Today was the big try outs for serpentines. I was nervous, in fact I was stressing and nervous all week. Not so much worrying about whether she gets it or not, but whether she is ready. Today she tried out on her horse Jessie. I just wanted her horse to behave and for her to do well. She hasn’t been the best this week. Once we pulled in ,she whinnied, realized her buddies were not there, she dropped her head and was perfect. Jayden got along on her just fine. There were 14 girls competing. They were all very good riders on very nice horses. Jayden had to perform in two groups to even out the numbers. In one of her groups, there was a little girl that’s horse kept getting out of control and take off running. At one point, she ran right into Jayden’s horse. Jayden and her horse responded ok and nobody got hurt. Jayden did an excellent job. The girls started out walking the pattern, then trot, then lope with the flag. The arena was very sloppy, muddy and wet. Every girl did a good job. At the end, they made the announcement, 8 serpentine riders and two alternates. Jayden was one of the chosen. Wahoo! I was so excited for her and proud. I rode horses as a kid, but didn’t do near as much or ride near as well as Jayden at this age. There are so many little girls that Jayden knows and some she will get to know. I hope these girls will all be nice to one another and become good friends. I am happy for her and I know this will be so good for her and her horse. My prayer was if she is ready, her horse will behave, and this whole activity will fit into our family’s schedule then I hope she makes it, if not, help her to be accepting of that too.
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