Competitions
As a club, we try to be actvie in the comunnity also by joining competition. No matter if its a small local show or event OR official SSD routine.
Hoedown Showdown - Coachman
SSD Routine
After numerous months on the wretched sea, at last, you feel the firm ground under your feet..
The horses are harnessed, the supplies packed, and at last you take your place on the driver’s seat. You flick the reins and the wagon begins to roll forward. The wheels turn slowly as you draw a deep breath, you are finally here, thinking about the road ahead, maybe it's time to fulfil your dreams at last. The steady rhythm of the horses’ trot makes your thoughts drift. You travel across empty plains, past newly founded towns and villages, yet your mind is elsewhere. You plan your new life… and most of all, the house you will one day call home. Suddenly, the wagon jolts as it crosses the rails. One of the wheels has come loose and now lies on the tracks. Dreaming of your new life took its toll. You halt the horses and get off of the warm seat, annoyed at the misfortune. Fortunately, the wheel is mostly undamaged. Relief washes over you, but only for a moment... theres another problem, how are you going to put it back? Your father would have known. But he is not here. Neither is the rest of your family, left far behind across the sea. You manage to fasten the wheel back in place, but the question of where you truly belong lingers like a bitter taste of liquor. Was it truly worth leaving everything you built behind… for a small piece of land in the New World?
You urge the horses to move, riding far beyond the sunset. The future awaits, and only you can decide what fate it will bring.
Reflected Realms - The Lullaby
SSD Routine
It's getting dark, the birds songs are getting replaced by the chirping sounds of crickets, the moons is reflected on the lakes surface, suddenly a one single drop ripples the surface.
You're tired, so very tired, yet sleep refuses to engulf you into its grasp- Lying in your bed, you listen to the chirping of crickets and reflect on the day that just ended, could there be something you could've done differently? Your thoughts swirl your mind, the same yet somehow different than before, reflections of yourself, choosing shifting your decisions and choosing alternative routes. Suddenly, an indescribable rage with sadness floods your mind, it's your fault, a mistake you are unable to take back, a mistake no-one noticed, yet it never stops at haunting your mind, eating at you. You wander in a labyrinth of yourself, surrounded by your own reflections, reflections of everything you could've done differently, everything you could've done better than what you've chosen. Your thoughts are interrupted by a soft voice, you don't understand what the voice is saying, but your worries are slowly getting dissolved by its sweet sound, slowly shifting into a blissful sleep.
The surface of the lake calms, the image of the moon reunites at last and our routine comes to an end.
Gauntlet of the Gods -
The Horse and the Infant
SSD Routine
Our routine starts during the final assault on Troy after a decade-long war. Odysseus, as the commanding Captain, rallies his troops to infiltrate the city using the Trojan Horse. Heroes like Diomedes, Agamemnon, Menelaus, Teucer, Ajax ("Little Ajax"), Nestor, and Neoptolemus are named to lead various parts of the attack. Odysseus calls on his men to remember their families and to fight so they can return home safely to them. Also remembering his wife Penelope and his son Telemachus, this motivates him to keep going and that he can do anything.
Suddenly, Zeus appears in a vision and warns Odysseus of a chilling prophecy: Hector’s son, Astyanax, will one day avenge Troy by targeting Odysseus and his line. Zeus demands that the son be killed. Odysseus accepts the prophecy, claiming he is ready for anything... to his shock and horror Hector's son turns out to be an infant, he starts to question the morality of killing a baby and is haunted by the parallel to his own son, Telemachus.
The song and our routine ends with the tension left unresolved, hinting that Odysseus will decide to follow Zeus’s command....
Prank Palooza - Peekaboo
SSD Routine
In April 2025 we´ve joined another SSD competetion. This time the the was "Prank Palooza" full of messy timing and chaos.
Everybody knows this feeling, a person decides to do a jump scare from around the corner, pranking the unsuspecting victims. Even we can decide to pull this little stunt off ourselves, trying ever so carefully not to be discovered. Our routine represents a prank that is as old as time, jumping on someone from around the corner and shaking them to their core. The rider that keeps disappearing and reappearing represents this cunning person. The rest of the riders are the ones being tormented and at the end of the routine decide that enough is enough, now its their time to scare.
We have placed 11th out of 24 in Standart Clubs.
Echos of tomorrow - Utopia
SSD Routine
For our first time, we´ve tried joining SSD competition. The theme was Echoes of Tomorrow with two two options - Dystopia or Utopia. We chose Utopia.
Utopia, a place that does not exist but we are still desperate to find, even if we are aware of it or not. Everyone of us wants a better world to live in, and on our journey to find it we meet many new faces. These faces are mostly leaders, sweet talking their followers using trickery and spewing lies into submission and blind following. If a place similar to an utopia were to form it doesn't last long and will sooner or later wanish, never to be heard or seen again.
We have placed 5th out of 9 in Standart Clubs. We´re very happy with our result and we are looking forward joining again!
Dressage Routine
Competition by South Dragonflies
We were invited to take part in a competition by South Dragonflies, a local dressage club, and we decided to give it a go.