TWH Celebration

1rish · 08-09-2004, 10:21 AM

My niece just qualified to show at the Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration in Shelbyville Tennessee!!!!! This is a MAJOR feat considering she just turned 12 last month and the Celebration is "the" show for Tennessee Walkers. Nearly a quarter of a million tickets are sold to fans from more than 40 states!
She is just tickled pink and we are all so proud of her, the whole family is flying out to watch her ride. When her mother showed me the full page ad that was run highlighting her accomplishments and her new mare I all but cried.
I am so proud and just had to share. Everyone please wish her luck!

cassidy · 08-09-2004, 10:24 AM

aww thats fabulous i bet she is mega excited she is a lucky girl!

1rish · 08-09-2004, 10:30 AM

I now know what it looks like when someone is "glowing" You look at my niece and she is radiant!
She has worked to hard to get where she is, hours of equitation lessons, tears, boogers, and snot but now she says it was all worth it.

cassidy · 08-09-2004, 10:32 AM

well im happy for her its great to do something that big at that age i wish her all the luck an every sucess for the future!

oh an dont forget to post pics!

Dawn · 08-09-2004, 12:14 PM

That's awesome! Even though I have no interest in twh's, I've always wanted to drive down to Shelbyville during one of their big shows and watch. Might be more to it than I give it credit for.

QTRgirl · 08-09-2004, 12:23 PM

I'd be proud of her too. That is a major accomplishment for a 12 year old. Tell her we'll all be praying for her.

Sandra-A1 · 08-09-2004, 12:32 PM

Congratulations!
Start looking for a place to stay NOW!!!!
Rooms are booked up YEARS in advance...and I'm not kidding!

James Robert · 08-09-2004, 02:49 PM

Too late for reservations. Most of the people I know and places I've stayed are booked from one year to the next. It's a real whin-ding. It's the ultimate in walking horse shows and auctions. The auctions are almost as much fun as the shows. At the auctions you can talk to the owners, ride the horses, be close to everything. I'd never tell them that I an old country boy from Al. I act like I have plenty of money and little since. It's fun watching them promote their horses and encouraging you to take a ride. I wear my worst boots, jeans and old hat. I don't chew, but I put a wad of bubble gum in my mouth and don't let it show. You have to use used gum or they can smell the odor of Double Bubble. It's just a blast.

1rish · 08-09-2004, 02:50 PM

Her TWH trainer goes every year with various mounts and rents the same house every year so we have a place to stay. We have just been praying that this year my niece qualifies and she did. We paid $600.00 for our box seats just to be able to watch!
We are worried because they estimate each class to run an hour as each of her classes have a minimum of 40 entries. That is a lot to ask of a child, keeping it together that long but we have faith she can do it, her goal is to be World Champion before we load up for home. I am just proud she made it this far!

schorsegirl · 08-09-2004, 06:20 PM

Irish- wish her luck from me. that is such an honor for such a young rider! She will be in my thoughta and prayers. I wish you and your family safe travels.

08-09-2004, 10:21 AM	#1
1rish Senior Member+ Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Doing Laundry Posts: 1,530 Images: 35	TWH Celebration My niece just qualified to show at the Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration in Shelbyville Tennessee!!!!! This is a MAJOR feat considering she just turned 12 last month and the Celebration is "the" show for Tennessee Walkers. Nearly a quarter of a million tickets are sold to fans from more than 40 states! She is just tickled pink and we are all so proud of her, the whole family is flying out to watch her ride. When her mother showed me the full page ad that was run highlighting her accomplishments and her new mare I all but cried. I am so proud and just had to share. Everyone please wish her luck! __________________ Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level then beat you with experience.

08-09-2004, 10:24 AM	#2
cassidy Senior Member+ Join Date: May 2004 Location: england - its sunny sometimes honest! Posts: 21,575 Images: 820	aww thats fabulous i bet she is mega excited she is a lucky girl! __________________ ive been snowballed... May your life be like toilet paper - Long and useful A horse doesn't care how much you know until he knows how much you care. - Pat Parelli http://www.freewebs.com/linz88055/myprofile.htm

08-09-2004, 10:30 AM	#3
1rish Senior Member+ Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Doing Laundry Posts: 1,530 Images: 35	I now know what it looks like when someone is "glowing" You look at my niece and she is radiant! She has worked to hard to get where she is, hours of equitation lessons, tears, boogers, and snot but now she says it was all worth it. __________________ Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level then beat you with experience.

08-09-2004, 10:32 AM	#4
cassidy Senior Member+ Join Date: May 2004 Location: england - its sunny sometimes honest! Posts: 21,575 Images: 820	well im happy for her its great to do something that big at that age i wish her all the luck an every sucess for the future! oh an dont forget to post pics! __________________ ive been snowballed... May your life be like toilet paper - Long and useful A horse doesn't care how much you know until he knows how much you care. - Pat Parelli http://www.freewebs.com/linz88055/myprofile.htm

08-09-2004, 12:32 PM	#7
Sandra-A1 Senior Member+ Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Alabama Posts: 8,543 Images: 236	Congratulations! Start looking for a place to stay NOW!!!! Rooms are booked up YEARS in advance...and I'm not kidding! __________________ "It is our choices Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities." ~Dumbledore

08-09-2004, 12:14 PM	#5
Dawn Senior Member+ Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Tennessee Posts: 31,484 Images: 1390	That's awesome! Even though I have no interest in twh's, I've always wanted to drive down to Shelbyville during one of their big shows and watch. Might be more to it than I give it credit for.

08-09-2004, 12:23 PM	#6
QTRgirl Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 1,055	I'd be proud of her too. That is a major accomplishment for a 12 year old. Tell her we'll all be praying for her.

08-09-2004, 02:49 PM	#8
James Robert Senior Member+ Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Elmore Co., Alabama Posts: 473 Images: 127	Too late for reservations. Most of the people I know and places I've stayed are booked from one year to the next. It's a real whin-ding. It's the ultimate in walking horse shows and auctions. The auctions are almost as much fun as the shows. At the auctions you can talk to the owners, ride the horses, be close to everything. I'd never tell them that I an old country boy from Al. I act like I have plenty of money and little since. It's fun watching them promote their horses and encouraging you to take a ride. I wear my worst boots, jeans and old hat. I don't chew, but I put a wad of bubble gum in my mouth and don't let it show. You have to use used gum or they can smell the odor of Double Bubble. It's just a blast. __________________ A woman marries a man expecting he will change, but he doesn't. A man marries a woman expecting that she won't change, but she does.

08-09-2004, 02:50 PM	#9
1rish Senior Member+ Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Doing Laundry Posts: 1,530 Images: 35	Her TWH trainer goes every year with various mounts and rents the same house every year so we have a place to stay. We have just been praying that this year my niece qualifies and she did. We paid $600.00 for our box seats just to be able to watch! We are worried because they estimate each class to run an hour as each of her classes have a minimum of 40 entries. That is a lot to ask of a child, keeping it together that long but we have faith she can do it, her goal is to be World Champion before we load up for home. I am just proud she made it this far! __________________ Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level then beat you with experience.

08-09-2004, 06:20 PM	#10
schorsegirl Banned Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: central PA Posts: 193	Irish- wish her luck from me. that is such an honor for such a young rider! She will be in my thoughta and prayers. I wish you and your family safe travels.

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