Our Last Show

So, it's been awhile since I have blogged but to catch up on everything - we attended the Salute the Flag Show - All Breeds and Timbuktu, my 3 year Curly gelding amazed us by taking not only 1st in the Halter Geldings class, but also Reserve Grand Champion in the overall Halter class. He was awesome and really showed off his striking colors and great conformation. As well as being calm under pressure. Here we are with both of our ribbons.

Halter Class -

He also amazed us AGAIN by winning 1st Place in the Jumper in Hand class and the Hunter in Hand class. In fact, after the first round, the judge stopped the class to compliment me on him and his amazing jumping ability. I would just trot him to a fence, make a kissing sound and he would bound over it. WAY TO GO Timbuktu!!! You are just like your father.

We found out at this show, that we won the over Champion award for 2010 Jumper in Hand and Hunter in Hand classes we attended on this show circuit. What a day of suprises for us.

And now for the cutest pix in the world. My daughters showed their shared miniature horse, Comet, in the kids division. Here is Luna, my 5 year old, at the end of the show with all of her ribbons proudly displayed on Comet's bridle. They are attired in their Costume Class clothes.

Here they are in the Costume Class - Bella, the 3 year old, is leading Comet and Luna. They were fairy princesses and Comet was a unicorn. They won 4th place for this class.

Bella rode in the leadline class and is estactic from winning 3rd place. She was riding against 10 year olds!

Bella and kind, long-suffering Comet. Are they the cutest pair in the world?

Luna showed Comet at Halter and won! She not only won 1st place for Halter Geldings, but Reserve Grand Champion overall. Like mother like daughter. What a great weekend!

Luna, Bella and Comet - one last picture. Comet did enact his revenge for being pulled, lead and bossed around by a couple of kids all day. At the end of the show he "took off" with Luna - she easily reigned him back in, but I think he had had enough of the unicorn horn, puffy leg wraps and ribbons and said, "I'm outta here."

We have started training again after breeding with Traveler the last couple of months and are due for our next 3- Day event at the end of August. Oh boy - I am sore again.

Little Champions

This weekend was dedicated to my daughters and their horsie adventures. Both of them signed up for the 3-5 year old Little Buckeroo's Horse show and they practiced their gaming skills. Of course, the favorite race was the Candy Bar race where they run down to the end of the arena, grab a candy bar off of the barrel and run back again. It was a hoot - Luna, my 5 year old, was really into it and had a blast. She and Comet were Mighty Mites! Bella, the 3 yeard old, was more interested in try to get out of the arena to ride outside. Everyone had a great time and came home winners. Luna and Comet going full-throttle!

Bella - she was yelling, "no trot! no trot!" - so this is our full-throttle walk.

Again, here are my two speed demons.

Luna getting Comet to go around the barrels.

Waiting patiently for our turn to arrive.

My three little Mighty Mites - Comet, Luna and Bella.

You Better Belize It

Okay - we are back. Back from Belize and back to reality. It was a hard transition to come home again. About a 70 degree temperature change. Every other year we try and get to Belize for part of the winter. We had a great time, the horses survived - love those round bales - and now we are getting back into it.

Start lessons on Thursday - won't Traveler be surprised. (I am going to be so sore) - and then we are jumping right into training again. Scheduled events - training with Karen O'Neal starts at the end of March, we had better get our act into gear before then, the next weekend after that is the first endurance race of the season and our first USEA Event is in May. Seems like a long ways off from now - but we have a lot of ground to cover before then.

No more slow walks on the beach, drinks by the pool or reef diving..... I will miss the sun, but I won't miss the sand fleas. Nothing like burning bites waking you up in the middle of the night. The only one who didn't have a single bug bite was Bella, our 2 year old, she is just too ornery and doesn't stand still for a moment.

I have 7 horses that have had the winter off and now it's time to begin again. Here we go......

Pictures of a warmer time

Luna, Bella and myself walking the dock and looking for fish

Dad with the girls

Fun in the sun and sand

By the pool, getting ready to leave. I look so sad. (I am)