The first time I went to the NC State Fair to show my horses was back in 1999. No one was out in the ring but me. I was schooling a very green horse for a client at night out in one of the outdoor rings when all of a sudden I heard this whistling noise go up into the air. I was like, HOLY S H I T!!! Needless to say, I jumped off as quickly as possible with my horse standing on its hind legs. The horse then ran around me in wild frantic circles for like ten minutes while we continued to be bombarded by fireworks. I then knew why I was the only one schooling for the hunter show the next day, and I never ever schooled a horse on that particular night during the state fair again. They got left in their stalls for that display in the future. Some do okay with it in their stalls, but some really, really freak out.
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