This weekend we were at the Rockie Mountain Saddle Club show with Rain and Raven. I was volunteering as ring steward to keep the show moving in a timely manner, so after we did some lunging Raven was left to stand at the trailer. She initially reared with kicking and screaming, having a general temper tantrum as she was left behind with only a hay bag for company when Rain left to go warm up. However, my Bit of Honey Crew had strict instructions to ignore her completely unless she untied herself, in which case they were to come get me. Otherwise she could have as much of a tantrum as she liked, and then when she got tired of it she could eat her hay bag like a civilized creature. Ignoring her worked quite nicely. She eventually got bored when her antics received no attention and she gave up.
Jasi rode Rain and did a great job with her. If given a choice Rain always defaults to her left lead at the canter, but Jasi was able to get her to pick up her right lead most of the time when required. They did equitation (judged on Jasi), show hack (judged on the horse collecting and extending gaits), controlled riding (a longer pattern class), and hunter hack (two jumps).
It was definitely a fun day with friends!
Big thank you as always to Kimberly Hale Photography for the stunning photos, and to Sara for being an amazing groom.
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