Dec. 1st “Irish fun!!!”

Because I rode all day yesterday I shared a horse today. His name was “Bud” and he was a lovely black 17.2 hand Irish Sport Horse with a big elegant blaze. It really rained hard with howling winds that made even the horses shiver when they were walking. Being on a big horse that used to be a super clean show jumper is not the best thing when you are ducking down under trees and jumping. I nearly got my helmet caught on a tree but luckily it was a small branch and broke off giving me a little souvenir. I will tell you that “Bud” was absolutely amazing despite his height. There was one jump that was a huge drain with an up bank and brush and he easily cleared it! He was a really sweet horse that was always trying to do what you wanted. One man even got snagged off his horse by a tree when he was going over a bank and got a concussion. Anyways, after the meet, we loaded the horses into the trailer and they closed up the ramp. This was fine as we were still getting the horses tied in... and then suddenly, the van to move and went on a short little trailer ride 2 minutes max as we were waving at people trying to get them to stop the driver. But being the kind folks they are, they waved right back! We all got a huge kick out of it. For dinner we went to the “Celtic pub” and then started our Irish night! There was one lady who taught dancing and 2 younger musicians that played the whistle, violin, guitar and drums. We learned how to play the drums and Irish songs, we even learned and performed 3 Irish dances.... we all had a blast! I don’t think a smile ever left our faces! I'm all danced out now - good night. Thanks SCRPCRC for taking such good care of everything! I can’t wait to teach you the dances at next meeting!