Royal Haven Farm

Canadian Nationals Arabian & Half Arabian Championship

The Royal Red Horse Show was held in Canada from August 20 to August 25, 2007. The show was a lot of fun and work. It started off with problems, when the truck broke down 30 miles from home. After a lot of blessings from God we were able to finally get on the road 9 hours late. This set the stage for lack of sleep the whole trip. We were very blessed in the fact that any mishap that happened could be fixed. I hauled Dee Dee Kramer’s horses, Orion, Penny and Prairie up to Canada and we stabled together. That was a lot of fun as Dee Dee is laid back and always has a funny story to tell. Her clients, Jordan Aboud and Kelly Davis were great too.

Unfortunately, Raz did not bring home any Top Tens, but did bring home a finalist ribbon in Working Hunters. I had some of the best rides over fences in Working Hunter and made the judge’s card both rounds and was called back to do the flat round. I was thrilled and have to give a lot of credit to Dee Dee who helped school me from the ground. It was awesome to have a ground person. Raz also had a great ride in his First Level Dressage class, but the judging was questionable. I honestly felt it was a Top Ten ride and had many people come up to me and express the same feelings. Of course, as those of you who know Raz, he had to be “Raz” and have a melt down in his Trail and Hunter Hack classes. Overall I was proud of him and felt I had some really nice rides.

Dee Dee brought home two Top Tens with her own mare, Prairie. They were in HA Hunter Hack and HA Sport Horse under Saddle. They had great rounds. Jordan got a Top Ten with her horse, Orion, in Training Level Dressage. Michael really liked Orion because he was very laid back and easy to handle when traveling.

We met a lot of new people and made some new friends. Michael’s parents, Curt and Lew, came up and supported me the whole show. Talk about making you feel special! It was wonderful to share these experiences with them and get to know Lew better. I had a great time and can’t wait to go to Canada again. This time with Quiz in tow and we will take The Royal Red by storm!

A few personal photos from the show can be seen at my photo album.

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