Octopelle went to his very first show today. It was a schooling show at the Sage Riders arena in Hermiston, and he did great! What a good boy. I fully expected him to be a little bit nervous about things, but nah.... he could've cared less. Marched right into the arena and got right down to business. No funny stuff. What a sport! =:) I was very proud of him. Craig has a new digital camera, so he snapped lots of pictures.
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| Setting up for the halter class. |
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| Chugging along in an extended trot in the english walk/trot. (The judge commented that he really loved his trot.) |
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| And the western pleasure walk/trot class. Octopelle is like Tommy - when they get it right, it's totally fabulous!!! |
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| He stayed collected up for western very nicely. I put a green ribbon (for a young horse) in the tail so that people wouldn't ride up behind us too closely - but in all honesty, we really didn't need it. He was totally awesome. Not so much as a spook or fidget the entire day. |
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| We entered 10 classes and got two first places, which wasn't too bad. The show didn't award ribbons though, which was okay. It was a schooling show and we were there to work on our horsemanship skills, so awards weren't a top priority. There were roughly 6 people per class on average (give or take for some classes), so it was a good turnout for our area. |
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| Happy campers. |
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| The Sage Riders arena has a seasonal pond in back, so we used it for a photo. =:) |
