Thursday, May 2, 2013

Day 2, IHSA Nationals by Kali Cram

IHSA Blog Day 2

Wow!!!! What a longggg day for an IHSA show!! The show started close to 2 hours late so we knew it would be a long day. It's 7:30 now and we're on the bus, headed back to the hotel for the night.
I woke up this morning to several snapchats from my teammates with various forms of 'Day 2- lets goooo!'  And 'first day of showinggggg!' We're ready to get this competition rolling!

It's no secret that our team can find fun wherever we go! We're a group of St. Androids and weird is our middle name.  It was an entertaining breakfast filled with quotes from "Always Sunny" and various Collegehumor videos. Cami, Sami and Kim left with the Peggy Shuttle around 7:00 to get to the course walk and the rest of us slept in and left around 8:30 to meet them at the coliseum.

When we arrived, the first three to go were ready to get the showing started. The day was fun with some great ribbons and amazing team support and dynamics. One of my favorite parts of IHSA is getting to know riders from other teams. When we all get to see each other it's so fun and to receive congratulations from other teams feels great! It's such a fun experience!

Sami brought home the Reserve Championship in her individual class and Cami matched those results in her Team over fences class. Cami, Kim and myself brought home top 10 placings in our respectable classes. The horses were getting a bit snarky toward the end of the day and I don't blame them. It was way past their dinner time and some had been showing all day. They're all wonderful. I drew a fun draw from Centenary college who was a bit over the day  but a blast to ride.

It was a good first day if showing. Hunt Seat continues in the morning and Western starts tomorrow afternoon.

Xx
-Kali

Full Results from Day 1 of Competition
Cami Glaff: 2nd Team Novice O/F
Cami Glaff: 9th Team Novice Flat
Kali Cram: 10th Team Int Flat
Sami Cram: 2nd Individual Novice O/F
Kim Graves: 10th Individual Open O/F
Kim Graves: Honorable Mention Individual Open Flat

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