This past week was the county fair. It started last Saturday (Aug. 1st) with a horse show that Camryn was in. She did several events including the poles:
The Barrels:
As well as a keyhole race, halter and western pleasure. All events she did great. Panda (her horse) will never be a speed demon but he has been perfect for her first year of 4H.
On Wednesday we took the lambs (Phineas and Ferb) over to show and sell. Both Camryn and Carter did really good showing them on Thursday and Friday and sold them on Saturday. Grandpa Bryce bought Ferb so we may get to eat him for some Sunday dinners (is that weird to eat your kids pet??? don't really answer that).
Saturday night was the youth rodeo. Camryn and Jensen were both signed up for it. Camryn did the poles on Cody (he was a little too hyper for her to handle so he broke pattern and they ended up with a no time) so she decided to use Panda for the barrels and did great with it. Her and I also did a rescue race together that was a lot of fun. And lastly she did calf riding- when I first signed her up I didn't sign her up for the calf riding. I assumed she wouldn't have any interest in it but after talking to her she said she really wanted to do it so I signed her up for it too. After it got started she had second thoughts. I think we both pictured it would be more like mutton busting and the calves would just run out of the shoots and the kids would have to hold on. We were wrong- they were full on bucking bulls (just calf size) and the first few kids that did it all walked off crying. Most after laying on the ground for a while after getting bucked off. I told her she didn't have to do it and for a few minutes she changed her mind and didn't want to do it but by the time it was her turn she had decided to do it. I was a wreck- luckily someone borrowed her a helmet but that didn't help her back as she got bucked off after a couple seconds and landed on her back- knocking the wind out of her. Unfortunately since it was so fast, and dark, we were unable to get any pictures of the event but it was pretty awesome. She was hurting for the next little while but is all better today and says she wants to do it again next year- I'm not sure if Grandma Redd will allow that though.
The boys had fun at the "carnival" which consisted of some bouncy houses and a rock wall. It was a fun week, can't wait for next year and the San Juan County fair.
