Kapelstraat 12  5595 GK  Leende

An unforgettable show!

Last night Joyce, Marcel, Stan, Maddy, Pip, Showboy and Ubique came home from the international show in Treffen in Austria. When they arrived in Leende they could only say WAUW!!! This was a show never to forget!

Joyce tells:

On our way to the show we spent the night in Munich. On Tuesday morning we arrived at the Glock horse Performance Centre.. Immediately we noticed how special it all was: rubber mats in the roomy stalls, we got help unloading the horses, a red carpet for the horses, and an incredible show arena. 

On Tuesday the horses got a light training and 
Showie and Ubique passed the vet check on Wednesday without problems. In the morning I trained the horses before the vet check. Both were a bit tensed in the ring. Showie didn't feel so fit, he didn't eat so well and because of the heat he had lost condition. The good thing was the first competition day for him was Friday. 

On Thursday I showed 
Ubique at Grand Prix level. He was great! Untill the passage tour we got over 76%. But in the passage I didn't do enough myself as in the last shows he sometimes was a bit hectic. I did not enough and we got fours.... :(.

These things happen because we miss experience. The rest of the test was good and we were satisfied. The final score was over 65% and we came eightth. We tacked up for the prize giving ceremony! 

On Friday 
Ubique didn't have a show day. We qualified for the freestyle on Saturday. Showboy was competed at Prix St Georges level on Friday. During the warming up he felt quite okay. His battery was still a bit low. In the test I lost my nice connection in canter. We didn't make big mistakes but the test didn't give the wow feeling. We came eightth with over 68%.

On Saturday Showboy was competed at Intermediare 1 level. In the meantime he had started eating but he wasn't top fit. It was a very strong field and we came 12th. We qualified for the freestyle kur on Sunday. 

Ubique was in great shape for the kur on Saturday. We were a little bit ahead of the music in the beginning of the test. Too bad as I had to slow down a bit. One time he changed in a pirouette but for the rest I was very satisfied. We came fifth. One judge gave us 71% and an other judge only gave 61%. Anyway I was happy with this fifth place! 

I still can't understand what happened Sunday during the kur with 
Showie...I am so sick of it! 

We managed S
howboy in a way he started eating again and he was fit again! The kur went great! Till the moment I made the salut at the end of the test. One of the judges came to me and said I have made two pirouettes to the right instead of one to lthe left as well. How was this possible??!! 

I thought about it for a very long time and he was right! I entered the test clockwise instead of to the left. Don't ask me why as I always start to the left. I didn't notice my mistake during the test as you can always improvise an other pirouette somewhere and I didn't. Apart from the 0 for the left pirouette (counting twice) I got fives for the artistic part (counting x4!!!) This test was worth a top three normally... I can't turn back time and I am so sick of it! Showie did a super job! 

In spite of this kur the show was really fantastic, there was a buffet in the 
riders lounge and there were great concerts. On Friday MIRIAH CARREY gave a concert!!! On Saturday nobody less than ROBBIE WILLIAMS rocked!!!!!

Incredible!! I just want to say: 'A big thank you to the Glock family!!!'