Photo: Official Paparazzi
2008 Paint Horse National Championship Show, 5 - 10 August 2008
Showing in the Yearling Versatilty - Trail
2008 PHAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW RESULTS:
- Yearling Hunter in Hand - National Reserve Champion
- Yearling Versatility - 3rd (won the Halter and Trail sectors, and 3rd in Hunter in Hand sector)
- Amateur Filly 2005 & Under - 6th place
- 2006 Filly - National Reserve Champion
- Yearling Halter Futurity - 3rd place
- YISC Yearling Halter Futurity - National Reserve Champion
We are so proud of what Bindi has achieved at this year's National Show. For a young horse that has only been shown at halter at 1 local show in June this year, she showed like a true champion in every class we entered her in.
Bindi was so calm and unflappable, and did her job beautifully in the show arena. At such a young age she is showing us how versatile and trainable she really is, by not only her high placings in her halter classes and halter futurities, but also in the versatility performance events.
Winning the Trail sector of the Yearling Versatility with Bindi was just unbelievable for me, as Bindi and I have never done a led trail event, nor have I even watched one! Leading up to the National Show, I bought jumping poles and set up them up for her to trot over every day on the way back to the barn. We didn't even have a bridge or gate at home to practice with.
When we competed in the class at the National Show, Bindi was so calm through every obstacle, I just couldn't believe it!
She went clean for the whole class with absolutely no fuss, except for one little toe clip on a pole right at the end of the course, which was my fault for taking her too close to it on the circle turn. Competing in this class with Bindi will certainly be one I'll remember for long time. It was just magic to experience it with our beautiful little Bindi.
