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kayre
Yes indeedy, it's another pic of the kidlet walking Whisper into the show ring for a halter class. That's when the judge is evaluating the horse's health, conformation and movement.
The judge takes another look at each horse after the entry. Whisper and the kidlet showed beautifully, but it was a big class-- no ribbon.
This is the scene after the announcement, "The showmanship patterns have been posted!" Showmanship classes look a lot like halter classes, but this time it is the handler being evaluated, so they generally have to go through a slightly more elaborate pattern than just "walk in, trot off." Today it included a few strides of trot, and Whisper just wouldn't move that fast-- no ribbon. (They did, however, take 5th place in a highly competitive Equitation class later.)
Who could resist taking this picture?
