Fair days....

Entering the arena to compete at the fair...

Today is the last day of the county fair. (Can you hear the big sigh relief???) And overall, I have to say it was a rather successful one. There have been no tears and E's outlook each day has been generally positive and upbeat. I couldn't ask for more.

Riding in the Open Command Class....

So here's the ribbon count: (4-H uses the Danish judging system)

Showmanship: White
Western Equitation: Red
Western Pleasure: Blue
English Equitation: Red
English Pleasure: Red
Trail Course Challenge:
Team Judging: 4th place (out of 10 ranked)
Individual Educational Poster: Blue
Open Western Command Class: 4th place (out of 6)
Plus, E won the high-point award for her breed class - she'll get a special award for that one.

E receiving her high point award.

In non-horse competition, E entered 8 photographs and received blue ribbons for 6 of them, red ribbons for the last 2. I'm pretty sure she'll forward 2 or 3 of her blue ribbon winners on to the Washington State Fair later this week.

To celebrate, she and I shared a funnel cake topped with raspberry sauce......mmmmmm.......

I'm looking forward to taking the horse home tonight and getting back to my regular life. :-)