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Kids Corner-Riverside County Fair 2006
Indio Fair and Date Festival By Matthew Armenta-11 years old Phelan, CA This was the best llama show I have ever been to. This time I got to use Appi Mattox from Golden Browne Llama Ranch. I got to spend time training him before the show and we worked really well together. We just call him "Appi" for short because he is an appaloosa. Another reason this show was so much fun is because I got to camp. Meagan and I got to sleep in a three-bedroom tent and we each had our own room in the tent. Marti and John got to sleep in a friend’s Toy Box trailer. I really like sleeping outdoors.Appi and I did really well. We got three fourth places and one fifth place and to me that is pretty good for a kid who has only been to four shows in his life. The first day I was there, I showed in Junior Youth Showmanship and I placed fourth. My performance shows were on the second day. I showed in Junior Youth Obstacle, PR, and Pack. Out of five people showing in each class I placed fifth in Obstacle and fourth in P.R. and Pack. I was up against some kids that have been showing for several years so I still think I did really well. I also got to play with my friends Dylan, Jeremy, Emily, Ryan, Bridget, Catherine and Kyle. When the day ended Meagan and I got to go on the rides. The first one we went on was the trampoline with the bungee jump. Then we went on the octopus and the space ride. Then we went on the swings twice and then we finished it off with the carousel ride. Meagan felt kind of sick this time but I didn’t. We went back to the tent and talked until about 3:00A.M.! The next day was the last day at the fair. We were packing up our stuff when Kyle and Barbie asked if we wanted to go on the rides with them. We went on some of the same rides as the night before but there was one that Meagan and I were deathly scared of. But we went on it anyway. The ride was called the crazy wheel. When Kyle, Meagan and I got off the ride my hands were shaking but after a few seconds we started to laugh and say that was really fun. On our way back to the campsite Kyle, Meagan, and I talked about how fun the fair was. I would also like to thank Marti, John, and Meagan Browne for taking me to this show and loaning me "Appi" and for sponsoring me in LASC. I thank "Appi" for giving me a chance to win and for giving me high hopes. This was the best show ever. Hope to see you at April Magic.
Riverside County Fair 2006 Fun at Indio Date FestivalBy Meagan Browne-age 13 Golden Browne Llamas Phelan, CA The Indio Date Festival llama show was the first llama show I went to this year. I was bit worried that I would do terrible at this show because the llama I always show, who also happens to be my best friend, was recently bred to one of our females. His name is Checkers. I thought he would be all hormonal, but when he started doing the obstacles, he was completely concentrated on the show. I was really relieved that he did so well and that he behaved himself. Now I will get to take him to another show. The first class I showed in was Intermediate Youth Showmanship. I showed our llama named "Bounder". I was unsure how well I would do with him because the last time I had taken him into a showmanship class, the judge said he was too jumpy. When I got into the arena, I felt confident because "Bounder" was behaving himself perfectly. I concentrated hard on the judge and what she was doing, and I was feeling even better about myself as time went on. Toward the end of the class, the judge told us that it was really hard for her to decide who won because we were all so good. She had us switch llamas which felt really strange. She had me hold Dawn, my friend Dylan’s llama. Dawn was so tall I had trouble holding my arm high enough up. I was very surprised when the judge placed me in first place. I was so happy because this was the very first time I have ever won First place in showmanship. The second class was Intermediate Youth Obstacle. I showed Checkers in the Youth Performance classes. I think I did pretty well but sometimes Checkers doesn’t like to run and jump. There were two jumps and Checkers stepped over the first one and jumped the second one. He kind of half trotted on the change of pace so I probably had a tight lead. We placed second in this class. The next class was Intermediate Youth PR. It was an interesting class because the very first obstacle was called the confinement area. You had to take your llama in a pen, and take off his/her halter. Checkers mastered this because he actually likes to be haltered. At home he comes to me when I’m carrying his halter. He did all the rest of the obstacles on the course really well and I was proud of him. We won first place in P.R. In Youth Pack, they changed the course around a little at the last minute because it was getting so late. Checkers did really well on all the obstacles, and I did my best to keep a loose lead. I got to use our new pack this time because we loaned our other one to Matthew. I was so excited when they announced the placements. We won First place! I ended up winning Grand Champion Intermediate Youth and High Point Intermediate Youth, which was very exciting because now I qualify to go to the new ALSA South Western Region competition here in Southern California! I also showed two of our llamas in Novice Obstacle and PR. One was Bounder, who I also showed in Youth Showmanship, and the other was Miss Pearl, a weanling female. It was Miss Pearl’s first show. She won fifth place in Novice PR, out of around TWENTY-SIX entrees!!! She loves performance! All in all I had a great time at the show, and getting to go on the rides at the Fair. It was really neat being able to sleep in our three-room tent. The tent was not cold either. Check out my other llama stories on my Muses From Meagan page on our web site, www.goldenbrownellamas.com Keep a look out for my book I’m writing too! See you at April Magic!
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