Did that make ya go “huh?” and scratch your head? What on earth could she be talking about? This cow obviously! Muddy made sure it died…. Unfortunately last Sunday after we practiced, we forgot to take the cow down and put it up and one of the dogs (really thinking Muddy) got a hold of…
Do you ever get stressed out? I mean like rip roaring mad, stressed out…? No? You’re telling me I’m alone? Well I guess I’m not b/c I don’t quite get rip roaring mad 🙂 I do however have a mouth like a sailor sometimes…. woops. I’ve been told to blame it on my grandfather, my…
So as last Friday’s post stated, Practice Makes Perfect. And oh so long ago I tried to briefly explain what a Cutting Horse is, or really how you show one… all the rules, guidelines, etc. And I didn’t do such a hot job of trying to explain… but it’s really so in depth at times…
For the type of horses we show, there is a way to practice without live cattle or buffalo, it’s called a flag or a mechanical cow. Now we’ve really stepped up our game b/c when I say flag, our old flag was an old wheel of a bicycle on one side of the arena and…
Wow, where did August go?? Btw stop by Stef’s blog Too Much To Do So Little Time where I’m guest posting 🙂 about some awesome doughnut crisps!!
One of these days I’ll probably quit bombarding you with so many photos. But today isn’t that day. Sorry!! Speaking of photos, have I ever told you I like photos? Oh I have? Or did you guess because I share so many. Dang, back to that point in the road, one of these days I’ll…
Rule #1 when you are around horses, You Can’t Be Scared! Being scared only makes the horses more nervous, especially if they are a little jittery anyway. You have to be confident. Horses sense fear. But a horse doesn’t usually intentionally hurt you either. Sometimes they are more afraid of you than you are of…
Let’s go out and check on the newbie, shall we? Awe, it looks like it just might be din din time for her. Man, she’s really hungry. Wonder if mommy is swatting at her or a fly? Um… Can I help you? You’re interrupting my dinner. I don’t see you interrupting their dinner…. Now if…
So Wednesday night we had the horse shoer come out to put new shoes on the horses. Now to them, it’s like getting a manicure and/or a pedicure. Usually you set it up so they have this done every 6 weeks, otherwise their hooves get a little long, you lose shoes, etc. First things first,…
Tuesday evening, we did this: And when we pulled into our driveway, it sparked the attention of these guys: (aka, pregnant momma, Ma, & Blondie) After the hay was in the barn, we headed home, pooped! ***Enter in Sawing Logs (aka zzzzz’s, snoozing, sleeping, dreaming)*** Now, very seldom is the telephone ringing at 6am a…