Canadian Supreme 2011

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Well it\’s over for another year, but the 2011 Canadian Supreme darned sure was a good one!!

Autumn was definitely in the air, but there was no snow this year… always a good sign.

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And the best of the best once again came out to try their hand in the reining, cow horse and cutting pens and aim for a piece of the estimated $450,000 purse put up for competitors.

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It just keeps gettin\’ better every year!

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Clay and I were present, and the twins got to attend their very first Canadian Supreme. They loved every minute of it, except of course when I tried taking our tandem stroller through the cow fences to the main building to watch the cow horse… That part proved to be a bit of a struggle for us. Thankfully, people I didn\’t even know came running to my rescue and got us through!

That\’s why I love the western show horse world – there really are some wonderful people in this industry!

Thanks goes to Joan (I didn\’t catch her last name) for helping me feed babies on the sidelines too! Joan and I didn\’t know each other but we met at the Supreme and when she realized I was about to feed 2 babies on my own, she jumped right up, grabbed Baby B and went to feed him without any hesitation.

 

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Of course, the Canadian Supreme is always a great opportunity to catch up with old friends too.

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Jesse Thomson had a GREAT Saturday night at the Supreme – aboard Sweeter Than Pepto, Thomson secured the Open Bridle with a smoking score of 150!

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If you\’ve never attended before, this show is like none other! It offers the finest in event structure, showcasing all 3 of the western performance disciplines together in one venue.

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Competitors and horses can take advantage of comfortable show stalls, well scheduled warm-up times, pre-bedded stalls, opportunities for herd work, plus many other competition perks.

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Like, coffee on the sidelines…

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When I was baby free, I had the chance to run around and snap a few candid shots.

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Including this one of my husband and Ralph Ament accepting the championship and reserve championship awards for the Open Novice Horse Reining on Sunday morning.

These 2 just can\’t help themselves… They\’re always competing.

Which meant they had a race to the announcer booth to see who could get there first and claim their award… Thinking about it still makes me chuckle.

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But I was lucky enough to capture this special moment for Bailey Kolsun. Riding her pretty gray mount \”Kramer\”, Kolsun marked a 145 in the Novice Horse Non-Pro for the win. Immediately after her run, trainer Locke Duce came up to congratulate Kolsun on her hard work.

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So that\’s it for another year! Only 364 days til the next Supreme. My babies will likely be walking by then – for that reason, there\’s no telling if I will be riding at the 2012 Supreme, but here\’s hoping!!

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