We headed out Wednesday morning for Rapid City for an AQHA show (American Quarter Horse Assn.). Its a big show that runs all week and draws in a lot of horses and people. Mark rode in the reining on Wednesday and Friday. Wednesday was not a good run. Annie was hot and really took off in the big fast circles in the pattern and he had to shut her down. If he let her get away with that she would try it every time. Friday was a much better run and he placed 4th in a class of 15. In the AQHA shows Mark rides in the 'open' division. So he is up against trainers that ride horses for a living.
We have a horse trailer with a very small living quarters in it. There is about enough room in it to change your mind. It sleeps two up in the gooseneck, it has a two burner oven top (we don't use it because we cook outside) shower and a/c. There is a door that opens into the horse compartment and the kids sleep on cots in there. Don't be alarmed. The horse compartment is kept cleaner than a lot of houses. During this time of the year we use a power washer and keep the horse compartment clean. We keep wood shavings on the floor and when we get to a show we push all the shaving out on a tarp and sweep the heck out of the floor. It doesn't smell like horse. We are able to camp at the fair grounds and the kids love it. We have a portable grill and cook most of our own food.
We had this great idea that we would buy a canopy to put up beside our trailer. We searched and searched and finally bought one with netting on the side. So Wednesday afternoon we put it up. It was a little windy, but it was o.k. We anchored it and tied it to the trailer. Night came and Mark and Kalen were going to sleep in it. Then the wind really picked up. All of a sudden a gust caught it and it went over the top of the horse trailer. Had it not been tied to the trailer I think it would have flown a long ways.
On Thursday we did the Black Hills tourist thing and rode the 1880's train from Hill City to Keystone. The kids like this train, especially Kalen. I think this was our third trip on the train. It is about a 2 1/2 hr. ride from Hill City to Keystone and back to Hill City. Kalen is really into the train thing. If we find trains to ride, we ride them.
Kalen wanted her picture taken with Abe. 
Mark and the kids standing in line waiting for the train.
The kids on the train.
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I didn't know that you had a blog. So fun!! We will be able to keep up with you guys.
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