Trotting along.

Me and my "show mom" Meghan by the in-gate.

The "kids' table" at a July picnic at my parents' house. We all used to be so much smaller...

Horse Show Weekend!

This past weekend, I competed on Ariel ("Dance at My Party") at a two-day local show partly sponsored by the barn I ride at. I rode at this show last year on Ariel, but this year we moved up a division to "Novice" and "Special", which means you get to ride over courses of 7-8 jumps, each class with a different pattern of jumps. Sunday was my better day, but Braden was there on Saturday and took some pictures and provided general show support. I was in a tough class of 15 riders, but did pretty well for my first show over fences, earning some ribbons (3rd was my highest placing) and not going off-course. So it was a successful weekend, and I learned a lot.

This one's a bit dusty...

Braden and Ariel chilling in the shade