Region 15

Championship Show

Hot, Hot, Hot!!!

It was July fourth when we headed down to Lexington, VA for the annual IAHA Region 15 Championships. The temperature had been in the upper 90's for days, so Cassie and I booked a hotel room for our two days stay there.

The drive down was uneventful, though definitely hot. We gave in and turned on the air for the last half of the trip-that truck hauled just fine running the A/C! We were stabled in the hot inner barns with the temporary stalls, so it was lucky we had fans for our boys!

We took the horses for a lovely trail ride after they rested a bit - what a beautiful show grounds! We gave them baths and braided for our early morning classes, then headed back to the hotel to sleep.

The next morning dawned a bit cooler than the last, and we were ready early. Our only hang-up was that the judge was a working WESTERN judge...grrrr! But we were going to do our best regardless of the outcome.

Our warm-up courses were good, so we felt ready. Cassie showed first in the Half-Arabian Open, winning the first class, then pinning second in the second. She ended up Champion, much to our delight!

Cassie showed in the Junior classes next, and didn't do quite as well as she is capable of...but ended up Reserve Champion anyway!

Sohn went like a million bucks, I was so pleased after his injury and all! He pinned second in the two jumping classes behind the National Champion, *Betys+/, nothing to be ashamed of! He pinned second in the hack also and therefore finished up Reserve Champion! I was so proud of him!

We were done showing by lunch time, so we headed back to the hotel after taking care of the boys, and just chilled in the A/C the rest of the day.

Storms that night brought cool weather, so the drive home the next day was much more comfortable. Both horses handled the trip well, and we were very happy with the entire show!