Here's a picture of Lucy and her new horse.  I took her to a show a couple of weeks ago. This was in the field trial class. Then she showed in the country pleasure and got 2nd out of 14, so she is fired up. I had to take her to Shelbyville last week for a little kids camp. She had a ball. Got to ride one round in the Celebration arena. Now she wants to go to the International in Murfreesboro.

We went to Dixie Plantation for the 1st annual Midnight Sun Charity horse show and below are some pictures of the events, and Southern Tradition contestants.

Susan Peters was the first Sheila's Dot pup to attract national attention, but others came along, notably Satilla Midnight Sun, Medallion, LeBaron, Rena Valentine, et al.  Indeed, Sheila's Dot is the dam of fourteen winners, the other three by Greenwood Bill. 

Of course, John Gates knew all about these individuals, and he placed Susan Peters with Henry Weil, Sis' sole owner throughout her illustrious career which saw her score her first win, a second in the Dominion Open Derby, in 1954.  Hardly a season passed since that Susan Peters did not add to her record.  When she reached an age where thought was given to her retirement, owner and handler discovered that she was still great on prairie chickens, and the records bear this out. She won the Dominion Title in 1959 and again in 1960!

In all, Susan Peters chalked up half a dozen championships, as noted in the list of her placements.   Her eighteen placements include eleven firsts.  It is notable that in the last half-dozen placements, four were victories in championship competition, one an All-Age first on chickens and also runner-up.  She never won the National at Grand Junction, though a time or two, she started as though she intended to add that title to her collection.