Cowgirls DO Cry!

Karson's ringtone is "Cowgirls don't cry" and I think she's gonna have to change it. Poor thing, today she learned the hard way that cowgirls DO in fact cry! She and Melissa were riding in Garden City (a.k.a. the middle of no where). Karson rode Chance in the youth and had her best ride to date. She placed third in the 2D!!! Yes, it's not a typo, she placed in the 2D. Oh my goodness, were we ever excited. Not a lot of time to celebrate though because she and Chance were riding in the Open as well. Call it mother's intuition but right before she went into the arena for that run, I thought to myself, "please don't let Karson get hurt when she falls off Chance." (maybe I jinxed her). Another awesome run for them and a strong finish and BAM---Karson goes flying over Chance's head and onto the ground. Bless her little heart, she jumped right up, dusted herself off and got back on. Boy did the tears flow. Not from a broken bone but a VERY bruised pride. 3 positives to this story.... One (and most importantly), Karson didn't get hurt. Two, she fell AFTER her run, so she got a time (17.3) and Third, she still managed to place!!!