My First Horse Show
February 12, 2010
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Meghan Collier and "Joni"
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Here’s a story from Meghan Collier, who lives in White Deer, Texas, about her first horse show:
“When I was 4 years old, my mom loaded our two-horse trailer with my gray Quarter Horse mare, Joni.
“We were headed for Amarillo, where there was an open show going on. The only class I was in was lead-line, but I thought that was boring, so my mom let me enter in the pee wee walk trot class.
“I was so excited, because I loved riding my horse, I could hardly contain myself.”
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“When I went into the arena, there were eleven other horses in there, all with older riders, and I got kind of scared. But Joni didn’t notice, because she was ready to do her job. She took every cue I gave her, and she carried me through my very first competitive class.
“When we lined up in the center of the arena, they placed six kids. I wasn’t worried I wouldn’t hear my name called, but when I heard my name for sixth place, I felt as if it were first.
“When we got back to the trailer, I gave Joni a huge pile of hay to munch on, since she obviously didn’t want the ribbon. It almost seemed like she knew she was perfect.”
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