VERY FIRST SHOW (For MISSY and ME)

MISSY and I participated in our VERY FIRST SHOW! Although we weren't quite ready for it, we decided to get it out of the way while we were stranded in Washington, PA without a vehicle. I had spent an hour looking for my precious mare (we found out that another boarder had put her in an empty stall when she had gotten loose that night), and since there was a show going on down in the arena in the middle of the racetrack, I said, "Let's go, MISSY!"

The first class we did was Walk-Trot Equitation 13 Years and Older. MISSY would not get too close to the rail with all those horse trailers and people, but other than that, she looked and acted good, and we received OUR FIRST RIBBON, a 5th place ribbon (out of 6 horses entered). I was SOOOO excited and was almost in tears as I collected our prize. The second class was Walk-Trot Pleasure 13 and Older, and although MISSY behaved MUCH BETTER in this class, she was starting to get tired and had gotten a little gimpy on her bad hind leg. We got 4th out of 4 horses. Still, it was a WONDERFUL experience, and I can't wait to do it again!