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Monday, January 3, 2011

2010 Suwanee River Challenge~ACTHA Ride




Live Oak, Florida
 


I LOVE this mural!
 
My friend Brian tells me I am "Brokeback Hilton" camping!

Our horses stalls were about 250 feet from our campsite! :)



Part of the campgrounds....


And what fun is camping without dogs? This is Harley at 10 months..

And Amber (3 months) totally crashed in the bathroom!


Cast of characters from left to right: Kasi on Cash, moi on Jackson, Susie on Dakota, Rick on Monster, Kathy on Elmo. : Not pictured: Babette on Cutter, Suzanne on Kaluha, and Quinn on Tequila
 

Our first American Competitive Trail Horse Association (ACTHA) ride ever! I decided not to compete, just to "ride" and have Jax and I both get some learning in! He was SO great!!!


Rick and The Monster -- a.k.a. 'Mr. Ed!'
We rocked our emergency dismount at a trot, good deal!

Susie having FUN!


Kathy my Barn Owner.... lookin' good on Elmo!



We are BOTH looking and thinking about this one!

The approach...

Reach for it, REAACHH for it...


Got it! Right before Jackson wheeled around into a major 360! I never lost the hat though, and even got some applause!

Suzanne nails it in under a minute!! :)

THE TARP with a sprinkler spraying across it... Some had to walk across...

...And some of us had a steady Eddy like Cash to walk us across! Good BOY Jackson!
Showoff..

Great scenery, eh? The river is RED from the tannic acid in the the trees! It's so beautiful and odd... 
Great pic of Kathy and Elmo!



 
*GRIN*



Awww! Love this pic of Jax!




Kathy my Barn Owner (and schlepper of Jax and I to awesome rides, and shows! THANKS! :)



 
Kasi and Cash
High Point Winners!

Babette and Cutter
2nd Place Winners!
YES, our group rocked it!



Susi & Dakota making the hill look like cake!









Believe it or not, I'm deep in thought about something here, Lord knows just WHAT! Yes, I promise I'm not about to cry! :)


Rick (Kathy the barn owner's hubby!) and I contemplating cantering the trail-- then all eight of us in our group did! ;)


Cutest pic from the entire weekend!

 


Kasi and Cash took the OVERALL Champion for BOTH days! --Deserved!!!-- The first pic is just a little part of her leg, that is how far down she had to reach off his hugeness!