Saddle Seat Wednesday
Thus endeth the year. Waiting for the announcement at the last class of the last show of the season. Miss Courtney, Iggy, & me at Nationals [Show Report]. Purchased from Sandra Hall Photography.
I love how I look here. Calm. Confident. At ease on the horse. OTOH, there is not a trace of equitation diva in evidence. Weirdly for me, although I can see the flaws, I still like the photo.
By The Numbers
Shows – 13
Big shows – 8. Really 7, there was a 2-in-1 weekend [Show Reports & Addendum]. I overshot my goal of 5 big shows [Revised Show Plan], but not by too much. I even missed a few shows, but mostly due to conflicts with Greg’s driving. More on that tomorrow.
Shows where I won all my classes – 3. All big shows. All with at least 3 classes (5, 4, & 3). One included driving. Never get tired of this. [Pro-Am, NE GA, NRHA]
Riding Classes – 41
Riding Wins – 15
Driving Classes – 9
Driving Wins – 5. Classes of one or two entries, usually me & Greg. We split the wins. He won when steering was required. I won when we had to drive fast & look snappy, mostly thanks to Alvin’s willingness to do same.
Winning Percentage for Riding Classes – 37%; Adult-Only classes, 38%. One-third is a great percentage in baseball; sucks in school. Not sure where showing falls in that spectrum.
I tended to win the second class of my division, 7 times, versus the first class, 3 times. I ride better after being in the ring once? Judges need to take a second look at me? Who knows. The only times I won the first classes or the championship classes were those golden days when I swept the board.
Lessons – numerous
Lesson Horses & Lesson Horse Owners – Generous
Having a Barn Home – Priceless
Past Posts
2015 It Was a Very Good Year
2014 On the 7th Day of Christmas: Seven Horses Showing
2013 On the Twelfth Day of Christmas: 12 Lovely Horses
Process note: Since the show year runs from December to December, it does not exactly match the calendar year. The difference is one Winter Tournament schooling show. Close enough.
Thank you for reading,
Katherine Walcott
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