Del Tera - visiting

Del Tera has come to our barn while he is waiting for Travis to come pick him up on Sat. Yesterday Resa was out playing with him and had a blast! And he is a character, he really likes being with people.

Minis and Buggies

This is Del Terra, Travis and Bonnie(husband's family) This past Saturday I went to look at a mini that they are buying for Travis. I got to ride in the cart and attempt to drive. I say attempt, because I used the reins and tried to neck rein Del Terra! Well, needless to say that didn't work. But I had fun anyway.

Mini Horse Show

This past weekend I had the pleasure of attending my 1st mini horse show. My husband's relatives had a mini-stallion participating in the Family Fiesta AMHA Miniature Horse Show at the San Antonio Rose Palace. I haven't been around minis and I wasn't too sure what all you could do. But what a wonderful experience! I met some wonderful people including Mary Ann & her granddaughter. Mary Ann was able to explain and show to me all the different events and what the judges were looking for in each class.
For Travis & his family it was a learning experience. This was their 1st show with their 1st horse. Harley(the horse)learned what to do and what not to do around other horses. As with all shows nerves ran high when it was Harley's turn to jump in the Hunter class. He had a refusal on the 1st jump, but did jump it & all the others and placed. Everyone took a deep breath when he finished cleanly and prepared for his Jumper class. He wasn't as successful in this class & did not place.When the show was over, everyone was glad to go home.
The only flaw/downside to this show is that they had the youth performance classes at the end of the day. The end of the day was at midnight Sunday! I haven't been in the show circuit in a long time, but for the youth (12 & under) classes to be at the end of a show (Midnight) seems a little extreme.
Overall I had a great time, being with family & horses is the best there can be!