Kids riding sheep?! Mutton busting at the Washington International Horse Show (Photo: Diana De Rosa)

Kids riding sheep?! Mutton busting at the Washington International Horse Show (Photo: Diana De Rosa)

Best Child Rider on a Pony Madeline Schaefer received lots of awards including a box of delicious Georgetown Cupcakes for her success with ponies Cardiff Mardi Gras and Hi Lite at the 2011 Washington International Horse Show. (Photo: Jennifer Wood)

Best Child Rider on a Pony Madeline Schaefer received lots of awards including a box of delicious Georgetown Cupcakes for her success with ponies Cardiff Mardi Gras and Hi Lite at the 2011 Washington International Horse Show. (Photo: Jennifer Wood)

Kennard Real Bird painting a pony as part of the WIHS partnership with Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian at WIHS Kids’ Day in 2011. (Photo: Lawrence J. Nagy)

Kennard Real Bird painting a pony as part of the WIHS partnership with Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian at WIHS Kids’ Day in 2011. (Photo: Lawrence J. Nagy)

A rainy morning (3:55 am to be exact) on the streets of DC outside Verizon Center during the 2011 Washington International. (Photo: Diana De Rosa)

A rainy morning (3:55 am to be exact) on the streets of DC outside Verizon Center during the 2011 Washington International. (Photo: Diana De Rosa)