MEGAN: We got to the stable at 6:15 and I cleaned Simba’s stall and began braiding him. Brooke helped me and took over braiding while I gave him breakfast and groomed him. Once he was clean, groomed, and almost all braided, I got dressed and saddled Simba. Brooke helped me with my hair and stock tie, then I got on and warmed up. Our first test was first level test three and we got through it, though he wasn’t quite in front of my leg or forward. We ended up with a 61% and after begin checked for legal bits, spurs, and whip length, I took Simba back to the stable and took his tack off. After letting him relax for about 15 minutes, I then tack him back up, fixed my hair, and got back on. We had a much better warm up this time, then a better test. We ended up with a 65%- much better, but we will do better tomorrow. There is no reason we can’t get high scores at First Level; both of us can certainly handle it for heaven’s sake! I ended up second in my first class and winning the second, which I found out after bathing Simba with liniment, sweeping, cleaning his stall, cleaning my boot and saddle, grazing Simba until he was dry, and un-braiding him. Above is the picture of us with our prize- a cute gift basket from a tackshop in New Jersey. Through the afternoon I helped others untack, ate lunch, took care of Simba and Deli, cleaned Fern’s trailer, and watched some rather unimpressive freestyles. Then I checked in on Simba and Deli one last time before the competitor’s party where we listened to Lendon commentate on a demonstration done by Dr. Cesar Parra. After some munchies we all went to Applebee’s for dinner with the whole showing group except for Lendon, Fern, and Barb. We fit 15 people into a corner booth- quite impressive, really! I wasn’t hungry so I didn’t eat, just enjoyed being a bit of a socialite for an hour. I left a little early to run on the treadmill- which I still hate. Ick, ick, ick. However, running was nice and made me sleep even better than I would have; even on a horseshow night! After a delicious dessert I am ready for bed- ready to go for that 75% tomorrow!
SIMBA: Mom really is ready to get down to business with this show. She went out into that warm up arena with a mission, and by the end of the day had figured out how to accomplish it. Though we both had a nice first day at the show, I think that this will teach Mom a lot about how to ride me better, in a way which conserves my energy and physical limitations. She only has a short time to warm me up because of the heat, so this will be really good for her. After a fairly successful first show day, Mom wants to do better- she really is not every happy, is she!?
SIMBA: Mom really is ready to get down to business with this show. She went out into that warm up arena with a mission, and by the end of the day had figured out how to accomplish it. Though we both had a nice first day at the show, I think that this will teach Mom a lot about how to ride me better, in a way which conserves my energy and physical limitations. She only has a short time to warm me up because of the heat, so this will be really good for her. After a fairly successful first show day, Mom wants to do better- she really is not every happy, is she!?
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