Success and One Incredible Show!

It's tough growing up... lol I know, I know.
I have incredible friends, 2 in particular, who are avid equestrians - eventers, but we won't hold that against them.  We have wanted to go to a show to compete together for YEARS!  but always things didn't line up, mostly because they event... and I don't jump.  It scares the hell out of me!

This time, things worked.  We all went to the PAADA Dressage Daze II show in Ponoka.  They run a Wild Rose (provincial) level show concurrently with the EC Silver dressage show.  My ladies brought their ponies and did Wild Rose tests and Ritchie and I were back in the Silver show. 
Ritchie had a rough start to the weekend because of some terrifying Ritchie-eating pigeons above the judge's table in the short arena.  They were literally going to eat him!  He pulled things together and rode through 2 improved tests with me Sunday.  The scores weren't our best 62%, but I felt we'd had some significant improvement in the Director/Directee relationship.  We maintained our counter canters and had our simple change at X this time.  More wiggly, less straight, but I was still pleased with our improvement.  The scores weren't exemplary, but they were still good enough for firsts in both our tests and an eventual Adult Ammy Silver Championship once again. 

My friends, however, were incredible!!  Both had personal-best rides!  Both ribboned in their tests.  We squealed and laughed and hugged and jumped up and down with excitement at each win.

6 years in the making, it finally happened.

Thank you to my friends for helping me remember why showing is fun.  Let's do it again!!!

Happy Horseing!