Great Start in Tulsa

To Maryann:  Barbara and Laurie really appreciated the flowers.  

Debbie and I arrived in Tulsa last night in time to join my sisters and brother for dinner at Ruby Tuesdays.  So far, I can report:  very, very good! 

Just a couple of quick notes before we head off to Expo Square this morning.  Barbara and Laurie have two classes with one horse at the same time this today, so it's gonna be a bit tricky.

Fortunately, show officials offer ways to accommodate those conflicts.  So, Laurie will do her showmanship test in one arena and then Dusty will head to another area where he'll be saddled up and ridden by Barbara in a Western Pleasure class. 

They seem to have their strategy all figured out, which is traditional for this team of sisters.

Yesterday marked a banner start for Barbara as she placed FIRST in a class of 15 horses in her trail class.  It was a qualifier for tomorrow's finals.  Combined scores from the two days of events determine the winner, but we're figuring Barbara's off to a great start. 

Will post more later this morning after they finish their two classes, so check back.  

We've loved this experience so far.  Last night Kevin took us for a spin in the golf cart around this huge, huge grounds.  So much to see.  So much to do. 

Bottom line so far:  we are all very proud of Barbara and Dusty.   

Now, it's Good Luck to both. 

Later . . . .