Jim Becker
12-15-2008, 9:36 PM
Well, the fall horse show series is completed and Nastia racked up more points than any other rider, no matter what division they rode in. So she not only nailed "Grand Champion" four shows in a row for her group, she also got first pick of the major prizes as well as a wonderful engraved trophy plate. (She chose a bridle which is the one piece of tack we did not already acquire...I just need to get an appropriately sized bit to fit Dreamy and we are in business...no more using the training tack that more often than not isn't cleaned as well as "we" do it ;) )
In yesterday's event, she took four firsts and two seconds to make the Grand Champion mark. Here she is right after getting her award for the day's work...needless to say, we are unbelievably proud of her. She moves up to the next division for the new show series where she will have to do several jumping courses. (Jumping courses like dear old dad has been forced to do in his division, despite being a lot farther behind her in his own schooling....:o)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v646/a-j-adopt/HGF-12-08-066.jpg
And with her trophy plate....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v646/a-j-adopt/HGF-12-08-227.jpg
I did fine in my division yesterday, too. It was a small field of 4 due to so many folks having the flu, but I took three thirds and three fourths. I'm very proud of the thirds myself as the other three riders were much more experienced than I. Two of my thirds were actually in the jumping patterns. I guess my concentration was better for them than with the more basic "classes". LOL
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v646/a-j-adopt/HGF-12-08-123.jpg
In yesterday's event, she took four firsts and two seconds to make the Grand Champion mark. Here she is right after getting her award for the day's work...needless to say, we are unbelievably proud of her. She moves up to the next division for the new show series where she will have to do several jumping courses. (Jumping courses like dear old dad has been forced to do in his division, despite being a lot farther behind her in his own schooling....:o)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v646/a-j-adopt/HGF-12-08-066.jpg
And with her trophy plate....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v646/a-j-adopt/HGF-12-08-227.jpg
I did fine in my division yesterday, too. It was a small field of 4 due to so many folks having the flu, but I took three thirds and three fourths. I'm very proud of the thirds myself as the other three riders were much more experienced than I. Two of my thirds were actually in the jumping patterns. I guess my concentration was better for them than with the more basic "classes". LOL
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v646/a-j-adopt/HGF-12-08-123.jpg