DPS summer show

Well yesterday was the summer breed show at Barnard castle and I had decided to take both Pait and Rory. Friday I finished work at half 4 then went straight to the yard to start bathing and prepping ponies. By the time I'd finished there then been and moved the cart out of the wagon and gone home and cleaned all sets of tack and long boots it was 11.15pm by the time I crawled into bed. 5am came rather too quickly and it was up to the yard to see what damage control I had to take. Given Rory lives outside he was actually quite clean and Pait had left her socks white but coated her hocks in poo to make up for it.
Set off at 6.45 and arrived at about 8.30 with me thinking the first class was at 9.30. At 8.55 the 5 min call went out over the tannoy and I realised that I was slightly wrong not in show gear and pony not even tacked up it was a rather quick throw stuff on and trot across the field to warm Rory up.
It was a very srong class and I didn't expect Rory to do anything it was just nice experience for the 2 of us. He did a fab individual marred by a wrong strikeoff into canter on the left rein (we've been struggling with this at home and Ive figured out it's my weight and balance that is wonky since the knee and Rory listens to my seat not the leg aid and thinks hes doing it correct) pulled bak to trot and straight back into canter and immediatly asked him to extend and he pulled a fab gallop out showing the (one!) pace hes good at.
Next up was Madame P-pot in her ridden class (sadly and unplanned Rory's inhand clashed so Em had to take him in that) she was a star and gave me a fab ride and stood perfectly in the lineup came sixth which I was a bit disapointed with but just so proud of how well she went for how little ive had her out.
Lunch break in which Rory had a few snort attackes and eyes on stalks at the carriages but that is very tame for him and Pait just let him swing round into her without disembowling him always a bonus.
Just got back n Rory to do his ridden class when the heavens opened and we got drenched he went well in the class if a bit tense but unplaced. It was lovely to see people and Pait's breeders said hello and got to see her which was lovely.
Can't wait for next year when Pait is more established and hopefully Rory will have more muscle on.