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
Even though I had decided not to show in 2014, taking Dreamy out to one last dressage show made me miss the entire thing. So, I decided to take Snappy to her very first horse show on October 11, 2014.
It was a perfect venue (local show grounds) and the perfect show (tiny little show that benefits a local Mustang rescue). The classes were bigger than I had remembered from years past, but Snappy was still quite good. She was perfectly behaved, had a super warm up, and acted like an old pro in the show ring. She did NOT want to stand still in the line up and was not convinced that standing quietly in an in-hand class was a good idea, but that is easy stuff to work on.
Snappy earned:
5th in Fitting and Showmanship out of 16
1st in Adult Walk/Trot out of six (her first ever riding class - I wanted to cry!)
3rd in Open Walk/Trot Equitation out of 11 (I was totally ok with the two adorable children who pinned higher than me LOL!!)
1st in Open Walk/Trot Command out of 9
I was SO HAPPY with her! In our riding classes, we beat some horses who have been in walk/trot classes with adults (meaning horse and rider pairs who really need to/ought to move up to walk/trot/canter classes!!!!!!) for five+ years, so that was awesome. I wish I wanted to continue showing in these type of classes, because it is so hilarious when an adult on a green horse beats the adults riding career walk trotters hahahahahaha. And besides a tube of Gastroguard, she had ZERO drugs! Drugging your horse to show seems to be the rage nowadays around here........
So anyways, Snappy's first show was a huge success and now I have a better idea what her brain will be like at future horse shows. If I show her again, I plan to do dressage and eventing with her.
It was a perfect venue (local show grounds) and the perfect show (tiny little show that benefits a local Mustang rescue). The classes were bigger than I had remembered from years past, but Snappy was still quite good. She was perfectly behaved, had a super warm up, and acted like an old pro in the show ring. She did NOT want to stand still in the line up and was not convinced that standing quietly in an in-hand class was a good idea, but that is easy stuff to work on.
Snappy earned:
5th in Fitting and Showmanship out of 16
1st in Adult Walk/Trot out of six (her first ever riding class - I wanted to cry!)
3rd in Open Walk/Trot Equitation out of 11 (I was totally ok with the two adorable children who pinned higher than me LOL!!)
1st in Open Walk/Trot Command out of 9
I was SO HAPPY with her! In our riding classes, we beat some horses who have been in walk/trot classes with adults (meaning horse and rider pairs who really need to/ought to move up to walk/trot/canter classes!!!!!!) for five+ years, so that was awesome. I wish I wanted to continue showing in these type of classes, because it is so hilarious when an adult on a green horse beats the adults riding career walk trotters hahahahahaha. And besides a tube of Gastroguard, she had ZERO drugs! Drugging your horse to show seems to be the rage nowadays around here........
So anyways, Snappy's first show was a huge success and now I have a better idea what her brain will be like at future horse shows. If I show her again, I plan to do dressage and eventing with her.
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| Getting glamorous the night before |
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| The mare's first ever ribbon!! |
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| Snappy's first show haul. Not bad for testing the waters to see where her brain would be at a show! |
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| Hanging out at the trailer |
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