My First Horse Show!!
I could not hold my excitement in much longer. I knew I could not just start jumping up and down, so I continued washing my horse with a huge smile on my face.I could not stop thinking about how much fun my first horse show was going to be. After my mom and I finished washing my horse we went and cleaned out the horse trailer. I never knew how much work this was going to be, but I enjoyed cleaning out the trailer because I felt like I was being helpful. My alarm clock startled me when it went off. It took me a second to figure out what going on that day, but as soon as i figured it out i was out of bed before you could have said good morning. I did not take me long to get dressed and and into the kitchen, which was …show more content…
As soon i was finished getting dressed i went outside to help my mom finish getting my horse ready. My mom taught me how to put the fancy show halter on, and then all three of us went to the arena to practice our pattern. I went in there standing tall and feeling confident. I could not wait to show the judge what i could do! Smacker and I got done with the pattern, I was feeling pretty good about our performance except for the fact Smackers did not trot. When they were calling placings my heart sped up, “ Third place Ellie Woodward and My Passionate Kisses.” Being eight years old I thought it was the end of the world so i collected my ribbon and headed for the trailer. When I got to the trailer my mom showed me how to properly take off the halter. I felt so adult like because I was helping and being apart of showing horses. I went back into the practice arena and started riding around in the english saddle for the first time. The whole time i felt like i was going to fall off but i managed to work up the confidence to go into the show arena. The hardest part was that i was competing against my own brother, and let me tell you he is good. I place last in all the english events, and i was starting to learn that winning isn't everything and it is ok to not place the
I could not hold my excitement in much longer. I knew I could not just start jumping up and down, so I continued washing my horse with a huge smile on my face.I could not stop thinking about how much fun my first horse show was going to be. After my mom and I finished washing my horse we went and cleaned out the horse trailer. I never knew how much work this was going to be, but I enjoyed cleaning out the trailer because I felt like I was being helpful. My alarm clock startled me when it went off. It took me a second to figure out what going on that day, but as soon as i figured it out i was out of bed before you could have said good morning. I did not take me long to get dressed and and into the kitchen, which was …show more content…
As soon i was finished getting dressed i went outside to help my mom finish getting my horse ready. My mom taught me how to put the fancy show halter on, and then all three of us went to the arena to practice our pattern. I went in there standing tall and feeling confident. I could not wait to show the judge what i could do! Smacker and I got done with the pattern, I was feeling pretty good about our performance except for the fact Smackers did not trot. When they were calling placings my heart sped up, “ Third place Ellie Woodward and My Passionate Kisses.” Being eight years old I thought it was the end of the world so i collected my ribbon and headed for the trailer. When I got to the trailer my mom showed me how to properly take off the halter. I felt so adult like because I was helping and being apart of showing horses. I went back into the practice arena and started riding around in the english saddle for the first time. The whole time i felt like i was going to fall off but i managed to work up the confidence to go into the show arena. The hardest part was that i was competing against my own brother, and let me tell you he is good. I place last in all the english events, and i was starting to learn that winning isn't everything and it is ok to not place the