End of a Great Season

Two weeks ago was the last horse show of the 2009 season. We had back-to-back shows, one show was an open show and the other all Arabians. At the first show, MEHA September 4-6 Armani showed in eight classes. The judge really seemed to like him, as he was pinned first in every class except two. In one of those two, he missed a lead and the judge saw it. In the other, he switched leads while loping. So if he hadn't of done those two mistakes, he would have had a flawless show! But those little mistakes happen, and he is still only five, so I wasn't too upset about it.

At the All-Arabian show for NWPAHA the following weekend, Armani had six classes. Of the those, he took four firsts and two seconds. Again, the judge liked Armani and even verbalized it! She said "he is a good thinker." And referred to him as 'sweatheart' when she checked our bosal in the line up. She was a good judge; she checked bits, curbs, and bosals to make sure everything was legal. The final class of the show was Purebred Western Pleasure Open Championship there were only 2 horses and the other was a seasoned show horse. But Armani was great in that class, not a single issue and he gave it his all. We won the class, and the memorial trophy for my horse trainer. I was really happy about that.



I gave Armani a little over a week off to just be a horse. Next step is learning to work in a curb since he can no longer show as a Junior Horse next season. He is a willing horse, so I don't think he'll have a huge problem with the transition. It'll just take some time to get used to the different bit.

Back at home at my little barn, I started lunging my retired show horse Fanny. She seems to be really enjoying it! I keep it very easy on her since its been a while since she was worked. I just want to work on conditioning and keeping her fit and healthy. I have also started her back on Equinyl. :)