CT Morgan Horse Show
Two weeks before the Connecticut Morgan Horse Show I decided to enter Secret in a couple of dressage classes. As long as it wasn’t too late to enter. My thoughts were that it would be good for Secret; she hadn’t been to an event – besides the trail ride at Steep Rock – in two years. I also wanted to support the club. I got the okay from the show manager and secretary and faxed my entries in. Ready or not, here we come. The only glitch in this plan; was I hadn’t done any actual ring work or dressage with Secret in two years. I’ve been trail riding her around the farm, trying to improve her confidence. There were a couple of other glitches in the plan: I don’t actually have a dressage saddle anymore, I was borrowing a friend’s and she needed it back, and I had no idea if my show clothes still fit. I wasn’t too worried about either of these things though, since I entered her in the introductory level tests, I figured I could get away with riding in my all-purpose saddle. And,