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midnight star stables

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As some of you may know, I was entered in my first miniature horse show (I have shown cows, large horses & minis in local fairs in open classes, but not a whole show just for minis), & I had a blast! …but it really didn’t start so well…

Well in the morning we were up, ready & down at the barn by 4:30am, and our driver was to be here by 5:00am. Our show starts at 10, we were an hour away from our show & our horses were dirty & needed a bath! By 6:30am the guy was still not here, so we started calling around to find another, we tried at lest 6, then we got some one & he would be here in a hour or so… By 8:30am we were on the road be hind the trailer. At 9:00am, we decided to take another road & separated from the trailer. We got to the show by 9:45… I was really worried I might miss my first class… the trailer & horses got stuck at the other side of the growns(sp) & they couldn’t get in…
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There was 4 in Joy’s weanling halter class.. and none of them would stand, or walk when they were told to… and joy walks, trots, stretches & stays when she is told.. we spent weeks teaching her…but she missed her class!
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At 10:30am we got our horses… midnight’s halter class was in 5 minutes… and my show clothing were in with the horses!!
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I got dress very fast & gave Midnight a quick brush & ran to the ring! There were 3 stallions in his B halter class. I was so shaken, an he knew it, so he saw the to other stallions, but he didn’t fight me or drop his thing or side step, he stood like a rock! (that’s not our midnight!) Guess what we placed? 1st!!!!
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I was soo happy! Then we went back in for champs, he was himself, he drop himself, and sidestepped & wouldn’t stretch,
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god I love that horse! Here are some pictures of that class!

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Next was old fashion mini, Billy in halter, there was about 15-20 in that class, so we didn’t place, but Billy did every thing right, I was really proud! Here are some pictures of his class:

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After that was Joy’s & Midnight’s colour & solid class, 20-30 people in those classes & we didn’t place. Then I had showmanship with Joy, & we placed 4th. Here are some pictures of those:

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Then I had costume with Joy, we were Cinderella & fairy godmother. There was one other girl in the class & she got first, she deserved it! So I got second. Here are those pictures.

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The next two classes were hunter & jumper, and Midnight did grand!! I didn’t get to walk the course for hunter.. & I thought I jumped the wrong jump, so I had stopped in the middle of the class & looked around… we were on course… the judge told me that if I didn’t stop we would have got 1st or 2nd! Opps! In jumper, midnight jumped the fastest and highest by a lot and easily won the class! I was so proud! Here are some jumping pictures:

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Last we had driving, I wasn’t in reinsmenship…we paid but they entered us in a youth class that I couldn’t do because Midnight was a stallion, but we were fine with that, and we took midnight out of the cone class because our cart was too big & we would have hit each cone. I did go into Open Pleasure Driving – Working with midnight & he was excellent! But we did get boxed in behind this one man with a 30†mini… my cart was big & the man cut corners… so 3 or 4 times I had to slow midnight down (because 35†midnight has very long strides and we couldn’t go at the paces we would have) and EACH time I did slowed midnight or I pulled back the judge happen to look at us! In line up, midnight stood like a rock & backed up great and went back into place! Like I said, Midnight was Grand!! There were 8 or 9 in my class, and we didn’t place, but he was amazing & he loved it! Here are a few driving pictures:

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Also we were there until 9:00pm, and this lady in a wheel chair came up and petted both midnight and joy, & she even trotted midnight down the isle(sp) in he wheel chair. Midnight & Billy & Joy all had fun, they were mauled by people all day and they loved it! In the end we came home with two 1sts, one 2nd, two 3rds, & one 4th. We learned a lot and I did have my doughts(sp), but for Rabbitsfizz and people who thought I shouldn’t or can’t show midnight, I hope we showed you wrong, Midnight did great and he had 6 month old children petting him, to 86 years olds adults, the whole time he was GOOD AS GOLD!!! I’m very proud. This will probably be the boys’ last show. Also I would like to congratulate Old Bell Farms and Dakota Wind Farms/Stables and all the other competitors on there winnings, Congratulations! This was an amazing show! Here are a few more pics:

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Thanks everyone for letting us share!

Sorry there are so many pictures and some are so dark, the camera was dying! lol

Desiree and Midnight Star Stable
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Good Job Des! I wish I could have been there... and Im glad you had fun!

See you at Dunnville, right?

-Kris
 
MyLilShowGirl said:
Good Job Des!  I wish I could have been there... and Im glad you had fun!
See you at Dunnville, right?

-Kris

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Hey kris, I will be at Dunnville, IF we don't buy another mini the day before at gary's auction in harriston(i think thats right
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Can't wait to see you guys, Oh & i Saw Steph there, she is on the form
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CONGRATS
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! Sounds like you had a blast and you did really well! You have very nice horses aswell!
 
Wow! Good job! It sounds like you are enjoying your kids fine! I think midnight looks a lot better, you must be feeding him more...keep it up girl!
 
lilhorseladie said:
Wow!  Good job!  It sounds like you are enjoying your kids fine!  I think midnight looks a lot better, you must be feeding him more...keep it up girl!
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Well lets just say he get more than our other minis, our quarter horse or TB... the 23 yr old TB gets 6 cups & Midnight gets 4 1/2cups in the morning & 4cups at night plus hay 24/7... so he probably eats 1/2 a bale at times
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That should make him fat, LOL, O-well he's worth every penny & I'll love him fat,
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We couldn't go on Saturday, so I'm really glad you posted your photos, Desiree. Congratulations on your good placings! Your horses looked really nice.
 

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