JM :>Good for you, Meg!  The groom part, I mean.  ;-)
Well, we didn't go...just as well...she blew a ball joint on her truck the 
day that she would have trucked to the show.  Someone up there was watching 
out for her!  If she does show again, though, I'll go.
JM :>2) Fiddle's never been in a trailer.
JM :>
JM :>This is more promising.  No, you really don't want to be
JM :>hauling Fid off to show when she's not properly
JM :>trailer-wise.  Do you really, really want to get into the
JM :>"you WILL get into this trailer" battle with Fiddle because
JM :>you MUST get her into the trailer because you've already
JM :>signed up for the class and if you don't go you'll lose all
JM :>the money you shelled out for entry fees and make a fool
JM :>out of yourself in front of (or not in front of) all the
JM :>people who know you had planned to show that weekend?
I have no intention of even thinking about showing Fiddle until she's totally 
ready in all respects!  Trailering comes first, then learning to deal with 
many horses in one area, etc.  If I ever DO show her, she'll be ready as I 
can make her, you can bet!
JM :>See above.  Do you want to mess up Fid's training because
JM :>you're under a show deadline?
See above (g)!
JM :>Just focus on what Fiddle needs to know.  You can worry
JM :>about whether you want to show off what she knows *after*
JM :>she knows it.
Exactly!  I have no real plans to show her...was just going through a spring 
case of "haven't shown in years" syndrome.  I barely have time to ride her at 
all, let alone prepare her for shows!  And with lessons starting again full 
tilt next week, God only knows when I'll get around to any of this stuff.  I 
think she's destined to be a backyard horse all her life...guess there are 
worse things.  She's happy!
Meg  
 
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