Horse Blog

Okay, so I work for Saddle & Bridle and they have been working me like crazy the past month. I did a show in Lexington, then a week off, then one in North Carolina, one in Shelbyville, one in Illinois (yep, three weeks in a row), then a week off, and I wind it all up with the granddaddy of them all, the World’s Championship Horse Show. Really, this show is like a marathon. The schedule and number of classes has gotten so out of control. There are 240 classes this year, and probably at least 20 of those will be split into two. My horse trainers are judging it this year, and I feel really bad for them. It’s a grueling week and no one is ever happy with all of the judges’ decisions. I just feel that not every horse is of the caliber that can compete there, and if you aren’t, don’t go. After all, with no qualification system or anything it’s just another horse show. I have shown both of my five gaited horses there over the years and it is fun, but so is every other show. I’ve had to sit out for awhile from showing because of Rocky’s abscess in her ankle, and it was tough. I really wanted to be in that ring.