Ace's 4th Show - part 3 - Western Pleasure & Horsemanship

Ace has been going strong in Western Pleasure from the start but once again, competing against the stock horses hasn't been easy.  Since Madison had done so well with him in the one class she had done with him a few weeks earlier, we all had really high hopes for this show.

Once again, Shannon went first warming him up.  His lope really is a rocking horse type lope - he never feels like he's trying to get out from under you.  Just popping along with great rhythm.

Look at that mane...

and that pretty head.  So many Gypsies don't have pretty heads and Ace's is gorgeous.

And then there's that butt again!  Shannon placed 2nd and 1st in the 2 days of WP and two seconds in horsemanship.

Next it was Madison's turn with Ace.

Her red and white outfit really made her stand out and the color looked great on Ace.  Most of the other 13 and under kids in her class (and there were 12 of them) all were wearing black chaps and more toned down colors.

Ace had a 3 year old identity crisis hanging out with all the stock horses and decided his head should be down too.

In the end, they placed 3rd and 4th in Western Pleasure over the two days and 1st and 2nd in Horsemanship with the judge having patterns for horsemanship the second day.

Here's a video of their WP class so you can see how pretty he moves!  Pictures just don't do this horse justice.