Jumper Jackpot

Addison had a jumping competition at her barn back in September. She and Zee did a great job!!! She works so hard at her love for riding all year long and it is nice to have the days to see her hard work pay off at competitions. I am thankful our local riding stable does these occasionally, so she gets the experience. It was a long day....around 9 hours at the barn. She did her events later in the day, but loved helping some of the younger kids tack up and warm up for their events earlier. I lost count, but I think she ended up with 2 firsts place events, 4 seconds and 1 third. Those earned her a Grand Champion and 2 Reserve Grand Champion awards.

It really is amazing to watch. She didn't pick an easy sport. She had to see the competition pattern written out, walk it once on foot and then memorize and be able to ride it within about 30 minutes. Jumping is hard....it combines lots of balance, footing, command of the horse and timing. It would scare me to death! All that and she takes care of a 1000 pound animal and all her tack in between. Thankful she loves it so much and that we are able to watch her do it.