Wednesday, September 22, 2010

The Santa Barbara Fall Classic!

We're just back home and had a great time at this year's PCQHA Fall Classic. This AQHA event is truly everyone's favorite show! .
I'm glad to report the show was a great success.  We met so many new faces and enjoyed visiting with some old friends too

We lucked-out this show, not only did we arrive late on set-up day, but we still got the best spot!  A big "Thank You" to the PCQHA vendor coordinator Lori Pabst Pfaff for letting us set-up shop next to the awards booth, across from the show photographer, the hilarious Don Trout, and beside the party area.  We had lots of entertainment, because if Don wasn't out front snapping pictures he was busy reading our Cosmo magazine and commenting on all the silly steamy sex articles.  We also were set up just feet from the ring, so we were on the rail to pick our favorite horses and fashions.  We spent much of our time either assisting shoppers who were eagerly trying on jackets or inside the M-Box (our motor home/vendor booth) stoning and sewing away.  Yep, we're a mobile sweatshop too, and we had some clothes to get finished and send on their way.  Look for all our beautiful CBH Boutique items in Arizona at the AQHA Fall Classic show.  Our high-end one-of-a-kinds will be exclusively sold at Animals-R-Us by our friend and owner Barbara.  Visit Barbara's trailer in the pavilion area for a look at our world-class designs and get your hats shaped and blocked for a complete ring-ready look. 
    

This week we spent the early mornings drinking lots of coffee and spectating SMS classes and admiring all the current fashions. The weather was perfect, not too hot and not too cold!  Thank goodness for no rain this year!  We've experienced some soaking wet weather in the past and just about floated away.  The classes were larger than expected and the overall turnout was really good.  Some competitors traveled from as far as Arkansas!  We were very happy to have some of the largest and most prestigious barns in the country come out to the Santa Barbara classic. Darleen Mills and her PCQHA crew did a fabulous job running this event.  It seemed like there was always something fun going on.  The wine and cheese party and the tri-tip BBQ were enjoyed by all after a long days work, which made the show fly by.  Somehow all this fun killed our plan to get out of the show grounds and get some exercise.  We did squeeze in one tiny walk in the beautiful rolling hills of the neighborhoods right outside the equestrian park.  If you ever get a chance, I highly recommend visiting SB on vacation or coming to Santa Barbara for a horse show, because it's a truly beautiful area of California with sites to enjoy for everyone, even if you're not horsey.  One of my favorite places to visit is the Alice Keck Memorial Garden Park, a gorgeous lush botanical garden park that spreads one city block.  It is one of the most beautiful gardens I've ever seen and free for all to enjoy.

Thanks to all who attended and visited our boutique at the show, shopped and placed orders.  We look forward to seeing you next time and until then Happy Showing!

Heather

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