This message is from: "Dave and Patti Walter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Just have to write in and tell of my experiences at our Local Open Horse Show. I'm a member of the Branch River Riders and we had our 40th Annual horse show. That in itself is a LOT, 40 yrs and 40 horse show! BUT anyway I decided I wanted to push myself and my horse, O.H. Silas. We've been jumping the 2'6"-2'9" jumps for one year. (this is our 3rd year jumping) Well I really wanted to do the 2'6" - 3'3" jumps at the show. I knew i could not go in as many as I would like as Si gets tired. So, I picked four classes; 2'6, 2'9", 3ft and 3'3". We came home with 1st, 3rd, 5th and 2nd respectively. There were two classes with rider error. One I got left behind and lost one stirrup, decided I didn't really want to jump the 3ft jump coming up, with only one stirrup and I could not get it, so I pulled him out of the line and down to a trot to picked it up. Came around and we were fine, but that cost me-rider error. Another class we really had a nice ride but I was unhappy with one line and I know I shook my head in disapproval. I suppose the judge saw that and thought I did more wrong, I'm not sure but I know we had a nice class but we ended up with 3rd and well personally I though we were better than the other two in front of us. Our 3'3" class was VERY hard for him, he really tried HARD but that is a tall fence for him, we knocked down two or three poles I believe. I was thrilled that he did NOT refuse, did NOT run out and he tried tried tried his hardest. It's just gonna take some time to get a real good idea for him how to jump them. What a boy though. The judge told me afterward how much she loved how he jumps and how she just loved his stride, so steady and smooth. :-))) We had 9 to 5 riders, not huge the lower classes were very full with 12+ in them, but everyone seems nervous with the bigger jumps. They should just ride Fjords they are FUN to jump, very steady!!! One very Proud Fjord owner. There was a professional photographer at the jump, you can check us out in a couple days at www.critterclicks.com Patti Jo Walter Francis Creek Fjords Two Rivers WI
