Area Dressage 2021

Area Dressage 2021

For Area Dressage we had to go to Hickstead. I had to do lots of things to do to get ready for the event as this was the first time I had done Dressage in a competition. First, I had to learn the test! I had lots of lessons to help me. 

On Saturday morning we gave Secret a great big bath and trimmed up all her little feathers and made her mane neat, trimmed her tail up. We wanted to make her all shiny and clean and she really did shine! 

When we got to Hickstead, first we went in the warm-up arena, and we did a walk, trot and canter on both reigns. Then we did some 20 metre circles and trotting down the centre line until our number was called to go up to the main arena. This was where we did our dressage test, we did a few tiny wrong parts in the test but it didn’t matter and the Judge really liked Secret and she gave me some really nice feedback. 

I managed to come 18th in my arena. There was over 75 entries in the Grassroots class. Secret was very good and at the end she had a big treat and a cuddle – then we loaded her up in the trailer and we left to come home. When we got back home we turned Secret out in the field with her friends. Then we put the trailer away and went home for dinner! 

I had a nice bath and then my brother went to bed, I got some time to watch TV but then I was super tired from the busy day and went upstairs to bed. 

I cant wait to do another dressage test again soon!

Calista Scott-Smith, aged 8