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Baby Horse Goes to his first show- Show Jumping Day!

 So Sunday was show jumping day. Pretty sure they maxed out all the jumps on the course. But as I'd learned from the last two days of the weekend. Trust Dancer. We can do it... And we did.

 I have to say this was my "scariest jump" of the course. And it had cute little butterflies on it! It looks little in the photo (and it is, its only 2'3" which is max intro height) but it looked so much bigger in my head!!!

 We came in 7th and won the High Point Thoroughbred incentive Program award. And got to do an Honor Round. Not to shabby for our very first show.....

 This is the scoreboard. Our only goal was to finish so I don't really care but hopefully next time we can be a little(or a lot) lower.
Video link http://www.rideonvideo.net/watch.php?vid=d5982a1e1

Happy Smiles all around!

(and many cookies)

Baby Horse Goes to his first event- Cross Country Day!

 

So the night before cross country we were walking the course and it was beautiful....

It even rained a little

  It was blazing hot the next day...... and of course my ride time was 2:00 in the 100 degree heat.

I don't know who this horse it but this is the water complex and you can see the dragon in the background....

I had major nerves again cross country day. Not so much about the jump but about being able to finish the whole course. Poor Alana was dealing with another rider that was having medical issues and me but Alana told me I only had to jump the first three and then I could quit if I want to. It got me in the start box and I guess she somehow knows me well enough to know I am way to stubborn to quit something I've started.

 

 So we jumped and I'd like to say we galloped but in reality we trotted a lot.....

 We even made it over the cabin (Thank you Dancer) the jump that scared me the most!

(as you can see, I'm saying I'm scared and he's saying no Mom we jump these)

 We had two stops at the trakener but my team cheered us on and we made it over the third time... and then over the dragon....

And of course through our nemisis the water......

We have a lot to work on and I need to get A LOT fitter......But it will come!

Baby Horse Goes to his first event....Dressage Day!

 So in warm up the day before I broke down and told Alana that I really wasn't sure if we should be there and basically had a meltdown..... She talked me off the cliff and told me to lunge Dancer in the morning and we could do it.....

 After I got control of my nerves we managed to pull off a fairly decent test. The judge even said that Dancer is a "very attractive horse and seems quite capable"  So we show potential?

 We made it through with just one missed lead.....
Video link  http://www.rideonvideo.net/watch.php?vid=717fc0014

And all good ponies deserve celebratory kisses....