Random Nationals Photos (very photo heavy)

[Leeana]

I will most likey have to make multiple posts to get all the photos in....once i get sheryls permission i might throw in a few from her farm too. So this is your warning, this page is is going to be very photo heavy.

Left on tuesday around 11:30pm for Sheryls farm in TN...arrived around noon wensday at sheryls farm (12'ish hour drive). As most of you know this was my first Nationals, and i went with Sheryl and Ernie to help and be an extra set of hands when needed...had a fun time although i swear it felt like we arrived...clipped bathed clipped bathed clipped bathed clipped bathed then clipped some more and left. It was fun though and had a great time. Overall had a great time, watched many of the halter classes which was what i was most looking forward too. We roomed with Dana (ruffian) and Deana all week. On saturday (i think..?) we visited the Martins Pony Farm in OK, they have so many beautiful ponys for the picking and any one of them could have came home to live here, there was one filly that really really cought my eye ..but she was already taken (Mrs Stassle

). I will get onto the pics now...i'll do National photos first...

The Water'N Hole ....a personal faverite place to visit. Many pit stops made here while venturing threw barn B

JC's Jenga the National GRAND Champion Stallion Over and I after the presentation of the grand class

We had a few center ring visitors during the grand champion stallion class....

Ernie and Jag getting harnessed up for their Country Pleasure Class

Yacky yacky yack....on the phone with either Judy or Frannie between classes

You can insert your own caption for this one but i believe it speaks for itself

Who could these eyes belong to? ....Jill would you know?

Belinda and one of my faverit stallions Good Man Charlie during the SR Stallion Over class, owned by Mike and Lisa

Catch and Lee

Copper (Sheryls dog)...

Adam

 

[Leeana]

The Famous Martins Pony Farm .....

Such nice people, it was so funny as i have always linked the martins with the shetlands..never the minis..we were sitting talking and he was going threw all these martin minis he has bred and sheryl and i would just go "really!" lol. Martins Boozer After Dark...so on and so on. Beautiful horses, great people.

 

[Brandi*]

OMG I LOVE the horse in the second picture

:shocked

He is BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And Good Man Charlie is AMAZING~~~~~~~ Thanks so much for posting them

 

[Leeana]

Kentucky Horse Park...i stopped on the drive home yesterday

 

[Leeana]

 

[Leeana]

The grave of John Henry....

 

[Doobie]

Wow .... thanks so much for the pictures ...

Wish I could of been there myself, hoping to go next year!

 

[ChrystalPaths]

Thank you for sharing these, absolutely wonderful pics.

 

[Gini]

Wonderful pictures Leeana! Thank you for posting them.

 

[Basketmiss]

Wow that was great to see all your pix!! Very neat all of them!! Thanks for sharing with all of us who couldnt go...

 

[Relic]

Thankyou for posting the pictures of the kentucky horse park...you have no idea how many happy memories that brought back...

 

[Miniequine]

Leeana, Thanks.. Great pics.. I feel like I was there!

The Kentucky Horse Park... oh... such a BEAUTIFUL place

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I just LOVE this piece.!!!! What I would give to have that in my yard......

)))

~Sandy

 

[maplegum]

Looks like a fabulous trip - you lucky girl

 

[twister]

Wow Leanna those pics are all awesome, thanks for sharing. I wish I could have been at Nationals but I couldn't get the time off work, maybe next year.

Yvonne

 

[dreaminmini]

I think we should make a Canadian contingent to go down, we could rent a bus

It would be a blast, with a stop at the Horse Park. If we start saving now. We could even pick up some others along the way.

 

[Jill]

I love your pictures, Leeana, and I do recognize these special eyes and ears

 

[Dr. Pam]

Ahhhhhh....The Watering Hole. My favorite place to go for a lovely "fruit smoothie"

. Thank you for the back stage trip--the live video feed was wonderful but the best stuff happes off the camera!

 

[Becky]

Thanks for posting such great pictures, Leanna!

Love the behind the scenes pics!

And yes, the Martins bred miniatures long before they started in Shetlands. Many, many famous horses have come from their farm.

 

[Irish Hills Farm]

HEY NOW!!

That one pic was posed, you brat. I believe I took a picture of you with your camera that was rather funny too. Let's see it.

Great pics btw!

 

[Russ]

LOVE all the pics! Thanks for sharing Leeana!

Where's the one of Sheryl at the WaterNHole getting into the sacramental wine? lol

Where's Miss Erica? Where's my baby brother Romeo?