After Margaret and I had such a fun time at the fall hunter pace, we opted to go again this spring! This time, while I rode Rejoice again, Margaret rode her horse Jester and had a friend ride Ladyhawke. All Kennebec Morgans!! Jester and Rejoice have the same dam and Jester and Lady share the same sire. Unfortunately instead of a lovely late spring day, we had one of the first intensely hot and humid days of the year. It was definitely a bummer, but the ride was mostly in the shade of the woods and we had a great time! most of the fences were 3' coops but we found a small log and this hay to jump haha Until we didn't. 😑 We brought along a third friend who rode Margaret's older mare, Ladyhawke. She's a good rider but hasn't known Ladyhawke for very long and didn't realize how much of a cranky boss mare she could be at times. She kicked Jester right in the front leg just about halfway through the ride, and while the cut itself ended up not being a big deal in the...
Day Twenty: Your favorite horse show
My favorite dressage show is the University of New Hampshire. They offer two summer dressage shows each year. Here is the post about the last time I showed there in 2010. I love showing at UNH for many reasons. It is not that far from home, it has great trailer parking, and I went to college there!!! :D That is the biggest reason I love to show at UNH; as an alumnae I feel like I am riding on my home turf. A lot of people dislike riding at UNH because of the set-up and the small(er) warm up. But I just love it. And Dreamy really likes showing there too. UNH has the two summer USDF/USDF shows each year, as well as three USEA horse trials.
Here we are at UNH summer of 2009 |
My favorite horse show is the National Standardbred horse show put on by the SPHO-NJ. It is so much fun! I attended in 2008 with pics here and here, 2009, and 2010 with pics here. I just wish it was a two-day show, since traveling all that way for a one-day show is completely exhausting! But it is still worth it, of course! :-)
Dreamy looks just fantastic!! Of course he enjoys competing at UNH...that is because you do!!! great pics, thanks for sharing. I am really enjoying your 30 day challenge, it has given me ALOT to think about.
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