Los Vallecitos Riders Open Schooling Show

Early morning was overcast and cool - a perfect day for a horse show. Several families and friends from Kids Horsin' Around made the early morning trek to the Walnut Grove Equestrian Park in San Marcos, CA for the Los Vallecitos Riders final 2009 Open Show Series.




Jesskia and Erin spent Saturday night washing and grooming Tango and Flash - Tango to show; Flash was going along for the "show experience" and had to look his best.

Both horses look awesome - Tango's mane was beautifully waved from the braids. And even with his winter coat coming in, Flash still shined radiantly.

Tango did his first "walk/trot English equitation" class very calmly; the second class, "walk/trot English pleasure" he was showing signs of agitation, and he seemed to have a sore back when touched. Jessika applied "Sore No More" and an ice pack to his back when we got home.

What we need to work on:

1. Jessika needs to develop strength in her left leg.
2. Tango needs to have more show exposure - he still gets too excited.
3. Tango needs to work on correct bend when tracking right.
4. Tango needs more work on transitions within each gait.

We also found out about an upcoming event that we'd like to attend, "The Night of the Arabian Horse" at the Casner Ranch in Temecula on September 19th.

Next show, Southern California Professional Horseshow Association, is scheduled for September 27, 2009 at the Camp Pendleton Ace Brown rodeo grounds.

And I just realized I put this on the wrong blog!! LOL! It should be on the Kids Horsin' Around blog....oh, well...