PHOTOS OF VILAS COUNTY -4-18-08

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SCOTTSDALE ARABIAN HORSE
SHOW 2008
- 3-26-08


A very special event took place from 02/15-02/24/2008 in Scottsdale, Arizona.
It was the annual Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show and I had the chance to ride and compete there with my horse Kandy.

My mum specially flew in from Germany  to join us to the show and support Klaus and me in every matter.

After a 32 hour drive we (That's Klaus, my mum, Kandy, our German Shepherd Gypsy and I) finally arrived in Scottsdale on 02/12/2008.
Kandy was doing great even after such a long ride.
We directly moved her in the stall and also moved all my tack in our tack stall.

The first two days, the show hadn't start yet,  we used to show Kandy everything so that she can settle down and get
used to the arenas and the surroundings. We also were exploring the show grounds, which has 9 (3 covered) huge riding arenas,  
almost a mile of food tents and a  lot of tack stores. It was overwhelming how big everything was, but on the other side also impressive
how good the organization was, which brought everything and everybody so close together, that there wasn't a lot of walking necessary.

The show started on Friday, lasting over 10 show days,  with around 2700 horses participating and showing and competing in over 800 classes, which
included English, Driving, Reining, Cattle, Dressage, Sporthorses and Show Jumping.

It was amazing to see all these amazing and beautiful horses.

One of these horses was my little Arabian Purebred mare Kandy (Isle B Exceptional).
We had entered in Dressage, Sporthorse and Show Jumping classes.

Somehow Kandy knew that the competition is huge and she really gave everything and even there were a lot of new things going around the arenas, she really concentrated on me and our classes.

We had a lot of fun and we finished all in all with very good results.


 Here is what Kandy and I accomplished together:

1st place, 2x 3rd places and 6th place in Dressage Training Level
2nd place, 3rd place and 4th place in Show Jumping 3'3"-3'6"

and a TOP TEN Championship Sporthorse under Saddle 

I was very proud on Kandy and happy about our success.

Thanks so much to my family who were a great help and support in every moment!
This trip would have been impossible without you.

We also had the chance to visit the Grand Canyon on a class-free day.
Wow, that was wonderful!!
Luckily the weather was perfect and we spent a great day at the Grand Canyon with amazing views and unforgettable impressions.