Dear Robin, Fredericka, and Bob,
We are finally finished with a few very
busy weeks of carriage activity ! Two weeks ago we went to
the Classic in the Pines in Pinehurst, NC for their pleasure
show and your children did really well ! Danceadream and
Limelight both got blues in the novice division which let
them compete in a final class with the pony winners for the
championship. A friend of mine with a welsh pony won the
championship and Danceadream got reserve...I was so proud of
her ! It is very hard when you have horses in the same ring
with ponies when they ask for a strong trot. You feel like
if you open it up, you'll run over some of the little guys,
but it inspires the ponies to show all they've got ! Pat and
Limelight then went into open classes all day and they got a
large number of red ribbons and the judge commented on how
she improved all day long ! On the cross country drive,
where you go through scary things and obstacles, Danceadream
was 2nd and Limelight 3rd ! Woweeeee !!!!!! On Sunday, there
is a marathon drive through the quaint town of Pinehurst and
we both rode with Limelight. It is really neat because they
announce you as you go through the town square and tell
about your turnout and horse !! It was a really fun weekend
!
This week we got back from five days at
Morvin Park in Leesburg,VA for the Carriage Association of
America meeting. We took the phaeton that has been restored
for Danceadream and put it in the carriage showcase where it
was judged for the restoration work. It received a silver
certificate, like Pat's did last year. Whoopee. It was a
pile of sticks when we got in at an auction in PA, and it
has been under construction since last October ! It is
really pretty and big enough for all the large gals ! Pat
took Bud and competed in the Traditional Day of Drivng and
won for single horse ! He and Bud had the fastest cones
course of the day !!! Pat was very happy!!!!! On the last
day, I was finally able to hook Danceadream up to her new
carriage ! As soon as she was hooked, it rained cats and
dogs, and we made a quick loop around the square and got
completely drenched and had to go in because of lightning
!!!!! My gorgeous new carriage was soaked but should be fine
! Danceadream and Bud were both very good for the entire
trip !!!!!! We finally got home Sunday night, exhausted !!!!
I will send some pictures of both events but will probably
have to send them one at a time because of pokey dial-up !
Hope all is swell with you !
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