This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi all,
This last weekend I set foot(opps, hoof) into the show ring for the first time in over 20 years. Taffy Mercer worked hard to get some Fjord classes included in the Franklin County Open Horse Show so we HAD to show up! Latigo was not really ready for the show ring but off we went. I entered in the Fjord Pleasure Driving class and the Horse Obsticle Course, Open class. The Pleasure driving class was first and our competition was the very talented Reina owned and driven by Taffy. Latigo really was a trooper and he really tried his best to keep his composure when the loud speaker blared(in his openion). I was very pleased with the way he went and the second place ribbon looks real pretty(red IS my favorite color!!). Reina and Taffy were perfection! Our next class was the Obstacle course. Latigo was wonderful! He tried really hard to do all that silly stuff that I was asking him to do and it really paid off--we won the class!!(I'm starting to like blue!). That was it f! or that first day. Reina also was entered in the Fjord English pleasure class that day and was the only horse in it--but she did a fine job of showing how wonderful the Fjords are. She placed 1st!!(heehee) The next morning my husband Fred took Latigo in the Log Skid class. He did a fantastic job with a nice clean run--just not fast enough as Reina beat his time by about 13 seconds!! Once again a nice red(did I mention that I like red?) ribbon. We had to leave just after that so I will include here the e-mail I got from Taffy about the rest of the day! Reina was still going strong!! What a wonderful time we had and we made a very good impression with the rest of the show people--they loved us all! I had more fun than I ever had before at a show!! >From Taffy: Wow! What a fun weekend! After you left I took 1st in Pleasure Driving Horses, 14.2 and over! I beat out an Arab! I couldnt believe it! Yahoo! Carrie got 1st in Fjord Western Pleasure since she was the only one entered. And of course, Reina got the Versatility Award. When Carrie was done riding the Western Pleasure Class the announcer thanked the PNFPG for having Fjords at the show for everyone to see. There was a big round of applause! I think we were a hit! The mini people are still talking about doing the log skid! I think they really liked the excitement of all of us whooping and hollering and having fun
