Today I have off for MLK day. I kept forgetting this wknd so it was like a little present every time I remembered.
I took shiner and twister to the barrel race. They were both pretty squirrely do to the cool weather and having been stalled all nite cAuse of the rain. But, luckily, they are both out of shape so they wore down fairly quickly.
I exhibitioned shiner just to be sure since he's still pretty new at this. It was worth the investment because he acted a little goofy at first but ran with confidence the third exhibition.
I was #8 on Shiner in the open and made a decent run. There are a few things I need to work on, but overall it was a nice run. He ran with his mind and not his legs. That is what I am working on right now. That horse has PLENTY of gas. I just need to work on getting his brain to slow down and the speed will come naturally later. He ended up with a 16.7 which is an improvement from last year. I think he was a 17.4 or something like that last year in this arena.
I ran #37 on old faithful, I mean Twister. I haven't ran him in a few years and felt he needed a job. So here we are. :-) I decided not to run in the adult class, but instead run two horses in just the open. It has better pay out and pays better prizes. (I also nominated shiner for the novice.)
Anyhow, Twister has A LOT of heart and desire to make me happy. So he tries too hard sometimes. That is why I love him so much. I practiced him on Wednesday and he acted really stupid and beat the heck out of me so I didn't know what to expect. Of course, being Twister hr went in and did his job. He couldn't be out done so he ran a 16.718 which I believe was a tad bit faster than Shiner! Ha! He did really well and I look forward to runnning him this season.
I don't have any video as I went by myself cause of the cold, nasty weather.
On to Shelby...she is getting closer to walking. She has taken a few steps but is still very unsteady. She looks top heavy to me (short legs and long upper body) so maybe that is why she is taking so long. The good news is she is a natural equestrian and loves her animals! Ringo our male heeler (dog) loves his Shelby. He sits by her faithfully outside and gives her kisses. She has given him a few in return. They are growing up together and are going to be best of buds.
I guess thar sums up our weekend. I am up and getting ready so Shelby and I can run to town to so some errands.
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Monday, January 18, 2010
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Pictures - Christmas/San Antonio
I have uploaded some pictures from Christmas and San Antonio. I have a lot more to do, but I keep running out of time. Click on the approprate link to your right to view them.
I had sweetheart practice last night and was able to work Shiner, Twister and Cowgirl. I worked Shiner and Twister on the barrels. We have so much work to do this year! I am definately starting all over! It is good and bad. I'm also very out of tune having not run since November! I felt the nerves of the speed sneaking up on me a little bit. I look forward to getting a few runs under my 2010 belt so I can get rid of those nerves and uneasy feelings and get down to business.
Shiner and I did ok last night. We have a lot of work, but that's part of being novice. He will learn fast and will start tearing up the arena within the next month or so. Twister, having been there done that, should be doing better than he is. But, he's been in the pasture for a long time and has some relearning to do. His problem is he gets hung up in the turn....so he'll fly to the barrel and then it feels like slow mo going around the barrel. he needs to be freed up a lot and that will come with time.
Cowgirl is doing awesome and will probably be my Rodeo Sweetheart mount. I'm very proud of her as she is a short 3 (she won't officially be three til March). She is going to be my buddy and running partner! I can see it alraedy! Not only does she go through the pattern which include crossovers, pin wheels and other patterns with 13 other horses, but she is also doing AWESOME on the barrel pattern. She is a natural and I cannot wait to compete on her Jan. 2011. Perhaps I'll take her to Houston Rodeo (AQHA Show) for barrels. :)
The sweethearts are growing as well! This is AWESOME! I'm so excited to see so many girls participating. We have around 14 riders, which is the largest number we've seen in a while. I hope everyone stays and we have a big team this year. It looks so nice when the arena is filled with horses and flags during a performance.
Shelby continues to grow and crawl everywhere. She is getting closer to walking each day. She walks around everything, but has only 'let go' one time that I know of. Like her daddy, she sees no need to hurry into anything. I hear this is good as crawling makes for a smarter child. I guess time will tell!
She says lots of words including please, thank you, daddy, mumma, What's that?, here (and many more that i can't remember a/o don't understand) and understands even more. She loves to sing and dance, especially at church. She's the hit of the sunday morning services at church as she raises her hands in the air, sings (in her own language) and looks around smiling at everyone during our praise and worship. It is the highlight of my week to see her love church so much and worshipping so freely at such a young age. My hope is for her to continue growing in her faith and lead a God filled life! After she sings a few songs then she is ready to move on so I take her to the nursery so she can play with some of the other babies and she seems to like that as well. After church she usually takes a good 2 hour nap cause she is all worn out from the excitement!
Shelby also continues to LOVE on her horses. She loves giving them kisses....even if it is their side....and she also enjoys petting them and, of course, riding them. I can't wait for her to be big enough to ride a pony. Some independence will be nice so I can have some of mine back. I greatly miss riding on a regular basis!
I guess that is it for now. I will try and update a little more regularly. The holiday season and heavy work load has kept me busy!
I had sweetheart practice last night and was able to work Shiner, Twister and Cowgirl. I worked Shiner and Twister on the barrels. We have so much work to do this year! I am definately starting all over! It is good and bad. I'm also very out of tune having not run since November! I felt the nerves of the speed sneaking up on me a little bit. I look forward to getting a few runs under my 2010 belt so I can get rid of those nerves and uneasy feelings and get down to business.
Shiner and I did ok last night. We have a lot of work, but that's part of being novice. He will learn fast and will start tearing up the arena within the next month or so. Twister, having been there done that, should be doing better than he is. But, he's been in the pasture for a long time and has some relearning to do. His problem is he gets hung up in the turn....so he'll fly to the barrel and then it feels like slow mo going around the barrel. he needs to be freed up a lot and that will come with time.
Cowgirl is doing awesome and will probably be my Rodeo Sweetheart mount. I'm very proud of her as she is a short 3 (she won't officially be three til March). She is going to be my buddy and running partner! I can see it alraedy! Not only does she go through the pattern which include crossovers, pin wheels and other patterns with 13 other horses, but she is also doing AWESOME on the barrel pattern. She is a natural and I cannot wait to compete on her Jan. 2011. Perhaps I'll take her to Houston Rodeo (AQHA Show) for barrels. :)
The sweethearts are growing as well! This is AWESOME! I'm so excited to see so many girls participating. We have around 14 riders, which is the largest number we've seen in a while. I hope everyone stays and we have a big team this year. It looks so nice when the arena is filled with horses and flags during a performance.
Shelby continues to grow and crawl everywhere. She is getting closer to walking each day. She walks around everything, but has only 'let go' one time that I know of. Like her daddy, she sees no need to hurry into anything. I hear this is good as crawling makes for a smarter child. I guess time will tell!
She says lots of words including please, thank you, daddy, mumma, What's that?, here (and many more that i can't remember a/o don't understand) and understands even more. She loves to sing and dance, especially at church. She's the hit of the sunday morning services at church as she raises her hands in the air, sings (in her own language) and looks around smiling at everyone during our praise and worship. It is the highlight of my week to see her love church so much and worshipping so freely at such a young age. My hope is for her to continue growing in her faith and lead a God filled life! After she sings a few songs then she is ready to move on so I take her to the nursery so she can play with some of the other babies and she seems to like that as well. After church she usually takes a good 2 hour nap cause she is all worn out from the excitement!
Shelby also continues to LOVE on her horses. She loves giving them kisses....even if it is their side....and she also enjoys petting them and, of course, riding them. I can't wait for her to be big enough to ride a pony. Some independence will be nice so I can have some of mine back. I greatly miss riding on a regular basis!
I guess that is it for now. I will try and update a little more regularly. The holiday season and heavy work load has kept me busy!
Saturday, January 9, 2010
Cold
We are experiencing the coldest weather in south TX in 14 years! It is a high of 35 and lows in the teens. We have frozen water troughs and chilled animals. We also have frozen pipes and a chilly house. We don't have central heat so it is difficult to keep our house warm with these temps and only space heaters.
Hopefully it will warm enough to thaw the pipes. Then we'll leave water running to help it keep from freezing. We are praying for no busted pipes. Ugh!
My barrel race was cancelled cause they turned the water off at the arena. So hopefully my season wil begin next Saturday in Wharton.
I think I might still saddle up later today even tho it is cold. The bright sun is to inviting! I do enjoy riding in the cold. It is refreshing!
Well back to Shelby and sesame street.
Shelby and daddy snuggly warm
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Hopefully it will warm enough to thaw the pipes. Then we'll leave water running to help it keep from freezing. We are praying for no busted pipes. Ugh!
My barrel race was cancelled cause they turned the water off at the arena. So hopefully my season wil begin next Saturday in Wharton.
I think I might still saddle up later today even tho it is cold. The bright sun is to inviting! I do enjoy riding in the cold. It is refreshing!
Well back to Shelby and sesame street.
Shelby and daddy snuggly warm
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Saturday, January 2, 2010
The reason I bake...
Yum!!! I am home with Shelby and she's sleeping. Cookies were calling my name so I had to bake them....and eat sone of that dough!
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Thursday, December 31, 2009
End of a Season
I am sad to have my quiet houseagain. I enjoy the quiet but now it is weird. Iguess 9 guests will do that to you. I will upload lots of pics next week. I have to organize them and pick and choose which I want to add.
We are debating on going to the Boaz's tonight but we are not sure. We have to take the horse trailer for Shelby so we are not sure if we want to mess with that.
I go back to work next week and then a long time before my next break! I am glad I got a couple of days to regroup and rest.
I am very anxious to start a new barrel season next weekend! I have decided to run Shiner and Twister to give Twister a job again. He loves to work and it will be fun to run him again. Maybe this is his year to finally win the sadde ge so deserves! I have a lot to do in the next week. I am not sure how I will get it done with all of this $*%$ rain and fog! Oh well....
Well Shelby is resting and I need to as well. I have taken down the tree, mopped the floors and got us some normalcy back. So I will write again another time....
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Sunday, December 27, 2009
On the road
I type this as we are on the road to San Antonio. Gotta love my iPhone and blogger app!
It has been a long but enjoyable week. The weather was not that great as we only had one nice day since everyone arrived, but we took advantage of it with a ride. Michelle and I went first. Then Michelle and dick. Nancy got to ride her beloved Shiner on the third ride. Then dick, Raylene, Michelle and I went for the last ride.
Christmas we cooked all day. I decided that was over rated. I'd much rather keep it simple and enjoy the company. Ha!
We'll stay in SA for a couple of days with ryan's family. My family will begin the long journey back to MI.
I am looking forward to getting a yummy margarita (or two) from mi Tierra! I also hope to eat some street food and do a little shopping too.
Here's a cute pic for you to enjoy. She's resting up for SA!
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It has been a long but enjoyable week. The weather was not that great as we only had one nice day since everyone arrived, but we took advantage of it with a ride. Michelle and I went first. Then Michelle and dick. Nancy got to ride her beloved Shiner on the third ride. Then dick, Raylene, Michelle and I went for the last ride.
Christmas we cooked all day. I decided that was over rated. I'd much rather keep it simple and enjoy the company. Ha!
We'll stay in SA for a couple of days with ryan's family. My family will begin the long journey back to MI.
I am looking forward to getting a yummy margarita (or two) from mi Tierra! I also hope to eat some street food and do a little shopping too.
Here's a cute pic for you to enjoy. She's resting up for SA!
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