It that time of the year once again!

It's coming, it's coming, it's coming!

The 13th Annual Medina County Board of Realtors Horse Show!

June 27 and 28th at the Medina Fairgrounds Horse Show Ring, on the Rt. 42 (Lafayette Road side of the Fairgrounds).

I have been chair of the event for 13 years now.

I am getting long in the tooth, and saggey in the butt!

This year's show is being judged by Gary Mullen, Director of Equine Studies at William Woods College in Fulton, Mo. The 50 stick horses are all made for the little kids to "show". The apple treats are all packaged for the kids who will be competing in classes (even if a child does not earn a ribbon in the competition, they will receive a really cute bag filled with horse treats that are labeled "Good Job") All the kids this weekend will be receiving some prize. If I have anything to do with it, then there is no child who leaves the ring without something in their little hands.

All the Stick Horse kids competing receive a blue ribbon.

We even have a Pooch Parade sponsored by Bil-Jac and Smith Bros. with dog biscuits, and treats and dog food samples. Prizes awarded to the Best ears, the Best Bark, the Longest Tail etc. Much fun!

My mind is racing (and so is my colon) listing things to be done, and things not to forget and we meet at the Fairgrounds tomorrow at 3:30 to set up and clean up.

Looking forward to this each year, and this year I will carry the colors on a different horse.

Sad that Chief will be staying home, but his breathing is troublesome and the dust will aggrevate it. So, Country Club and I are going to be brave and carry the colors and stand at attention while the organist plays the National Anthem. This is something that I insist on having done to start each day. We just don't do enough of that sometimes in this land!

Well, Saturday and Sunday, rain or shine, our country's flag will be hoisted by a great older chestnut gelding and a sweaty old lady!

The photo above is from the 2007 Horse Show, where my daughter is driving our friend and client Maggie Schlund's mare "Naughty Noelle", 2003 - 2007. She is in Horse Heaven waiting for us.