Well we have had a couple of tough weeks. About a week after the last show my left knee blew up to about double the size it should have been. I let it go for a week before getting into see my doctor, and she injected it. All in I ended up loosing about 2 weeks of riding time. On the 24th we went to a local show where we won halter, got second in showmanship, and won our HUS class! We went into the English stake, but there were over 20 horses in it and he really had a problem with getting boxed in. We handled it, and got though the class but didnt place.
Last weekend we went to the AQHA show, and won our preformance halter under one judge giving us half a point!! However after we won that class we had no competition the next day... which kinda pissed me off. I put the numbers up in there class but they cant help me out when I start to do well?
Our first HUS class wasnt bad but I had a bit too much contact and only placed under one judge. The next show day was awsome!! I think I finaly figgured out that we need a good lunge, 15-20 min of walk trot canter work to get us working together, a 5-10 min break for water for both of us then right into the class. It keeps us both confident, calm and happy. We placed 4th under one judge and 6th under the other! The judge we placed 4th under placed the breeder of 'Hunt coats required' on his personal horse, another girls Congress finalist and an All-arounder that has gone to congress as well above us. Not bad company!!!
I emailed Lucas breeder about his halter 1/2 point and she was very excited for us, and cant wait to see pictures of him in halter.
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Congratulations on your point!! I remember how excited I was when my mare got her first "real" APHA point in showmanship. So exciting!
Sounds like the two of you are on a path to success!! :)
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