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| Bria goes to the horse show!!!!!; Sorry, yes, I'm bragging again. | |
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| TarynJ | Jun 14 2009, 06:49 PM Post #1 |
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Soooo.... I just got back from Bria's very first horse show!!!! We didn't actually show; she was just there to hang out and school. BIG rated dressage show at a giant showground here (TBird Showpark for those in the PNW). We'd meant for her first outing to be a schooling show, but this is just how the scheduling ended up working out. Nothing like jumping in the deep end eh? And she was PERFECT. All last week she'd been a bit of, well, a 4yo mare . Nothing nasty, just typical baby going NOPE DON'T WANNA kind of thing. We got her to the show, and after being a bit wound up in her stall, she figured things out, and was as good as gold!!! Trainer schooled her Fri/Sat, and then this morning I hopped on and did a bit of W/T in the warm-up ring. Totally good, and it turns out that her horse show "scared reaction" is to just stop and not move. Which I will take over bolting/leaving/freaking out any day of the week.I'll get pics uploaded in a day or two; I think the only one of me on her is the moment when she took exception to the steward's tent when we were hacking back to the barn and had to be led past. Otherwise we'd probably still be up there with her feet planted to the ground ![]() Next up: we're going to start shipping out to some of the other schooling shows and school in strange rings with the goal of taking her in a young horse class at the provincial championships in September... |
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| FlashGordon | Jun 14 2009, 07:07 PM Post #2 |
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WOOOHOO!!!! Go Bria!!! I bet you were such a proud mommy!!! She is really growing up isn't she? I can't wait to see piiiiiicccccsssssss post them soon! |
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| Fish Cheeks | Jun 14 2009, 07:45 PM Post #3 |
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Woooo hooooo Bria! What a superstar she was! Congratulations on your first successful outing!
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| Indy | Jun 15 2009, 03:38 AM Post #4 |
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Yay Bria!!! |
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| MissBri | Jun 15 2009, 04:02 AM Post #5 |
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But, I don't care - it's 5:00 somewhere
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That is Awesome Ibex! Woo Hooo Bria is getting all growed up! |
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| OnyxThePony | Jun 15 2009, 10:49 AM Post #6 |
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Fantastic!! Horses are such funny things.. you never know how one's going to act at a show. Home nuts go calm and home potatoes suddenly grow springs (and two more sets each of eyes and ears)..... so glad your girl took it all in stride! PS Your siggy is looking good by the way!! |
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| TarynJ | Jun 15 2009, 11:18 AM Post #7 |
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A couple of pics we caught (there weren't many unfortunatly!) A little bit of lunging in the back ring to see which child we brought to the show (this is her easy, loping canter. When your legs are that long you cover a lot of ground!)![]() A little trot work with trainer in the same back ring and some reminders about NOT hanging on that left rein: ![]() Then out into the big wide world! Here was her big spook. Either that or she's like her mom and can't walk past a tack shop ![]() Looking a bit worried about the pile of jumps, but still very cute! ![]() But really, this is what she mostly did all weekend... beg for treats! ![]() Biggest proud mommy moment of the show... there's a putting course next door (I think mostly to keep the Dads entertained at the big H/J shows), and there were some 10yos there with a teacher and they decided to check out the show at the same time. Guess whose horse they SWARMED when she was being handwalked Bria got about 20 feet tall but just stood like a rock while the teacher called them off. Then we let a couple of them pet her while the others stood way back... Overall, I couldn't be happier with her!!! Edited by TarynJ, Jun 15 2009, 11:20 AM.
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| FlashGordon | Jun 15 2009, 11:23 AM Post #8 |
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Aww J she looks fantastic! What a canter stride on her. She's growing up and looking so much more mature. I love the headshot it is a mirror image of your logo... tee hee.... You SHOULD be a proud mommy! All your hard work is paying off!! |
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| jillincolorado | Jun 15 2009, 12:34 PM Post #9 |
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She looks FAN FREAKING TASTIC, Ibex. You should be SO very proud of her.
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| Witchy | Jun 15 2009, 01:19 PM Post #10 |
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Congratulations!!! What a good girl and she looks fantastic. She's grown up so much. |
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| headlesshorseman | Jun 15 2009, 01:53 PM Post #11 |
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WOW she's HUGE!!!!! What a SWEET AND GOOD GIRL SHE WAS!!!! Thanks for the pics...... HH
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| TarynJ | Jun 16 2009, 11:01 AM Post #12 |
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A friend just sent a couple of snaps she took of me on Bria! (who me, tense??? In my defense this was my first time ever riding her in a non-enclosed space, let alone in public...)In the lunging ring: ![]() Going for a hack up to the warm-up ring. Ok, we're being LED past the scary pavillion. :![]() Maybe someday we'll look like this (trainer doing her I1 on her very, very tough Ferro son)
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| OpticalIllusion | Jun 18 2009, 11:52 AM Post #13 |
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She is a BIG girl. You look lovely on her.
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. Nothing nasty, just typical baby going NOPE DON'T WANNA kind of thing. We got her to the show, and after being a bit wound up in her stall, she figured things out, and was as good as gold!!! Trainer schooled her Fri/Sat, and then this morning I hopped on and did a bit of W/T in the warm-up ring. Totally good, and it turns out that her horse show "scared reaction" is to just stop and not move. Which I will take over bolting/leaving/freaking out any day of the week.











Bria got about 20 feet tall but just stood like a rock while the teacher called them off. Then we let a couple of them pet her while the others stood way back... 

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