Danada Fall Festival

In October we went to the Fall Festival at Danada. Gavin went with his heart set on one goal: seeing Shadow.

Shadow is a guest at the Fall Festival. He and his rider are part of the drill team called Midwest Renegades. They do amazing tricks and Shadow is as gentle as a kitten. Gavin met him two years ago when he petted and brushed him for an hour, and we've come back every year since.

Shadow is 17 years old and used to be a jousting horse at Medieval Times. It seems he was happy to ditch the armor and let his new owner hang off him by one foot, or ride standing up - they are fun to watch!

Shadow's owner, Larissa, is super sweet and let us hang out with her horse for an hour (at least). She and some other riders painted pumpkins - I thought she was going to let Shadow nibble on it, but she gave it to Gavin instead.

Gavin had such an amazing time that he wrote a school assignment on Shadow. The kids had to write about a recent memory. He had to summarize the event in a paragraph with an opening statement, details, and then a closing statement. In second grade, they really start working hard on writing (which Gavin is doing very well at, if I may brag for a second)!

We hope to see you again soon, Shadow!