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Ski Diva Extraordinaire
OK, ladies, I am pretty quiet around here after March because I get pretty heavy into my horse competition season. I am going to toot my own horn here, because I'm really proud of my horse's accomplishments this year! I got him after losing a really special one three years ago, and have battled some lameness issues with this guy, that I finally figured out basically on my own and it sure paid off.
I have a rather awesome Arabian gelding who I've been showing for the past 3 years (bought him 3 years ago) and this year, after bringing him closer to home and doing my own training for several months, has been our best one yet. After going champion at our region 1 horse show in Del Mar, CA, then reserve champion at our region 2 show in Santa Barbara, then champ again at our Santa Barbara fall show, I took him to the U.S. National Championship show in Tulsa, OK last week and we were top ten in the country in our division, placing third overall! I have waited 30 years to garner a top ten. I am of course dreaming of a national championship, but that will have to wait a bit longer, I guess. He's a phenomenal horse and I am so lucky to own him.
He's getting a few months off now so I can afford skiing (I'm not kidding--I could show him in Scottsdale in February but I want to ski!)
Here are links to the photographers proofs from the show.
https://www.ferraraphoto.com/11USN/1671/11usn_18956.htm
https://www.ferraraphoto.com/11USN/1671/11usn_09385.htm
https://www.ferraraphoto.com/11USN/1671/11usn_09445.htm
I have a rather awesome Arabian gelding who I've been showing for the past 3 years (bought him 3 years ago) and this year, after bringing him closer to home and doing my own training for several months, has been our best one yet. After going champion at our region 1 horse show in Del Mar, CA, then reserve champion at our region 2 show in Santa Barbara, then champ again at our Santa Barbara fall show, I took him to the U.S. National Championship show in Tulsa, OK last week and we were top ten in the country in our division, placing third overall! I have waited 30 years to garner a top ten. I am of course dreaming of a national championship, but that will have to wait a bit longer, I guess. He's a phenomenal horse and I am so lucky to own him.
He's getting a few months off now so I can afford skiing (I'm not kidding--I could show him in Scottsdale in February but I want to ski!)
Here are links to the photographers proofs from the show.
https://www.ferraraphoto.com/11USN/1671/11usn_18956.htm
https://www.ferraraphoto.com/11USN/1671/11usn_09385.htm
https://www.ferraraphoto.com/11USN/1671/11usn_09445.htm