>->   We took 3rd place in TRAIL and the WALK/TROT classes .... X was 
EXCELLEN
 >-> ...... when I felt like I was getting a little nervous I stopped him and
 >-> took a deep breath ..... if I felt HE was getting a little nervious we
 >-> stopped and HE took a deep breath ...... then we would proceed on.  We 
wer
 >-> an "awsome twosome" .  At this h/show we really had fun!!
 > Great.  Hey 3rd.s are pretty good for a first show.
 > The important thing is you
 > had some fun doing it.
    Very true ........ and we DID have fun (even if everyone else thought we 
were NUTSO for stopping in the middle of things to take a deep breath ).
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