Monday, September 21, 2009

Preparing for the Katy show




The riders of MountBridge Farms participate in many hunter/jumper shows throughout Texas, and some in Oklahoma. Our last show was at the San Antonio Rose Palace; where we came home with four champion ribbons and two reserve champion ribbons. This is quite an accomplishment and we are very proud. Our next show will be at the equestrian center in Katy, Texas during October 22-25. Everyone is very excited and we have already begun training for the challenges ahead. The riders and trainers are composing crazy jump courses so when we get to the show we will be ready for anything they can throw at us. I am especially excited for this show because I will have another opportunity to bond with my horse Frenchie. This will be my third show with Frenchie. I'm a little nervous because we will be moving up to a new division with higher jumps, but as long as I stay calm everything will be fine. The hardest part for this show will be transportation because we can take twelve horses, but we only have three trailers. Transporting horses in one trailer can be stressful enough, so taking three trailers can get pretty scary. However, as long we check everything, especially the tires so we don't have blowouts, the trip should go on without a problem. Good luck to everyone and keep practicing!


My horse, Frenchie, and me practicing for the Katy show.