Angel ribbons in Hunters at Rose Mount Farm Spring Show

Great news to report: This morning at our local USEF AA Show (Rose Mount Farm Spring Horse Show), Angel took 7th place in her first trip in the Local Hunter Horse division! She went in the ring cold, having never schooled the fences, and put out 2 great trips. More importantly, she got a FULL LEAD CHANGE in her first class (landed on her leads in the 2nd o/f class), which was rewarded by a 7th place ribbon. I am thrilled to death by this. The local division here is REALLY competitive and there were a lot of big name horses galloping around. What a thrill! Hearty congrats to Kelly & Angel on this great performance...I am certain many more will follow!

Winter Season Updates

Hi All! It has been an exciting winter show season for Ms. Angel In Disguise. Although there was so much snow that there wasn't a lot of riding for several weeks (or school, or work, or anything), Ms. Angel did get some showing in and the results were FABULOUS. Angel competed at several VHSA Associate shows over the winter in Green Hunter and Adult Pleasure Horse with Ms. Kelly. She had numerous "clean sweeps," winning all of the classes in the respective divisions and even won some end of series awards. Over the TWA winter series (Ms. Gigi Winslett runs this series and she puts on fabulous shows...we adore her) Angel was Series GRAND CHAMPION GREEN HUNTER HORSE and GRAND CHAMPION ADULT PLEASURE HORSE. We are so proud of Angel's accomplishments! She won several pretty plaques and got called into the ring to accept her trophies. She was thrilled and so were we!

Lately, Angel and Kelly have been diligently working on getting changes. Changes are really hard for Angel but she is starting to get them consistently...she's even gotten multiple changes in the show ring...WAHOO! What we have noticed is that she is using her big, beautiful butt more so that seems to be helping the changes along. Angel and Kelly have now mastered the "steps," and Angel's stride has lengthened beautifully. What I find most pleasing is that, because Angel is on the "small" side, her pace has to be a bit forward for her to make the distances. Ultimately, this leads to a lovely, forward round that, I find, quite pleasing to the eye. Now, mind you, Angel isn't fully galloping, she just has a pace that you can see keeping up with the hounds. It truly is a sight to behold.

Now, on to points...Angel is currently 2nd in VHSA Associate points in Pleasure and Green Hunter. I truly hope she keeps improving because I can just see the year end awards in her future! On our local circuit, the Battlefield Horse Show Association, or BHSA, Angel is currently 1st in points in Green Hunter and Adult Pleasure Horse. She is such a trooper. We'll continue to keep you updated as the season progresses and hopefully, we'll have some exciting news in the near future. Until then, please continue to LOVE THE SPOTS!