Last year in July 2007 i bought Frankie. From the first day i got him my aunt and i gave him lots of attention and allot of handling, and i walked him out allot in-hand round to my aunt's field as he wasn't backed. This got him used to traffic and other road activities. That year in September there was a show about 25miles from home that i decided to take Frankie to. This was really good for him so he could get used to the company of other horses and different activities around him .
The night before the show i walked Frankie down to my Aunts house to give him a bath with the power hose! It took me a few hours to get hm shining white and his main and tail all clean. He was rugged up well that night so he didn't get his self dirty!! The next morning was the show so i was up early and round at Frankie's field by half 6 giving him another scrub and getting all my stuff organised for going in the trailer. I only had Frankie in a trailer once and he loaded no problem so i hoped he would be fine that day- which thankfully he was. My friend Karen took Frankie and i with her as she had her kids pony.
We arrived at the show and both horses unloaded perfectly. I was entered in three class these were The Coloured Class, Native Class and Condition and Turnout. He was so well behaved for his first time so i wasn't really bothered how we got placed. The judge had said to me how well behaved he was for a three year old and that he was really well turned out. This was enough for me as it was really rewarding for my hard work
It just goes to show that you don't need rosetes (although i got a few that day) to prove how well you have done with your horse!!
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