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Description
As far as I know this show was never completed. This entry was judged but it was part of an incomplete cumulative score and no prize was awarded.

Show entry for:
AIH
Dressage

Horse: Love Her Madly (Reference)
Rider: Dani Hansen
Barn: Wyndshard Farms
Country: Norway/United States

Other Info:
Time to Create: 8 hrs 0 min
Program: Ibis
Lines: www.pinterest.com/pin/48230744…
Word Count: 1052

Story---

The flight to Australia was something else. We’ll call it an adventure. Adventures weren’t always nice, or clean, or easy. That sort of stuff doesn’t really make up an adventure right? At least this was the BS I was shoveling to Dan as we made our way out of our room.

We’d arrived a week early for the horse trials. Enough time to acclimate Maddie and ourselves to the jet lag. Also gave us enough time to take a few spins in the saddle and make sure Maddie was in shape after her flight. Thankfully she was a calm and sensible mare. That kind of trip could play poor tricks on the mind of less stable horses.

Anyway, back to the BS. I was giving it to Dani because she was still irritated. She had been since the trip here. It was a bit hard for me as Dani was usually not like this. But, it had been a hard flight for her. She hadn’t slept at all and felt sick for part of the time too. I’d tried everything I could to help her be comfortable but none of it seemed to help. But, we were here now and everything would work out. It seemed like it always did for us.

“So, you’re sure,”

Dani gave me that icy look of hers and turned away. We were walking down the hallway towards the breakfast area, the smell of coffee perking my appetite.

“Dani?”

“What?!”

Ah geez! What the heck?! Stay calm.

“Nothing. Let’s just get some coffee.”

No more words. We ate breakfast quietly. It was good, but my stomach hurt from not being able to get through to Dani. I was beginning to think this might affect her performance and I certainly didn’t want to come all this way just for Dani’s bad mood to upset Maddie and ruin their chances of having good runs in the three disciplines.

The day was bright and sunny, as it would be tomorrow, dressage day. The plan was to get Maddie out after breakfast and take her on a short hack. Make sure she wasn’t stiff anywhere and that she had her head on straight after the flight and staying in a new barn. We walked in silence to the barn.

For some reason the sound of munching and crunching always made me feel better. Horses eating was soothing and good for the soul. Maybe it would help Dani? We were making our way down the stalls towards Maddie when Dani let out a breath and stopped walking.

“What?” I tried to keep my voice calm but dealing with whatever she had going on was getting tiring.

“How do you not know?”

What?! Oh great, all this time she’d been upset with me. That was just great. My heartbeat increased as I felt my anger rise.

“What the hell Dani?” I could hardly keep my voice down. I wasn’t even sure no one else was around. It didn’t seem like it but still, who knew? “What the hell is wrong with you? You’ve been acting completely irrational since we got here. Damn! Even before we got here. This trip was supposed to be fun. You’re supposed to be showing Maddie in one of the best shows for her breed! Oh my god, what is wrong with you?”

“You!” Dani turned and sniffed. I listened. “You’re what’s wrong!” She sat down on a straw bale that was up against the side wall of the barn. “You know I’m not good at this.”

“At what?” I tried to stay calm but this was really weird and totally out of character.

“I,” She swallowed and looked down. “I don’t want to talk about it.”

“Oh.” I knew what she meant. It all came in a rush. Raw emotions that had been stowed for way too long. “You know I told you we didn’t have to talk about it, unless you felt ready.”

“I do feel ready.” The words were small but I heard them. “You know how I feel,” She looked up at me then, tears in her eyes. “You know I love you.”

The words hit me like a freight train. In the best possible way. “I,” My turn to get flustered. “I do know that.” I moved closer to her on the hay bale. I’d been keeping an eye on things and so far there was no one else in this section of the barn. Just us.

I moved until I was sitting right next to her. I didn’t make a move or anything. I just sat there next to her. Then she leaned over, resting her head on my shoulder. “I’m sorry I’ve been such a bitch.”

“No.” I tried to interject.

“Yes. I have been. I just, was, I didn’t know how to handle it. I’ve been mad at you, flustered, mad at myself, confused.” She kept her head on my shoulder. “But I’m not any of those things any more. I’m just,” She sighed. “I don’t know.”

I placed my hand gently on her leg. “It’s ok. It’s all going to be ok. You don’t have to worry about how you’ve been.” I took a breath. “I'm glad we were able to get this out there and we have all the time in the world to be together and figure this out. But for now, let’s just focus on Maddie.”

She relaxed a little. “Yeah, you’re right. We need to. Thanks Raven.” She put her hand over mine for a moment. I felt electricity travel up my arm. Everything was going to be ok.

The next morning dawned pink and crisp. Before we knew it the time was at hand for inspection. Maddie was in top form and passed everything with no problems. I watched as Dani spoke with the inspectors and the vet. After that, the test lay before them.

“Dressage is what’s in your blood. You guys will be great!”

She smiled down at me and I gave her a sly wink.

“Stop it! I’m going to lose focus!” She joked and patted Maddie’s neck. They looked fantastic and I just knew they’d make an excellent showing of themselves.

“See you on the other side,” I gave Maddie a pat as the two headed off to the dressage arena.

Description
As far as I know this show was never completed. This entry was judged but it was part of an incomplete cumulative score and no prize was awarded.

Show entry for:
AIH
Dressage

Horse: Love Her Madly (Reference)
Rider: Dani Hansen
Barn: Wyndshard Farms
Country: Norway/United States

Other Info:
Time to Create: 8 hrs 0 min
Program: Ibis
Lines: www.pinterest.com/pin/48230744…
Word Count: 1052

Story---

The flight to Australia was something else. We’ll call it an adventure. Adventures weren’t always nice, or clean, or easy. That sort of stuff doesn’t really make up an adventure right? At least this was the BS I was shoveling to Dan as we made our way out of our room.

We’d arrived a week early for the horse trials. Enough time to acclimate Maddie and ourselves to the jet lag. Also gave us enough time to take a few spins in the saddle and make sure Maddie was in shape after her flight. Thankfully she was a calm and sensible mare. That kind of trip could play poor tricks on the mind of less stable horses.

Anyway, back to the BS. I was giving it to Dani because she was still irritated. She had been since the trip here. It was a bit hard for me as Dani was usually not like this. But, it had been a hard flight for her. She hadn’t slept at all and felt sick for part of the time too. I’d tried everything I could to help her be comfortable but none of it seemed to help. But, we were here now and everything would work out. It seemed like it always did for us.

“So, you’re sure,”

Dani gave me that icy look of hers and turned away. We were walking down the hallway towards the breakfast area, the smell of coffee perking my appetite.

“Dani?”

“What?!”

Ah geez! What the heck?! Stay calm.

“Nothing. Let’s just get some coffee.”

No more words. We ate breakfast quietly. It was good, but my stomach hurt from not being able to get through to Dani. I was beginning to think this might affect her performance and I certainly didn’t want to come all this way just for Dani’s bad mood to upset Maddie and ruin their chances of having good runs in the three disciplines.

The day was bright and sunny, as it would be tomorrow, dressage day. The plan was to get Maddie out after breakfast and take her on a short hack. Make sure she wasn’t stiff anywhere and that she had her head on straight after the flight and staying in a new barn. We walked in silence to the barn.

For some reason the sound of munching and crunching always made me feel better. Horses eating was soothing and good for the soul. Maybe it would help Dani? We were making our way down the stalls towards Maddie when Dani let out a breath and stopped walking.

“What?” I tried to keep my voice calm but dealing with whatever she had going on was getting tiring.

“How do you not know?”

What?! Oh great, all this time she’d been upset with me. That was just great. My heartbeat increased as I felt my anger rise.

“What the hell Dani?” I could hardly keep my voice down. I wasn’t even sure no one else was around. It didn’t seem like it but still, who knew? “What the hell is wrong with you? You’ve been acting completely irrational since we got here. Damn! Even before we got here. This trip was supposed to be fun. You’re supposed to be showing Maddie in one of the best shows for her breed! Oh my god, what is wrong with you?”

“You!” Dani turned and sniffed. I listened. “You’re what’s wrong!” She sat down on a straw bale that was up against the side wall of the barn. “You know I’m not good at this.”

“At what?” I tried to stay calm but this was really weird and totally out of character.

“I,” She swallowed and looked down. “I don’t want to talk about it.”

“Oh.” I knew what she meant. It all came in a rush. Raw emotions that had been stowed for way too long. “You know I told you we didn’t have to talk about it, unless you felt ready.”

“I do feel ready.” The words were small but I heard them. “You know how I feel,” She looked up at me then, tears in her eyes. “You know I love you.”

The words hit me like a freight train. In the best possible way. “I,” My turn to get flustered. “I do know that.” I moved closer to her on the hay bale. I’d been keeping an eye on things and so far there was no one else in this section of the barn. Just us.

I moved until I was sitting right next to her. I didn’t make a move or anything. I just sat there next to her. Then she leaned over, resting her head on my shoulder. “I’m sorry I’ve been such a bitch.”

“No.” I tried to interject.

“Yes. I have been. I just, was, I didn’t know how to handle it. I’ve been mad at you, flustered, mad at myself, confused.” She kept her head on my shoulder. “But I’m not any of those things any more. I’m just,” She sighed. “I don’t know.”

I placed my hand gently on her leg. “It’s ok. It’s all going to be ok. You don’t have to worry about how you’ve been.” I took a breath. “I'm glad we were able to get this out there and we have all the time in the world to be together and figure this out. But for now, let’s just focus on Maddie.”

She relaxed a little. “Yeah, you’re right. We need to. Thanks Raven.” She put her hand over mine for a moment. I felt electricity travel up my arm. Everything was going to be ok.

The next morning dawned pink and crisp. Before we knew it the time was at hand for inspection. Maddie was in top form and passed everything with no problems. I watched as Dani spoke with the inspectors and the vet. After that, the test lay before them.

“Dressage is what’s in your blood. You guys will be great!”

She smiled down at me and I gave her a sly wink.

“Stop it! I’m going to lose focus!” She joked and patted Maddie’s neck. They looked fantastic and I just knew they’d make an excellent showing of themselves.

“See you on the other side,” I gave Maddie a pat as the two headed off to the dressage arena.