County Fair here is open to kids who are in 4-H. The weekend before, there is an Open Show that is . . . open - to anyone with a horse who wants to compete. This is also an opportunity for the kids who ride dressage to be judged by an honest-to-goodness dressage judge. Here where the West Was Won, most people ride in the Western style and so usually the kids who ride English make do with Western judges who are doing their best to try to make the different distinctions. Completely confused? Welcome to my world.
Anyhoo, Reagan rode two tests in the Open Show. Dressage horses train for years and years to master all of the different levels. Jamboree has only been in serious training for one year, under a very green trainer I might add, though our coach, Angie, does a terrific job of directing the whole thing. So this was Jamboree’s first official show, under an official judge. Reagan was very, very nervous. She is 13 and therefore convinced that everything she does is scrutinized and judged by the ENTIRE WORLD. She needn’t have worried so much. In her first test she placed third and in her second she placed second. Woo-hoo! It was a very happy ending which is great because we sat there for 10 hours in 99 degree heat and it would have been a huge bummer had it ended badly.
Today we went out in 103 degree heat to clean and decorate stalls at the Event Center for the main event County Fair. If you are in the area, we’d love to have you come by on Wednesday (by which time the temperature should have dropped) to see Reagan and Jamboree. The fair is open Wednesday - Saturday and has free admission. You can pet goats and rabbits and llamas to your hearts content. There are lots of cows and pigs too. Also funnel cakes. It’s just a coincidence that the funnel cake vendor is set up right outside our stall, I swear. A very happy coincidence though! After Wednesday, the English events are done so we’ll be taking Jamboree back to her stable, and I will be taking a nap.
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