In February we made a trip to the Block & Bridle contest at Virginia Tech. Delaney was awarded Junior 4-H High Individual Overall in Hippology, 1st in junior ID and judging, and 1st place junior exam. In Horse Judging, she received 5th place individual. Her team was 1st place junior team performance and 4th place junior team overall.
Delaney won first place in Junior Slides, Junior Written Test and first place in Junior Hippology overall. Her team got a third place in the team problem. Her Horse Bowl team placed 5th.
All the snow here in Virginia this winter has put a damper in Delaney’s riding routine with Skip. She hasn’t ridden Skip in six weeks, but Spring is now on the horizon.
Apparently, tying magic knots in a horse’s mane can help improve the potency of your magical spells.
Who knew? Well, other than the witches and warlocks!
Delaney and Skip had a great time at the District Horse Show. They got a 5th in Junior Hunter Horse GAYP and a 2nd in Junior Trail. It was a beautiful day for a horse show.
One of the babies that was adopted from Annie Delp’s Eagle Hill farm has been transitioned into Skip’s pasture. Ty has decided that Skip makes a good big brother to show him the ropes. Skip has always been good with babies, but especially the paint babies! We think they’re adorable together.
Usually by this time Skip would have been to several shows, but we’ve been getting tons of rain in VA which has caused a lot of cancellations.
He and Delaney got 4th in 12 and under Equitation. They did fantastic in trail and got a 1st in 12 and under Trail in hand and a 1st in 12 and under Trail. Skip loves Trail!!!!!!
Delaney has learned that Britches loves to jump. She’s been training him at least once a week and I think he loves her as much as Skip does. Whenever she calls him to come out of the pasture, he trots up as fast as he possibly can. He’s just so darn cute!!!!
On May 9th, Skip turned the great age of 8 years old. He got a birthday hat made by Delaney and a box of homemade treats. He thought they were yummy!
On March 20th and 21st, Delaney attended the Virginia State 4H Hippology and Horse Judging Competition in Lexington Virginia. She was was awarded the 2009 Virginia State Junior 4-H High Point Hippology Champion along with also being awarded the 2009 State Junior Novice Horse Judging Champion.
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The Shue Closet: One girl's ongoing effort to help pay for her horse.
Horseshoes are a traditional Irish wedding gift. Skip the dainty lace variety and give them a shoe that was once worn by a real live horse.
Baby Shues
New moms love keepsakes. They especially love keepsakes that are unique Trust us, nobody else at the baby shower will be bringing a personalized horseshoe.
Birthday Shues
You can be confident that they do not already have a Horseshue. And if they do, so what? If a horse can use 4 at a time, a person can use 2.
Teacher Shues
Your teacher does not want another coffee mug.
Team Shues
A unique way to commemorate the successful, or not-so-successful season.
Barn Shues
Every barn needs a personalized Horseshue. There are no exceptions.
Assorted Gift Shues
We can not think of everything. If you have an occasion, we can create a Shue to commemorate it.
Thanksgiving Shues
Thanksgiving is an under appreciated holiday in the decoration department. You can only put so many paper turkeys on the wall. Horseshues are unique, and they wont fall apart in the storage box in the garage.
Christmas Shues
You just cannot have too many Christmas ornaments. Particularly when they are as cool as these!
