Fancy

This story requires it’s own segment.  It’s about our first time Versatility Announcer, Vic Rowden and me.  It’s quite a story. During the past several years at the Futerity/Spring Show and World Celebration, I had a part in the photography of the two winners of most every class.  I became the photographer “Ear Pricker”.  The winning champion and their owners, friends, trainers relatives, beautiful young ladies in prom dresses, and prizes stand for a once in a lifetime photograph.  It’s imperative that the horse look the best, which means their ears, need to be forward.  Ears forward…

I awoke in fine shape from the wondrous bed and air conditioned room.  This was show day! Coffee and yogurt from motel breakfast was going to take me all the way with the addition of a Cliff bar.  I was in great shape.  I snuffled down a dose of anti snot pills and off I went. I pulled up to the stall and discovered a very clean Fancy.  She had not laid down.  Oh how fun this was going to be.  Morning bath unnecessary, just a grooming session!  Her mane…

It’s too hot to ride in afternoons now. I’ve enjoyed nearly seven years of retirement of “sleeping in”. (I spent 42 years and six months getting up at horrible early morning time clocks!) Fancy is an intriguing challenge that inspires me to change back into a day light person. Being mature woman of sound mind, I’ve decided that the worst part of getting up dreadfully early in the morning, 8:30, is the getting up part. I forgot about coffee. Patterson Performance arena is a wonderful place to ride. Fancy and…

When I woke up, I never knew this was the day my life was to change. My regular life order delayed my Fancy ride to around 3:30pm. Terry, the spouse is used to eating around 4:00-4:30. Tony Vaught texted me in early afternoon that he would appear around 5:30 to trim Fancy's feet. Oh good. I left Fancy and went home to get the spouse food. I was back with Fancy waiting for Tony. We had some nice undemanding time while she snarfed grass. Tony arrived and trimmed Fancy. We…

5/10/19-5/12/19 Next in our life is a 3 day clinic with 6 Star Parelli Master Clinician, Dave Ellis. I rode with Dave in many clinic is my younger 40 and 50 age years. It's twenty years later and I have an "intriguing" super talented horse that I'm having trouble connecting to. The mornings are a group clinic. The afternoon is private lessons. In our first morning clinic, we did our ground play under Dave's direction. Fancy was very nervous in this arena. It was one of the cloth arenas and…