Circle R Ranch

The two weeks Jasmine free is finally over and once she got home I still don't get to see her. She is already at a friend's house. Circle R Ranch is totally for the horse lovers and more. The end of the week ceramony was to show off the skills the kids have learned/developed and give the parents a chance to look around. The farmers aka Jerry and Pat drove over from Osakis and Jasmine was excited to see extra people watching her.

The final day show started off with announcements and introductions of the staff and then we got a show from the drill team. Jasmine's good friend Sami was on the drill team and they did formations and led us through the National Anthem. The girls were good and Sami was the youngest by a few years at least. Once the drill team was over, the rest of the camp broke down into their groups and their shows started.

Counselor Sasha started off Jasmine's group by handing out the horsemanship award which recognizes good horse care with their tacks, saddles, and mounting. Jasmine won a blue ribbon for that task (1). The first "game" was Egg and Spoon. Now walking and holding a egg on a spoon is hard enough, but try riding a horse carrying the egg and spoon. First they had to walk and then trot. One by one the eggs dropped until there was one...Jasmine got another blue ribbon (2). The second "game" was H2O. I think you are getting the idea how these games go, but this time there was a measuring cup with water. They started with 8oz of water and who had the most at the end got the blue ribbon. There were a few girls with no water left and a lap full of water. Once again, they had to walk and then trot until there was one person with 6.5 oz of water left...Jasmine got another blue ribbon (3). Are you seeing a pattern? The final game was musical tires. It was fun to see the girls try and control their horses and get themselves in to the tire, horse next to them with reins in hand. After all the girls were eliminated another blue ribbon was handed out...Jasmine got her fourth for the day.

It was a successful day for Jasmine and when she asked if she was going back next year she said yeah but maybe for only one week. I think she missed home just a little, but she got to take care of her horse 24/7 all by herself.