We’re within the full swing of competition season in the intervening time and we thought we’d replicate on why equestrians make final music competition buddies — in spite of everything, we are sometimes identified for our grit, dedication, bravery and skill to endure a number of the hardest situations…
1. Mud
We’ve got spent a winter knee-deep in mud — what’s another weekend? Whereas competition revellers flock to supermarkets to purchase wellies for the weekend, we have already got our trusty pair damaged in from winter (and the winter earlier than that too), which suggests no blisters for us.
2. Tremendous energy
Folks arrive on the competition battling heavy rucksacks — we feature luggage of bedding and feed with out flinching. Our muscle tissues have been in coaching for this all yr!
3. Hardy
Whereas festival-goers fret about spending an evening within the nice open air, sleeping on the bottom, we’ve got spent our youth at Pony Membership camp. We’ll have the tent pitched earlier than our neighbours have even obtained the directions out.
4. Resourceful
When cries are heard throughout the campsite asking if anybody has a spare guy-rope, us dependable equestrians will at all times have some baler twine tucked away in a pocket on the prepared (simply in case of an emergency).
5. Crowds
We’re not deterred by large crowds of individuals. We’ve been to Badminton and Burghley and made certain we obtained the proper view at each the enduring Lake and the Trout Hatchery — we’ll have you ever on the entrance, seeing your favorite band very quickly.
6. Reminiscence of an elephant
Teams of pals are sometimes heard debating which route it’s to the subsequent stage. With our potential to recollect a dressage take a look at, showjumping course and cross-country course all on the identical day, you may assure we’ll have already got the location map memorised.
7. What sleep?
An equestrian has been tuned to thrive on as little sleep as doable. Late nights and early morning begins maintain no worry for an equestrian — we’re already in present season mode.
8. Cleanliness
The road for the burger van has revellers furiously making use of hand gel. We’re used to holding a horse for the farrier whereas consuming a sandwich and concurrently giving our horse a superb head scratch (though on second ideas, our horses are most likely a bit cleaner!)
9. Did somebody say hangover?
The morning after the evening earlier than at a music competition hears many complaints of sore heads throughout the campsite. We’ve carried out grownup using camp and efficiently ridden cross-country at 8am even with a gin or two the night earlier than — what hangover?
10. Low upkeep
As individuals frantically scrub mud off with child wipes and the air is thick with dry shampoo, we throw on a baseball cap on and we’re prepared for the subsequent day.
11. Stamina
An equestrian is already skilled within the artwork of lengthy days and little meals — a music competition is actually simply one other stroll within the park to us.
12. Our spirits can by no means be dampened
What’s a bit rain at a competition? We’ve got confronted misplaced sneakers, costly vet payments, days the place not one showjump will keep up — we all know to at all times look on the brilliant facet.
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