Collect the
Following Ingredients:
- One gorgeous Breezy September Sunday
- Big Bay Quarter horse Gelding and one Bossy T-Bred Mare going to a
show together for the first time (show experiment).
- Judge called in at the last minute dressed in a sun dress, BIG floppy
sun hat, paddock boots and bright pink
socks.
Add:
- 1 1/4 sized too
small Reed Hill black hat (it's the daughter's, which has been grabbed at
5 am, by mistake, while loading the truck).
Slowly
Simmer:
- The
showmanship ring with dust and blowing sand.
- Add
a dash of Bossy the Mare screaming to Big Bay, "YOOOOUU HOOOOOOO? Jack,
where art thou my dearest? are you in the ring? are you in the trailer?, I
need you!".
- Toss
in a cup full of big bay horse answering with "yes my dear, I am here in
the ring, I'll be with you in a heart beat, I miss you!".
Have
no fear as Big Bay dances sideways in the line up!
Put it All Together:
With Big Bay calling
to Bossy, approach nice lady judge for your set up. Try to perform slides,
jog off to your 360 and start your approach back to the nice lady judge.
Suddenly a gust of wind grabs the hat, as the Big Bay screams louder to
Bossy. Dancing and jogging, another gust of wind catches the hat (1 1/2
sizes too small) which sails straight into the Big Bay's chest. It bounces
off of his withers, causes him to dance uncontrollably as you stop the jog
back to the judge.
Big Bay is
calling Bossy, Bossy is calling Big Bay, and I'm beat red in the face.
The beloved Judge
is smiling like I've never seen before..
I eat my humble pie,
and was thankful I had received a 6th place ribbon (out of 6 in the class).
I really didn't have to get a ribbon at all!
For recipe
perfection, perform the same feat at the next year's show, (minus Bossy)
with added wind for more gusto, in front of the same judge.
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Story of the Month
As a competitor, I often find myself watching unusual situations; or as
this month's feature, participating in unusual situations.
Have you experienced a radical show experience?
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