Zone 10 Finals IEA horse show is the exact reason for my stress this week. Zone Finals is a show in which all of the qualified people from 6 schools across California (Thacher has 6 students competing) come down to Ojai while we host them. This Spring trimester there are only three riders (including myself), which means that my fellow English riders and I are all responsible for getting 13 horses in shape and all cleaned up for the big day! Today is especially critical since then we get to bathe all the horses and make sure they are all ready and clean for Saturday (show day!). As long as the horses and saddles get cleaned, horses fed, and people prepared we will be in great shape for Saturday, as long as it doesn’t rain!

[It didn’t. And Thacher ended up sending four riders to Nationals!]
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