Haddie Osborne & Oliver Twist - High Point Leadline Winners in the
Mud to Flowers Virtual Show
One of my favorite classes to judge is leadline. Who can resist adorable tiny humans sitting on saints of horses and the excitement they have for getting a ribbon! This is the class that starts the love of our sport. And for the record, if your club actually places this class know that I am silently judging you for crushing the hearts of littles! When I judge this class I go up to each contestant and say hi, ask their name and age, and if they know their horse's name. Some are REALLY excited to tell me, some are a little shy. I usually always get high fives and fist bumps! Then my ring steward and I step away and make a big production out of trying to "decide" the winner before calling it a tie for 1st. The look of excitement on the littles faces always makes my day. These are our next group of riders, the ones who will get the "horse bug", some who will eventually take my place in the pen and hopefully see the future of our sport in the next crop of littles. So the next time you are at a horse show and you see the leadline class - cheer a little louder - let's keep the spirit alive in the next generation.
Appy Riding!
Tracy
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