WHAT A DAY!

WHAT A DAY!!

 

Tex was good as gold at his first horse show. He not only showed very well but he took care of my little girl and that is worth more than any horse show placings, ribbons, or scores. Emily came with us to the show and she waited patiently through 17 classes to get her turn. We didn't promise anything before the show because we didn't know how Tex would react to the other horses and show environment but after I rode him in the ring, and warm up with no problems we told Emily that she could do her first show too.

 



I have to say that I love showing. I am competitive and love the challenge of getting a horse ready and presenting it. This first Gold Coin Winter Series show was perfect for Tex's first experience and we had a blast. The Gold Coin shows are a series of open shows with a mainly Stock horse focus. There are classes for Halter, Trail, Reining, English Pleasure, and Western Pleasure. They don't have tack or dress requirements so there were several Western saddles in the English classes.

Tex stood out a little!

 

This was a very good thing because he gave me the opportunity to talk about OTTBs, Remember Me Rescue and the Battle of the Xs. I had several people ask me about his race career and his breeding as well as how I got him and what I was doing with him as far as training and showing with the Trainers Challenge.  I listed Remember Me Rescue as being the owner so people did stand up and take notice when we placed in all of our classes. What a great ambassador he was!

The most amazing thing about the whole day was Tex's attitude! He was attentive, calm, responsive and seemed to enjoy the environment and attention. People couldn't believe that he had just been ridden away from the track for 3 weeks!

 

I can't wait to see where we go in the next 3 months!