Our first tri-color (ribbon)
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Posted on May 18th, 2010 // filed under Horses
This past weekend we showed at the WMAHA May Community show. It was fantastic. Perfect weather, good turnout. Highlights of the day included:
-Jamison’s first leadline class
-Brenna’s first blue ribbon
-My first tri-color neck sash — reserve champion saddleseat equitation. rock on!
Here are pictures. kind of in no particular order.
waiting for our leadline class to begin. it took them FOREVER to finish dragging the arena and let the leadliners in…i thought he was going to demand to get down before the class began. a couple of times said, ‘Want Mumma. get down, pease.” But i told him we were going to ride with the other little kids and then he would get a ribbon and a present. And then he could go and get fries on the way home. So the stalwart little dude did not have a meltdown. He stuck out his lip, pulled his hat down over his eyes, and resigned himself to his horseback-riding fate.
Jezebelle is such a treasure. She knows when she has the baby on her back and moves so gently and carefully for him.
he took his ribbon to church the next day.
lil helper…
walk-trot hunter pleasure novice horse. Starr is coming along nicely. She was still a bit keyed-up though so it wasn’t our best day ever. I think maybe my hunt saddle was bothering her. I’m going to ride her in my dressage saddle this weekend and see if that makes her happier.
she has such lovely dapples this year…
…making our victory pass…
This weekend we will be showing in our first 3-day show, Eastern Michigan Arabian Association Community Show at the Ingham County Fairgrounds. Instead of showing out of our trailer we will have stalls in the fairgrounds barn. It will also be our first time showing in an indoor arena! I wonder what my mares will think of that. We will be showing in several divisions (many of them our first time in that division).
Jezebelle will be showing in Saddleseat Pleasure, Saddleseat Equitation, Sport Horse In Hand, Sport Horse Under Saddle, Native Costume, Suitability for Dressage, Trail, and Training Level Dressage.
Starr will be showing in Hunter Pleasure, Mature Novice Rider (with my friend Marie!), Walk-Trot trail, and Intro to Dressage.
