Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Rodeo Queen

We had our first big horse event of the year last weekend.  Nicole has dreams of trying out for local rodeo queen programs in the years to come.  She was excited when she found out about a riding clinic in Lewiston that was going to work on some of the skills needed for rodeo queen try outs.  She even paid for the clinic herself by doing some reffing at the junior high volleyball games.


Her poor horse, Jasper, hasn't been ridden much lately due to our glorious winter weather, but he was a gem.  Some horses don't do so well after sitting all winter, but he's one of the good ones who can handle a little winter vacation and then get back to business.


The trickiest task for Nicole was practicing the "Grand Entry" when the contestants run around the arena waving at the audience.  Apparently, getting the wave just so is harder than it looks.  Her version looked a little stiff.  That's a pretty good day of riding if the biggest thing she needs to work on his her wave!

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