Not to distract from the seriousness of other current issues, but I wanted to share my excitement with how fantastic Cotton was at SP!
After having some over-stimulation issues at his first USEA down at Full Gallop, he came out to the 6 ring mega show that is Southern Pines like an old pro. He scored a 24.8 in dressage and we finished on that score to come in 3rd out of 22 in the OBN.
He’s getting so grown up! The biggest hurdle in the flatwork remains the steadiness in the bridle and being able to add more energy without throwing off the balance. It’s a bit of a fine line (like most). I could tell he was really thinking some silly thoughts during parts of the test but he never abandoned ship and he stayed connected. Well up until AFTER the salute when he let it all out :lol:
Here is a little montage with clips of all 3 phases put together:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vK_yuUAb5_w
He makes the move to Novice next week at the Running Start schooling HT.
AND we got to meet and hang out with fellow COTHer KCarp and her gorgeous Prelim mare Khalesi. She is just about the nicest, funniest person ever and a really lovely rider!
Big thanks to the folks at CHP, they did a swell job keeping things on time and running a fantastic show 
