Trail Class At last I would be a rider! Jenny was right at the gate to take Powder. I staggered over to get water and revived myself. I got my shirt and vest and went into restroom for a clothing change. I love the nice white secluded chairs in the restroom! The judge gave us a walk-thru after our volunteer helpers set up the trail obstacles. These volunteers are our horse friends who were there to support and help us. They had no idea that they would be setting up…

Saturday morning started out with feeding Powder around 7:00 am. About 7:30, Powder got her bath with a lot of focus on her white mane and tail. Bath was given by Jenny Vaught who knows a thing or two thousand million about getting a show horse ready. Show was to start at 9:00 am. We arrived at the show ground about 8:30 am. The show started at 9:30am with Showmanship. This is an online ground class. I do not “love” showmanship. I want to be in the arena riding my…

I started this blog just to tell you about my Friday and Saturday shower experiences, but then the entire show experience story demanded to be told. Four days in Ava almost turned into a book! Stay tuned for the shower story.... Powder and I arrived at the Missouri Fox Trotter Showground complex in Ava, Missouri on Thursday afternoon. This show is one of two shows held by the association. This is the Spring Show and Three Year Old Futurity. Powder and I will compete Saturday in the Versatility events. I…

Early Friday morning came. Jenny got Powder tacked up and headed to the team sorting. By that time Chas and Mindy had begged Jenny to team sort with them too. How could she refuse? We discovered 104 teams had signed up. Jenny’s thought that her sorting would take ten minutes or so turned out wrong. She changed her morning lessons into evening lessons with her long-time clients. In sorting, you can partner with different people! Each team got to run cows twice unless they lost their cows the first run.…

I started this blog just to tell you about my Friday and Saturday shower experiences, but then my entire Missouri Fox Trotter Spring Show and 3 Year Old Futurity show experience story demanded to be told. Demanded! This story has morphed into a short book! Stay tuned for the shower story.... Powder and I arrived at the Missouri Fox Trotter Showground complex in Ava, Missouri on Thursday afternoon. Our purpose is to compete Saturday in the Versatility events and to have a great time with friends! Ava is 200 miles…