We do this for fun?!

Sarah on her new pony "Loafer's Lodge Piglet."

Yesterday I got up at 4 am.

I made coffee

fed dogs

medicated Nick

fed kittens

cleaned litter box

opened coop and

checked on 10 new chicks I found on craigslist.

I packed cooler w/cheese sticks, grapes, peaches, crackers, almonds n cold drinks.

Packed extra gloves n garters n jod straps, and

got the saddle pads from dryer, girths off line...

Fed ponies n horses.

Fed goats n milked.

Filled water carriers and

packed last supplies on horse trailer.

Finished trimming ponies whiskers, combing tails, brushing off bedding 

and painting hooves.

Back inside and

fed kids sausage n eggs got them dressed in show clothes.

Packed my other show clothes to lend students

and trimmed The Farmer's hair (too) quickly.

Finally I readied myself fast.

We loaded ponies n kids and 

headed down the road by 9:15 ( later than I'd hoped but still early).

It started to rain.

Are you kidding me?!?!

I had 5 students with ponies at the (outdoor) fair.

One 4 yo, two just turned 5 yo boys and 2 seven year "old pros!"

Jack, John, Sarah, Bella, Liz, TJ and Cindy

Older students had planned to come n help but plans changed...

Still,  lest I make you think I did everything myself, ...

I had some awesome helpers.

Newly minted horse show Moms n Dads n Grands!

It takes a village to 

show with little kids n ponies!!!

But it's soooo worth it when you see all smiles, no drama

 and not a tear shed - even when the sweet 4 yo got dumped!

Bella on Merit

Tj on Neil Diamond

Morgan on her pony Kahlua

Jack on his new pony Brookside Merit

THANKS to all my support team!

Despite the downpours that precluded the 

much anticipated rides n ice creams...

It was fun!

Now we've had a practice run and are ready for more shows...

(Just as soon as we clean off the mud n remove the mildew smells.)

Are we crazy???