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StarRidgeAcres
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First of all, thanks for induldging me. I'm so freakin' happy to have had the opportunity to go to a show! I haven't been able to show since World in 2009 and I've really, really missed it.
This weekend so was darn awesome - seeing so many old friends, making new ones and the best part - showing!
I got to show my mare Scarlet and my friend's mare, Sunshine. I also got to see, among MANY others, Ed Sisk and Valerie Escalera, Brenda Sellwood and Bre, Erin Petrelli, Elizabeth and Jerry Ellis, Charlotte and Frank, Becky, Adam Longman, James Walsh, John and Jennifer Bennett and William and Rebecca...just to name a few.
I'm totally sure I've forgotten to mention a ton of others I saw.
My friend's mare, BJS Little Miss Sunshine measured as the tiniest horse at the show at 26.25". She's an adorable yearling palomino pinto that won her Open class with Ed and came in reserve with me in Ammy. I'll also get to show her at World.
My mare, Star Ridge Acres Golden Opportunity "Scarlet" measured 27.75" and earned unanimous Senior Mare 28" & Under (3 in class) and Ammy Senior Mare 30" & Under, Level 1 (3 in class) and then got Reserve in Color. But what is the best about this whole thing is that in mid-June of this year I had to remove Scarlet from the home I'd sold her to as a yearling due to neglect. Now, nothing about neglect is good, but what IS good about it is that I discovered it and was able to stop it from going any further. When I brought her home, she was extremely thin and had little to no muscle tone. She also had some scaring on her back that I attributed to being bitten by another horse. The weekend of July 4th, Ed came by my farm and we decided he was going to take her and see if he could work with her on her condition and weight. I'd had her about 3 weeks at that point and she still looked very poor and her coat was still scruffy from winter and poor nutrition. Ed took her and 4 weeks later this is what we have:
She still has a LONG way to go, but I am THRILLED with what I see so far!
And when Val clipped her for the first time she discovered the scaring wasn't from bites but probably this mare had either had a harness saddle or belly rope put on her and LEFT ON HER for an extended period of time!
She has deep scaring across her belly in a 2-3" width. It's so bad that one of the judges came up to me and asked me to explain. The class had basically ended (color) so we talked for several minutes. I explained the situation and the judge looked under her belly and said "I've been in horses a long time and I can tell you that didn't happen overnight. That type of scaring comes from prolonged rubbing or gouging." She also said for me to tell Ed he'd done a miraculous job of getting her in such good shape in such a short period of time. And even with her scaring, this particular judge carded her first in color.
Thanks so much for letting me share. It's been a long couple of years for me (and apparently for miss Scarlet too
) so it's nice to have some happiness at the end of the tunnel.
Look for Scarlet and Sunshine at World! And a HUGE congratulations to everyone at Central! The quality of the horses blew my mind!
I got to show my mare Scarlet and my friend's mare, Sunshine. I also got to see, among MANY others, Ed Sisk and Valerie Escalera, Brenda Sellwood and Bre, Erin Petrelli, Elizabeth and Jerry Ellis, Charlotte and Frank, Becky, Adam Longman, James Walsh, John and Jennifer Bennett and William and Rebecca...just to name a few.
My friend's mare, BJS Little Miss Sunshine measured as the tiniest horse at the show at 26.25". She's an adorable yearling palomino pinto that won her Open class with Ed and came in reserve with me in Ammy. I'll also get to show her at World.
My mare, Star Ridge Acres Golden Opportunity "Scarlet" measured 27.75" and earned unanimous Senior Mare 28" & Under (3 in class) and Ammy Senior Mare 30" & Under, Level 1 (3 in class) and then got Reserve in Color. But what is the best about this whole thing is that in mid-June of this year I had to remove Scarlet from the home I'd sold her to as a yearling due to neglect. Now, nothing about neglect is good, but what IS good about it is that I discovered it and was able to stop it from going any further. When I brought her home, she was extremely thin and had little to no muscle tone. She also had some scaring on her back that I attributed to being bitten by another horse. The weekend of July 4th, Ed came by my farm and we decided he was going to take her and see if he could work with her on her condition and weight. I'd had her about 3 weeks at that point and she still looked very poor and her coat was still scruffy from winter and poor nutrition. Ed took her and 4 weeks later this is what we have:
She still has a LONG way to go, but I am THRILLED with what I see so far!
Thanks so much for letting me share. It's been a long couple of years for me (and apparently for miss Scarlet too
Look for Scarlet and Sunshine at World! And a HUGE congratulations to everyone at Central! The quality of the horses blew my mind!
