Sunday, Jayden and I were at the
fairgrounds checked out of the hotel by 8. She fed Tex, warmed him up a little,
then it was 9 AM and start time. First was Break the Gait. This is a favorite
class and always a challenging class. The horse must stay in the correct gait.
Tex did it without a problem. He picked up his leads, stopped, backed, trotted.
He won it with a quick stop and just planted his feet and stood. Wahoo, another
trophy for Jayden. She was all smiles and excited. I felt like the fair was a success and could go home now. Next it was egg and spoon
and she took first place and a trophy in that. After the egg and spoon, all
classes were outside in the blazing sun. Today was the hottest day so far this
year, It never fails, on game day the sun is scorching. I gave Jayden lots of
water and Tex too. The high was in the 90’s with a heat index 100. This year I found one of the only shade spots under a tree. We had the whole
fan club there to watch, my parents, Mark's parents, Alice, Wade, Carina, and Alivia. Ferrari’s are good about watching most of Jayden’s
events. I am not sure the Anderlik’s have ever watched Jayden in all her years, kind of
makes me sad. In the games, there were some juniors that had to have a person
walk with them on foot , so that made it take longer. In my opinion if you need someone walking beside you, you probably should not be showing yet. In
pole bending, Tex ran hard and fast with a bobble at the end and ran a 24 second
pattern. The competition knocked two poles, so another win and trophy. The day
was going great for Jayden. She ran barrels and took second place, missed her
flag in flag race, won keyhole and jumping figure eight. Wow!! She had a
fabulous day winning 5 trophies today and 7 over all.
This was her year for fair. All that hard work and time she has put into this horse this year has really paid off. I am so proud and happy for her. With the heat in the 90’s, it was a relief it got over just after noon. We got Tex settled back in his stall and went for lunch in an ari conditioned Applebees. Po and the Ferrari’s joined us. Back at the fairgrounds, Mark and the boys went to the figure 8 races. It was way too hot to go out in with the sun beaming down. Luke had his heart set on it and with free passes how can you say no. They went for about an hour. then we just had to sit and wait for horses to be released at 7PM. We all think this rule is silly. It is beyond hot and the animals all need out of there. The rest of the fair is completely gone, no food vendors, or attractions, only the animals are left, therefore nobody comes out to the fair on Sunday afternoons. Mark and I sat in our lawn chairs in the barn until 6:30. He cleaned the stall and had soaked through his shirt. I helped load stuff in the trailer. Jayden got cleaned up and her and Jake went with Abby and Maggie to the Parade of Champions dinner at the Starlight. After they paraded the kids across the stage, we got the go ahead to leave. Mark took the horse home and I got all the fair projects. What a fair!
This was her year for fair. All that hard work and time she has put into this horse this year has really paid off. I am so proud and happy for her. With the heat in the 90’s, it was a relief it got over just after noon. We got Tex settled back in his stall and went for lunch in an ari conditioned Applebees. Po and the Ferrari’s joined us. Back at the fairgrounds, Mark and the boys went to the figure 8 races. It was way too hot to go out in with the sun beaming down. Luke had his heart set on it and with free passes how can you say no. They went for about an hour. then we just had to sit and wait for horses to be released at 7PM. We all think this rule is silly. It is beyond hot and the animals all need out of there. The rest of the fair is completely gone, no food vendors, or attractions, only the animals are left, therefore nobody comes out to the fair on Sunday afternoons. Mark and I sat in our lawn chairs in the barn until 6:30. He cleaned the stall and had soaked through his shirt. I helped load stuff in the trailer. Jayden got cleaned up and her and Jake went with Abby and Maggie to the Parade of Champions dinner at the Starlight. After they paraded the kids across the stage, we got the go ahead to leave. Mark took the horse home and I got all the fair projects. What a fair!
My favorite part of the weekend is when
I can take a shower and crawl into my own bed in my air conditioned home knowing I can sleep in and it is
over.
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