This summer has been a ride on a really big emotional roller coaster, as far as my dear little horse (that's us on the left) is concerned. We do (did?) hunters, which is a class in a horse show where the idea is to go slow and jump nicely with a huuuuuuge step. The judging is subjective. This so called "step" has been our nemesis since we moved up to the 2'6" classes last summer. We can get it, but only at warp speed.
So around June 5th (the final day of a really awful show up in Ohio), I finally accepted that Vandy ( short for Vanity Fair, not Vanderbilt) is not a hunter. I thought I still was. So I agonized over it for several weeks, and then decided to at least *try* jumpers. Jumpers is a non-subjective, timed event in which the horse has to jump around a course as fast as they can (It's actually a lot more complicated than it sounds). So on August 9th, we had our first jumper show! I can't remember ever being so nervous to step into the ring. However, my nerves soon disappeared as i realized that Vandy LOVED her new job. She was jumping from anywhere I put her, and not exploding on the other side of the fences. Surprisingly, we did pretty well, placing 3rd, 4th, and 1st out of 6+. Our next show is at the Horse Park on September 12th. I can't wait to see how we do there. :]
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so how did you do?
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