I won a blue ribbon today at the Ride to Thrive show sponsored by the Northern Virginia Therapeutic Riding Program. The show was broken up by schools so I beat the other folks riding with SPIRIT.
More importantly, though, I had one of my best show rides ever. Dada was in the ring, but she stayed as far away as possible, so I felt pretty alone with T, which was awesome. T was in wonderful form -- she stopped perfectly and didn't mind that we had to change a big circle to a small one at the last minute.
She had great rhythm, too. She only hesitated twice, once at the end of the circle when I suspect I pulled the reins or shifted oddly in my saddle. She also started to stop when we passed A the second time. We do have a halt at A on the first pass so I guess T just decided to pause there again. Both times, though, she started moving again with a click from me and Dada.
Dada said I surprised a lot of people with my ride. Even myself, to be honest.
It was fun to see everyone, too, gathered together. The only disappointing part: I did not get a photo of the Virginia Quarter Horse Association queen giving me my ribbon.
Saturday, June 14, 2008
Can't have the blues when you win a blue
Posted by Matt at 10:48 PM
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4 comments:
That's fantastic. Congratulations!
Thanks, I was pretty proud.
I'm so happy for you, Matt! I know how hard you have worked for so long to achieve your goals. I only wish I could have been there to see you! You & T look great in the pics.
Say hi to your family for me, and I look forward to seeing you the last week of July. Take care, and thanks for your weekly updates.
I am having fun, Lynne, hope you are, too.
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