I always have wanted to go to an AQHA world show. I had heard they were really fun and all kinds of new stuff. Like clothes, tack sets, and sport boots. In 2017 I got to go. I was really excited looking forward to going. One thing I wasn't, the drive, thats about it.
So as we arrived we were really early and hardly anyone was there. I am pretty sure only two vendors were there. We were a week early since my grandpa always wants to be early. Anyway, I walked around and there were only going to be ten vendors. I was kinda disappointed since I heard there was going to be close to a hundred.
Another thing that disappointed me was, I had had a really good month going into it. My horse was running good and winning again. I felt we had a really good chance to win a check. That morning I was so nervous but ready. Around five that night, I started getting my horse ready and warming up. Before we run, someone fell and got hurt, so that was another hour we had to wait. My horse and I were getting kinda tired and she was getting mad. I was getting worried. Anyway, we finally got to run, it did not go as planned. We ended by hitting the third barrel. AS she hit the barrel, she pulled a ligament in her left leg. She come out limping badly. So my dream of this being an amazing experience was in the end horrible. I couldn't run poles now we just headed home and went to the vet. After five hours there, we found out it was a pulled ligament and would be a year of stall rest, followed by hand leading, turn out, and three months at a rehab swimming. It was awful.
Now she is finally able to run, she still isn't 100%, but better than she was. I am happy to start getting her back and ready to run some more. She is a little slower, but hopefully, she will get back. I was so disappointed, that my grandparents spent so much money so I could experience my dream of going, and I messed up and then costs them 5,000 more dollars.
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