We won something

This weekend Tex and I tried something new- a competitive trail ride-in Zachary with Equitrek. Although it was our first time, I entered into the pro division because the pro obstacles weren't that much harder than the novice, and there was only one other person in the pro division.
My friends Shelley and Melissa and Calvin rode with us, and Shelley and Melissa were first timers as well.
Long story short, we side passed, went up and down ravines, did a jump, missed a part of the trail, and sort of got lost. Kind of.
And then we cleaned house! Tex and I took 1st place in pro and 2nd place overall. Shelley and Melissa took 2nd and 3rd in novice.

It's a long story to explain how I felt the whole time, and I'm still trying to figure out exactly what Tex and I did right. But if the judges were giving points for calmness, that would explain it. Doing a few obstacles, on a horse I know, by myself, was nothing - compared to all the day camp trail rides Josh and I have done, where we were in charge of ten 7 and 8 year olds on a hilly trail ride. :)