Horse Forum Reunion with Hoofprints in the Sand

[equiniphile]

Stef, feel free to upload the videos you got of you two in the O/F classes!

Met up with Stefanie (HITS) at a hunter show yesterday and had a blast! The show was absolutely HUGE, so the same class that went off at 11 am last fall at the same show didn't start until 7 at night. It was nuts! Having gotten there before 8 in the morning, we let Sandy and Excel graze for most of the day in the shade.






Waiting by the arena, the dust was insane. Could barely see my horse



A few shots of him by the trailer in the morning:





Then I got incredibly bored waiting and braided him for the heck of it:

[equiniphile]

Stef showed first with Sandy in the Limit Rider 2' and did excellent for their first show! Pics:


















Then Excel and I went in our Novice 2'3" division, no pictures but Stef got some good videos. I was surprised that he got most of his correct leads when going over a jump, but on the flat he almost never picks up his right-hand lead:

In the Under Saddle and Eq classes, he was practically perfect until I asked for the right lead. Eventually I stopped bringing him to trot and trying it again because he was getting upset after not getting it multiple times in a row:

[Hoofprints in the Sand]

Omg I make some of the stupidest faces in competition LOL!!! I look so constipated! HAHAH! Thanks for taking all the pics, I don't have my good videos yet (my friend is putting them onto a flash drive, she took them with her nice camera!) but I do have these from my iphone:

Hunter O/F:

Hunter over fences 2'0" - YouTube

Hunter U/S:

Hunter under saddle - YouTube

[Hoofprints in the Sand]

I really wish someone would have told me that I forgot to snip the threads that hold the hunt coat flaps together since I just bought it LOL!!! Bubble butt anyone?! ;)

[Hoofprints in the Sand]

Sage I must say, your Eq is beautiful

[Hoofprints in the Sand]

PS -- in your eq class, OMG I thought that one lady was DYING LOL!!!

[equiniphile]

No problem! I had a blast. Aww, thanks . LOL, yeah, I think the dust might've been a little much for her. I'm watching the jumping trips again, and geez, I make my 16.2hh TB look tiny!

[OutOfTheLoop]

I done know anything about jumping, but that horse needs some groceries!
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[equiniphile]

Yes, he's somewhat underweight right now. He gets half a bale of quality hay a day, 3 qts of SafeChoice and 3 qts of beet pulp three times a day, and great grass for at least four hours a day. I'm having the vet out to give me advice next week, actually, as he lost weight over the winter and doesn't seem to be gaining it back.

[oh vair oh]

I think he looks pretty great. Beautiful shine, more "racing fit" than anything. Both of the horses are lovely!