The sun shone with a few puffs of white in the blue sky. I drove to the horse show and used the time before the arrival of the horses to register for five classes--halter, showmanship, trail, jumps and barrel racing. Soon after the horses arrived, it was time to walk the three minis--Dory, Deacon and Maple over to the ring. My horse Dory was anxious and ready to trot. I walked her in circles. We walked into the arena and then were told to trot. I started a third line of mini horses. While we waited for the judge, I walked her in more circles. She tried to roll in the soft sand, so I pulled her up. I accidentally unhooked the lead strap with my thumb. She wandered over to another mini and the shower held her halter while I reattached the lead. Another mini, a two year old, had enough and reared. Finally, the mini was under control. Dory did receive an honorable mention! I wasn't confident to try the showmanship class so Dory and I watched. After the class, we took the horses back to the trailer so that they could eat and drnk until their classes after lunch. Trail was interesting--open and close a gate, trot across several poles, walk across a tarp, back up, sidestep, turn a 360 in a box, trot to a cone and exit. Dory completed the course. She doesn't know how to sidestep, and I didn't align her neck and body when she backed.. Then we tried jumping. At the farm we jump with the minis. These were metal standards. Dory loves to jump but wasn't used to the different standards. Of the six jumps, Dory jumped one! She jumped so high! Everyone relaxed for the barrel racing. Dory and I cheered and neighed for the other competitors. Dory and I were last. She did awesome but I need some serious sprinting experience! And I lost my hat on the run back. All in all a fabulous day!
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