WEG Day 12

The days are all running together now. Is it Tuesday? Or Thursday? Or Sunday? I wonder who invented the seven day week anyway? And how did the Neanderthals do it; they just woke up every morning with no weekly schedule. They were probably just happy that the sun came up one more time. "UGH! LOOK, BRIGHT BALL IN SKY AGAIN. THE SUN GOD HERE. GO GET MEAT! UGH!"

But today was Wednesday (I think). Our big event for the day is hosting Miss Teen - Kentucky World in our booth, who is a Kentuckian but ALSO an accomplished young Equestrian. Look at these show results for her - Belle Owen: (Saddlebred rider)
10 & under World Champion 2006
11 yr old World Champion 2007
12 yr old World Champion 2008-Unanimous
13 yr World Champion 2009-Unanimous
13 & under Kentucky State World Grand Champion 2009-Unanimous
13 & under Kentucky State World Grand Champion 2008-Unanimous
13 & under World Grand Champion 2009-Unanimous
13 & under UPHA National Grand Champion 2009-Unanimous
Undefeated in 13 & under in 2009

10&under Equitation World Champion 2006
11 yr old Equitation World Champion 2007
12 yr old Equitation World Champion 2008-Unianimous
13 yr Equitation World Champion 2009-Unianimous
13 & under Kentucky State Equitation World Grand Champion 2009-Unianimous
13 &under Kentucky State Equitation World Grand Champion 2008-Unianimous
13 & under Equitation World Grand Champion 2009-Unianimous
13 & under UPHA National Grand Champion 2009-Unianimous
Undefeated in 13 & under Equitation in 2009
American Saddlebred People's Choice Award 2008 & 2009
13 & under rider of the year 2009

WOW!!! I'm tired just reading that list. I'll bet her horse is tired too.

Float your brain away from the KY Horse Park for a moment. Southwest, over to Harrodsburg. Over to Big Red Stables (can you fly over there like ET? That would be cool...). Emily Dennis, who runs Big Red (a rental trail riding facility), reports that they have had a ton of national and international visitors: Hong Kong, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, California, Wisconsin, Kentucky, New York . . . She has lost count of all the places, but did get a world map and atlas and sticker stars for people to mark where they are from, AND (just as important) SHE CLEANED OUT THE TACK ROOM! Boy, wish I had a minute to clean out mine. The spiders are taking over. YUK. Cleaning out the tack room falls in to that category called AWEG. After WEG.

Fly over to another part of town - the downtown International Equine Festival in Rupp Arena. Here's an opportunity to see if your horse business is "business" or "hobby"according to the IRS rules:
Thursday night (10/7), 5:00pm at the International Festival of the Horse--
"Is Your Horse Operation a Business or a Hobby?" Presented by KHC members Joel Turner of Frost Brown Todd, member Tim Folck of Marnitz and Associates, and Jen Shah of Dean Dorton Ford.
Here's the L-O-N-G link to get details: http://horsecapitalproductions.com/component/sectionex/235-business-talk?catid=53%3Aief-2010-speakers

Ok, now we zip back north to the KY Horse Park again...
Did I tell you about the original oils that are being painted in the Horse Council booth lately? And the prints that are for sale (They are giclee prints which means they are on canvas and look ALMOST like an original) If you need just that right horse artwork for your livingroom, bedroom, family room or CHRISTMAS GIFT (!).... come on over to our booth. 50% of all proceeds go to the Council.

(I can't believe I said that - Christmas - I HATE it when retailers start hanging up Christmas decorations before Thanksgiving - and now it's Halloween -- and here I am hawking Christmas gifts on Oct. 6th. Bad Karma. As bad as those greasy Santas that sit in Mall stores. They are truly creepy.)