Getting ready for Saturday...

On Saturday, Natalie will participate in her first horse show. This is a training show. In the morning she will have clinics in fitting and showmanship as well as equitation and pleasure. Since I am still learning, I have very little idea what all this terminology means, but I expect to find out this weekend. In the afternoon they will actually have a show. I still have to find out if they will earn points from this show or not.

In order to finish our preparations for the show, we drove down to Stagecoach West on Sunday afternoon. It was a very pleasant drive. We picked up several items that we still need. She is working coordinating her horse, so there is a definite orange theme there. Today she has her lesson. We decided that she would ride in her show clothes in order to get a feel for what it is like to ride in everything.

Here is a look at our latest purchases.

She got a saddle pad, water bucket, bucket strap, polo wraps, lead line, hoof polish, saddle soap, fly spray, curry comb, braid bands for the mane, and stirrup pads which she desperately needed. We purchased the halter a few weeks ago from a different store. She has been saving it just for shows because it would be caked with dirt and mud if Serene wore it in the pasture.