We were participating in a competition in Helsinki. It was organised in Laakso's riding stadium, which is a nice place. It's a good arena for Rokis since it is so big, and Rokis' canter is so long that it is easier to ride a good round there. Rokis was behaving very well already in the morning so I tried my very best to make sure he maintains that feeling because if he would, I knew he would be awesome. Rokis jumped two phenomenal rounds in the competition. The first one was 0.90m, and already then he was listening to me super well and he could not have been better. So 0-0 from that! The feeling was awesome after the round because he has rarely been that good in competitions. The second round was 1.0m, which did not cause any problems either. I rode a bit too close to the second last fence and we took one pole down from there. Of course it was a shame we did, but I am still very, very satisfied with the round! I am super happy to see how Rokis has improved in past few months. On the contrary to the plan I had, we are not going to participate in the GP in Hanko. I decided that it is better to let Rokis rest now, and then I will sign us up for some other competition in a big arena. If I do the groundwork well now, we will reach anything we ever want.
All the following pictures are by Saija Marttinen from Kuvauksellista Photography.
And yes, Aida almost always does the course walk with me! ;)
Rokis' mood a day before the competition
All the following pictures are by Saija Marttinen from Kuvauksellista Photography.
