Summer Games

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!