Luke had been up early washing and preparing for show day at the county fair. When I walked into the barn he had a girl braiding Joker's mane. I had to grin because these girls show up and are more than happy to help Luke out. Joker also had his tail braided and Luke asked me if I could braid it better for him. I decided I would try a braid from the top starting as a French braid. I was kind of proud of my braid and before long Luke was leading his horse to line up for his first class, halter geldings. I snapped a photo and sent it to Jayden. She messaged me right back, but unfortunately I did not open my phone and read it. She had said, "NO mom!! Take the braid out." I really don't know what I was thinking. I knew better and had a moment without thinking. Halter class you want the biggest fluffiest show tail. You want to show off a beautiful long thick tail. Many people use fake tails jut to make them look big and full. Joker has a beautiful tail, but on this day, he