I don’t think I’ve ever been to an agility show as hot as this weekend’s champ show at Ashburton. The high each day was 32 degrees according to the metservice, although some people’s iphone apps reported temperatures as high as 36!
There is limited shade at the Mid Canterbury shows and I struggled to keep Rik cool. My clubmate Bronwyn kindly lent us a little USB-powered fan which made her a lot more comfortable. Phil generously passed around an assortment of Popsicles on Sunday which was also much appreciated.
Rik and I had a second placing in Novice on Saturday. We also did some good work in Intermediate, but were let down by our weaves – I haven’t done any training on these for a couple of months so it’s time to set them up again at home. We had a third placing in one Jumpers B on Sunday and had an absolutely stunning run in another one, sadly with a rail off. I’m looking forward to six more chances next weekend to see if we can finally pull off the perfect run!