Stuart Hourse Trials

I just went to watch Meg at the Stuart Horse Trials in Victor. Meg did very well. She was in 10th before stadium, and apparently had a chance to get a ribbon, but she knocked over a 'rail' on her second to last jump. Oh well. Anyway, it was like watching figure skating in the Olympics, except less dangerous. One girl almost fell off her unruly horse because he got to the gate and decided to 'refuse'. Poor girl. Then she whipped the horse. Poor horse. The only other action was a few stirrup incidents, but don't worry, everyone was okay. The announcer was like, "the rider was forced to retire on the course because of broken stirrup leather. But she's okay." Believe me, there was no doubt she was okay. So overall, I'm glad I could go and support my friend, but you definately have to know something about this stuff before you go and watch it if you want to enjoy it. It all looked the same to me, except for the poor girl who knocked over like every gate.