This show was very standard so I’ll keep it short and sweet!
We did our usual routine, showed in the 3’6” hunt seat and jumper medals and we were fairly successful. The first week, Thunderbird Showpark debuted a “Derby Day” on Friday where both main hunter rings were running derbies all day. Originally, I was going to skip the derby to save the braiding and class expense but the wonderful amateurs Shanna Waite, Liz Smith, and Adrienne Berg made it possible for me to compete.
They combined both arenas and since I was a day-of add, I went first! I don’t mind going first since sometimes when I watch other riders complete I start to overthink the course and second guess myself. There was no time for overthinking that day! I had a lot of fun galloping through both rings and Wesley was impressed by the course. Unfortunately, we had a refusal going into the two-stride but other than that we had such a blast playing hunter for a day!!!
Thank you Thumbs Up Farm for two weeks in Canada and I’d like to thank my parents, the Macbeths, Casey Sorita, and the Thumbs Up Farm crew for making these weeks happen!
Also, once again a huge thank you to Shanna Waite, Liz Smith, and Adrienne Berg for making our Derby Day so fun!!