Then, after I worked my tax season hours, (ugh) we all went to the U of A Horse Festival! We saw it advertised in the Kid's Directory. My girls watch Saddle Club on AETN. So they are both accomplished equestrians in their own minds.
Anyway, the festival was somewhat of a bummer since it snowed. All the vendors that were going to be outside had to be moved indoors. Some couldn't make it. However, we still got to see some nice horse exhibitions that we wouldn't normally see. I think I'll just post some pictures and let them do the talking for me.
This lady is Templeton Thompson. She is a singer/songwriter who loves horses. She rides on horses and sings. She was very good. The title of my post, "There's Just Something About Girls and Horses" is the title of one of her songs.
This lady is Julie Goodnight. She has a horse show on RFD (rural free direct...yea I'm watchin' that channel....) She knows A LOT about horses.
This man "trained" a zebra. The zebra's name is bar code. :) Bar code is the father of a donkey-zebra mix - a zonkey. The zonkey's name is Zonkey Ho-tee. (get it?)
This horse's name was Cookie Monster because he's colored like cookies and cream.
They had miniature horses in the parade of breeds.
I apologize for the blurriness. This is a Tennessee Walking Horse that I thought was absolutely beautiful.
This is the Rodeo of the Ozarks Rounders drill team. These girls rode their horses with American flags in precision drills. They were very fast and fun to watch!
These are the Express Clydesdales. These horses are enormous! They pulled a replica of a stagecoach that would make deliveries. They called them the 18-wheelers of the 1800's.
The last event they had was jousting. It would have been cool if they had actually jousted. But the two "knights" didn't even hit each other. Beta got to pet their horses through the fence. (Funny story....when they came out wearing armor, this little toddler sitting behind us said "Robots!")The girls seemed to enjoy themselves. This entire show lasted 2 hours and 20 minutes! About 30 minutes before the end, we decided to leave and look at some of the exhibitors. But by then, most had packed up so we ended up back inside. Beta had not wanted to leave even though she was complaining quite loudly by then. The popcorn we purchased had only lasted so long......
So now Beta REALLY wants her own horse. She thinks we can keep one in the backyard and Jim can build a stable for it. Aaahhhh.....to be young and think your parents can pull off the impossible.
Dog update: I have some bittersweet news. The dog has a new home. Unfortunately, it's not with us. Jim and I prayed about it, and we both felt the dog would be better off with the man who had contacted Jim about finding the owner. We took him over last night. The man said he'd met the original owners and taken the dog back to them. He also confirmed that they probably dumped him. (or at least, let him out and didn't bother to look for him) We know this guy and his fiancee will take great care of him. They have a house about 4 miles down the road with a huge fenced area. Plenty of room to roam. He'll also have 2 dog buddies to play with.
I think the girls are taking it ok. They both were upset last night, even though they had a whole day's warning before it happened. This morning, however, Beta came in while I was getting ready. She sleepily said, "I'm glad we don't have that dog any more, but I sure do miss him!" I think that was an answer to my prayer asking if we had done the right thing. I know it summed up my feelings exactly. I think we made the right decision, even though I also think we could have made it work. But that's a long story that I don't feel like getting in to right now. I can't believe I miss the little guy so much! I'm pretty convinced now that this summer is the time to get a dog. But we've got to get over this one first.
So there you have it! Our unique day!
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