August 15, 2009

Blondie went to her first Horse Show! That blue ribbon is a First Place! Wahoo!! We entered her in 5 classes, all "Green as Grass" (horses with little or no show experience). We got one First, two Second, one Fouth and one Sixth Place. The Sixth place was for an English class and Blondie is a Western horse. English is with the tiny little saddle, the jacket, high boots, hat, etc. Western is with a western saddle as in the picture. This was the first time Blondie had been in a show ring with other horses running around her and she acted as if this was her 100th show. She was calm and did everything she was asked to to.

This is Amy Andresen, our trainer, riding Blondie. She's been a wonderful trainer - she's never used brute strength to train Blondie, always with gentleness and kindness. Amy can be found at the Barn at Cedar Hill in Cedar Hill Texas. She trains horses, people with horses and offers full care boarding.

Here's a video of our first show.

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