28/09/2026
I think the hardest part was a) we could see the finish line and b) it was the only fence on course I was worried about 🙈
This is how it *should* have gone… or could have gone, or would have gone if I had rode how I should have rode but I didn’t I panicked and flapped, jumped in too boldly and got a shocking line. Was a cross at myself, yes massively 😖
Have I learnt from it, 100% I have.
My Boys are ssssoooooooooo different XC, Banks is always looking for the flags and pulling my arms off. Enzo atm, as keen as he is, is slightly behind the leg at times, yet listens and is extremely polite in the hand.
If there’s a combination I’m worried about on Banks, I often make it a problem by steadying him too much, which he then reads that I’m nervous and says well if you don’t wanna go mum we don’t have to…
So I’ve learnt if there’s something I’m worried about I must pretend I’m not and attack it as competently as I can.
Enzo however needs less bold more balance, he’s bold and confident enough in his own ability to jump the jumps. But needs a calmer more focused me to get him on the correct line and say there it is Boyo.
Still a little cross at myself, yup.
Learning from my mistakes, yup.
Even more determined to up my game for the future, yup.
Not letting the fear of failure sit in this head all “off season” taking action, making a plan and potentially travelling a million miles to get another run, as the seasons been far too short and I’m not ready to not XC til March 😂
