{"id":979,"date":"2011-06-18T03:03:00","date_gmt":"2011-06-18T03:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=979"},"modified":"2014-06-15T04:59:49","modified_gmt":"2014-06-15T04:59:49","slug":"challenged-rider-lead-line-event-at-the-pinto-world-championships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=979","title":{"rendered":"Challenged Rider Lead Line Event at the Pinto World Championships"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Pinto-show-logo.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"271\" src=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Pinto-show-logo-300x254.jpg\" width=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pintoworld.com\/\"><b><span style=\"color: red;\">2011 Pinto World Championships<\/span><\/b><\/a> are being held in Tulsa this year. It consists of over 450 &nbsp;events and has over 7000 entries. It is really a big deal for the Tulsa economy.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/5838485446\/\" title=\"IMG_5653 by alnbbates, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_5653\" height=\"375\" src=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/5838485446_835245884e-300x225.jpg\" width=\"500\" \/><\/a><br \/><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">(Do you think this kid is an Okie?)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This year SuperPizzaBoy participated in the event called &#8220;Challenged Rider Lead Line&#8221; at the show. It is for riders who have special needs and participate in a Therapeutic Riding program. SPB has been riding with the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rsu.edu\/bitbybit\/index.asp\"><b><span style=\"color: red;\">Bit by Bit<\/span><\/b><\/a> program based out of<b><span style=\"color: red;\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rsu.edu\/\">Rogers State University<\/a><\/span><\/b>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/BitbyBitLogo.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/BitbyBitLogo.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>We were very proud and appreciative that SPB was selected to be one of the riders. We were there with our video camera.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"349\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/la60TiQwHPg\" width=\"425\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The riders rode into the arena one by one. Each horse is led and in addition there are two sidewalkers. There is a big emphasis on safety. The lead and sidewalkers are all volunteers. They are very dedicated. They have to be as during a 30 minute therapy session they get a pretty good workout going around and around the arena with the riders.<\/p>\n<p>We got a big thrill when SPB came around to our side of the arena.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"349\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3EDPhD3ctBk\" width=\"425\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>We had moved from where we were sitting and you can tell that he was looking for us. When he saw Sweetie he broke into a huge grin.<\/p>\n<p>The finished their circuit and lined up. The judges went from rider to rider chatting them up a little bit. The announcer gave a little bio for each rider.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"349\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HLr_Qopjrjc\" width=\"425\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The judges talked to every one of the 15 or 16 riders and then conferred.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/5838469414\/\" title=\"IMG_5642 by alnbbates, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_5642\" height=\"375\" src=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/5838469414_d642c0672a-300x225.jpg\" width=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Everybody was trying to figure out what they were conferring about.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/5844240662\/\" title=\"Pinto Horse Show Contestants by alnbbates, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Pinto Horse Show Contestants\" height=\"140\" src=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/5844240662_6fb71590a0-300x84.jpg\" width=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>They decided to award all the riders a World Championship Belt Buckle.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/5837981353\/\" title=\"IMG_5684 by alnbbates, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_5684\" height=\"375\" src=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/5837981353_c4aa3af6ea-300x225.jpg\" width=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The horses that the kids rode and the belt buckles were provided by Ford Farms of Whitesboro, Texas.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/5837927383\/\" title=\"IMG_5648 by alnbbates, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_5648\" height=\"191\" src=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/5837927383_1a178b4afd-300x114.jpg\" width=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The judges and one of the owners went to each of the riders and gave them their belt buckles.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/5838483208\/\" title=\"IMG_5651 by alnbbates, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_5651\" height=\"375\" src=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/5838483208_8bce6ba536-300x225.jpg\" width=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And then the riders left out of the arena.<\/p>\n<p>Many thanks to the staff and volunteers of Bit by Bit, the Pinto Horse Association of America, Ford Farms, and the Judges. We are very grateful for the experience they provided our son and the other kids who participated. We appreciate you very much.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/5838448726\/\" title=\"IMG_5629 by alnbbates, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/5838448726_aeabd2c3f8-300x225.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"IMG_5629\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2011 Pinto World Championships are being held in Tulsa this year. It consists of over 450 &nbsp;events and has over 7000 entries. It is really a big deal for the Tulsa economy. (Do you think this kid is an Okie?) 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