Re-routing to Burgie...

After my tumble in Ireland we re-routed to Burgie... It is a long way to go as it is in Scotland but I went last year so knew it was a lovely event and well worth the drive!
We took the two water babies... CRISTAL and JAMBI (Mere Oak) and then to fill the lorry we took STEVE (Noble Bestman) for the CIC* and MINIMEE for the CCI*.
JAMBI and CRISTAL had had a week off after Tatts and then XC schooled 3 times the week before Burgie so hadn't really done any dressage... JAMBI was rather tense and made a few mistakes to finish on 53 which left him lying in 9th place.
CRISTAL did a nice test but not as polished as his Tatts test to score 48.1 and top the leader board.
MINIMEE did a lovely test to put him in 3rd place on a 42.5 in the CCI*.
STEVE was rather excited and was cheeky in his test so only scored 54.4 but this was good enough for 3rd in his section.
MINIMEE went XC first and it was a decent track that was catching lots of people out. He went clear and added 1.2 time penalties which left him in his 3rd place.
JAMBI was first to go in the CCI** and he was feeling great up until fence 10 which was a step up, bounce to a log... he jumped up the step but for some reason he didn't get his front legs up over the log and fell...
CRISTAL was next and I was worried that it was going to be a repeat of Tatts but he was awesome! He lost a shoe at fence 5 so I had to slow down on the corners so he didn't slip too much. He came home with 6.8 time faults which dropped him down to 4th place but I was thrilled with him!
STEVE showjumped his normal immaculate clear round and then followed up with a speedy XC round which moved him up to 2nd place as he was the only one to finish on his dressage score!
MINIMEE and CRISTAL both trotted up well with Alex whilst I was doing STEVE!
The CCI* showjumping was first and MINIMEE jumped really well but just rubbed the front rail with his hind legs on an oxer. He ended up moving up to 2nd place which was a great result for him.
CRISTAL was fresh and jumping his socks off outside... he jumped just as well in the ring but had a very unlucky rail but it left him in his 4th place.
He has now qualified for the Young Rider Final Trial and has been put on the shortlist.
A successful and fun week was had....