Today we did something I have never done--we did barrels, poles, and combinations of both. I really had fun and am glad we did it. Lynn said this is how it is: sit around watching others, socialize, ride, sit around watching others, socialize, sit around watch them change the arena for the next event, repeat. Good thing Star was not with us--"Star's bored," would have been Shirley's mantra.
Nope, she had Mr. Boring who gave her a rodeo ride just inside the gate. That was it--none of us wanted her to go off, so that was the end of her "play day." The wind kicked up, Shirley didn't eat anything all day, and Buster was no fun, so she was ready to leave. But we stayed most of the day. Lynn and I rode the events and visited with people.
Ziggy was nervous so he kept his tongue in his mouth the whole day! He ran beautifully and reined perfectly. Lynn knows her way around barrels and poles and such so they were fun to watch. Jupes was awesome! He and I are rookies, but he did everything. It might have been a little jerky (my fault) and he high-stepped a little in the middle (his "I'm all that" attitude), but it was fun. He is so smart--once he understood what I was asking, he just did it. Lynn didn't get to do the poles or watch me because Shirley wanted out of there, but Jupes did the poles like an old pro. He would've run if I weren't a big baby.
We also rode outside the rodeo grounds and went to the river. There were no bathrooms or porta-potties, so we saw someone crouching in the tall flowers to go so we rode around on the roads below the arena a little, too. (: It was funny. Alisa, if we aren't camping in Bieber, you might have to come over here and we'll do it again the third weekend in June. Keota is smart; he would be good, too.
Anyway, I had a blast. Anything I get to do with my horse and my friends is fun. I got to surprise a lot of people who only know me as the high school teacher, so that was fun, too. We took some videos, so once I am somewhere where I can upload more quickly--I will put them on YouTube so we can watch them! They turned out pretty good.
It was an okay day. Ziggy did fine. "Star" was bored. Vicki was grinning. Jupe was posing. Once out there I was not as nervous as I thought I would be. Ziggy needs some arena work. Will go down some night after work. Love watching everyone. Some riders almost went off as the horses were feeling the effects of spring. Happy no one was hurt. Other than us, no adults wore helmets. Looking at it now in my adult years we need to be role models for the kids, and let them know its a good thing to wear your helmet. I forget I have mind on. :)
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to watch the Videos!