Again this summer our weekends (and weekdays)
are filled with riding horses and of course Horse Shows.
Nikki is 10 this year and has decided to show not just on the Hunter Jumper Circuit
but she started Eventing -
for those not in the know, it's basically the triathalon for equestrians.
She has had a successful season coming in Reserve Champion (2nd place) in her first Event in the 2'3" - 17 and under division and has 18 ribbons out of which 6 are blues (1st place). She is off to a great start, here are some of the highlights in pictures -
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| Nikki and Roxy Blue Eyes Roxy is a new horse, Nikki started riding her in March and Roxy just learned to jump 4 months ago Nikki loves her and she is a great horse! |
Nikki's 1st Eventing Show
the weather was awful - 40 degrees and pouring rain but she had so much fun
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| Nikki and Dancing Sky - Stadium Jumping |
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| At the start of the cross country course |
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| Nikki happy - no faults and no refusals on the course :-) |
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| Nikki, reserve champion, Nikki's trainer and Miriam, another girl from the barn - All soaking wet but smiling with Ribbons in hand Unfortunately, I did not get any good pictures of the dressage phase because it was pouring so hard, hopefully next time |
and then she's attending a week of Jumper Camp in August.
She also has 5 more hunter jumper shows, along with a two-phase event
and a fall eventing show still ahead of her.
And now just to tickle you pink - here's me - yup, that's me with Peek-A-Boo
I started riding too - 14 weeks ago
So naturally, I decided to test my skills at a show;
Never mind the fact my daughter jumps higher than me and rides better;
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| I got a few ribbons too :-) Happy 4th of July! -Erin |
I like the 'hat' that the horse gets to wear that even covers up the ears. A hat for horses! Who knew they even existed. Also, Mimi is taking riding lessons and going to join the 4H horse club here in the fall. They do western and english, I think we will do western. And we will probably try and start with leasing a horse. Advice?
ReplyDeleteThat is so cool! Congrats to Nikki and Erin! Nikki looks so confident on her horse. Her new horse looks just like the horses we've been keeping in our pasture to help eat down the grass. The filly is called Penny. We were so close to buying her, but I had to be the voice of reason and realize that Mimi would lose interest quickly if she had a horse she couldn't ride for at least 3 years.
ReplyDeleteP.S. I saw your comment about possibly taking Nikki's old riding clothes. As you can see from Mike's comments he wants Mimi to ride western. I would love for Mimi to ride English. We'll see what happens when we get more details about the riding club.