Monday, March 30, 2009

We are off to Equine Affaire!

Technically we are off to EA on Thursday but its so close, it counts..my head is there anyway.
We are busy making all the last minute preparations...cleaning tack (saddle, bridle, boots, saddle pad), packing up(horse stuff, people stuff) and trying to keep our horses clean! That last one is not easy as it is a bit muddy in the pastures. Rio's white socks look sort of blackish and lumpy with mud. Oh, and she is still very fuzzy. I am reluctant to shave her this late in the game as I'll probably mess it up and she'll end up looking like a shorn sheep. So I am settling for a good go-over with the shedding blade and a good trim on her face and legs.
Brenda, Carla and I are all in clinics this year...it will be fun to have Carla there this year. This is her first go at it and she is a bit nervous. I just know she'll do really well.
Our clinic schedule:
Thursday 1pm Brenda/Beth Barbara Schulte
Friday 9:30am Carla Julie Goodnight
Friday 1pm Brenda Tommy Garland
Friday 5:45pm Carla Tommy Garland
Saturday 5:30pm Brenda Julie Goodnight
Sunday 11:00am Carla Tommy Garland
Sunday 11:30am Beth Julie Goodnight

I think I may have missed one of Carla's on the schedule. I seem to remember her having one on Saturday too.
I applied for Tommy Garland too but didn't get picked...:-(
I am really looking forward to my clinic with Julie Goodnight on Sunday. We will be working on leads, lead changes and flying lead changes...oh, boy.
A friend of ours is in the Extreme Cowboy Race on Saturday. We are going to go and cheer her on.
That is it for now...got to go get my boots shined up and make sure I have lots of advil....
Stop and see us in the barn if you go...

2 comments:

Andrea said...

Oh what fun!! I used to love to go to Equine Affaire. We would "have" to go for school!! LOL, the hard life. Have fun in all your clinics. I would love to see the Extreme Cowboy race!!

Funder said...

So how was it?? I'm sorry I didn't get to go, but there's always next year!