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Youth Riders
• Brooke was Reserve High Point 13 and Under and 3rd Novice Youth High Point
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Milou was 3rd High Point 14 - 18 and 4th Novice youth High Point
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Tessy was High Point Walk-Trot
• Ethan was 4th High Point 13 and Under as well as getting the Most Improved Youth Award for the year.
This year has brought me and my family some great memorable times, as well as some sad memories.
The show season was fantastic. I had my son Ethan out showing with us this year on a gelding we had purchased from the Kupkas last year. Pages final Edition (Dillon) was a great horse for Ethan to come out on and he had a lot of fun, even beating his sister a few times in some of the classes. Ethan decided, however to move on to the Horse Power of a different kind and is now riding his new "motorbike". Dillon was sold and we will hopefully see him and his new owner at the shows in 2009.
Brooke and Mystic are proving to be quite the pair this year, and are racking up the points. I can not wait to see what they will accomplish in "09" and if Brooke will overcome her dislike for trail. Or as she puts it, if Mystic will get over his dislike for trail!
Tessy Rupert aboard Zips Angel was a force to be reckoned with. She showed in Walk Trot at zones and brought home far too many buckles for one girl to wear. Yet she did not offer give any to me to wear - weird! Tessy and Angel showed in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan in 13 and under and did awesome. Way to go Tessy, we are all very proud of you!
Milou Rupert and Splashed By Zip had another fantastic year. It was a little harder for Milou this year to get to all the shows and to put in all that training time as she had a summer job, as well as starting college this year.
I think we will be seeing Rinske Rupert on a different horse next year. I can't wait for that.
AS for my Coos Control babies:
• CoosImCoolLikeKidClu was sold in the spring and is doing well at her new home.
• CoosImGoonaGetYa aka Gunnar had a good year. He was the CCF Yearling champion in Olds. He then went on to try and remove his hoof from his leg and was off of duty for the rest of the year. He is recovering now and I have lightly started him under saddle. I can not wait to ride him next year.
Our weanlings also did well this year.
• CoosImGonnaImpressyou is a very sweet tobiano filly. She did not bring home any money this year, but was a great filly to work with. I would love to say THANKS to Elma Rupert for showing her at MooseJaw for me.
• CoosImSidTheKid our colored grandson of the great KidClu brought home some money from the CCF in September; as well as winning the Weanling colt futurity at MooseJaw.
We lost a breeding stock filly in June due to a horrible hail storm. It also put holes in that new siding and windows, as well as wrecking the roof of our house.
Oh well, I guess there is always the bad that goes with the good.
Thanks to everyone that made this showing year so much fun. As always I can not wait to start again next year.
Melisa and Larry Barber
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