I have been trying to find information about trail rides, NATRC, AERC, clubs, etc, since we got the horses, but things have REALLY changed while we were away from horses.  This is going to take more digging, but I DO plan to enter an ACTHA ride at Estrella Park in January for sure.

When I visited my mother last year, I made mild fun of her for drinking box wine.  Well, guess what!  I have started drinking box wine myself.  It just sits there in the fridge and waits for you to drink it, with no bottles to recycle, no damn cork to take in and out, and the wine stays fresh tasting.  Arthritis definitely enters into it too, as sometimes it was hard to hold the bottle to pour the wine, and what a mess if you drop and break it.

Bill went over to the neighbors' to play horseshoes the other night so I saddled up and went for a ride by myself (with the dogs of course).  It was hot, sure, but less so the later it got, and all we did was walk with a little trotting.  I enjoyed it, Deva enjoyed it, the dogs enjoyed it.  It is a good thing to ride alone sometimes, good for the horse's attitude and good for mine. 
ALl is good, right?

Its been a long time

And much has happened.  We now have 2 horses and I will post pictures and details when at home, since I am at work now and need to get back to it.  I am so tired of Facebook, seems like everything is taken over by peoples rants and politics and I need to write longer posts sometimes to find out how I really feel about things.

Pete at one year

dog walk

for agility

Isnt he cute?

This is Pete. He is the son of Sam, and was born on January 19, 2011, Sam is a Mini Aussie, and Pete's mother is half Aussie and half unknown. It was an accidental litter but we did the tails and dewclaws for the the mother's owner, and helped find homes for all the pups. Pete is a sable color, like a Collie, and otherwise marked very like Sam. He is adorable.

Pete when we brought him home today

 

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Mom, Mike, Marlon, Mason

Couch potatoes

Its a Hard Life

Robin is dead

We had to go ahead and put Robin to sleep a couple of weeks ago. The spinal damage from Valley Fever was so extensive that I couldnt keep her comfortable even with combined steroids and pain killers. We did it at home because she had become so scared of going to the vet, and burined her up by the garage.

My wonderful niece and her daughter

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