It's been a few years since this show has been held. I was so happy in May when it was posted that it would be happening November 2, 2024. I am hoping for nice weather to get there and back home!
Got my entry on August 25! So excited!! I am only showing halter and one Anything goes performance entry. I am just not ready yet as it's been a while since I have shown performance, and I haven't had time to get models done or set ups done while dealing with my mom's passing and the repercussions from that.
I did manage to secure a 2nd table because I was bringing more than I thought I was going too! hahaha 😂
Drove down on Friday night, November 1st, and I loved my hotel room -Double Tree Hilton in Aurora.
This has to have been one of the nicest hotels I have stayed in for a show that was not a lot a night and nice!
And then it was show day!!!
The hall was HUGE!! I literally walked 25,000 steps when I am usually a 5-10,000 step a day person - I was so sore, but had fun. I didn't get a picture of the hall, but it was crazy big!
I showed in Original Finish Breyer and Peter Stone divisions, but stopped when I realized that my stablemates (1:32 scale) were not going to cut it against the bigs that much. I concentrated on Custom and Artist Resin, and my 1 performance entry. And Amateur Artist division.
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| Fifth Place Amateur Artist Black |
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| Sixth place - Custom Bay |
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| Judge's Choice - Artist Resin Bay |
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| Fifth Place - Custom Chestnut |
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| Fourth Place - Amateur Artist Bay |
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| Third Place - Amateur Artist Bay |
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| Second Place - Amateur Artist Bay!!!!! |
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| Fifth Place- Peter Stone Design A Horse |
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| Fifth Place Custom Light Dapple Grey |
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| Honorable Mention - Amateur Artist Chestnut |
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Sixth Place - Amateur Artist Chestnut
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| Second Place - Appaloosa Medallion |
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| Third Place - Custom Appaloosa |
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Fourth Place - Amateur Artist Appaloosa
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| Fourth Place - Other Realistic Color Custom |
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| Fifth Place - Other Realistic Color Custom |
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| Honorable Mention - Amateur Artist Dilute Color |
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| Sixth Place - Amateur Artist Decorator/Fantasy |
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| Honorable Mention - Amateur Artist Decorator/Fantasy |
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| Third Place - OF Breyer Limited Run 51-500 |
During the lunch break - there were fun classes being held for dogs, cats, turtles, other animals, blank resins, and tack.
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| Bria got an honorable mention because I forgot her write up to explain her missing eye |
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| Heiress got third |
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| Aleutian Sunrise got fourth |
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| Best Destiny got second!! |
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| Merlin got fourth in Other animal against cattle and all sorts of critters |
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| Stella and Maggie got second in cats |
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| Martin got sixth in turtles! |
Then it was back to the regular show!!!
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| Fifth Place - Mini Custom |
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Sixth Place - Mini Custom Black
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| Second Place - Mini Custom Chestnut |
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| Fourth Place - Lakeshore China |
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| Second Place - Hartland Plastic |
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| Second Place - OF Other Plastic make not listed |
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| Fifth Place - OF Other Plastic make not listed |
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| Fourth Place - OF Other Plastic make not listed |
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| Sixth Place - Mini Custom Appaloosa |
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| Judges Choice - Mini Custom Appaloosa |
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| Fourth Place - Mini Custom Buckskin |
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| Fifth Place - Mini Custom Buckskin |
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| Fifth Place - Mini Artist Resin Appaloosa |
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| Fourth Place - Mini Custom Dilute |
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| Third Place - Mini Custom Dilute |
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| Honorable Mention - Mini Custom Decorator |
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Judge's Choice - Mini Custom Fantasy
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Judge's Choice - Mini Custom Fantasy
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Judge's Choice - Mini Custom Fantasy
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Sixth Place - Mini Artist Resin Fantasy
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Then came the one thing I had been waiting for - the one Performance Class that I was entering - ANYTHING GOES.
Any one that knows me, knows I am a HUGE Star Wars Fan and fan of the Mandalorian and Bo-Katan (I have even met Katee Sackhoff).
This was my entry and it got SECOND PLACE out of Six entries.
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| GIFT FOR THE MAND'ALOR - A War Horse and a Battle Dog! |
I think I might have started crying! This set is HUGE (1/6th scale) and had their own special bags and boxes!
I also won a door prize, and raffle items, and bought stablemates that I wanted, AND I got a model scale HARRIS/WALZ Flag which makes me so happy.
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| bracelets, stickers, ducks, Harris/Walz flag, models and the box has all the candy in it. |
All the awards were candy so I have a bag to take to work because it wasn't gluten free, but it was a nice day - thank you Heather Malone and All judges!
I only got 1 picture of another person's horse because I was actually walking past and I love this model - China Indy - so beautiful.
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| Independence "Indy" Custom Glaze China |
And I got no people pictures because I am good like that. Anyway, I hope to be able to go to the show the next time it is held.
