This summer I was lucky enough to get the chance to spend time with some of my favorite people at a couple of my favorite events of the summer. My summer employment was flexible enough to allow me to get to these events, & I am very grateful for it. My Last Saskatchewan Summer would not have been complete without the experiences the Eastside Heritage Horse Show, or the Twin Valley Bullarama & Rodeo. The horse show, as previous years, was a great time. It was great to be able to catch up with everyone & the weather seemed to hold pretty good compared to the year before. The turn out was great, & it was awesome to see everyone do so well with all their horses. There was excellent talent there, & it was great to catch all the events. It was also great to meet some new people as the horse show this year was co-hosted with the Good Spirit Riding Club. It truly seemed like a great event & I encourage anyone that loves horse shows to go check it out. The Sabre Quarter horse ranch was an excellent host, & everything seemed to run smoothly (with excellent effort from some amazing volunteers). Then a few more weeks passed in the summer, & I found the end of summer coming way to quickly. However, that summer was going to end with a BANG! Instead of packing I found myself rushing out after my last official day of work for the summer to Lee's rodeo grounds to take up my spot next to the arena. The Twin Valley Bullarama & Rodeo, is one of my favorite parts of summer. But shh, don't tell Range Boss... I may already be trying to figure out my holiday-days at work to find myself back there for 2016. I got to enjoy one of my favorite events this year that I haven't seen since I was out in British Columbia... the Wild Horse Race. The teams did a good job putting on a great show as they managed to get the horse saddled & rode. The one teams facial expressions that I caught on my camera will go down as some of my favorite rodeo pictures to date. The smoke was in the air again as the fires in Northern Saskatchewan kept burning. The smoke, the dust & the people sure made for some excellent photographs that day. The determination in the riders of every age was great to catch on lens, & the supportive crowd was great to be surrounded by. The time I spent with all the great people I met through the Twin Valley Riding Club will be something I miss the most. Those times will hold some of my greatest memories, & finding a new club to fill the void that now exists in my daily life where Twin Valley existed will be challenging. I have hope that I will find a new one, but I also don't plan on ever truly giving up that spot in my life. So we shall see how the next year pans out as I begin to network, & make new connections. I will admit I have been slow, but now that 2016 is here, & I am looking at how fast summer is approaching... well, maybe things will change. It is amazing what can happen in just one day, & what going to one event (like an Equine Extravaganza) can do to change a person's life. I am optimistic for the moment that will happen for me in my new place, & can't wait to share the life that comes along with that change. My New Years Eve is tomorrow, & 2016 will be full here come Thursday... I can't wait to see what the New Year has in store for me!
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