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...
STANDARDBRED 3-GAIT CLASSES
DRESSAGE TESTS (Training 2 and 4)
EASY DOES IT HUNTER CLASSES.....as you can see, she overjumped everything like a crazy woman!
ROADSTER UNDER SADDLE! **Can anyone guess what the significance of my silks are...???**
This is my stall and tack room...
My ribbons are on the left and my friend ST's ribbons are on the right!
LOVE the photos!!! Dreamy looks so amazing!! Wish we had something like this around here...Johnny and I are getting ready for a big hunter show next weekend!
ReplyDeleteI'm so proud of you two! Congratulations and the photos look amazing!! I wish my family could get it together and take pictures of each other while showing or at least designate a friend to be photographer for the day but it never seems to happen.
ReplyDeleteGreat pictures! You guys look so good! Nice pic of your stall with all of the ribbons too - that must feel good! :-)
ReplyDeleteHmm - the silks - not sure...
That's great! Wonderful photos - you guys look amazing - and I especially love the header photo!
ReplyDeleteThat looks like so much fun! I can't wait until my mare and I are ready for big shows like that! And congrats on all the pretty ribbons!!
ReplyDeleteThank you guys!!! We had a great weekend and so much fun! :)
ReplyDelete@ Lexa- These photos are from the professional photog. He does a great deal where you can get all three days worth of photos for only $129 on a CD! It is great because we had almost 200 photos!!!
No guesses on the silks???? :)
Hello!
ReplyDeleteI have followed you blog for quite some time now. I think that you and your mares are absolutely fabulous! I am also a standardbred owner and blogger. I would love to chat with you further. My email is hearthooves@yahoo.com
Hope to hear from you soon!
Aw, thank you hearthooves! I will send you along an email..... :D
ReplyDeleteLOVE the photos. Great job! You guys look great.
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