Dartanion does it again... TWICE

So I had to miss the last SVQHA horse show because I had to pay the car insurance. I didn't want to go to the show because I figured that someone was going to pass us up in points since we would be missing this show. Well my boyfriend said that we should stop by and check it out just in case. I gave in and we waited for 4 hrs for the show to finish up. I only saw two people in my catagory (Open) that had been at the previous show and possibly the first show. So when they announced the winners I was shocked when they called my name! Yes D was an amazing boy and won himself ANOTHER buckle without even having to compete at the last show! just one amazing boy I have the pleasure of calling my partner. Then the night got better when he won the Pinto Breed Series High Point! I am one PROUD mom!! Here are some pictures of the dinner plate buckle and equally dinner plate plaque.

Now the NEXT bit of exciting news was that D & I were thinking that we had to miss the last CSHA Region 18 show because D threw BOTH his front shoes and I couldn't get a shoer out to come and do his feet, and no one would trim him to make his feet look better. Nothing. Well he was sound at home so I figured he would be fine in the sandy arena. Well in a nut shell D came back from being a real prick to the perfect boy we know he is. We won the Open high Point and Bailie won the 10&Under high point AND We won ANOTHER buckle and Bailie won her buckle. However, we have to wait to be called for the award ceremony because they have yet to order the buckles *pouts* but VERY EXCITED and very proud of my D! He's one amazing horse and I am going to own him forever. This horse isn't going anywhere.

Halter Geldings 5th out of 5 (yeah, his feet sucked!)
Showmanship Open 1st out of 5
Showmanship Ammy 1st out of 6
English Pleasure w/t Open 1st out of 4
English pleasure Open 2nd out of 4
English Eq Open 2nd out of 5 (he picked up the wrong lead but did a random flying change and got the right one lol. Girl who got first got the wrong diagonal for a lap)
English Eq Ammy 2nd out of 4 (she said my toe needs to point out more)
English Country Pleasure Open Didn't place *hides* didn't get to ask why.
Hunter Hack Open 1st out of 3
Hunter Hack Ammy 1st out of 1

Horsemastership Qualification Test(s) for state.

One word.... Horrible.... I am shocked we even qualified to be honest. It was so strange that D has been acting so funny! He was a real jumper over his hunter course and I had some really bad Eq moments getting ahead of him and left behind once. Then this is how our flat pattern went:
We started by walking three steps and picking up a left lead canter.... nope walked three steps then when I asked him to canter he evaded the bit by over flexing and trotting off like a mad man. I couldn't break his gait so I gave him a kick and he moved up into a canter. Next we needed to do a surpinetine doing simple changes and he forgot what a straight line was we got our changes in an ok fashion. Then we had to halt and side pass four steps, HOWEVER we halted and then D started to back up like mad and lifted his head like I was pulling on his mouth? I walked him back up to where we were meant to be and halted. We stood there MUCH longer than we should have but I wanted him to calm down and relax. Then he did a very nice 4 step side pass. He did a decent 90 degree turn on the forehand but wasn't perfect. Then we did our sitting trot, that was a little fast but once again not too bad for our start. He picked up a nice left lead canter again BUT did a much larger than 20m circle and our transistion down to a working trot was late but our halt and back were nice. Our 90 degree turn on the haunches sucked and our side pass was non-exsistant >.< when I dropped my stirrups and did the posting trot and walk that went nicely but overall our worst pattern ever.

*sigh* so while this was two of our worst rides ever it probably wont be the last. Our grooming test and written test are what saved us since we did so well there. I am planning on doing nothing but trail rides this week to see if maybe he is show sour. Our next shows are on the 7th and 9th and I hope that I can figure out what's made D such a pill lately.