Another Show Weekend - RAAC!

I've written about the California Dressage Society's Regional Adult Amateur Competition a bunch of times. But in case you missed it, here's the run down:

• There are three of them - one for each region: North, Central, South.
• You can choose which regional show you'd like to enter, and you don't have to declare before the scores are earned.
• You need to earn three qualifying scores to be eligible to participate in the RAAC. The scores must be earned at CDS shows (or CDS/USDF shows).
• There is an honor round where horse and rider teams through 10th place (?) receive lovely ribbons. First place teams earn neck ribbons and a cooler (I have two!!!) while second place gets a leather halter with an engraved cheek plate.

Even though I live in the central region, I'll be showing in the Southern RAAC. The Central RAAC was too early in the year, and it was quite a ways north. Southern RAAC is just over 100 miles from here, and Chemaine will be there. I also have several friends who will be at the Southern RAAC, so it was an easy choice. Southern RAAC is being held at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center (LAEC).

It's hard to get a gray horse shiny!

The RAAC is being held within the Cool August Nights Show (CDS/USDF/USEF) which means there were some interesting class choices being held. I'll be riding First Level Test 3 three times! I signed up for the regular AA class as a warm up and then of course there is the actual RAAC class, also First Level test 3. And just for the extra experience, I entered the Green Horse class for horses with no more than five blues at that level at rated shows.

Wish us luck, and I'll see you all on Monday!