Horse Show Season is Here

Show season is here and now in full swing. We have already had two shows and God has blessed our efforts and our farm.

I have been glad to see old friends from previous shows. It is always a pleasure to me to see others do well in shows. Chris and Stacie show some really good horses besides my horse Velvet. Fury always comes to mind in thinking about those that stand out in shows but I would be remiss if I did not mention the Baker's horse, Heart of Motion. He is a fine stallion that is often in the ribbons in whatever class he shows in.

Of course there is Mike and Judy Brummer that are more often than not in the winner's circle. I was very glad to see them. It is always good to spend time with the two of them. They are always so gracious to those who win. Truly good sports and worthy competitors.

We see our friends at Van Bert's Farm often since they train several of my horses. Others we are always glad to see is the Lawsons and their clients. The Yarbers, Derick Tipton and the people at Fairwinds Farm. A couple I dearly love and whose friendship I treasure is Rebecca and Eddie Monhollen. There are many more folks we see at the shows that it is always good to see again after the long hard winters.

So the show season is now officially in full swing. I find I am glad to get to travel again and see all the horses that I have seen over the years plus the new horses that have come to the show circuit this year.

One of the classes it was fun to see was the Weanling class. They are so cute. Most are only a few weeks old. The one we had in the class was 5 weeks old. He is really a pretty colt out of a Shepherd's Snowy River mare named Once a Hobo and by Sudden Impact. S T Tipton showed him for us and the judges placed him first. It was a nice win in a good class.

Another class we won was the Yearling Filly Class showing WOF Ann's Mt Treasure. She is a beautiful gray filly out of Rebel's Rock's Ann (a Rebel's Rock mare)and by Homegrown. She gets a lot of attention where ever she goes. In the show ring she got enough from the judges that she won her class. It was a good win with a lot of nice fillies.

Last year's yearling high point filly from our farm was a nice filly named CGH Flair for Fury. She is now a two year old under saddle and she won her under saddle class. She has the personality that Mountain Horses are known for. She is a beautiful chocolate filly with a flaxen mane and tail.

We had several good wins and but we also had some other high placings that we were very pleased with. Velvet won a second in a nice class of 2-3 year old mares in Trail Pleasure. Second out of 12 mares was a very good placing. Velvet is trained by Cool Shade Mountain Horses. Chris and Stacie have done a wonderful job with Velvet.

A very nice place was won by my brother on VBF Venture's Golden Satin. Bob placed 4th in a very good class of 11. He has only recently resumed riding after many years of not riding. He has a real bond with Satin and she has come to love him and tries very hard to please him. We have washed her until her mane nearly glows in the dark. She is such a beautiful palomino. She is very sweet with a big motor. Even in a trail walk she can really cover ground.

All went well until a thunderstorm moved into the area. The show was delayed until after 5 PM and by that time it was raining harder. We packed up and went home at that point. The last class I was able to see was the 4 gait class S T rode Code of Honor in. He placed second in that class.

We really enjoyed the show and seeing my horses do well. I was disappointed that we did not get to finish the show It just seemed best to go ahead and leave at that point so we could get home for church on Sunday.

I will look forward to seeing all of your at the future shows. Next one on the calendar is the North Middletown show on May 8th. I hope to see all of you there. There are no halter classes but there are several under saddle classes we will be showing in

May God bless you and keep you in his loving care.


Regards

Mary