Cross country time! I was excited about the course, which looked fun but not too terribly challenging. And I was ready to channel my dressage frustration into giving Duke a good, positive ride.
I had my helmet cam going, which is so fun to watch and relive. Sound on if you want to hear my ridiculous commentary throughout. Please excuse the profanity when I realize my watch didn’t start.
He looked a little at jump 12, which were carved fish, and geeked a bit to 8AB, which were two up banks. But we made it through really smoothly otherwise and had a blast.
Even though I hit the wrong dang button on my watch so it didn’t start, we came in at 4:51, which was 6 seconds under the optimum time! So happy with that and it bumped us up to 7th place.
I just love cross country so much.
Centered in the Saddle 
What a good boy! And I could watch his ears for days. That course looks like it goes for days…..and that house/barn jump made me throw up a little. All those jumps look huge to me (#certifiedchicken). Glad you had fun!! He looks like a blast to jump CC!
LikeLike
It was a blast! The jumps didn’t feel too big for the most part except for one that I swear we were in the air for a 10 full seconds!
LikeLiked by 1 person
He is just so adorable. I think if he tried to prick those ears any farther forward, they might actually pop off! Congrats on a fun run!
LikeLiked by 1 person
He’s the most adorable! 🙂 And he loooooves cross country day!
LikeLiked by 1 person
I love helmet cams. Looking at courses in different parts of the country is always fun to me. Looks like a great course, y’all were clocking right along no problem!
LikeLike
I agree, helmet cams are so fun and seeing courses around the country is pretty cool. I was pleasantly surprised by how much terrain this course had, being in the middle of Iowa, literally surrounded by corn fields!
LikeLike
Aw I loved this. It makes me want to take Frankie out!!! Duke is the absolute sweetest.
LikeLike
You should take Frankie out!! And I agree, Duke is the sweetest. ❤
LikeLike
I’m a new reader of your blog, but I have to say you have some of the best cross country commentary I think I’ve ever seen on a helmet cam video! I was laughing so much when you came up to the fish jump. LOL Great round!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Hahaha thank you! I don’t really remember saying such nonsense so watching it back cracks me up! Duke was not sure about those funny fish 😂
LikeLike
You two look great! I feel that this will be me when I go xc – my commentary will be just like this LOL. I love the “commit commit commit ra ra ra!” haha! I count the strides and do that too haha!
LikeLike
Bahahaha I actually didn’t realize how much I talk out there and it cracks me up every time I watch the video 😂
LikeLike
Woo congrats!!
LikeLiked by 1 person
What an AWESOME move-up XC run 😀
LikeLike