Naughty Nags Open Show

A very cold weekend for a show in McMinnville, OR.  Even though this was fairly close to home, we decided to stay the night so we didn't have to be getting up quite so early.  Saturday was all English classes and unfortunately the turn-out was low.  There were apparently several large events going on in town and hotel rooms were full.  This meant many people who were coming from any real distance decided to only show on Sunday.

But regardless, Kerry and Lola were ready to go early Saturday morning.  It was very foggy and very cold but we had the stalls all decorated in our Ambition drapes and the Big Buddy heater going in the tack room.

Kerry had great rides today and came away with a number of blue ribbons in English!  The weekend is off to a great start!

Sunday was another very chilly day, though once the fog lifted the rain set in.  We definitely kept Starbucks busy this weekend!
And thank goodness for our propane heater to keep the tack room warm and cozy between classes!

The morning started out with Halter and Showmanship classes and then all the Western classes.  It was another great day of riding up until the last couple of classes.  Then Lola got a bit crabby and Kerry ended up in the dirt in the warm-up arena - no worse for wear and she even manage to keep her white hat from
getting dirty!

We knew that Lola's teeth had been bothering her and she was scheduled for a dental appointment.  But she definitely wasn't quite herself by the end of the weekend.  After she and Micheal had a "conversation" after Kerry came off, Kerry took her in one more class.  It was important for Lola to know her behavior wasn't okay and important for Kerry to get back on and remind her who was the boss.

Despite that small bump in the road at the end of the weekend, they finished out the show with another 13-Under High Point and Reserve High Point in the Green Horse catagory!  More show booty to take home!

With this being the last show of 2012, now its time to start looking ahead to 2013 and entering the next phase of Lola's training and Kerry's riding skills too.  In addition there will be the year-end awards banquets for both the Oregon Paint Horse Assoc. and the NW Coordinating Committee.  Can't wait to see how Kerry and Lola ended up for 2012 and all the exciting things they have in store for 2013!