Doing what he was meant to do!

We originally bought Buckingham to be a leadline pony for Cadence. He was sooooo green when we bought him though that I needed to ride him and put some miles on his brain....

So today was Cady & Bucks 2009 show debut. They did do 2 shows last year - one at a tiny barn that was holding a tiny show (complete with stick ribbons) and the other at a bigger show.

Cadence is tiny and she's still young (5 on Tuesday!). Many of the kids in leadline classes are upwards of 7 or 8, and can post on the correct diagnol plus steer at the same time. So we've dealt with green ribbons every time Cady has shown (except one time last year when she got lucky and beat someone at egg & spoon!!!! hahahaha)...

Today was a bit different. She was *STILL* the tiniest one out there, but she was able to ride much better. This show required leadliners to trot around the indoor arena IN A GROUP for about 1 1/2 revolutions....and she did it! It may not have been pretty the whole time, but that was the longest time she ever had to trot :)

She still didn't win or come even close. But she was 5 out of 6 in both the leadline equitation and the leadline suitability (and I'm sorry, but I can't see how a jiggy, chomping on the bit, hot looking horse is suitable for a child, but I digress).

Buck was a star. Didn't flinch the whole time and put up with Cady saying, LINE UP NOW BUCK. Or TURN NOW BUCK as in she didn't have the patience to let the turn come around....haha. Sounds a bit like her mother!

Anyways, we got this joyous occassion ALL of video and pictures. And then the damn camera had an issue and LOST all of it. I was so mad. The OLD me would've said there will always be another show...but I know all too well that that one picture you take may be the last one ever taken of your beloved....horse or human. So I sulk.

But with any luck there WILL be another show. And Cady and Buck will be practicing for it :) And they will rock because I say so!