Fun at the SAFE Show

Saturday Zippy and I went to a show put on by SAFE. It was a lot of fun (read more about our experience & see other pics here). We won 3 of our 4 classes and I was really proud of Zippy's performance.

I hung out most of the time with my friends from Cowgirl Spirit and was amazed at the tenacity and enthusiasm they all showed for the rescues- they rode their rescues in class after class and did a great job. Juliane (at right in breeches) trained a SAFE horse named Benny for just over a month prior to the show and he did well, placing in several classes. Not bad for a horse with about 10 rides on him.

I also made some new buddies- people I've known only online, and never met in person. Two are authors/trainers:

• Fugly horse of the day


• I hate your horse (Trainer X)

and local artist, Shano (whose horse paintings are fantabulous! Someday I will own one.)

Anyhow, I found Fugly and Trainer X to be very friendly and quite funny. Trainer X has a horse named Raven who I nicknamed the Avenging Unicorn for his very fancy looks and exquisite magical tail (not to mention that I think he was ready to avenge someone). We laughed so hard we almost cried about his potential for damage. By the way, here is a link to the Avenging Unicorn Toy which advertises "Everyone wants an imaginary unicorn friend that they can call forth to smite their enemies." Who could want more in an equine companion?



Fugly and I discussed the workings of horse trading (there's a reason it's called that- because given the chance most horse people will rip you off when selling their horse to you- whether that means hiding health issues, witholding soundness concerns or masking rotten behaviors).



I had no idea Shano was local, as I gushed above I am a total fan of her horse paintings and let me say she is a total hoot and really a nice person. She has a SAFE rescue horse horse who is eversocute and did a lovely job- she went home with an armload of ribbons.



So next year pack up your trailer and get on out to the SAFE benefit show- you're sure to see great rescue horses, win a few ribbons, and make some friends.



Zippy was kissing babies like a politician (he's got my vote):