Saturday was our UKA Show and the wettest of the two days. I think the poor judges must have shrunk by the time we finished, but everyone wrapped up and battled through. The atmosphere remained positive and very friendly with people cheering and clapping each others runs and laughter could be heard.
Entry numbers were fairly low, with a rough head count of about 30 people, making the show generally relaxed and inviting. Rode Heath Scout Group provided a BBQ and Cake Stall and the cakes especially were very popular! Yum yum yum.
Ruth one of our instructors had recently passed her UKA Judging course and judged for the first time on Saturday. She did a brilliant job and kindly let us share her courses. Here's Beginners Steeplechase:
On Sunday it was our Can You Dig It? Unaffiliated Show. Again the rain came but we still had a good attendance and saw lots of new faces. It was nice to see people coming for their first time and some for their first ever show.
The judges put up some lovely, but challenging courses and people commented on how they'd enjoyed running the tricky but interesting Advanced course. One of the funniest moments of the day was reading a tickets that said "Dog - Marley, aka useless. Time - Forever. Free to a good home". It certainly made a couple of us giggle.
An enjoyable weekend for all with nice spotty rosettes for the winners and some generously donated prizes. Let's hope for sunshine next time though!
An enjoyable weekend for all with nice spotty rosettes for the winners and some generously donated prizes. Let's hope for sunshine next time though!
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