Sunday, October 26, 2008

So much to nay, so little time

I've been pretty busy lately. I've been all over the state doing things like herding cattle, jumping over logs and winning lots of ribbons. I'm not one to brag, I'm a humble little pony, but I've been pretty much kicking ass lately.

Here's the rundown:

Sept. 21, Moss Beach Ranch. Cross Country jumping. This was a total disaster. I think I just woke up on the wrong side of the pasture. I couldn't stop thinking about by buddy General Mayhem. He was off somewhere doing something, what? Why? Where? It just makes a young pony go crazy when he doesn't know where his conjoined twin is. I crashed though two jumps and was stopped by a cowboy who told me I was done. Bad scene.

Sept. 28, Moss beach Ranch. Team Penning. This involved a team of four horses with humans attached to their backs. We tried to get four of the same numbered cows into a pen at the other end of an arena. I learned that I like chasing cows. They pretty much do whatever I want and that is refreshing for a change.

Oct. 12, Lone Tree Farm. Hunter pace. I did three rounds. Beginner novice (2'6") as a team with General Mayhem. Then I went around the same course on my own. Next we did the novice level jumps (2'11") on our own. I jumped out of a pond and did several combo jumps. I had a bit of a problem with the brush jump in the final round, but Matt hung on and we crossed the finish line for a second place ribbon. See the 1,2,3 sequence below.












Photos By Debbie Dasker. Hope she's ok with me blogging these. I purchased the one above.

Oct. 25
, Cteta Horse Park in Woodside. Hunter pace. Did Three rounds through water over brush. Had a few hickups, but did pretty well. Earned a 1st place ribbon in the intro pace; took fifth in the Hunter pace; and second in the novelty class where horses switch humans at the halfway point. Matt for the first half and Annie on the second part. GM and I earned the high point for the day and took home the big ribbon.

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