The Back-to-School Gymkhana in Hidden Hills was so much fun and one of the best ones ever - almost every horse & rider combo showing were debuting at it was fun to watch the rising stars in our barns.
Veterans Hannah & Jade were the only duo with experience and Hannah had great rides to show 'em how it's done.
In Division A (the fast one!), Jordan & Crimson did an outstanding job and earned the High Point Championship of the Day! Not bad, considering Crimson only schooled for a week, got all of her lead changes on the Poles and has never seen chalk in an arena before! This pair is outstanding together!
Ashley & Buck Light weren't too far behind in Division B at his first gymkhana ever. Buck Light loves to run home, not so thrilled with the stopping part and even though he was also wary of the chalk, he & Ash won the High Point of the Day in their Division.
Juliet & Barbary had a stellar performance and she took home two 2nd's, a 1st place ribbon and trophy and smiled the whole day. She shared Barbary with Emma Nairin who was also all smiles and enjoyed hanging out on Dessa double.
Emma fits right in to our barn - she was getting dq'ed left and right but still had a great time and rode Barbary home at the end of the day. Both girls would have rather shown bareback but we can't break all the rules!
Julia and Mandy were also debuting and on new horses. Of course Julez rode her baby Coco flew around the arena. I know these two are headed for a lot of success at the gymkhanas - Coco loved it and Julia loves to go fast!
Mandy showed Lola for the first time and despite getting off to a rough start, she ended winning Keyhole and had great rides later on. Both girls earned a 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th!!! How lucky!
Helena and Dessa were soooo fast today. She is right on the line of her Divisions and earned all of her ribbons by less than a tenth of the second! (Sort of like the Olympics). We could tell Dessa was hot this morning - when she trotted over the the arena, she was snorting and flagging her tail.
Kristin & Poet also debuted at both of theirs first gymkhana and Kristin's first time showing off of the leadline. She did a fantastic job and her and Poet earned the High Point Championship in Division D. Not bad for their first time!
The best part of the day? Bliss & the HHHA provided Back-to-School buckets filled with presents to ALL of the exhibitors! There were even apples for the horses - what a great way to end the day!
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