About Dartanion
Mood:  happy

Me & My mother moved here to get away from the city, I hated the people I went to school with and I was ready for a change. When we moved here I had one horse Jewels Faith, who is now 16yrs old and now for sale since I am going to college and can only keep one horse. At the time I was looking for another horse I could train my way (I have been riding horses for 15 years). My mom found me Dartanion, I didn't know much about him and was worried he would fit what I was looking for. Well when I got their I saw this beautiful 15.3H tobiano Paint gelding, and to top it all off he was 8yrs old. Not to young to start jumping. I test rode him and he liked to crow hop but thats an easy fix. His owners wanted $3,500 for him but we got them down to $3,000. He was an all western horse, he was used in mountains. Dartanion (before he was known as Oreo) didn't know how to collect and didn't know his leads.

Long story short I have been working with him since he was 8yrs old till now (he is 10) and now he collects, picks up each lead correctly, and is jumping 3'. I am so proud of D and I love him so much, I am never going to sell him and should he become to old to ride I will keep him as a lawn ordament.

I have made a few photoshop Banners of Dartanion that I will post at the end here for everyone to see :).

Keeping Track Of State
Mood:  happy

Me & Dartanion seem to be getting better and better by the day. I am a member of CSHA's region 2. Dartanion and I are competeing in a 5 show silver buckle series. I believe the way things go is if you win a buckle in your catagory you qualify to go to state. Each region picks 10riders to go to state. If you don't win a buckel you have to be in the top 5 points wise and then you can go to state. So fare Dartanion & I have 232 points an three highpoints, two of which count towards our buckel. I will spend the rest of this entry listing our shows and our show season scedual, Then I will make another blog talking about Dartanion and how I got him. I will also add pictures asap.

Ok now I am 18years old but in the show world you go off of how old you were december 1st, 31st, or January 1st. I was 17 then so I am still 17 in the show world. I show English riding and Ido Hunters. Oh and Eq classes are where they judge my riding, then w/t is walk & trot only classes.The points are as follows: 1st=10 2nd=9 3rd=8 4th=7 5th=6 6th=5 7th=4 8th=3 9th=2

April 15th 2007
English pleasure w/t 17 & under  1st
English Equitation 17&under 1st
English Pleasure 17&under 1st
Country pleasure eng/west 1st )only english rider)
Hunter Hack 2' 1st
Haily High Point Winner -Prize: Hay Bag
Points: 50

May 6th 2007
English pleasure w/t 17&under 5th
English Eq 17&under 3rd
English pleasure 17&under 3rd
Country pleasure 17&under 3rd
HunterHack - no jumps-
Points: 76 ( adding in last months) A lot of people said crappy judge but heck I got points :).

June 16th (not a series show - worth points only)
Hunter Hack 1st
Walk/trot pleasure 1st
English Pleasure 2nd
English Eq. 1st
Won Daily High Point -prize: Hay Bag
Total points: 115

June 22nd (not a series show - worth points only)
Woodland Stallion Station
English pleasure w/t 17&under 1st
English EQ w/t 17&under 1st
English pleasure 17&under 2nd
English eq 17 & under 2nd
Hunters X's 1st
Hunters 2'-2'3" 2nd
Total of 172 points now .

June 8th 2007
English pleasure w/t 1st
English EQ w/t 1st
English pleasure 1st
English EQ 1st
Country pleasure 1st
Hunter Hack 1st
Hunter open 1st
Points: 232
Won daily high point-Prize: A clock with "CSHA REGION !* 17&UNDER HIGH POINT" DUDE BEST YET

Futur Show Scedual

July
27th Woodland Stallion Station
29th CHSA show#4 Worth buckle

August
12th CHSA show #5 Buckle awards!

September
County Fair (nothing to do with state but just threw this in here)

October
10-14th State Show Of Champions (hope we make it!!)

I should be uploading videos from the shows from now on!