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Clubs and Organizations
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High Valley Riders, ladies equestrian drill team "CLUB" | |
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by Jan Tanaka | |
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The Pro-West Rodeo at the Evergreen State Fair invited the Sammamish based High Valley Riders Equestrian Drill Team to perform this year over the Labor Day Weekend. The High Valley ladies, ranging in age from 14 to 60+ are members of the WLRCA and PNWDTA, and keep a very full schedule of competitions throughout Washington and Oregon from April through July. Being primarily a competition drill team, they jumped at the chance to do something a little bit different, winding up the season with a performance that was just for entertainment. |
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At a Rodeo, steers and bulls must be loaded into the pens and bucking chutes between events. Entertainment is often provided to give the crowd something to enjoy while this takes place. In addition to the opening ceremonies and presentation of the US and Canadian flags (many of the cowboys come down from British Columbia and Alberta), the drill team was to perform their drills to provide the interim entertainment. |
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Horses from the Sammamish Plateau are not generally |
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used to being around bulls bred to buck. The ladies realized there was a distinct possibility that their horses might balk at the proximity to that action, and they might find themselves sitting in the dirt in front of all those cute cowboys. To avoid that embarrassment, they decided to prepare their horses for the upcoming experience. Two weeks of sheer fun ensued with the girls taking their horses cow penning and chasing neighbors' calves around.
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Rodeo weekend arrived and none of the horses paid the least bit of attention to the clamor and distraction of the chutes being loaded with angry bovines. The crowd was enthusiastic with lots of applause and cheering - quite a change from the competition arena where the judges are quietly watching every move. That audience "feedback" had the riders' spirits soaring. The weekend was pure fun, and a real team building experience. The team thanks the Evergreen State Fair for the opportunity, and hopes they'll be invited back repeatedly.
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The High Valley Riders has over 20 active riders. They have a "galloping good time" and invite others to participate with them in the great sport of equestrian drill.
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Reader comments for this article |
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Name: Heather with DRILL FEVER! Time: 2008-05-12 09:05:57
Comment: It's good to see equestrian drill teams featured in your magazine - Thank you!
Heather Comerate
www.drill-fever.com
Name: Doug Time: 2008-05-01 18:05:46
Comment: Those are some hot looking ladies, especially the one carrying the Canadian flag! Go ladies!
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