Finally I managed to get out eventing this season! It has taken long enough due to various horse issues and lamenesses etc. Unfortunately I had very early times so we walked the XC the evening before.
Jack warmed up fairly well for the Dressage but nothing brilliant. However when we were trotting/cantering around the outside of the arena he went around brilliantly about five times. Unfortunately once in the arena he became really tense which caused him to become very unsteady in his head and contact. We ended up with a score of 46.2 which I was very disappointed with. However when we looked at the scoreboard we realised that the vast majority of scores were in the 40's and that it was a stiff judge, so the score wasn't quite as bad as it seemed!
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Next up was the Show Jumping, I was actually quietly confident because recently I have been BSJA-ing him over much bigger courses and the novice track at Withington seemed quite small and straight forwards. True to form, Jack warmed up brilliantly, and then posted a lovely clear in the ring. Although I think we lacked a bit of energy at the beginning of the course.

Finally was the Cross Country. I was a bit concerned about the ground but after speaking to my trainer I decided to ride forwards to ensure that we remained in a  good forwards rhythm throughout the course. So off we set, popped over 1, 2, 3 and 4 nicely and then it was into 5 and 6 ab. A big drop roll top downhill to an open ditch brush combination. He popped through that really nicely and then up the hill and over a big table at 7. The next two fences were really nice and beautifully presented. Fence 8 was a big wishing well corner and then a turn to 9 which was a skinny wishing well. I was very impressed with how Jack went through this, we got a perfect stride over the corner and then again over 9. Galloped along and up over the step to rail bounce at 10 without issues and then galloped off through the woods. Flew out over the bursh at 11 and then it was onto the next combination - three big log piles on a 180 degree turn in some woods. He went well through there although we did get slightly close to the first element. The next fence was my favourite on the course, a very impressive very large table with drop/ditch, Jack was really forward bound up to this fence and flew it beautifully off a really nice stride. We angled the wall at 14 and went through the water (15 abcd) without any issues. Popped over a drop roll top at 16 and then it was the final combination on the course - two angled houses. We got a bit close to the first but he jumped them really nicely and finally we finished well on a lovely stride over the last. I kicked on, but didn't rush him for the time and we finished with 2.8 time penalties (7 seconds over).

All in all, a very good day - we just need to work on that dressage! However a double clear at our first event isn't bad going! In the end we finished 13th and without the 2.8 time penalties we would have been 7th! 
Onwards and upwards to Hambleden CIC* in a few weeks!