Thursday, September 06, 2018

Putting the horse before the cart

On Wednesday, August 29 I pulled Brian out of school a little early so he could help prep Claire and the cart for his second class at the State Fair, 'Draft Horse Junior Cart, Drivers 18 & Under.'


Same routine: hitch, warm-up, enter, and show. This time the five entries were made up of three Clydesdales, a Belgian, and Brian's Shire. In a bit of a gimmick, the youngest "driver" was just 18 months old, sitting on the lap of her very experienced mother (who used to drive for the owner of the Shires).











Brian did a great job of driving Claire, but held her back a bit since she had been quite fresh during warm-up and the judge (different from the first) preferred the flashier entries. Brian placed 4th – and no, the baby driver didn't win, even though she waved her chubby hand at the judge during the line-up. 😆

Since Brian's class was at 3:00, we had time afterwards to stroll around, eat fair food (falafel!) and take in some sights. In my next fair report, I'll share a few of my favorite things!

That's it for State Fair report #3 from . . .

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7 comments:

  1. Mama Pea9/7/18, 5:39 AM

    Great pictures, beautiful horses! Glad Brian played it safe with his frisky charge.

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  2. sylkan9/7/18, 6:54 AM

    Great photos. Echoing Mama Pea, so glad Brian is a good horseman and knows when to let the horse's hot brain chill a bit versus risking naughty behavior.

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  3. Mokihana9/7/18, 9:02 AM

    What fabulous photos! The power and the beauty of those beautiful horses gives me goosebumps!! Congratulations to Brian for doing a terrific job!

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  4. Thistle Cove Farm9/7/18, 11:37 AM

    OH MY GOSH...a SHIRE! I LOVE big horses...love, love LOVE them! Those horses are fabulously beautiful; well done Brian! I'd love to have Shires or American Cream's...beautiful, beautiful, beautiful!

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  5. Marlane9/7/18, 2:54 PM

    Driving is such an eye pleasing sport. That was a tough judge !!

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  6. Jeanne9/7/18, 8:08 PM

    I really enjoyed these pictures! The horses are all gorgeous! Brian is showing good horse sense. I'm sure you're proud of him.
    I still wish I could have been there.....

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  7. Michelle9/7/18, 10:52 PM

    So glad you all enjoyed the photos! Yes, we were proud of Brian, and told him so.

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