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the following day, the ride host, Cullen Raley, was there to meet us. He quickly got us and the horses squared away.
On Friday morning, I went from campsite to campsite and met my new neighbors. Everyone was welcoming. It was nice to know some names and faces when we competed in the in-hand on Friday afternoon. Friday night, Kelly Jamison, a local ride host and competitor, organized a horse/rider soccer game. Super fun! And the improvement in riders and horses within minutes was amazing to watch.
Come Saturday, when I was signing up for the trail ride and mentioned that we would like to ride with someone who knew the area, a rider in line behind me spoke right up and said, “We can ride together, I know the terrain.” Thank you, Tammy, it was a pleasure to ride with you. Saturday night, a group of us rode ½ mile into town for ice cream. Again, thank you Kelly Jamison for planning this fun equine excursion.
Sunday included another highlight. Kim Shinn, an amazing ETS judge, had not been able to compete as a rider in an ETS event before. Kim agreed to ride our new mustang, Maverick, in the trail competition. They were awesome, and Kim won the newcomer award! Maverick was trained by a prisoner in the 120-day Nevada Correctional Center Equestrian Program (see The Mustang movie to learn about this amazing program).
As you now know, our “region hopping” was a success. Shout outs to Cullen and Kim Raley, ride hosts, the ETS judges & Ian Jones, NW regional ambassador. We came to compete, but we left with new friendships. Thank you, ETS.