Mark was my arena help for today's Match of the Broncs event, so the two of us were on
foot setting up and running around. I was up to the arena by 11 with Jayden.
She practiced serpentine and warmed up her horses. Mark and I staked the
barrels with Lori . We set up barrels and poles and
timers. It was a lot of running through the arena and setting up. It was a very
hot day and some of the arena was deep and mushy. It was a workout. Jayden had
a big fan club today. My parents came down along with Alice, Wade, Alivia,
Carina, Shelley, Santanna, and Aspen and of course the boys. Jayden ran in
barrels and poles. Things did not go too well. She knocked her first barrel.
Her time was the fastest time of all the girls, but a plus 5 penalty put her in
last. That was bitter sweet. Poles did not go well as he darted in too soon and
knocked a pole. She is still learning and getting used to her horse, but it is
so frustrating especially when you know so many people are watching. One day
things will click for her and her horse and it will be worth all the time and
hard work.
After getting
home, unloaded horses, unhooking the trailer, cleaning the trailer, and taking
a shower, I collapsed into bed and took a half hour nap from exhaustion.
In the evening
Mark and I went on a date. He took me to an Agrigold party where they had a
band and Jason Brown performed on stage in his backyard. It was a gorgeous
night. They had delicious smoked sandwhiches and we all sat in lawn chairs and enjoyed the music. Jason Brown threw a guitar pick. I was thinking in my mind how silly that was. The crowd is small, it is pitch dark and grass everywhere for it to get lost in. As those thoughts went through my head, I felt the pick hit my leg and it landed in my lap. Wowza! Late in the evening, the guy hosting the party, got up on stage, sung a song with Jason B, and proposed to his girlfriend. Very cool. It was a nice night, just the two of us.
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