| On Saturday, we woke at 5AM again. I went straight to the stable to give Will her breakfast and check on the state of her mane. |
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First thing I saw was Will, with shavings all over. My immediate response was "ARGH!!! She's rolled overnight and has ground her mane into the floor, ripping out the bands. ARGH!!!" |
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However I needn't have worried - her bands were fine and only needed a bit of a straighten up. |
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This is as excited as Willow gets. It's nice having a laid back show horse for a change. |
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Our first class was 3yo halter. Here we are walking out for the judge ... |
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and then getting the first place ribbon! Her first first at a Royal show. |
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And again outside, with our blue ... |
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So we were eligable for champion QH female, but it wasn't for us .... |
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We came 7th in the amateur showmanship (stuffed up the spin), then came Hunter Under Saddle. Keeping in mind that
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| We came 6th in Junior horse Hunter under saddle. I scratched from Amateur Hunter Under saddle as I didn't want to overdo her at her first ridden show. So our final class was Hunt Seat Equitation. |
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Here we are working on the rail after doing the Hunt Seat Equitation pattern. Will was getting tired and grumpy (like most three year old kids who've had a big day) and I was getting tired too. We came 4th, which wasn't bad really. |
| After the class we had some more photos taken by the professional photographer on the grounds, then headed back to the float to pack up - a major task! Then the long trip home ..... |
| Why not check out Willow's 2002 Summer Royal photos |
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