Celebration is Not For the Weak!

September 7, 2010Posted inNOVA
Versatility Vision – What a Show Day September 7th, 2010 | Author: Susan Nova and I are one for three. She messed up one pattern and I messed up two. Already I forgot what happened in the fourth class. Read on… Showmanship…We were doing an outstanding job looking sexy. We were to the back-thru-cones, a piece of cake for us in our real life, but this is showlife with a show halter. We did good till I misjudged the cone path and things went out of control. Nova even screamed…

Nova’s Notebook – 1st Demonstration!

May 1, 2010Posted inNOVA
About two weeks before the big Vaught Family Natural Horsemanship, Jenny asked if I was going to ride in the demonstration. Whoops!  I didn't know that Nova and I were going to be in the demonstration.  We had an assumption and non verbal communication. Now, it's something to be practicing all along for "being in the Spotlight" someday as opposed to actually having a date for a demonstration. Nova and I started to practice and the holes we had were just a bit glaring.  I had not practiced enough in…

Nova’s Notebook –

March 26, 2010Posted inNOVA
 I lied all last week about riding every darn day... I rode last night and tonight in the group lesson. oh, it is heaven. We found our flat foot walk and fox trotted even around the corners. The last time, Jenny told me that Nova was so good it was time to stop. She didn't even want her going the reverse way because she did so good. Quit when you are really way ahead. We were going on the 2nd hour of the lesson. We trail walked, we cantered, we…

GRAND SLAM JAM!

September 14, 2009Posted inJR, NOVA, Velvet
A group of us showed at the Missouri Fox Trotter World Show this past week. We are all students of Parelli and study with Tony and Jenny Vaught of "For the Horse" Ranch. We are Hope Kahout, Mindy B.(I have forgotten how to spell her last name), Nichole Vaught, Caitlyn Vaught.  We won 19 World Champion Ribbons! Nichole and Velvet won 13 World Champion competitions and were awarded World Grand Champion Youth Ranch Horse and World Grand Champion Youth Versatility. That's Jenny holding the sign. Tony was missing when we…

Nova’s Notebook – 2009 Spring Show

August 17, 2009Posted inNOVA
 2009 Spring Missouri Fox Trotter Show has come and gone. I've attended the Celebration for the last two years to watch my horses. June 2009 is the first time I've showed at Ava since 2000.  A lot has changed and gotten really better since way back then. That year was the first year for the Reining Competition and I rode Velvet.<p> Incidentially, Nichole Copple and Velvet won Reserve High Point Youth Versatility with tons of blue ribbons. <P> Nova and I were entered in the Open Events with all the…

Nova’s Notebook – Spring 2009 World Show

June 13, 2009Posted inNOVA
Big Day at the Spring Missouri Fox Trotter Show! The family was there...Velvet, JR and Diva.  Nova came to town on Friday afternoon and we all got to practice in the  Versatility Arena.  What fun was that to see everyone. Saturday was the grand show.  Nova and I entered into four events. We entered in the Open Versatility Events so the points we won would count to High Point Versatility Pleasure.  Of course that meant that Tony, Jenny and even Nichole in one class was our competitor!  How fun was that. …