Road to Regionals: Swift Traffic Cones

 Where did I leave off -

Friday:

We leave bright and early for the trip to St. Louis. Hampton travels great and later in the day we go for a little stretch in one of the outdoor arenas. I am not sure what the magic trick was here but Hampton felt sound ... good even. Very perky and seemed to enjoy the entertainment that bigger shows bring.

Also ... you couldn't miss us.

"Hey do I know that guy over there?" - Hampton, probably

Our bright orange Life of a ShowGirl shirts were a huge hit and joyfully obnoxious. I think we made it through the album two or three times during the haul to the show. haha. #nerds

Barn Swifties!
Eldest Daughter, Baby That's Show Business and Life of a Show Horse

Saturday:

Stall decor!

I decided to ride a random 4-2 test in the morning as a warm up test and basically a schooling because my championship class was not until 8 PM AT NIGHT. I will say I have never ridden 4-2 before and I found it to be really fun! I did have a HUGE goose egg in the left pirouette because Hampton thought I meant halt. I probably stopped moving my hips and he was like ah ok, I shall stop. Soooo we got a 2 and a 3 in that portion of the test. Whoops. But otherwise it was lovely and we earned a 63%+ even with a massive fuck up. Most importantly, Hampton felt great!

Now it was hurry up and wait until night time...