My first English Show!

by Autumn

At the beginning of fall, I had sent my horse to my friends for a training refresher. I knew my friend would make me show her before the season was up, so when I got a text saying there was going to be a horse show the next day, I said I would go. Thinking, it was going to be a western show like all the other ones I competed in, I loaded up my tack and headed to her house. When I got there, I saw her loading her english saddles.
"What are you doing?" I asked.

"Oh just loading up tack for the show!" she replied in a cheery voice.

"Isn't it a western show?" I asked hesitantly.

"No silly, its English!" she stated.

At that moment, I started to freak out because I had only been on an English saddle once and it wasn't even with the horse I was showing.

"No, I ain't showing!" I quickly stated as my friends boyfriend grabbed me from behind and shoved me in the truck.

I ended up going and I ended up getting stuck on an english saddle.... against my will. My friend told me, ah you'll be fine, but my horse thought, ah I start to rare. So long story short, I ended up being led into the arena on a rearing horse and ended up posting for the first time. At the end of the class, I started to trot out of the arena but I was told stay... for another class.

At the end of that class, I finally got to exit and untack my horse. Thinking I wouldn't place, I ignored the announcements and went to the truck. A few moments later my friend trotted her horse down to me and told me I had taken third in both classes.

This story just shows that you don't know what you can do until you try!