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and I entered my pinto.

Really!

That's amazing.

You'd better get ready.

They just called our division.

I-I'll be ready.

Checkers?

Oh, my goodness!

You look so handsome!

You guys are awesome.

Well, Team Tumbleweed

at your service.

- Better get your boots on.

- Okay.

- Hey.

- Hey.

- Is that Moondance?

- Can you believe it?

Oh, my gosh.

Please tell me she isn't putting

on rubber boots right now.

No way.

She is!

I can't believe

she's gonna show in those.

Who cares?

It'll just make us look better.

Don't let them get to you.

You know why they're

putting you down, don't you?

- Why?

- 'Cause they're not sure of themselves.

- Get Checkers warmed up.

- Yes, sir.

I'm gonna go get myself

a good seat.

Good luck, darlin'.

Knock 'em dead.

We're sure gonna try.

Okay.

Let Checkers

get used to his surroundings.

Then once he settles in,

take him over to that jump a couple oftimes.

- All right.

- Okay.

- Hey!

- Slower horses stay on the outside.

Dante, surprised to see you here.

Not as surprised as I am.

- That has got to be your pinto.

- Yep.

Moondance.

You have got to settle down, girl.

- Right.

- That turn was way too sharp.

Checkers can feel your energy,

so if you're focused, he'll be focused.

- Okay.

- Remember.

You're a team.

Right.

We're a team.

- Good. Try it again.

- Okay.

That's an unusual choice

for a hunter.

Uh, any room over there?

Oh, yeah.

Right here.

- Yeah. There we go.

- There you go.

- Good to see you, Buck.

- You too.

- Where'd you get that hot dog?

- I got it over there.

What- Did I miss somethin'?

I'll tell you later.

- Hey, guys. Hi.

- Hey.

This should be a riot.

Check out the guy in the monkey suit.

Freddie, if you're just gonna bash everyone,

sit somewhere else.

- Chill, dude.

- I'm serious.

Fine.

I'll go bash where I'm wanted.

Good move.

- Hey, hot stuff.

- Hey. Josh is being moody again.

- Oh, forget him.

- Yeah.

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to

the 10th Annual Bow River Classic.

Joining us today from REV Sports TV...

our friends

Joe Cipriano and Mike Weir.

Well, thank you, Kirk.

It's starting.

I'm so nervous.

She's gonna do great.

I love this. I really love this.

We're starting with Junior Hunters.

Our first entry,

from Sonata Farms, number 230...

Shannon McGinnis riding Uptown Girl.

Mike, Shannon is coming off a big win in Indio...

in the modified Hunter Classic.

I really think this horse suits her style.

They are moving nice

and quiet down this line. Very good.

Aspen should be so much fun!

Megan, you're next.

Now approaching the brown oxer.

She took off a little close.

She's gonna have to pick up the pace.

- Good luck with your lead changes.

- Thanks for reminding me.

Now coming up to the final jump.

Oh, that's a very solid ride

for Miss McGinnis!

Next entry, from Devonshire Farms...

number 246,

Megan Montgomery riding Avalon.

This is a new horse for Megan.

That's right. He 's a terrific Irish thoroughbred.

Ooh, good take off there.

This horse could give her

the edge she needs with the judges.

Get off the phone, Fiona.

Hey, I gotta go.

I'll call you later.

Bye.

Do you wanna go over the course

one more time?

Please. I can do this blind folded.

So far, this is a stylish presentation.

- I am very impressed.

- Okay.

All right, you see

this combination here?

- Mm-hmm.

- That's gonna be tight.

You want to be nice and quiet

going into it.

- Okay. Nice and quiet.

- Yeah.

Great ride for Megan Montgomery!

- Yeah!

- Whoo!

She might have had

a slight bobble in her last lead change.

But she was in that far corner-

I'm not so sure the judges even saw it.

If that's the case,

it would put her in the running for the top five.

Checkers, no, no.

You can not eat the flowers.

We're watching Ted Michaels now.

He's an impressive competitor,

always in ribbons.

- Nice ride.

- I missed my lead change.

- Well, besides that.

- Don't worry, Megan. It was just a hop.

Judges probably didn't even notice.

Trained by his father, James Michaels...

who is a former

Olympic champion, of course.

That take off

was a little rushed there.

The one thing you can count on from Ted

is that he always remains cool and confident.

- Remember, you're the cham pion.

- I know.

Next entry, from Devonshire Farms...

and last year's Bow River

Junior Hunter Champion...

number 251, Fiona Hughes,

riding Monte Carlo.

- Yes!

- Yea! Whoo!

Everyone has their eyes on this young lady.

She is the one to beat.

Let's not count out

Shannon McGinnis or Megan Montgomery.

They both had excellent rides today.

Monte Carlo is a six-year-old Hanoverian

gelding with a championship pedigree.

So far she is riding this course perfectly.

Mike, you were asking me what the judges

are looking for. Well, this is it.

Exquisite horse, superb equitation.

Perfectly turned out.

Rider elegant- coat, custom boots.

I mean, it's the whole package.

They are flawless.

Coming up to the last line.

She'll need to slow it down

to make this tight combination.

And what a performance

by Fiona Hughes!

Absolutely beautiful.

Joe, do you think it was enough to win it?

You never can tell

which way the judges will go.

You rock! You rock!

But that was outstanding!

- That was a lovely ride.

- Yeah, it's a fancy horse.

And now we're down to our last competitor.

- That was perfect.

- What did you expect?

That was a really good ride.

- Oh, thanks.

- This is a new name on the circuit, Mike.

I don't know too much about her

or her horse, for that matter.

Okay, take a nice, deep breath.

I'll update you as soon

as we have more information.

You might want to exhale.

All right.

Got the course visualized?

Yes.

Okay.

You're ready.

Thank you, Dante.

Go get'em.

Our last entry,

from Tumbleweed Stables, number 224-

- There she is.

- There she is.

Moondance Alexander riding Checkers.

- All right, Moondance!

- All right!

This ought to be interesting.

Hey, Moondance, the rodeo was last week!

Joe, have you ever seen

a pinto entered in this division?

Not in a major classic like this one.

Hey, why don't you get a real horse!

Okay, Checkers.

We can do this.

Oh! Oh, she made it!

She made it!

- Breathe. It's only the first jump.

- Yeah!

He seems to be moving well so far.

He certainly does. Pintos usually

have a much shorter stride than this horse.

Look at that!

Moondance is trained by Dante Longpre.

Now, there's a name

we haven't heard in quite a while.

Dante fell out of the scene after one of

his young riders crashed through a jump...

and was seriously injured.

- It wasn't certainly anything

Dante could have prevented.

Nice to see him back.

Wow! This little horse can really jump!

I can't help wonder what the judges

are thinking right now.

And Moondance seems very relaxed

for her first time in a major competition.

Dante is known for his strict conditioning

of his riders. We're seeing the result today.

Easy.

She's approaching the single oxer.

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