Indiana CDE Sept. 2009

This year at the Indiana CDE I navigated for my friend Erin Woodcock instead of showing myself. She was showing her KWPN mare Odessa for her first real show. As this was Odessa's first show we didn't expect to win, but wanted to make it a positive experience for her and have fun. Dressage and cones went smooth and she was in 10th place out of 15 in Prelim Single Horse and I have never been so happy for a 10th place in my life! Marathon day, with me on the back step, was really fun- despite the down pour of rain!  Everything was slick and completely wet so when I had to get down to walk Odessa into the water hazard (she had never seen  a water hazard before) it wasn't so bad getting even more soaked. I was so proud of both Odessa and Erin for doing such a terrific job that I can't wait to see them show again. With a little more experience for Odessa they will be very competitive in the future.

For pictures of us check out http://www.woodsmithfarm.com/Photos/Carriage-Driving/Combined-Driving/Indiana-CDE/2009/Off-the-Wall-Photography/