Forgive AND forget?

[WCW]

Thank you all for the congrats!
This post is all about me and horses so you can skip to the next post if you're not interested.

I had set a goal for myself and mare. We've won a lot of local and area awards and yearly high point awards, but we've never won at a national level. There is a national association I joined about 2 years ago and this year I hooked up with a few friends and hit the road. This summer my mare and I have put on enough miles going to shows to cross the country 3 times.

There is levels of achievements, the first level is Register of Merit - ROM. At each show you get points in a class based on the number of entries and how many of them you place ahead of. After accumulating the required number of points you are awarded a ROM for each class in which you achieved enough points.

Going in to this last show of this year I was close in 3 classes to achieve a ROM. I was really hoping for my own 'triple crown' but I only managed 2 of the 3. The two that I got are Cutting and Reining (google it for more details, or of course I could explain it). The one I did not quite make was Trail. There are other classes too but I've got a ways to go in some of those. There are higher level awards that I can work towards too, so now I have to decide what's next. Keep going with this mare or start working on my next project? or both? or none? ......

Okay. But as a NON HORSE PERSON (the tail is in the rear - correct?) what titles did you win?

Oh, and by the way, I am thinking now of Mother Mare. I bet she is smiling too....

huggs

Oh Jeff, you just know don't you?! These tears I look thru as I read your post are bitter sweet. I still miss my dear Mother Mare, but her daughter and I are carrying on her legacy. Yes, I believe Mother Mare is kicking up her heels and neighing as she runs pain free thru green meadows to brag about her offspring.

I can talk a long time about horses.......