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
The Dream Girl's knee ended up being fine on Saturday morning. My vet on retainer (aka Judi from RI...LOL) took a look at it on Saturday night and agreed it was fine.
I did decide to NOT do any jumping, barrels, or poles at the show. Why risk it? Why push her? In a way it was also good that she is not quite ready for 3-Gait. I am hoping we can do 3-Gait in August, but if not, then I will be patient....good things come to those who wait right??
So anyway, Dreamy and I had a blast. It was especially fun to show out of side-by-side trailers with Judi, Chris, and Joanne from RI.
We ended up:
Open Showmanship - 1st out of 14
STB in Hand - 1st out of 8
STB 2-Gait Pleasure, Seniors - 4th out of 6
Open 2-Gait Pleasure, Seniors - 1st out of 10
Open 2-Gait Equitation, Seniors - 1st out of 7
Roadster Under Saddle - 3rd out of 4
Open Trail class - 3rd out of 15
The funny part is I almost did not do Showmanship and In Hand....LOL! I am glad I did!
In class 3 (STB 2-Gait Pleasure, Seniors) Dreamy spooked (bucked) at a bunch of jump standards outside the ring next to the dressage judges booth (this is the same ring where we do our SMDA shows and they are NOT there for SMDA shows). Heaven forbid! This horse is SO routine oriented! I was lucky to stay on and the rest of the class she had her tail flipped over her back and was barely able to keep control of herself. Her trot was extended and "floaty", her walk was a jig and her halt was non-existent. LOL! She was making that loud blowing noise that horses make to "warn" other horses. Too funny! I figured I had the 6th place ribbon, no problem. But how we pulled off 4th is a mystery. Everyone was asking WHAT HAPPENED??? I said, well that is showing for you! You never know if your steady eddy horse might blow up!!!
So I took her outside the ring and showed her the standards. OH!!! Those are not scary after all. So I did some warm-up before our next class #6 Open Pleasure......she was great. Then we nailed the next two classes.
Not matter the ribbons, I was most pleased with how Dreamy actually stood still in the line up of our rail classes (well except for class #3) which she was unable to do last year. She was pleasant to Duncan, who was tied near her at the trailers. She drank a ton of water and ate all her hay.....which is great. Showed me she was relaxed and happy. She did end up peeing on the trailer on the ride home, poor thing. She must not have been able to hold it in any longer.
I wasn't planning to do either of the SPHO-ME shows this year. But when Judi decided to come up and do the June 1 one, I knew I had to show. And now, having done the first one I might as well do the August show. Year end awards are always fun! LOL!!!
I did decide to NOT do any jumping, barrels, or poles at the show. Why risk it? Why push her? In a way it was also good that she is not quite ready for 3-Gait. I am hoping we can do 3-Gait in August, but if not, then I will be patient....good things come to those who wait right??
So anyway, Dreamy and I had a blast. It was especially fun to show out of side-by-side trailers with Judi, Chris, and Joanne from RI.
We ended up:
Open Showmanship - 1st out of 14
STB in Hand - 1st out of 8
STB 2-Gait Pleasure, Seniors - 4th out of 6
Open 2-Gait Pleasure, Seniors - 1st out of 10
Open 2-Gait Equitation, Seniors - 1st out of 7
Roadster Under Saddle - 3rd out of 4
Open Trail class - 3rd out of 15
The funny part is I almost did not do Showmanship and In Hand....LOL! I am glad I did!
In class 3 (STB 2-Gait Pleasure, Seniors) Dreamy spooked (bucked) at a bunch of jump standards outside the ring next to the dressage judges booth (this is the same ring where we do our SMDA shows and they are NOT there for SMDA shows). Heaven forbid! This horse is SO routine oriented! I was lucky to stay on and the rest of the class she had her tail flipped over her back and was barely able to keep control of herself. Her trot was extended and "floaty", her walk was a jig and her halt was non-existent. LOL! She was making that loud blowing noise that horses make to "warn" other horses. Too funny! I figured I had the 6th place ribbon, no problem. But how we pulled off 4th is a mystery. Everyone was asking WHAT HAPPENED??? I said, well that is showing for you! You never know if your steady eddy horse might blow up!!!
So I took her outside the ring and showed her the standards. OH!!! Those are not scary after all. So I did some warm-up before our next class #6 Open Pleasure......she was great. Then we nailed the next two classes.
Not matter the ribbons, I was most pleased with how Dreamy actually stood still in the line up of our rail classes (well except for class #3) which she was unable to do last year. She was pleasant to Duncan, who was tied near her at the trailers. She drank a ton of water and ate all her hay.....which is great. Showed me she was relaxed and happy. She did end up peeing on the trailer on the ride home, poor thing. She must not have been able to hold it in any longer.
I wasn't planning to do either of the SPHO-ME shows this year. But when Judi decided to come up and do the June 1 one, I knew I had to show. And now, having done the first one I might as well do the August show. Year end awards are always fun! LOL!!!
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