Cavalcade Practice and Stall Cards

So today was really fun minus not having my last white star ride which was SUPER depressing. (I'm not writing more on that because I WILL burst into tears) but I came in the morning and helped S1. Then I met a girl for a Liberty wire for my sister at 9 and watched varsity and precisionettes. Then I bought my 24ft rope and payed the guy for the brass Honda and swivel handle. It should be ready for me next week and I can really start learning Texas skip. So I practiced my ropes a little and it was finally time for cavalcade. Holy Crap! That's a lot of riders. Since everyone else was inside it was basically a swarm of white up to the Western. We lined up in our teams then they put the groups in show order. We walked over to the tack truck and got handed our flags. We stuck them in our flag boots hooked to our belt loops. They seem so big when you are not on a horse. So the way they make us hold them is really good for keeping it straight but is KILLER on the wrists. You have your right hand on top thumb down Palm out with your left hand on the bottom thumb down Palm out. It's hard to explain on here. So we made 4's and then we headed into the arena. Basically we just spilt as soon as we enter so we are in pairs then pass left hand to left hand at the far end then come back out as 4's. The owner horses were freaking out cause of all the flags. They do a thread the needle combination in the center while we walk the perimiter. There was a ton of flags. The star on my flag kept smacking my face. Then on our second round a little single a rider dropped their flag a little, right as we were passing left hand to left hand and it smacked me right in the face. Ow. We walked it 3 times then rolled up our flags and put them away. White star has the best colors. Then my team went to stall card decorating. I colored my horse to match Wyoming since buckskins are my favorite color. But Cedar is still my baby girl. I also colored one for one of our instructors then I left. That was it :) 

As a side note I want to say rest in peace smokey who passed away early September and Guy who was put down today due to twisted colic ;( you two will be dearly missed. You were still apart of our family even if I never rode you guys.