On Friday, she got to run through the courses, and we camped for the night on the property. On Saturday morning, Violet got to compete for the first time. Natalie, her instructor, also competed, and brought up Dixie, who Violet always rides.
Violet got a bullseye here! She did so well!
This was a second course, set up like a figure 8, and the competitors had two minutes to go around and choose which targets to go for. Handling the horse was a big part of success here, since it wasn't a simple walk or trot in a straight line.
Violet did so well! She ended up winning the junior division, as she was the only competitor. More impressively, she came in second among three other novice competitors, all adults!
The ranch had several big dogs, like most farms, to sound the alarm if any predators came close at night. We camped onsite overnight, and were awakened a couple of times by the dogs barking.
In the morning, this little guy, who seemed like he didn't belong due to his size, came up to say "hello" and invited himself into our tent!
Violet had fun, and hopefully we can come up for another competition some time.
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