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 Maine Dressage Society banquet was held on Sunday, January 30, 2011. This is always a fun banquet to look forward to. I really wanted my instructor to come with me, but she was not able to. :-( Instead, I met up with another friend who owns a Standardbred just starting out in dressage and the young woman who rides him. It was nice for Dreamy to share the "dressage Standardbred" spotlight with another Standardbred!
As always, I am super proud of my mare. She has done so well this year! Funny enough though, we scored much higher at our out-of-state shows than here in Maine (Why......??? No idea! LOL) and the one schooling show we did here in Maine to be able to qualify for Maine points ended up being the lowest scores of the season! DUH! Most of the time, you score higher at schooling shows, but not me! For my tests, the one "L" judge gave lots of 6s for everything, while the "S" judges were more willing to reward good movements with 8s and 9s. LOL! For whatever reason we scored LOWER at the schooling show than all of our rated shows! Too funny.
We ended up ranking fourth in Training level, which I was pleased with. Last year we were eighth! :) We got a pretty gray/white ribbon! :)
We also were awarded the high scoring Standardbred award, aka "Standardbred Horse of the Year." We have won that three times now (and one time we were Reserve). :) It is a nice certificate that I will hang up with the others.
And we had a new award this year, which I did not know about. The Standardbred Pleasure Horse Organization of Maine (SPHO-ME) donated a high point trophy for Training level Standardbreds. We were the only Standardbred at Training level so we won it! LOL! It was very generous of SPHO-ME to do that, especially since I am not a member of that organization. :) (Sadly, the trophy says "Dreamy Starlight" instead of Starlet, but oh well. It is the thought that counts! LOL)
As always, I am super proud of my mare. She has done so well this year! Funny enough though, we scored much higher at our out-of-state shows than here in Maine (Why......??? No idea! LOL) and the one schooling show we did here in Maine to be able to qualify for Maine points ended up being the lowest scores of the season! DUH! Most of the time, you score higher at schooling shows, but not me! For my tests, the one "L" judge gave lots of 6s for everything, while the "S" judges were more willing to reward good movements with 8s and 9s. LOL! For whatever reason we scored LOWER at the schooling show than all of our rated shows! Too funny.
We ended up ranking fourth in Training level, which I was pleased with. Last year we were eighth! :) We got a pretty gray/white ribbon! :)
We also were awarded the high scoring Standardbred award, aka "Standardbred Horse of the Year." We have won that three times now (and one time we were Reserve). :) It is a nice certificate that I will hang up with the others.
And we had a new award this year, which I did not know about. The Standardbred Pleasure Horse Organization of Maine (SPHO-ME) donated a high point trophy for Training level Standardbreds. We were the only Standardbred at Training level so we won it! LOL! It was very generous of SPHO-ME to do that, especially since I am not a member of that organization. :) (Sadly, the trophy says "Dreamy Starlight" instead of Starlet, but oh well. It is the thought that counts! LOL)
Pretty ribbons at the banquet! |
More ribbons... |
Medals and certificates... |
Yay Dreamy! |
Congrats, that's quite an impressive record you and Dreamy have gathered!
ReplyDeleteThanks guys! I am continually impressed with my girl! :)
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