On May 12, 2010, yours truly participated in a Fun Show. This show is a yearly event held by the Barre Riding and Driving Club. This is the only Horse Show that I have participated-in, in many years. The only rule is that helmets must be worn. At the end of the day everyone gets a blue ribbon. Anything that is asked of the riders, does not have to be done, if the rider is not comfortable with the request. For example, in the Walk-Trot class, if the rider is not comfortable trotting, they don't need to trot. This is a great show for an inexperienced horse, or rider, or like myself, someone that can't ride well enough to enter "regular" horse shows. The original plan was for me to ride Fancy, and my grandson to ride Sage. My grandson opted-out the night before the show, but since Sage "jumped" onto the trailer, she also went to the show. Instead of the Leadline class, I would take her into the Pairs class, and Tom could walk her through the Versatility class. Fancy, Sage, and I were a "hit" in the Pairs class, and I managed to get through the "Jack Benny-over age 39 Walk Trot class. During the day, riders and horses were encouraged to practice the Versatility class. Fancy would not walk over the blue tarp, was afraid of the raincoat on the post, and hated the "bring the foam pool noodles from one barrel to another" test. Sage, being led by Tom, had no problem with any of the obstacles/tests, so it was decided to have Fancy follow Sage through the course. I always find it amusing that the terrible monsters a horse may encounter, are not so terrible when going home, or when another horse leads! It was a fun day for everyone, and the best part is that the show started at 10am and after clean-up, we were out of there by 2pm, which left me the entire afternoon to do my chores!
