Summer Games
The girls were so very excited to compete- they could barely sleep!
We headed up Tuesday night
and our horse trailer wasn't too bad to sleep in.
All three girls slept in the back on cots and
Dusty and I and Andy slept in the gooseneck.
I banded and braided for a good long while into the night
and
when I got back Dusty said the girls FINALLY
fell asleep about midnight.
HAHA
They did very well on the English day.
(or their ponies did very well on the english day...)
English Pleasure
Gold for Ellie and Midnight
Bronze for Lucy and Rocky
Ellie and Midnight riding a dressage test.
(midnight jumped that lovely white fence-going off course and DQing)
They let her ride again just for a score.
Rocky and Lucy in their dressage test!
They did great!
Could we go to anything and have just pretty pictures?!?
To wrap up English day-
Ellie won
Gold- English Pleasure
Silver- English Equitation
Lucy Won
Bronze- English Pleasure
Bronze- Dressage
Western day
Ellie and Midnight being Judged in showmanship
Lucy and Rocky about to start in showmanship
Ellie and Midnight in Western pleasure
Lucy and Rocky in Western Pleasure
Lucy and Rocky opening the gate in the trail course
Ellie getting some feedback after the reining class
The run down of western day
Ellie won
Silver- showmanship
Silver in Western Equitation
Silver in Polebending
Gold in Keyhole
The day ended with gymcanna.
Lucy scratched. She was pooped and wanted to watch and eat chips and drink pop.
but
we saw Ellie shine.
She started to breathe.
Her pony did great- there were some really great barrel horses there
so we prepped her that her little pony
just doesn't have the stride
BUT
that little pony was smart.
She made every turn.
She watched where her feet landed.
and
Ellie was over the moon.
Great experiences
but
now the girls are ready to get to the lake!
