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Western Horse Trials-Pole Bending

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013 SSR Gun Runner  ridden by Cleo Ridge, representing Shining Spurs Ranch, in the Pole Bendingl division of the #Western-Horse-Trials.

Grand Champion Wins:
- HSS Rising Stars Show 
- 1st Annual Wildcat Stables' Superstar Show 
Reserve Champion Wins:
- Spring Forward Western Showdown 
1st Place Wins:
- HSS Western Pleasure 
- HSS Barrel Racing 
- Valentines Pole Bending 
- Mini Winter Liberty 
- Spring Mini Western Pleasure 
- Yawarda Reining 
- Western Showdown Pole Bending 
- Western Showdown Barrel Racing 
- Western Showdown Cutting 
- Autumn Mini Show 
- TLEC Reining 
2nd Place Wins:
- Valentines Western Pleasure 
- Valentines Barrel Racing 
- Western Showdown Liberty 
- Superstar Cutting 
- Superstar Reining 
- Superstar Western Pleasure 
- TLEC Hunter US 
3rd Place Wins:
- Valentines Reining 
- Wonderland Cutting 
- Wonderland Halter 
- Western Showdown Reining 
- Western Showdown Western Pleasure 


Pole Bending was never a good idea to enter with the way Cleo’s stomach was, it was surely going to upset it, that’s for sure. As the pair entered the arena at a prance, Cleo sized the poled up and gulped, fully aware of the growing discomfort in her gut.
She took a deep breath and closed her eyes, ‘hold on kiddo’ she thought to herself, squeezing Gunner’s sides, signalling for him to go. Like a bullet he shot off, making it to the end of the poles in record time. Cleo barely had to guide him anymore, he knew the pattern well, and was fully capable of doing it himself with no guidance. Cleo had never been more grateful for this, as all she could manage was to hold on for dear life and try not to throw up.

She could feel Gunner’s power underneath her, his muscles rippling as he wove in and out of the purple and white poles, focused solely on what he was doing, and to do it the very best he could. When he turned out at the top end of the arena, Cleo gritted her teeth and pushed Gunner faster, who responded happily, tearing off down the arena, sending sand flying and people cheering. He slid to a stop just before the gate, and it took all of Cleo’s strength to not go flying in front of him. Her knuckles were still white and ached like hell, and when Blaine helped her down, she had to sit, and put her head in between her knees. Kiara offered her a bottle of water, which Cleo drank away.

“You shouldn’t be doing this Cle, it’s not good for you.” Blaine said, worry plastered over his face. “I don’t want to see either of you get hurt.”

“I know..” Cleo said, taking a deep breath and looking up from the ground, ”But I have to do this. It’s the last show for Gunner and I until the finals hopefully Blaine, you’re going to have to ride him in the other qualifiers.” She said, her face pale and drawn.



Artwork (c) ME
SSR Gun Runner & Cleo Ridge (c) ME
Kiara Wilson (c) *x-XInsomniaX-x
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