TITULUS' FIRST show!

A breeder once said in an interview something like "..........it is exciting choosing a stallion for your mare, its heart warming hugging your foal for the first time BUT there's no feeling like watching one of your own enter the competition ring..."

Many of you have definately been there.

Whether its your own homebred horse, a horse you bought, a mare, a gelding or a stallion............WHATEVER! They are a part of you!

Our chance to beam with pride....

It seems like we've waited an eternity for it to happen!
The show was too far for us to attend, our hearts pounded all day! Wondering is he ok? Is he scared? Is he behaving? It was so hard not to think about it!

Thanks to Nancy his trainer, we were given a very detailed account......

TITULUS made his show ring debut! Nancy and Attila (rider) decided to show him in the Hunter classes for his first time in the ring as preperation for next month when he starts his jumper career.

Titulus made a great impression, winning the warm up class and then recieving a first and second over fences against a very good class of veteran Hunters in the Open Hunter division. Even better, Titulus ended up Champion! I

t was a practice run and doing so well was a bonus. What was important is that he was COOL with the PA system, the horse traffic, the crowds, the crowded warm up ring and with all the pretty girls (horse girls of course!) surrounding him!

I was almost in tears listening to the details........just pure relief! A lot left to learn of course but a positive beginning.

Can any of you remember what it was like for you when it was FINALLY over? And that you were actually HOLDING your breath the entire time?

Now for the next show......