Last weekend in May

May is almost history. The days go by so quickly. I had great plans all figured out for all the things the boys and I were going to do over the weekend. Saturday it rained all day and once it did stop, it was so muddy, doing anything but slipping and sliding, was out of [...]

Bronze for Legend

An OSWOA painting I did of Jim’s Spanish Mustang “Legend of the Fall” brought my all time high auction price of $86. Another Bronze. Now I am going to have to buy Legend a bag of cookies or something. I definitely need to have him run around some more and pose for some more photos [...]

Moving on

I learned a few new things at last weekend’s Savvy clinic with Nita Jo Rush. What has been working particularly for me is starting the sideways game by holding the halter and being in front of the horse and asking for a sideways movement with the stick.I got rained out on Wednesday, but played with [...]

A little Help from my Friends

Jim came out tonight while I was getting Cirrus ready. He had a really funny look on his face when I just got on and Cirrus rode off:^) Cirrus had soaked and figured out what we were doing. Bella came into the corral and laid for a long time on the sand with her head [...]

Cirrus’ Graduation to Riding

What a nice night! Two down and none to go!
This fellow is younger but taller and bigger and much more “full of it” than brother Nimbus. He does everything with fire and flare. I told Jim this morning that today was Cirrus’ day and he was telling me that he wasn’t ready. Whatever :^)
Played with [...]

Nimbus’ Graduation to Riding

Piece of cake!
The driving before really paid off. He was so good. Of course, I was out there by myself, but I had the cell phone and you know sometimes you just have to do things, but no way to get a photo while we were riding. I guess I could have taken a photo [...]

If Horses Were in High School

This was from one of my email groups and too good to not share.
IF HORSES WERE IN HIGH SCHOOL
Quarter Horses: Definitely jocks. Strutting around flexing thosemuscles, showing off their butts. Not real bright, but get passed onsince they are responsible for all the trophies in the glass cases.(Paints-just QH with too much make up on).
Thoroughbreds: [...]