We attended our first POA show this weekend @ Penmerryl Farm in Greeneville....the whole family came out for the event! We also had one 'extra' family member, Randi's BFF Chloe....Chloe came to ride Bo in the leadline classes and hang with Randi....oh yeah, and Tuff came too....the girls found him to be a bit of a bed hog ;)
Penmerryl Farm offers a delicious FREE breakfast for all their guests...I think I may have gained 5 lbs from it! Deannie can cook!....and I can EAT!
There was a lot of this going on btwn classes....the princesses resting on their thrones.
Randi wasn't sure about doing the showmanship class with the bigger kids (she was the only one in the 8&under division so her classes were combined to be 18&under)....she held her own tho! She gets better in this particular event with every run.....I think I need to find her a smaller hat tho....whatcha think?
Poor sleepy Tuff....and this was only day #1! This show dog business is exhausting!
Obviously the 'plain jane' pictured below is ole' Bo....luv the color on these ponies, don't you?
Chloe's mom came to lead Chloe in her very first horse show...they did GREAT and had a wonderful time! I think we'll see more of them at future shows....Bo certainly didn't mind the extra love and attention!
The twins are following Randi and Tuff to the arena in the picture below.....Sophie was set on riding and wouldn't go anywhere without her helmet! Going to attempt to get her thru the leadline classes at the next show for sure....we'll have Randi's new pony to carry her, so Chloe can still ride Bo.
Randi's posting is coming along well....need to start working on her hands now....her favorite thing at this show was being able to canter in her classes (because they were combined with the older kids)...mommy was a bit nervous, but she did great!...a little fast....but great!
....and the punks found ways to entertain themselves while their bib sis was showing....
..and when they demanded mommy time, daddy came in to handle 'pattern duty' and get Randi on course for her pattern classes.
...to include a working hunter and equitation over fences classes! 8 jumps each! She LOVED it! Her second favorite part of the show next to cantering....good ole' Bo.
....Bo deserved lots of grass breaks...he worked hard this weekend.
...and the girls appreciate him very much.
....and I wouldn't trust any other with my precious cargo.
They trotted poles....
...and backed thru cones (w/o hitting a single one, I might add!)...
...and when it was all said and done they enjoyed a cool and well deserved dip in the pool.
While the girls were preoccupied and the punks napped, JR and Tyler had time to fish the pond and catch some beauties! JR says this is the heaviest bass he's ever caught!
....and Tyler's wasn't too shabby either!
We exhausted ourselves having so much fun this weekend and look forward to seeing our new friends again in June....our next POA show wil be in MD where we will meet new friends to add to our growing POA family! We also hope to have our new pony with us, Bree....Randi will be showing her in halter and showmanship! Stay tuned...
Happy Trails,
Leah (aka- woman with the horse show hangover come Monday)
She hit all her markers and did well enough to place 3 out of 5 and was obviously the youngest punk in this class....
Her placings were middle of the pack again, which was about as good as we could have hoped for in this age division....
Her favorite class of the day had to be hunter hack tho...they lowered the poles to ground poles for us....THANK YOU! Not sure we were ready for legitimate 'jumping' just yet....still, she sported her best 2-point position over those poles and rocked it....
Snookie 
Thank you Ms. Vickie for sharing your pony with us! Had a great time and hope to see you and Pedro again soon....
