I am so proud of these girls. They did amazing at the Horse Show this year. Evelyn is still in the "Short Stirrup" program. This is mostly due to her age. During her lessons she's one-to-one with a private instructor for safety reasons. But, she has greatly improved and can control her horse by herself now.
The short stirrup program was split into two groups for the show: those on a lead line, and those that can walk and trot without assistance. During the show they still had an older kid assigned to them just in case they needed assistance but Evelyn was in the walk/trot group and controlled the horse on her own.
Lorelai moved up from the short stirrup program almost a year ago and this is the first time she is competing with the older kids. Older kids are split into three categories: Rookies (brand new riders that can only walk and trot), Go Getters (these kids can walk, trot, and canter), and Speed Demons (mostly teenagers who are very experienced on their horses). Well, Lorelai skipped right on by the Rookie group and she's with the Go Getters. I was a little nervous of this because it's also the largest group (about 36 kids) and the chances of her placing in the competition are small. She's the youngest by FAR in the group. She's only six and some of the kids in her age group are 12 and 14 years old! Mighty big difference.
Here's how they did...
Evelyn was in three events:
Equitation - 2nd place
Obstacle course - didn't place
Bareback - 3rd place
Lorelai was also in three events:
Equitation - 3rd place (I can not stress enough how awesome it is that she got this)
Barrel speed event - didn't place
Pole speed event - didn't place
They did amazing!!
The short stirrup program was split into two groups for the show: those on a lead line, and those that can walk and trot without assistance. During the show they still had an older kid assigned to them just in case they needed assistance but Evelyn was in the walk/trot group and controlled the horse on her own.
Lorelai moved up from the short stirrup program almost a year ago and this is the first time she is competing with the older kids. Older kids are split into three categories: Rookies (brand new riders that can only walk and trot), Go Getters (these kids can walk, trot, and canter), and Speed Demons (mostly teenagers who are very experienced on their horses). Well, Lorelai skipped right on by the Rookie group and she's with the Go Getters. I was a little nervous of this because it's also the largest group (about 36 kids) and the chances of her placing in the competition are small. She's the youngest by FAR in the group. She's only six and some of the kids in her age group are 12 and 14 years old! Mighty big difference.
Here's how they did...
Evelyn was in three events:
Equitation - 2nd place
Obstacle course - didn't place
Bareback - 3rd place
Lorelai was also in three events:
Equitation - 3rd place (I can not stress enough how awesome it is that she got this)
Barrel speed event - didn't place
Pole speed event - didn't place
They did amazing!!
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| Yes, Mom got to play too. I did alright. I got second place for a pole and barrel speed event and second place in an obstacle course trail event |
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