Home from the show!

So very happy with Lucy and our day at the show today.  We managed to show in 2 halter classes and 6 riding classes!  That's a huge show day for me, usualy its just 2 or 3 riding classes and I'm done.

So we didn't get anything in halter or showmanship, but I just wasn't feeling it this morning.  It was like the heat sucked the 'snap' out of our set ups and maneuvers.

Then we took our new to us english saddle and got ready for equation.  I warmed her up in the indoor where she would NOT canter.  I was a little freaked out and figured our show was over at that point.  But by the time we walked up to the cone for our pattern, she was ready to cantered!  Our transition was rough but she cantered.  We ended up getting 3rd!

Our english pleasure class was fun!  She trotted and cantered like no bodies business and pretended she was a serious english horse.  We got 5th in that class with about 10 entries.

Before our Western pleasure stake classes we went out and loped a bunch at lunch time, leaving the ring long enough to pick up my show jacket and put it on before coming back to do 2 classes back to back.  She got a 5th in the first stake but nothing in the second.  However I was finally able to get a hold of her and slow her down with one hand and my legs without her breaking.  That was our big breakthrough for the weekend and was worth the heat and sweat for that moment.

I got off her at that point and tried to cool her out a little while waiting the 3 short classes before our horsemanship class but it was tough on her and me.  It was too hot for me with my RA ,and her and the 'baby on board'.  Shes only 4 months along but we've decided to skip the next one day show as there is no shade there and we would be stuck at the trailer all day with little shade for Lucy.

Our horsemanship pattern was awesome!  Our lope transition was late but that is something that we have worked on all spring/summer and that happens.

Our final class was the Sr Western pleasure class where we got a fifth place ribbon.  She was slow and easy and came back when I asked her to.  I was happy with that and decided to scratch trail, it was a good place to end the day.  Lucy got a shower, her bands out, and then she got to go back out to pasture with her buddies.  I went to town, got a milkshake and now getting ready to nap on the couch with the air conditioner on!

PS -  Lucas and his new owners were at the show, she won the English pleasure stake, and placed really well in everything else.  I am so happy that she bought him, we just were not right for each other anymore.  I did feed him about 7 pink peppermints once he was done showing :)

Updated to add pictues!  No english ones yet though!

Love this one of her loping!

Before and after

Photos of Lucy.  From the start in mid march to last weekend at the show.  Will hopefully have more pictures by the weekend!

In march

At the show ( have ordered a copy of this for C and D for Christmas)

Bottom photo done by a friend

Photo update.

I'm a little late getting this done but this is almost the 2 month mark with Lucy.  The photo with the blue halter is roughly when we started the leather halter with her tail unbraided was today,

Sunny Sunday

Had a great ride today, worked on transitions and loping, Lucy got a shower then we did some showmanship in the outside ring.  Shes getting more used to it, but still not as comfortable as she is inside.  I guess its just something that we need to work on.  Here she is looking all cute in her new to her Big D sheet outside with her buddies.

Pictures 16 days on

March 30th

April 16

More baby pictures

See below: also put some videos on my YouTube page Justaplainsam27

The barn was super busy today so Lucy had to wait until tomorrow, when we will have our lesson.  We did showmanship last night and that keeps getting better and better.  We still have lots to work on but we improve each time.  I got to lunge Chevy and Rusty today as they were both full of it, I'll be handling them less and less as breeding season starts going on in the next week or two, Chevy gets a bit rank when breeding and its Rusty's first year so I will try and stay out of the way.

Chevy's baby (1/2 sister to Max), Paisley

Special Invitation baby, Lily

No Doubt Im Lazy baby, Cinch

Pictures (including foal pictures!)

The final baby is here, by Special Invatation

3 week old by No Doubt Im Lazy

and Chevy's baby who was too busy eating

And our arena is still too snowy to even think about riding in, I dont want to hear any of you in the south complain!

Lucy in for a brush and a lunge

This is going to be our 'before' shot for Lucy.  We'll do an updated pic at the end of each month.

Calm before the storm

Some pictures from Friday. We are still shoveling out today, will hopefully get to ride next week if the temps stay like they are now.

Freckles

Smiling for the camera



Hottie and Freckles



Hottie, Oscar and Freckles



Lucy, finaly a good picture of her!



Pictures of Lucas and his new owner

Oscar update

eating grass

I promised Oscar's owner more pictures so I decided to share with you as well.  Hes doing really well, and gaining weight in all the right areas.

more grass, he doesnt like standing still for pictures

Love this one of him, really shows how he's starting to glow!

October photo opportunity

September night ride.

Most likely one of our last 'after work' rides outside. Hunting season starts soon, and the time change means less safe sunlight hours to ride outside. 

I love Oscar, the kids were packing for the 4H show, the horses in the paddock were running around and we just went and jogged around.  Hes so easy going. 

Were back to riding in a snaffle, we need more work on our bending more than anything else.  I only got to ride for about 15 min before my ankle started bothering me but its a start.  I figure its best to stay at a walk and trot and keep us both happy and keep me sound for the time being. 

It looks like we will not be going to the show in October.  I haven't had enough time cantering, and there are no walk trot classes so its not realistic to think that we could keep up in the classes and I'd rather not ruin someone else s ride.

It's here!

The saddle got here this am. Had a quick ride on Oscar tonight to try it out. Fits both of us great, a little stiff in the fenders, and they need to get slid back a bit for me, but nothing that can't be fixed after another ride or two.

My view

Getting tacked up for the first time

black edging around the silver

Fenders stuck forward a bit

Back skirts

Front of saddle.