On the Road Again

Well we have packed up from Ponoka and headed on to downtown Calgary!

Ponoka was an interesting show for us. It is great to see all of our friends from back home, and be able to stay in one place for a few days.

I say that it is an interesting show because it is the first show where we use 4 outriders. At most of the shows we use 2 outriders, and only have 3 wagons on the track. However, at Ponoka, and Calgary we use 4 outriders and have 4 wagons on the track.

This causes a lot more action on the track. There are more bodies, more horses, and more equipment to worry about. We also run into the issue of being short outriders. There are less and less guys who are taking part in this area of the sport, so it is hard to find good riders when they are high in demand.

We also lost one of our best horses at Ponoka. Jack, our best right leader had a heart attack after the races on Saturday night. We will always remember him and he will have a place in our heart and barn for rest of the season.

We are now headed into Calgary. We will be there for nearly 2 weeks. It is always a busy show as we take the most amount of horses here and so there is always lots more work to do. However, it sure is a rush driving infront of a grandstand like that!

Safe travels to everyone who is headed into Calgary, and thanks again to all our old and new friends that stopped by in Ponoka!