. This is the 90cm Eventer's challenge with a tricky course of 9 show jumps followed immediately by an even trickier course of 16 cross country fences (the double of corners and the very early water complex caught a lot of competitors out)! As an added bonus the cross country course included jumps from the course at the 2012 London Olympics (chopped down to make them a bit smaller of course). Pigeon was amazing (as always)... She rolled one pole in the show jumping and flew around the cross country clear and 17 seconds under the time (oops, mum should have used the brakes instead of the accelerator). Overall our team ended on the same score as the winners but the Riding Club team from Blidworth Equestrian Centre (well done ladies) were 1 second faster on the show jumping! Second place for the West Oxfordshire ladies - look out for the photos in the British Riding Club magazines. I am delighted with Pigeon's performance (even if she was a nutter in the warm up)... Just kicking myself for kicking the horse (not that I really need to kick her on) - a few seconds slower and we would have won the smart rugs and sashes. Although as our team leader pointed out one second faster or slower from one of 6 other riders would have won it too... so close. Maybe next year! Apologies for not charging my camera (my other regret). Total Recall's video is here -    • 2013 BRC FOTH Eventer's Challenge - Total ...  ! Best event ever :-)