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Eventing Pics: 1 Day Horse Trial at Twin Rivers on Fancy the Liver Flaxen Morgan ;)

Posted by Fancy That on 5/22/2012, 1:43 pm

Hi Gang!

Twin Rivers hosts a wonderful, fun, and pretty casual 1 Day Horse Trial and we decided to go. It was held on Sunday and was a BLAST!

The best thing about it was that we actually drove down on Friday, schooled XC, etc (and did the BN course - was so fun!) then headed to a nearby 12,000 acre cattle ranch where we kept our horses in spacious paddocks and we humans rented a cabin that overlooked the horses.

So then on Saturday, we just got to trail ride and explore the ranch, and just RELAX!!

Then by Sunday morning - we were ready for competition!

The whole weekend was simply amazing. Thank you to Christine Amber, for taking us

And thanks to my friend Cathy, who took these casual pics.

Leaving the dressage arena:

Show Jumping Phase (we went directly out onto the XC course, thus the XC vest, attire, etc)
Sorry - only one tiny jumping pic:

And she couldn't get much of the XC course except the Starting Box, and after we Finished!!

The best part is how well Fancy behaved....she jumped EVERYTHING in sight, and was just EASY. She is such a good girl, and I'm so proud of her and lucky to have such an amazing horse

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***Morgans Do It All***
Gilroy, CA
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Awesome

Posted by TBJMPR2 on 5/22/2012, 2:49 pm, in reply to "Eventing Pics: 1 Day Horse Trial at Twin Rivers on Fancy the Liver Flaxen Morgan ;)"
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I really liked that place when we were there last month. Wow it sure turned brown quickly!!

If riding were all blue ribbons and bright lights, I would have quit long ago. ~ George Morris

Re: Eventing Pics: 1 Day Horse Trial at Twin Rivers on Fancy the Liver Flaxen Morgan ;)

Posted by cjride on 5/22/2012, 3:22 pm, in reply to "Eventing Pics: 1 Day Horse Trial at Twin Rivers on Fancy the Liver Flaxen Morgan ;)"
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You have a lovely mare. Quite an ambassador for your breed!

Thanks! You don't see Morgans in the "open sport world" as much as the TBs/WBs

Posted by Fancy That on 5/22/2012, 4:31 pm, in reply to "Re: Eventing Pics: 1 Day Horse Trial at Twin Rivers on Fancy the Liver Flaxen Morgan ;)"
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Thanks for the kind comments. I usually see at least one other Morgan at events, but we were the only ones there this time.

I think Fancy is a GREAT ambassador for the breed She's always very well-behaved, very sweet and willing, and easy to ride and manage.
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***Morgans Do It All***
Gilroy, CA
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Morgans

Posted by TBJMPR2 on 5/22/2012, 7:14 pm, in reply to "Thanks! You don't see Morgans in the "open sport world" as much as the TBs/WBs"
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There were 2 in our class at Twin. One was a morgan/TB cross (who won) and another a pure morgan.
If riding were all blue ribbons and bright lights, I would have quit long ago. ~ George Morris

Cool that there was 1 other Morgan there :)

Posted by Fancy That on 5/22/2012, 7:37 pm, in reply to "Morgans"
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You often don't see them....

I think a TB x Morgan makes a GREAT sport horse Especially if they get the Morgan FEET
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***Morgans Do It All***
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think those were DF morgans

Posted by ottb rider on 5/22/2012, 7:52 pm, in reply to "Morgans"
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if so Earl & Jen's DragonFall TB/Morgan cross is to droll over

nicely done E - it was great seeing you at Lonetree and you did awesome there too! That sounds just like my kind of weekend. send me the deets of that cattle ranch, I'd love to do a weekend sometime.

thanks - the cattle ranch is called "Work Family Ranch" in San Miguel

Posted by Fancy That on 5/22/2012, 8:24 pm, in reply to "think those were DF morgans"
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Let's go!

The ranch is awesome - they have over 18 square miles and trails all over. They do cattle drives that you can participate in, they have horses you can ride, and you can bring your own.

They let you camp out there, or bring your RV or of course, rent the cabin like we did. It was lovely!

And the paddocks are FANTASTIC for the horses. Plus they have a huge sand roping arena that we were able to school in (and practiced dressage)

Beats the box stalls at Twin But actually, Twin does offer paddocks (limited quantity) AND they also rent out some small houses too.
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***Morgans Do It All***
Gilroy, CA
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They Were

Posted by TBJMPR2 on 5/22/2012, 9:48 pm, in reply to "think those were DF morgans"

Rouge was the favorite going into it. He came in first. He was a fancy jumper and lean built like a TB.

If riding were all blue ribbons and bright lights, I would have quit long ago. ~ George Morris

Like!!

Posted by CopperNChrome on 5/22/2012, 3:52 pm, in reply to "Eventing Pics: 1 Day Horse Trial at Twin Rivers on Fancy the Liver Flaxen Morgan ;)"
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Looks like a really fun day. I hope we can get to that point by next year

Re: Like!!

Posted by Fancy That on 5/22/2012, 4:32 pm, in reply to "Like!!"
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awww...thanks! Will I see you next year at some of the schooling Horse Trials?

I never do recognized/sanctioned ones. We just aren't that serious about it to dedicate enough time to compete at those

Call me lazy (well, that, and my career in high-tech plus commute)
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***Morgans Do It All***
Gilroy, CA
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Re: Like!!

Posted by CopperNChrome on 5/22/2012, 6:00 pm, in reply to "Re: Like!!"

I'm going to try to get to Eventfull Acres for one of their "eventing camps", we will be starting speed bumps soon

I hear you, my commute is 4 hours a day 5 days a week!!! At this point I am working overtime to get some extra $$ to keep pony at the trainers and conditioned. I need more saddle time and camping. I'm going to try to get to the Cloverdale Camping listed on the BAEN calendar in the 2nd weekend of June. We are going to try a cattle sorting clinic in Petaluma the first weekend in June just to mix it up a little.

Wonderful!

Posted by Franca on 5/22/2012, 9:43 pm, in reply to "Eventing Pics: 1 Day Horse Trial at Twin Rivers on Fancy the Liver Flaxen Morgan ;)"
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She is indeed an amazing horse. I'm so glad you're enjoying her - you both look great!

Re: Wonderful!

Posted by Fancy That on 5/23/2012, 8:18 pm, in reply to "Wonderful!"
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thanks Franca! I'm so happy she's such an amazing mare
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***Morgans Do It All***
Gilroy, CA
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The ONE time I don't go to Twin, and you are there...boo-hoo!

Posted by LovemyTB on 5/23/2012, 11:41 am, in reply to "Eventing Pics: 1 Day Horse Trial at Twin Rivers on Fancy the Liver Flaxen Morgan ;)"
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I LOVE the Twin 1 days. Andrea and Connie do such a great job running that show. You should go in October so you can wear a costume for dressage!

You look like you had a blast!
Save a life, adopt a slaughter-bound horse!

Re: The ONE time I don't go to Twin, and you are there...boo-hoo!

Posted by Fancy That on 5/23/2012, 8:19 pm, in reply to "The ONE time I don't go to Twin, and you are there...boo-hoo!"
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Yes, it was so super fun. The Baxters are great

ARe you doing the Halloween 1 Day?

Sorry I missed you down there!
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***Morgans Do It All***
Gilroy, CA
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Yeah!

Posted by Xanthoria on 5/24/2012, 10:21 am, in reply to "Eventing Pics: 1 Day Horse Trial at Twin Rivers on Fancy the Liver Flaxen Morgan ;)"
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You guys look GREAT! Congrats!

More pics!
More pics!
More pics!

Re: Yeah!

Posted by Fancy That on 5/25/2012, 7:20 pm, in reply to "Yeah!"
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thanks Annie Those are all the pics my friend got....there was no show photographer

We placed THIRD in our division! I'm so happy with that
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***Morgans Do It All***
Gilroy, CA
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