Flashback: June 1992

I found this picture the other day of me and my first horse, Scooter. We went to the Springhill NIHJA horse show and did very well. We got three 1st place ribbons in Novice Adult Hunter and were Champion of the division.
I was thrilled, especially since we cantered through part of an evergreen tree during the flat class. But that also means that a) there may have only been about 3 other riders in the division or, b) the other riders were terrible if I could canter through a bush and still place first, or c) the judge was far-sighted since I did it pretty much right in front of the judge's box.


Now move forward to September 1993 and we have...Tanya and Great Scott! This was the Morton Grove NIHJA horse show. I showed there and Patti and Grace did as well. First is the picture of Tanya, who never showed without her lipstick. And then there's me again with little Sarah behind me riding Tuxedo, that sly pinto pony.


We didn't do as well at Morton Grove. I remember chipping every fence in one of my O/F classes and someone said that the announcer said, "chip, chip, chip" every time I did it. I don't think that was true, but it still embarrassed the hell out of me.