PC Quiz Rally

E competed in a Pony Club Quiz Rally this past weekend up in the Spokane area. This was her first quiz rally...well, actually, it was her first rally of any type.

We drove up to Spokane on Friday afternoon. I let the GPS on my iPhone pick the route - perhaps not the best move. It took us through all kinds of country roads (rather than the more usual highway/freeway route) and I wondered more than once if we would actually make it to our destination. We were able to take one side trip because of this, however. Palouse Falls is a beautiful site of an ancient flood area that now has just the one falls. Very grand scenery, indeed.

Palouse Falls - I'm guessing that it's about a 150' drop.

We tried to eat dinner at The Milk Bottle in Spokane but discovered that it closes at 4:00 - we arrived at 4:45. Maybe next time....

The Milk Bottle - supposedly some of the best diner food in Spokane....

PC Quiz Rallies are a fun team event in which the members test their horse knowledge against each other. E's team was made up of 2 other girls from her local club and a "pick-up" team member from the Cle Ellum area. The theme of the day was the "wearing o'the green" and their team name was the Limerick Lasses. They had lots of fun - and looked sufficiently ridiculous - and were declared the best-dressed team for the day. They also happened to take second place in their division. Not bad for a first time out.

The Limerick Lasses, with their chaperone-extraordinaire!

Heading out to the Barn Phase....

This next pic is totally unrelated to horses, but I just love the free-spirit that is my youngest daughter. She is such an individual in so many ways....including her choice of clothing!


And finally, here's the last pic I took of Curly - just a couple of days before we had him put down. I'm still sad. In fact, I am surprised by the depth of the grief I have been experiencing. I was really unprepared for these feelings.....