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RRP 2026 recap: Dressage aka 🕺 pink 💖 pony 💅🏻 club 🪩

After hauling 1000+ miles and doing Field Hunters, I knew Fitz would likely be too tired to do the flatwork he's capable of. I was absolutely right and he was like "lady, if this does not involve gleefully cantering across KY bluegrass, I can either be straight, on the bit, or have impulsion. Pick one." But I had one goal and one goal only for dressage, and that was complete a discipline at RRP. Mission accomplished 🥳

I did world's shortest warmup, did not try and put this horse together, and had no plan whatsoever for my demo ride beyond remember to halt somewhere 😂 He still had some lovely moments, and handled the environment great! This is the 2nd time he has ever been in a dressage arena, as I chose to focus on jump exposure for schooling day and never went up here.

We finished 37th out of 59, and 11th amateur (by 2.62 points, so maybe I should've pushed a little harder to get 10th and a pretty ribbon... oops) - not too shabby for a green tired baby doing his second ever dressage test in his life!

But what was probably my favorite moment of the entire Makeover happened after our tests. We went up to collect Corbin from his video vantage point and head back to our barn, and got stopped by a mom, daughter, and grandmother who were local but not horse people and interested in learning more. They told me that they had been watching dressage for awhile and Fitz was their favorite of the day, and then asked me about the @retiredracehorseproject, why Thoroughbreds as my breed of choice, and about their life and training on the track.

I chatted with them for 10 minutes, and Fitz stood like a statue the entire time and was super sweet and friendly letting them say hello to him. What an ambassador for the breed and OTTBs as sport horses 🥹🩷
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There are some experiences that stay with you long after you’ve come home. Egypt is one of those experiences for me. 🇪🇬

It’s funny how you sometimes have to go somewhere new to appreciate how far you’ve come. 

The Egypt Training Camp taught me so much, both as a rider and as an athlete. I was incredibly lucky to ride 9 different horses, each with their own personalities, quirks and ways of going. Learning to adapt my riding to each horse, rather than expecting the horse to adapt to me, was one of the biggest lessons I will take with me to Dakar. I learned so much about being effective, pushing myself out of my comfort zone and, as JP and @m.khalifaequestriancoach reminded me, just doing it. 

I was also incredibly lucky to have Crime Time as my horse for the show. He was scopy, brave, honest and absolutely loved his job. He taught me so much and gave me a feeling I will never forget. 🤍

But beyond the riding, the best part of Egypt was the people. I made friendships I know I’ll carry with me and got to build such strong bonds with Team Africa. I am so proud to be part of this team and so honoured to wear the green and gold of South Africa. 🇿🇦💛

A special thank you to @azn_eq for being there with me in Egypt, for all the laughs, the support, the tough moments and always pushing me to be better. I’m so grateful you got to share this experience with me. 🤍

I came home with more than I left with - not just as a rider, but as a person. And for that, I will be forever grateful. What a privilege this journey is 🇿🇦🇪🇬

Dakar, here we come! 

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