We arrived very late on Thursday the evening before the competition. This didn't allow for much time for Remy to adjust to her new surroundings. The horses; with all of the neighing in the barn, were really making her very nervous and you could tell that by watching her in the stall. One of the main disadvantages to living on a farm and not stalling your horse at a stable. Another huge disadvantage that Kirstin and Remy faced was the fact that we never took her anywhere off of the farm so the long trip and the new surroundings really added to the overload. We knew better from past experience, but we simply ran out of time. Kirstin has been so busy with her senior year that something always seemed to be on her schedule. All that considered, I guess Remy did alright. However, she would not load on the trailer which was a shocker since she has been loading on a trailer since week 2 and she wouldn't back which was a bigger shocker since Kirstin really focused on backing and Remy is a good backer.
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| Walk thru for the in hand portion of the show |
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| Catch and release portion of the in hand course. Remy did alright but
she really liked being set free and didn't want to be caught. |
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| In hand portion. Remy was extremely nervous. Mostly our fault since
we were never able to get her off the farm to any other competitions.
We know from past experience that the taking them to other shows is
extremely important to the horse being able to calm down. She was
nervous until the auction which was on Sunday. She did great at the
auction. |
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| Kirstin wanted to do a Breast Cancer Awareness theme for her stall
decorations. She had a banner at the top that read "Fight Like a Girl!" |
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