Fall of 2010

Well, here we are, looking at the changing colors of the leaves. It's been a good summer. Hot, but enjoyable.
Peanut and I, were busy for most of the weekends this summer. Parades, training, Foundation Quarter Horse Registry (FQHR) shows, Extreme Cowboy Races, to just having fun. At the FQHR shows, Peanut started to show his potiental. Our first show in May, he took a 5th place in Amature Cutting, 4th in Open Barrels, 6th in Amature Barrels, 2nd in Open Pole Bending, and a 4th in Amature Pole Bending. In June, Peanut came home with 6 in Amature Cutting, a 1st in Open Poles, and 2nd in Amature Poles. In July, We he brought home 6th in Amature Ranch Cutting, and a 1st in Amature Keyhole. We also attended our first Extreme Cowboy Race in Swartz Creek, MI. We had not attended any of the clinics prior to the race, to prepare for the race. After all was said and done, Peanut came home 5 overall in our division. We did not attend any races or show in August, due to the need to get all of our hay in. So that brought us to September. At FQHR, Peanut brought home a 6th in Amature Ranch Cutting, a 2ndin Open Barels, a 2nd in Amature Barrels, a 2nd in Open Poles, and a 1st in Amature Poles. Then the following weekend, we attended the last Extreme Cowboy Race in Swartz Creek. Peanut refused to enter the pond on the course, but had no issue with ponds off the course. He even tried to cut the ducks and geese that were swimming on the pond. Refused to load into the course horse trailer and had an issue with the jumps, but we came in dead last for our division.
After all was said and done, it is my plan, to go to the Extreme Cowboy Races next year and be able to place alot higher then we did this year. AFter we competed in the race, I took Peanut back out on the course and he then went right into the pond, not just once, but several times. Go figure. It must have been he was nervous.
We have a couple of trail rides lined up this fall, but the Winter is going to be a chance for us to improve on alot of things.