4H Show Fillmore

We went to an open 4H show last weekend in Fillmore. I really do love to watch the kids show.

Racheal did really well. She placed first in Showmanship, Horsemanship, Reining and Poles. She really does an amazing job when she shows. It was not hard for her to take first. She also won overall show.

Brent's project horse Dee Dee was injured on Wednesday. So he took his 2-handed horse Sass for fun. He did really well for showing her the first time. She did a great job when she first came in for Showmanship but the judge took a long time and she got tired of standing there. She is still young. He really sits her well.

We took Keylee and Jen with us. Keylee did really well too. She placed in almost all of the events and took first in poles.

We had a lot of fun. Open shows that don't count for year end are relaxing because the pressure is off the kids.

First 4H Show of the Season

On Saturday, we had our first 4H Show for this year. The show went really well. The kids had a lot of fun.

Racheal and Brent prefer to rodeo than show. However, I love to watch them show. I like rodeo too but I love to watch them shine in the show ring.

This year we were planning on Brent riding a young horse named Sass but that did not work out. So for the last two week's we have been working really hard on Racheal's barrel horse Dee Dee to get them both ready to show together. I think Brent has really learned a lot by riding her the last two weeks. Luckily, we showed Dee Dee a lot as colt.

Brent did well for his first time showing her. He placed 4th in Showmanship, 6th in Horsemanship, 2nd in Reining, and 3rd in Barrels. Dee Dee has never run poles. We have only been teaching her the last 2 weeks. Brent made a real effort to lope her all the way through the pattern but he missed the 5th pole. So he had to go back and it made his time slow. There are a few areas that he could really improve. Hopefully, we can continue to work on those for the next couple of weeks.

Racheal had a great show. She placed 1st in Showmanship, Horsemanship, and Poles. She placed 3rd in Reining. She hit a barrel. She has never hit a barrel with Dasher before, so I am not sure what happened. She does such an excellent job in showmanship.