Was thrilled to win this, despite Pop doing the most appalling halt at the start of the test - he went sideways, backwards and sideways again and absolutely refused to stand still whilst I saluted! Thankfully, after that he then went back into dressage diva mode and produced a nice test, although the simple changes were not as smooth as we get them at home. However, winning the Qualifier left me with a bit of a dilemma, as a couple of days before the competition I had received a letter from Pony Club headquarters informing me I had been selected for the national tetrathlon training course, which was to be held the same weekend as the Dengie championships. So I had to decide between the two, and as I've competed several times at the Dengie championships, I chose to opt for the tetrathlon training weekend instead - so I asked for my qualification to be passed down to the next competitor.