Shelby's 1st Ride & 3 Month Bday

Here's a picture of Shelby riding and the video of her. She was crying before we put her up there. As soon as we put her up there she quit and just looked around. It was too cute.

Video of her :)

Cute Video

Here's a video of Shelby. I also have added pictures to our horses, Texas, and Shelby links. Enjoy

Cute picture of Shelby sucking her thumb.

Thanks All State Roofing

Ryan and I are now officially sponsored by All State Roofing. They have been sponsoring Ryan for the last year or so, but this year they have added me to their 'roster.' I'm soooooooooo excited! They will cover my entry fees for the local jackpots + the big shows. This is such a blessing to us! It will allow me to get out there and do what I love w/o worrying about the financial side of it. God is Good and so are our friends Michelle and Davis Dumas who own All State Roofing.

They work in the southeran region of the United States, not just the Houston area. So, if you need roof work done be sure to contact them for all your needs. :) They will be replacing our roof as well due to damages done during Hurricane Ike.

2009 keeps looking better and better for us! Praise God!

Shelby's Newborn Pictures

I finally got access to Shelby's pictures from the hospital. Now, I have to decide which one to go with. She looks soooooooo different now! Wow, it's amazing how quickly they change.

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I found out I placed 7th in the Novice on Saturday. It is not quite where i wanted to be, but that is ok. We had a bad first barrel so there is lots of room for improvement and moving up into the rankings. That's what is good about a whole year of competition. Consistancy is EVERYTHING.

Barrel Run

Well, my barrel run went pretty well except for the 1st barrel. Still workign on those trust issues. So, I checked him way too early and then he switched to the left lead and then back to the right and wasn't able to position himself. The 2nd and 3rd were AWESOME! I'm so proud of him! I can't for the next run.

Shelby and Marecka Girls

This is a picture Karen took of the girls one of the evenings she watched Shelby. :) I thought the pic was just too cute not to share.

I'm heading off to my barrel race in a another hour. I can't wait. I should be taking a nap with Shelby and Ryan but I am too excited. I'll have a video of our run I'll upload tomorrow or Monday. Hopefully it will be an awesome run for you to enjoy. I just gotta keep up with Badger. :)

I got to ride Romeo again today. Thomas, a friend of ours, came over and ponied him for me. He did GREAT to say the least. I often have to remind myself that Romeo is only two because he acts so mature. A few more rides like that and then back to the round pen so we can learn how to ride w/o another horse and then we'll be good to go.

Romeo & Stacie

I am so please to announce that I rode our red roan stud colt today. I was the VERY first one to ride him and I'm just tickled to have had that pleasure. Romeo and I have really built a relationship over the last year. Since I got pregnant all I could do was groom him, work him in the round pen, and build a relationship with him. It has paid off. He was a complete gentleman today. He never once fussed. He also licked his lips a lot which is a sign of acceptance and submission in the horse world. It also is a way to know they are processing the information being fed to them (me riding him). He never once gave us any signs he was going to buck or do anything inappropriate.

We will have to snub him up to Badger a few more times and then I’ll ride him in the round pen w/ Badger and Ryan a few more times. If all goes well, I’ll ride him by myself in the round pen and then eventually we’ll make it out to the pasture without being snubbed up to a horse. He is a very gentle horse but if he were to buck he could do some serious damage because he is so big. So, we want to make sure we aren’t going to have any issues w/him at all! After he is broke we’ll probably just ride him for a few months before teaching him anything. It is so hard w/Shelby being so small to ride let alone train a young horse. So, We’ll just take our time w/him.

Speaking of young horses…Mito is coming along nicely on the barrels. I need to get a video of him made and then put him on some horse web sites with the intent to sell him. We need to sell him and Cowgirl. It is time to downsize. We did get a call on Mito yesterday. We’ll see what happens.

I did create a new blog that I will use as a link for people to see the horses, information about hem as well as videos, etc. It is http://www.rockingrshorses.blogspot.com/.

Only 1 ½ more days until I make my first run of the year!!!

Here's to 2009 - because it will bring good finances, good renters, and good runs to the Boudrie's.

Oh - I almost forgot - Luckily Romeo and I didn't turn out like this! HAHA! This is a real picture. You can read the caption below the picture.