Celebrating The Series, AWTA 2023-2024 Banquet

Awareness of the outside world. The Plaid Horse: $10,000 Equestrian Voices Creative Writing Contest. 2024 Theme: A trainer who has made a significant impact on your life.

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Photo by Pam Cofield

Alabama Winter Tournament 2023-2024

Advanced Horsemanship WTC Adult – Series 3rd of 6/7
Advanced Equitation WTC Adult (Pattern) – Series Reserve Champion of 4
Pleasure Horse/Pony WTC Adult – Series Reserve Champion of 3 of 7
Masters Pleasure – Series Champion of 2
Academy Driving – Series Champion of 1
Barn High Point Adult for Stepping Stone Farm
& SSF won High Point Barn.

All with Optimus. Thank you, once again, to the Gray Family for the outstanding Optimus.

The Horsemanship class had 6 places for 7 riders because I tied for third. With Reagan! As in World Cup Gold medalist & Adult Equitation Triple Crown Winner Reagan. Granted she got those points in two shows and it took me three. I’ll take it! [Road to the World Cup, Show Report, Guest Post]

Thoughts

I always like when championship ribbons use the tri-color theme for all of the ribbons. If you can’t tell from the photo, the third place is yellow, white, & pink.

I got cold all over again looking at the slide show.

Prizes, for my reference. Horsemanship, monogrammed garment bag. Academy Driving, monogrammed tote bag. High Point, engraved plate.

More Thanks

Another well-deserved round of thanks.

To Optimus, for being a ride & drive wonder.

To the Gray family, for sharing their horse.

To Miss Courtney & Mr. James, for excellence in coaching, particularly given the logistics involved in driving classes.

To the AWTA, the shows, and folks who organized same, for helping winter to pass more enjoyably.

More Thoughts

I owe it all to Milton.

If the first show hadn’t been at SSF, if the family driver hadn’t had a wild hair to show, if Milton hadn’t decide he’d rather not, I would not have done Winter Tournament this year.

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