My Daughter at a big horse show...

[BrokenolMarine]

It was a large horse show, they just bought this horse back. He had been gone for a number of years, the previous owner had not handled the horse well and had not kept up his training like Jessie and her breeder would have. Jess has been working hard at getting him healthy and correcting other issues. She has been retraining him for a few weeks and the owner is really pleased and suggested they try him at the horse show this weekend. Jessie was game. He is the brother of Jessie's Mare, Ati Grace, and another horse in the line, Tu... so his name is Uno.

This was Jessie's Addy (Grace) at a show a few years ago, in the process of Winning.

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At today's show, Jessie was showing the brother, and he was doing really well under halter...

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He finished forth in Hunter class among 90 entries, and WON Western Pleasure.

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When all the scores were tallied, he was the Hi Point Novice Champion... (vs. Hi Pro) It was really impressive considering the number of entries. the show started at Nine that morning and they finished the last class well into the evening.

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Not bad for a show they just wanted to use to test "where he was." Jess was thrilled, the breeder attended the show and was pleased as punch.

Look like Miss Tina taught her well.

[Vaquero]

Congrats to your daughter,
and a good lookin horse he is.

RP

[RanchRoper]

Nice horse and well done.

[BigAl52]

I know nothing about horses but thats a very nice looking one.

[Hatchdog]

Great looking horse especially that tail. Wow.

[Cofisher]

Excellent results for a test run. Congratulations

[North Country Gal]

Beautiful horse! Thanks for sharing. I love horses, but it's easier keeping a stable of bicycles and trikes than horses.

[markiver54]

Beautiful horse!! Congratulations to her.
My late BIL was a Quarter horse owner and had a prize winning horse named Impy.

[JEBar]

congratulations indeed .... please keep posting pictures and comments of future shows

[BrokenolMarine]

Jess sent this pic this morning, taken at the show by a professional photographer. She said it might be one she'll have made into an oil for her mother for Christmas, a rare pic of HER with a genuine smile on her face.

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[BrokenolMarine]

We had some great horses over the years.... and Miss Tina trained them all.

Moonshine (Dancin Moonshine, the girls named her..) was a beauty. Spirited.
Tina got her young and had her very well trained.

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Skipper's Pollyanna, Polly. Tina is getting her used to the saddle in this pic. She had her dead broken in six months. What she called "Push Button."

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Dots was a Leopard Appaloosa, a beauty. The owner was boarding the horse with Tina and got into some trouble. He GAVE Tina his horse and his Rottweiler. Both were great animals. His wife tried to sue Tina to get the animals from her. (They were separated.) The Judge told the ex she could claim them both and take them back if she paid the value of both animals and board and training for both for the year Tina had been in possession. She declined.

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THIS horse Tina Didn't Own... but rode for the owner in various shows. A gaited Tennessee Walker, Tina won nearly every class she entered. A beautiful horse, and with Tina up, couldn't lose... unless the Judge didn't like gaited horses.

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Casper was a Welch Pony, and would do anything the girls asked. They rode him bareback without a halter, Headstall, or reins. They'd jump on, bareback, and guide him with their knees and hold onto his mane. He would also pull a cart. They drove him in the Christmas Parade each year.

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The youngest daughter, Stefanie, on the left. That's Jess, on the right.

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[Dahliathemeh]

Awww, I love horses!
Congratulations on the win!