After Margaret and I had such a fun time at the fall hunter pace, we opted to go again this spring! This time, while I rode Rejoice again, Margaret rode her horse Jester and had a friend ride Ladyhawke. All Kennebec Morgans!! Jester and Rejoice have the same dam and Jester and Lady share the same sire. Unfortunately instead of a lovely late spring day, we had one of the first intensely hot and humid days of the year. It was definitely a bummer, but the ride was mostly in the shade of the woods and we had a great time! most of the fences were 3' coops but we found a small log and this hay to jump haha Until we didn't. 😑 We brought along a third friend who rode Margaret's older mare, Ladyhawke. She's a good rider but hasn't known Ladyhawke for very long and didn't realize how much of a cranky boss mare she could be at times. She kicked Jester right in the front leg just about halfway through the ride, and while the cut itself ended up not being a big deal in the
I spent a FANTASTIC weekend showing at the Horse Park of New Jersey in three horse shows. Yes, that's right, I said three. On Saturday, August 29, 2009, we did the ReRun Charity Horse Show in the morning and mid afternoon. Then we competed in the "Battle of the Breeds: Standardbreds vs. Thoroughbreds" that evening. On Sunday, August 30, 2009 we did the National Standardbred Show for the second year in a row!
I don't have a ton of time to post the entire story yet, but I will, I promise! Here are the results at least....
ReRun Charity Horse Show
2nd - Training 2 (61.43%)
3rd - Schooling Equitation Over Fences #1
4th - Training 4 (58.80%)
5th - Schooling Equitation Over Fences #2
6th - Schooling Equitation Under Saddle
Battle of the Breeds
National Standardbred Show
2nd - Nervous Novice Junior (with Jessy S. from SPHO-NJ)
2nd - Training 1 (59.57%)
2nd - Hunter over Fences
3rd - Training 2 (61.79%)
4th - 2 Gait Adult Equitation (out of 18 riders!)
4th - 2 Gait Adult Eq. with pattern
4th - 3 Gait Adult Equitation
4th - 2 Gait Hunter under Saddle
5th - 3 Gait Senior Horse
6th - 2 Gait Senior Horse (huge class...15 maybe?)
6th - 3 Gait Hunter Under Saddle
It was SO MUCH FUN!!!!! I will post more, promise!
I don't have a ton of time to post the entire story yet, but I will, I promise! Here are the results at least....
ReRun Charity Horse Show
2nd - Training 2 (61.43%)
3rd - Schooling Equitation Over Fences #1
4th - Training 4 (58.80%)
5th - Schooling Equitation Over Fences #2
6th - Schooling Equitation Under Saddle
Battle of the Breeds
4th Hunter Hack
National Standardbred Show
2nd - Nervous Novice Junior (with Jessy S. from SPHO-NJ)
2nd - Training 1 (59.57%)
2nd - Hunter over Fences
3rd - Training 2 (61.79%)
4th - 2 Gait Adult Equitation (out of 18 riders!)
4th - 2 Gait Adult Eq. with pattern
4th - 3 Gait Adult Equitation
4th - 2 Gait Hunter under Saddle
5th - 3 Gait Senior Horse
6th - 2 Gait Senior Horse (huge class...15 maybe?)
6th - 3 Gait Hunter Under Saddle
It was SO MUCH FUN!!!!! I will post more, promise!
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