Keeping social distance, stay at home, quarantine and home shuttering is happening in our world. Horse show managers have hit on the idea of virtual shows. Perform the class at home and video it. Post the video. The judge will watch the class videos and determine the placings.
I really like this idea. The dress is usually casual. The horse grooming is not as intense. The hours of waiting for your class to start is eliminated. There is no trailer hauling. Those things are all what I dislike about horse shows.
This is great for me! My classes are all pattern classes. There is no waiting for a million people to perform their patter while you sit and wait. You and your unbathed horse just do the pattern while a sainted person films!
What could be better! The only thing better is that a sainted trainer coaches and films you. Fancy lives at Patterson Performance Stable. She is on an owner care program. I also give her a daily medicine that I keep at home. I dose her horse feed and bring it to her. I am essential to Fancy!
That is my world of heaven right now.
The class is Ranchmanship. There is a flying lead involved. Riding with one hand is required. I have rode Fancy twice during the last month. I try to ride with one hand, but Fancy always convinces me that I need both hands.
I am doing a flying lead change pattern using one hand. WHAT! Miraculously, she went where every my body directed. Our flying lead change did not work. I might not place in the class. Ha! Who cares! I have another week to film and submit. I failed in correctly completing the pattern. My brain kept deserting me during this screaming unbelievable riding with one hand a do a flying change SCREAM!