Siren at the Fair!

I decided to take little miss Siren to the fair a few days ago to compete in a trail in hand class. I was very excited to compete since I had been practicing for quite some time. She was a little nervous coming off the trailer since this was her first experience trailering alone, and only her third time at a show. I was very impressed with how quickly she calmed down! She quickly put on her game face and was ready to compete! Before she could do that, she was to be assessed by an AQHA professional horseman. Lisa Mathews, our local professional horseman was at the show judging. She agreed to assess us, which I must do in this program, before the show started. Siren was wonderful and I think that miss Mathews really liked her! Soon after, Siren and I entered the arena to compete in our class. She was wonderful and won her division! I was so excited! She was then invited to come back the next day to compete in the championship class! This was her first experience spending the night in a new place. She did not seem to mind at all! The next day, prior to the show, we had our 4-H closing ceremonies where I was recognized for my work with Siren. I was thrilled! I received so many compliments on her. The championship class consisted of a pattern that Siren had never seen before. She was AMAZING! The judge asked me if I was the one who has done all of the work on her. When I informed her that I was, she seemed extremely impressed. She also informed all of the competitors that she is very experienced with the in hand trail class. She even gave us a minnie demonstration. She stole Siren from me and did the course with her. She was very impressed, as was I, that Siren responded to an unfamiliar handler. Siren ended up winning her championship class!!!! I was ecstatic! She received a large ribbon and a lovely embroidered bridle bag. As much fun as we had, we are both happy to be back home!