Travelingjenny

On Halloween morning, Grace participated in a special horse show at the barn where she takes lessons. Dressed in her parrot costume, Grace competed in four different events, including a costume parade. She won four blue ribbons (okay, all of the participants in each event won a blue ribbon, but I don't think Grace noticed). She rode her second-favorite horse, an Icelandic named Hekla. And yes, we dressed Hekla up as a pirate. She was not especially pleased about this, but she cooperated. And to top it all off, my little parrot — with her ribbons pinned to her chest — got to go trick-or-treating from stall to stall. Now that's a special Halloween.

[Note: Hekla has a huge fear of camera flashes, ostensibly as a result of growing up in stormy Iceland, so my flash-less photos are not great. Below, Grace is pictured riding Spraekur, another Icelandic, in the walk/trot event.]