2010 FAIRS!!!!!!!!!!!
Well, where to begin. Just finished Greenville Fair last nite, so will tell about it first – it was a long HOT week, with one day rain. Andrea and Razzi did very well. She started the week learning that she took Outstanding honors on her Horse Record Book, she made it threw three stages of cuts – against over 75 others. She did real well with her 5 exhibits and took 4 firsts and one second and two honors. Then onto premium class 1st, showmanship 6th out of 25 and 3rds, 4ths and 6ths with her classes for the rest of the week/western, English and dressage. It was a very hot week and Razzi was a trooper. We ended the week with a costume contest that she placed 4th in – but her good friend took first and she was happy about that. I still have not learned how to load pics on blog or face book but will be sure they get on somehow real soon. Heard she is in the Greenville Daily News Special Addition – haven’t seen it yet.
Ithaca Fair was also very successful and her competition was tough. The age groups are not broken down so her classes were open for anyone 14 and over. She took 3rd in English against two adults who are very accomplished. Learned in western that her saddle does not fit her horse and now needs to somehow get a different one. Will borrow one for Greenville Fair. She placed 1st in her 4 exhibits and purchased a baby rabbit with plans of showing in 2011. It was a fun week, met lots of new friends and learned some great tips from the two adult riders she competed against. I wish it was broken down to 14-19 and then 20 and over, but Andrea doesn’t care and said before we even left the fair she was returning next year. She had sooooo much fun.
Now we will unpack and clean up so we can leave for vacation in 5 days. Can’t wait. Hoping to take more pics than we did for these past two fairs. Our camera is toast and so we are using Andreas and it is a nice camera – but I cannot get used to taking pictures without a viewfinder.
With all the above said, Andrea is feeling great and I would say is 93 percent herself again. She kept up with everyone at both fairs, even in that heat. Tonite she will perform in a concert with her CMACB in Shepherd. While at G-ville Fair she was contacted and asked to be the only flutist with an orchestra at CMU for the Sweeney Todd performance – but it will be during our vacation.
Will post again after vacation.