June Gymkhana - Photos
It was a really windy day yesterday, and the Gymkhana started at 5PM, to last until finished. Sam started early with, 'Well, I don't think we should go to the gymkhana this month.' I think that kind of translates to, she wasn't feeling really confident with her pony. We missed going to practice last Thursday because I had an altercation with the chicken cook that left me with an inch long cut on my scalp, bleeding all over, for hours (OK now, healing fine, no stitches needed). But, we went anyway and the wind died down by about dark. We had gone to the arena the Thursday-before-last, and I had Sam work on barrels with her pony, so this time, barrels went really well. Her pony, Whirlwind, just has a lot of 'go juice', and I think Sam let her relax too much, between events. By the second event, Whirlwind was just nuts, trying to race all around the arena, randomly, and Sam lost a stirrup, hurt herself somehow, and was in tears for about an hour. I rode Whirlwind for about the next hour, made her -walk- through the pattern the next time, and had a talk with Sam about keeping her horse kind of tired, so she can keep control over it.
Red tried to dump me twice, so I got a no time on barrels, which is a shame because I think it would have been good, once I straightened her out. She did poles in 17 seconds, which isn't great, but had me in 5th place, instead of the usual last. :)
And by the end of the Gymkhana, after Sam recovered from her meltdown, she not only wanted back on her pony, but wanted to do the Jackpot event, at the very end. It was a Pony Express, where I ran a saddlebag to her, and she had to run it back. We did not win, but were not in last place, either.
Click to enlarge. Jorge at the camera again. Not many pictures because they don't turn out well in the dark.
Sam, Whirlwind, barrel.
Pretty picture of Sam's pony. And that's Sam's cowgirl fashion. She has her own sense of fashion.
Sam, Whirlwind, barrel. Sam doesn't like to get near the barrels and she doesn't like to listen to my advice. So...
Me, Red, barrel. Red thinks the barrel covers are going to eat her, so I'm surprised Jorge even got a shot of me and the horse and the barrel anywhere near each other.
:)
Red tried to dump me twice, so I got a no time on barrels, which is a shame because I think it would have been good, once I straightened her out. She did poles in 17 seconds, which isn't great, but had me in 5th place, instead of the usual last. :)
And by the end of the Gymkhana, after Sam recovered from her meltdown, she not only wanted back on her pony, but wanted to do the Jackpot event, at the very end. It was a Pony Express, where I ran a saddlebag to her, and she had to run it back. We did not win, but were not in last place, either.
Click to enlarge. Jorge at the camera again. Not many pictures because they don't turn out well in the dark.
Sam, Whirlwind, barrel.
Pretty picture of Sam's pony. And that's Sam's cowgirl fashion. She has her own sense of fashion.
Sam, Whirlwind, barrel. Sam doesn't like to get near the barrels and she doesn't like to listen to my advice. So...
Me, Red, barrel. Red thinks the barrel covers are going to eat her, so I'm surprised Jorge even got a shot of me and the horse and the barrel anywhere near each other.
:)