4:00 a.m.

This morning we woke up at 4:00 a.m. to head to Waco for a horse show and compete in 2 reining classes. The show started at 7:00 a.m. and we arrived at 7:15...and planned to compete in the first events...eek!

Lessons learned:
1. Waco is further than 1 hour and 30 minutes with a horse trailer, and stops to pick up Johnny the Horse Trainer
2. Must check to ensure all persons have required paper work before leaving designated pick up locations
3. When you are late, running may not necessarily speed things up, but it will leave you sweaty and cause people to stare

Luckily, we were able to enter both of our events and Johnny was 1st and 3rd (after literally no warm up). I didn't have such a great ride (2 big mistakes) but still finished with two 4th's. We'll count it is a success because I identified a few things to work on between now and the next competition in November.

Here's a picture of the team from a show in July! Hopefully, this afternoon will include a nap. Thanks to Derek for driving to Waco and back within a 6 hour window this morning.