Made it HOME

Breakfast this morning was pretty crowded in the hotel as we didn't go down until 8:00am and didn't make it to the fair until 9:00am. Karin, Rebekah, and Anni ran to see the clinic with the FEI vaulting instructor while I headed to Ribbon's stall to feed and water. Ribbon still had hay in her stall from the night before and plenty of water but the bucket's needed to be cleaned, dumped and refilled, fresh hay thrown, and the stall cleaned. When Ribbon was taken out of the stall for a short walk a family came by admiring her and wanting pictures. Their daughter was put up on her for the picture and they were just so thrilled.
The instructors this weekend were excellent. Even though we were not in the coliseum, if we thought of the fair as a 4 day clinic it was so worth it. We pulled out exactly at 5:00pm, weren't allowed to leave even a minute earlier, and pulled in the Sheridan Hotel to pick up a very pretty paint mare who will be visiting Raven for a while. The owner's are from the Madison area, knew we were coming to the fair and asked if we would take her back to Peoria with us for breeding to Raven. She loaded up quietly and more importantly quickly and we were on our way home. Pulled into the farm around 9:30pm unloaded, stalled the paint mare, unhooked the trailer and made it back to Bridlewood by 10:00pm. My bed is going to feel REALLY good tonight.