On to State!

I think I mentioned it's been annoyingly cold this spring, but not cold enough to slow down smokin' hot Cousin Leah. This is the spring of her senior year, so she's got kites to fly and fish to fry.  

Her foot apparel nicely represents her diverse interests this year: horses and dancing? 

We journeyed to Wenatchee a couple of weekends ago to watch Leah and her partner Selah compete in team sorting in the district high school equestrian team competition.

 The two riders had to work against the clock in harmony to cut out the correct numbered cattle and drive them to the pen while keeping the wrong numbered cattle back.

 Leah is riding Barbara, a quarter horse borrowed from her uncle Tony. 

Aunt Linda is on the edge of her seat. Uncle Dave is just about half way on the edge of his seat .

The Chelan Equestrian Team's coach is watching with pride. Hey, wait! Is that Uncle Tony? Yup, that's right pardner! Uncle Tony is also the coach. 

As you can see, Cousin Leah and Selena had some unruly, uncooperative cattle, but that's OK because the girls had a yummy BBQ at the end of the day. Last weekend, the girls took first in Working Pairs where they did synchronized riding to music in costume. Leah took first in Reining two weekends in a row, so she and Barbara are off to the state competition in Lynden, Washington. Good luck, Leah!