Jumping Competition

Here is my video when I was jumping with Royal at Arthayasa Stable!!

Jumping with Owen

this is the video when I was jumping with Owen, just to complete my story  (• ˆ⌣ˆ •) 

Horseracing

September 1-2, 2012

Go.. go.. go..! Do ur best!

Prepare for the pony race :)

Check carefully. Make sure that everything is installed properly

Bajunya yg merah menyala melambangkan semangatnya yg membara

competition

Champion of the pony race, Rizky

The pony race

Their eyes were watching over the horses. They were curious who will be the champion.

The photographer :P

Photos by : me ;)
Taken with : Nikon D5100

My Holiday

The Mountain
(Photographed from a plane)

I spent my holiday in Singapore. My sister asked me to accompany her (she's studying in Singapore). Actually she was in a LONG holiday, her holiday was about for 2 months. But, she has a lot of activities there. She can't go home (to Indonesia) soon. So, I came to Singapore and spent my holiday there.

We were having fun all the day. Sometimes we felt that 24 hours a day is not enough to do all the activities that we should do in that day. Sometimes we got bored too and just eat, sleep, eat, sleep, watching movie, have a snack, etc XP

Besides sightseeing in Singapore, I also joined my sister's activities, like playing angklung (Indonesian traditional musical instrument), teaching Jarimatika (the counting method that using fingers), etc.

One day, in our spare time, we decided to go to the park. There, we rented a double bicycle and took a lot of picture :D I tried to make a Panning photo.

My busy day was ended when my mother asked my sister to go to Iran. There's a Moslem Woman Conference. My mom participate in that conference and allowed to bring one person to the conference.

In the end, I was  a l o n e  in Singapore.

I didn't know what should I do there. Wish there was a prince came and broke the silence (◦^ʃƪ^◦)

Finally, I make a list of my own activities in Singapore. Such as riding horse, walking around, photographing, riding horse again, walking around, photographing, riding horse, walking around, photographing, windowshopping, playing angklung, etc. (￣▽￣) hahaha

I joined angklung concert which was held at Tampines (near my residence) [padahal baru masuk groupnya, baru latian 2x pula]. Meskipun salah pake sendal, tapi konser tetap berjalan lancaaaaar :D jadi ceritanya, tante-tante angklung sedang membicarakan soal kostum, "untuk bagian sepatunya pake selop aja." dalam bayanganku yang dimaksud selop itu sandal bakpao karet. Kalo sandal bakpao, aku punya. Dengan yakin aku pake sandal bakpao ke konser angklung. Sesampainya di tempat konser, semua langsung kaget, masak mau pentas pake sandal bakpao. Ternyata yang dimaksud selop itu sandal/sepatu 'high heel' xD untung ada salah seorang tante yang bawa 2 sandal. Akhirnya aku dipinjami 1. Konser pun berjalan lancar╭(^▽^)╯

In the next day, early in the morning, I went to NEC (National Equestrian Center). I rode a horse accompanied by a coach, Mr. Dicky Mardiyanto. He is Indonesian people who works at Singapore. [dulu Pak Dicky pernah jadi pelatih di Arrowhead stable]

Pak Dicky

After rode the horse, I took a walk/sightseeing at Singapore and photographing the beautiful scenery.

[metode jalan-jalanku : bingung mau ke mana --> tanya referensi tempat yang bagus --> masuk kereta --> kira-kira ada tempat bagus, asal turun, tanya2 jalan :P --> having fun!]

Here are some photos when I was sightseeing in Singapore
(all photos were taken by me with Nikon D5100)

Om Roy, professional horse rider ;)

Pak Yana, the groom, ahli kepang kuda

Nanno, He is so pretty *o*

Lando

Pak Yana found a snake

National Equestrian Center

Koi Pond at  Chinese Garden

Chinese Garden

Zheng He (Ceng Ho)

Everything is red at  Chinese Garden

Chinese Garden's bridge

Turtle  and Fish Pond at Chinese Garden

Jumping di Arthayasa Stable

best crew ever

Jatuh dari kuda ketika lomba jumping di Arrowhead yang lalu tidak membuatku takut jumping, tapi aku jadi agak takut lomba jumping. 1 minggu setelah lomba di Arrowhead, aku dikabari guruku kalau minggu depan akan ada Menpora Cup di Arthayasa Stable, Depok, tapi perlombaannya hanya jumping, tidak ada dressage. Awalnya bimbang juga sih, mau ikut atau nggak, apalagi lombanya cuma jumping, nanti kalau gagal lagi gimana? Kalau ada dressagenya juga aku pasti ikut… hmm… ikut nggak ya? Keputusannya harus segera diambil karena kudanya harus segera berangkat ke tempat lomba bila jadi ikut.

Satu hari sebelum waktu keberangkatan aku masih bingung mau ikut apa nggak. Aku memutuskan ikut, tapi masih belum yakin. Untung ada guruku dan ortuku yang meyakinkanku untuk ikut. Akhirnya aku yakin untuk berangkat lomba.Targetnya bukan menang, tapi mencapai garis finish. Di lomba kemarin rasanya mencapai garis finish itu hal yang suliiiiit sekali.

Aku sampai di penginapan hari Kamis siang, lombanya diadakan hari Sabtu dan Minggu. Aku berangkat lewat jalur udara, sedangkan kudaku, Royal, lewat jalur darat. Kukira Royal sudah sampai di Arthayasa, ternyata belum. Sorenya, Pak Andre sudah datang, tapi Royal belum juga datang. Ada sedikit rasa khawatir kalau nanti kudanya stress atau kecapekan. Ternyata Royal dan Nala (kuda yang akan dipakai Pak Dicky) terjebak macet :O Jam 8 malam mereka baru sampai di stable. Mereka langsung diistirahatkan di kandang.

Keesokan paginya, aku pergi ke kandang untuk menengok Royal dan Nala. Alhamdulillah mereka semua baik2 saja. Mas Yudi, perawat kuda, memandikan mereka agar segar dan memberikan serbuk baru di kandangnya. Saking senangnya mereka berguling2 di serbuk baru. Kata Pak Andre, berguling2 itu ‘massage’ alaminya kuda, jadi mereka akan lebih rileks. Sesudah rileks dan berjalan2 sebentar, perlengkapan untuk Royal segera dipasangkan di punggungnya karena pagi ini aku akan latihan jumping untuk kompetisi besok.

Biasanya, ketika Royal memasuki wilayah baru, dia akan gerogi dan waspada, tapi di latihan kali ini dia kelihatan tenang sekali. Aku pun semakin yakin untuk perlombaan besok. Semoga besok aku bisa mencapai garis finish, amin ^_^

Malamnya aku deg2an. Meskipun deg2an, aku tetap bisa tidur dengan pulas :-P hehehe

Sabtu, hari pertama lomba. Aku makin deg2an ketika berjalan menuju arena lomba. Setelah walk course, aku segera pemanasan untuk jumping 30-50 cm dengan Royal. Tidak lama kemudian namaku dipanggil oleh steward, itu tandanya aku harus segera bersiap memasuki arena karena sebentar lagi giliranku maju. Setelah peserta sebelumku sudah selesai, aku segera masuk. Memberi hormat dan tersenyum, sang juri membalas senyumku, aaah rasanya sedikit lega setelah tersenyum. Setelah itu sang juri membunyikan lonceng, tanda bahwa sudah waktunya aku mulai jumping. Royal terlihat tenang, deg2anku sedikit berkurang. Palang 1, ok ;) 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8a, 8b, clear semua, tapi di palang ke 9 aku menjatuhkan palangnya, mungkin karena kudanya kurang ku-contact atau aku terlalu deep mengambil tikungannya. Tidak apa-apa, permulaan yang bagus, kurang 1 palang lagi maka aku akan mencapai garis finish. Waaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!! Aku mencapai garis finish! Orangtuaku, groomer, dan guruku langsung menghampiriku dan memberikan selamat aku bisa mencapai garis finish. Terlihat ketegangan dan keringat dingin di wajah guruku. Groomnya royal pun juga ikut tegang. Bapakku yang membawa kamera tidak sempat memfotoku saking tegangnya. Ibuku yang membawa tablet berusaha merekam ketika aku jumping tadi, tapi setelah dilihat hanya ada rumput hijau dan tanah di videonya. Ternyata, ibuku merekam sambil tutup mata xD wahaha

Tak apalah aku belum mendapat crossette clear round karena aku menjatuhkan satu palang tadi. Yang penting, aku bisa mencapai garis finish.

Aku tidak bisa bersantai2 karena sehabis itu aku harus segera pemanasan lagi dengan Royal untuk lomba jumping 50-70 cm. Palang 1 – 8 oke, ketika palang ke 9 aku lebih mengontrol kudaku… dan clear! Royal tidak menyentuh palangnya, sampai garis finish, tidak ada palang yang jatuh. Aku pun mendapatkan crossette clear round jumping 50-70, wah, betapa senangnya aku :D congratz Royal!

Tomorrow, we must do our best!

Minggu, hari kedua lomba. Aku ikut lomba jumping 50-70 cm optimize time. Jadi pemenangnya ialah yang mencapai garis finish dalam waktu paling dekat dengan 79 detik. Jumlah total ada 13 palang. Di palang ke 11 aku melihat timer, masih 60 detik, aku sedikit memperlambat langkah kudaku. Aku tidak sadar bahwa jarak antara palang ke 11, 12, dan 13 lumayan panjang, akhirnya aku pun mencapai garis finish di detik ke 83. Meskipun belum mendapat medali, aku sudah senang karena target utamaku -> mencapai garis finish <- sudah tercapai :D Alhamdulillah…

Semoga di lomba mendatang aku dan Royal bisa lebih baik lagi. Aku harus memperbanyak jam terbangku untuk bisa menjadi yang terbaik ^_^

jaa, ini photo2 ketika aku lomba jumping:

Ara with Royal

Ara with Royal, Pak Dicky with Nala

jump!

Selesai lomba, aku menghampiri keluargaku dan menonton pertandingan jumping di kelas yang lain, lalu ibuku ngomong gini:

"weeesss, keren mbak, selamat, selamat! Bagus banget tadi kamu naiknya, kayak Princess, gagah. Tadi ibu juga liat yang naiknya juga bagus, kayak Prince, keren." [ sepertinya ada maksud tersirat dibalik kata-kata ibu itu -___- :-P ]

Horseback Riding Competition (2)

Day 2

Sunday, May 27, 2012

Hari ini juga deg2an sih, tapi nggak begitu nervous. Hawa dan semangat bertandingnya juga kurang begitu dapet. Mungkin karena tenaganya udah terkuras kemaren. Okay, today I'll join dressage elementary open and show jumping 50-70 clear round + jump off

This is my first time join elementary class ;) it's quite difficult because there's a part that the horse must do contra canter twice. The 1st canter's going well, but at the 2nd canter, the horse changed her canter into a normal canter xD hohoho. Even though there's an accident (wrong canter), Alhamdulillah, I still got the 1st place ^^ Oh thanks God :D

Berbeda dengan hari pertama, di hari kedua ini jumpingku lebih mulus dan kudanya nggak nolak lagi. But......... at the (I forget what's the pole order number) pole, I pulled the right rein not strong enough so the horse's going a little bit to the left but I was preparing to go straight to the next pole. So, I was thrown forward! Then I immediately embrace the horse's neck. The horse still running! I grasp and pull the rein to stop the horse but I loss my balance so that I fell down. My coach and my father soon came to me. They ask me how's my condition? I told them that I'm okay, I didn't realize that my thigh was bruised  xD then I rode my horse again. After riding for a while then I realize that my thigh and my bottom was bruised. I asked to come down from the horse and then my mother massage my leg. I feel much better then :)

Jaa, that's all my experience ^^

I still have to practice more, especially in the jumping

(L to R) Ara [me], Mr. Rahmad [the judge], Elan

Sam and I

Horseback Riding Competition (1)

Day 1

Sat, May 26, 2012

This morning I felt nervous coz I'll compete at Arrowhead Training Competition.

Today, My best partner, Owen (horse), and I will join dressage preliminary class and show jumping 50-70 accumulator. This is my third times join dressage competition and my first time join jumping competition :O

Btw, Oyen and Rya (my best friend) came to Arrowhead Horse Riding School to support me. I'll do my best!

First, I did dressage test well. I got the 1st place! How glad I'm :D

After rested for a while, I joined the show jumping competition. 1st pole, nice! 2nd pole, nice! 3rd pole, good! 4th pole, Ok! 5th pole, great! 6th pole..... O'o.. OMG, the horse didn't want to jump at the 6th pole! I tried again, she still didn't want to jump :o My coach give some instructions but I didn't hear it. May be because I was so nervous and too focus with the pole. Then I tried again, this is my last chance to jump or I'll be eliminated. I prayed and said basmalah... and then............ and then............... Owen still didn't want to jump -______- I was eliminated. 

My coach said, "Kamu udah bagus banget naiknya, santai, rapi, tapi jangan anggap jumping kayak dressage! Kamu tadi kurang punya greget! Mau ada sinar mantul atau apa kek pokoknya no excuse, kudanya harus jump sesuai perintahmu!" <-- guruku emang agak galak dan tegas, but actually he is nice and funny

Elan's coach said, "Kudanya tadi takut ra. Palangnya itu baru dicat, jadi kempling. Mataharinya pas mantul ke situ, jadi kudanya takut tiba2 silau gitu..."

Although I was eliminated but I was not lament becoz I have an amazing experience and I'll learned from my failure ;)

Intinya, This is an amazing day :D

See ya!

The Champion
(from L to R) Elan, Flo, Val, Marry, Me

Laurent and I pose with a horse

Elan did his work trot test right on the foot of the Merbabu Mountain

(From L to R) Rya, Me, Oyen

When I learned the jumping course design with Mr. Hasan

Owen

This morning I was jumping with Owen.

It's not the same when I jumped with Captain, because Owen (female horse) is smaller than Captain. I felt like I was joining the horse racing competition cos Owen's speed is faster than Captain when jump. Really really fast. Then I asked to my coach, he said that it's normal, because Owen is a small horse, so, she need to run faster to get a good jump, if she just do slow canter, then she can't jump, buuuuuuuuuttt, we have to control her. If not, she can do anything she likes. When we don't control her, it could be she run very fast, but near the pole she stop abruptly and we can fall down.

Today I also learned about intention and courage. There is no doubt when we jump with the horse. The horse  can feel our heart, we must think that I can, we can, we must believe that we can do that. But, don't forget about the law of the boss and the subordinate. You and the horse must be a partner, but you are the boss and the horse is the subordinate, it means that you are the brain, and the horse is the body, the muscle. You give a command and the horse must follow it.

At the first time, I'm worried that I can't make it, the result is Owen stop in the front of the pole then I almost fall. Second time, I'm still worried about it, then the result is suddenly, Owen turn away from the pole, Mr. Andre scolded at me, then he instantiate how if we jump with our heart, he taught me about our confidence, about the law of the boss and the subordinate. After that, I believe that WE CAN MAKE IT :D and.... I can jump 6 poles consecutively (I forget the name of it) dan ternyata tidak ada yang perlu ditakutkan ketika kita jumping, asalkan niat kita dan hati kita teguh, yakin bahwa kita pasti bisa melompati palang itu, nyatanya Owen fine fine saja ketika tadi jumping, mulus sekali. Now, I'm not afraid anymore.

Thank you Mr. Andre for taught me many lesson today :)

Jumping with captain

that's my picture when I jump with Captain (taken by: Mbak Ais)

I try to edit it and that's the result :D hohoho, I feel enjoy when I edit a picture, I'm happy when the picture become more beautiful ;) I like photography, I wish I could have a Nikon or Canon DSLR later and take a good picture everywhere :3

Royal \(^o^)/

hari ini, aku jumping 70-90 cm sama royal :D enak banget

nggak terasa, aku udah bisa jumping hampir 1 meter hari ini, fantastic! canternya royal halus banget, tapi dia kadang suka bucking kalo kita nggak teges ngendaliinnya

awalnya aku takut mau jumping, tapi setelah merasakannya, ternyata tidak semenakutkan yang kukira

ternyata, jumping lebih mudah daripada dressage

sesudah jumping, kita harus merilekskan otot-otot kuda, aku diijinkan guruku untuk berkeliling lapangan besar yang dipenuhi rerumputan. sambil ditemani Om David, aku melewati jalan-jalan yang cukup menantang

kami juga melewati sebuah jurang kecil dan kebun singkong, di kebun singkong, ada salah satu batangnya yang bergerak-gerak terus, sepertinya itu ular -.-

yaah, intinya berkuda hari ini seru sekali :D

thank you Mr. Andre for teaching me jumping and dressage

Ara with royal ^u^