the best..

Well everyone is home safe and sound. Mary brought Stryker home for $750, Ruger came home with us for $1500 and we bought Miss El Paso (who is being renamed to Baretta) for $2000.

The EMM Norco Trail Challenge was the best time I've ever had..We met so many new friends that I personally will forever remember, everyone was so helpful and caring, it wasn't like any of the other "horse shows" i've been too.

Ruger and I had a great in hand pattern and rode the hills in the "rual trail challenge" with no problems on Friday. Saturday I was a little worried about our riding pattern as we don't pick up the lope right away but she did exactly as I asked with no issues and we aced our "urban trail challenge" the only thing that scared us enough to launch us into the street was a windmil wirly bird thing that came out of no where.

Somehow I made it into the top ten (haha!) and of course I came with no pattern, I did find music last second so I was ok...or so I thought. We walked into the pen, Ruger decided she was done, and started balking and rearing so I pushed her forward and kept making her trot a circle. Ray Ariss and Hail Yeah were the interviewers and he had nothing but nice things to say about my riding. As did Ken McNab and Mark Lyon. I ended up 10th, but damn it if I didn't have a butt load of people at my stall telling me I did a fantastic job and praising me for not giving up.

Mark Lyon found me yesterday filling water buckets and stood there to talk to me for a good half hour. He had nothing but good things to say and mentioned that if Ruger had cooperated and I had a clean run, I would have been in the top 4. He also insisted that I put in an application for fort worth.

I personally want to thank Patty, Randi, Ken, Mark, the MHF, and the BLM for allowing me to show not only what I can do with a mustang but what Ruger can do!

I will definatly be back for the next one in Norco, and this time I'm coming for blood!! :)

-Jenn