Just commenting to enable you.
I’ll say you also might enjoy hunter derbies if you like the jumper ring but your horse’s style isn’t particularly jumpery.
I will also provide encouragement that as a former dressage rider turned H/J (mostly jumpers but I am on an aged Eq / hunter derby horse currently and LOVING life) - those with dressage backgrounds can often KILL it in the flat phases and some of the flat questions which are all very foundational dressage components (flying changes, counter canter, turn on haunch / forehand, serpentines, no irons, sitting trot, etc.).
Also since you were a pro & likely are accurate AF to fences - you’ll likely end up doing a clean sweep.
Depends on the judges through, I “evented” (never competed) but learned to jump from eventers and my SJ and Eq trainers had to make some semi serious changes to my position over fences. I, too, still need to sit between the fences to have my rhythm make sense to me.
I am getting better at “code switching” on the flat between dressage vs non-dressage flatting (there are some minor differences - like to canter cue seriously is different with European trained dressage horses!) and the WAY you use your seat and leg both upper and lower is nuanced and IMO different. But again IMO those with good (I must caveat with this as I see awful shit going on in modern upper level dressage these days) dressage backgrounds have a magic feel.
Just something to be aware of as you’ll likely dominate on every aspect except maybe “conventional eq” style.
I, too, am seeing recently classes being rewarded for really flowy courses, less direct lines between bending related distances, a roll back looking really smooth and not quick. I can imagine it might be challenging for an eventer to ride this way which would definitely get them time on xc and possibly stadium.
