I was so excited to return to Ohio to attend the Ohio Amateur Association’s Little Buckeye Show. The show was HUGE and featured a beautiful facility in Garwood Arena. I had a great time. As with tradition the leadliners were each awarded a giant stuffed animal, this year it was a giraffe. It was quite and assembly line between three queens two sponsors and about five volunteers to get them all handed out. It was safe to say the leadliners were all VERY excited and the horses didn’t seem to mind a second passenger in the giraffe on their back. The Southern Ohio Queen Abigail Gay, Ohio Queen Ellexxah Maxwell and I ran a coloring contest as well. I think we had as much fun as the little ones sitting and coloring with them. I had such a great time chatting with them while the colored and getting to know some more youth in our industry. The competition was very tough much like the competition elsewhere in the show. When it came time to judge them it certainly was no easy task as everyone had done such a phenomenal job. In the end we had five winners although we could have had twenty. Most importantly I think everyone had fun! Saturday night was an exhibitor dinner with delicious barbeque and even a live band. There was a huge turnout which was definitely great to see. I had a great time catching up with and meeting new people at the event.
Sunday was the last day of the horse show and there were some great all around awards to be given out as well as a high point halter horse award to be awarded. As always it was amazing to celebrate the accomplishments of the exhibitors and their American Quarter Horses and congratulate them on their hard work. Before I knew it, it was time to head home, while it was a short trip it was a great one! I want to thank the Ohio Amateur Quarter Horse Association for having me. Next stop Springfield, Massachusetts for the Region 6 show. See everyone there!
