Show Recap

I've been gone the past two weeks but I'm back again with a recap from the show! Unfortunately, I wasn't able to show Gwen. The cut on her leg I mentioned in my last blog ended up being a little bigger and took a little longer to heal than I originally anticipated. On the upside, this unfortunate event gave me the opportunity to show Alex for the first time in a while! 

I bought Alex 8 years ago as a green 6yr old. He took me from the 1.0m jumpers to the 1.30m jumpers and taught me so much along the way. Now he is actually a lesson horse and competes in the children's hunters. Not many horses can go from being a 1.30m jumper to a competitive children's hunter. He is a VERY special horse!

I got the opportunity to show Alex in the hunter derby. It had been a while since I have shown in a hunter class and been awhile since he competed over 3ft. He handled the high options beautifully and that was the most fun I've had in a while! 

Unfortunately, we ended up just out of the money. I got a hideously long spot to the third jump where I thought we were going to add one and Alex decided to just leave the ground. Besides that mishap the rest of the round was smooth and rhythmic. All in all it was a lot of fun getting to show Alex again, makes me remember just how special this horse is!