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Tuesday
31Mar

Snow

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This last week we started to see glimpses of spring. For the first time, I rode in a hoodie, not a winter coat. YAY!

But of course, the snow is back. There are huge flakes coming down right now. Big sigh.

Off I go, bundled up, hand warmers in my winter coat pockets. (I also keep Moon's treats in my pockets, which basically means he's been eating very toasty warm treats.) He doesn't seem to mind, who knows, maybe it's like the equivalent to a cup of hot chocolate on a cold day.

Sunday
15Feb

Pony Tail Club: Updates for my horse lover friends.

Hi Everyone:

Sorry it's been so long since I posted. I've been super busy, and just kind of got out of the habit of posting. Plus, spammers were bombarding the comments, so for the time being I've disabled comments.

The last couple of months have been great. Moon's feet fully recovered, and he hasn't had any problems since the incident last fall. He's been a good pony all winter. Lots of energy, but in a good way. We haven't had as much snow this year as last, and I'm hoping for an early spring. 

We're trying to figure out what shows we'll go to this year. There are lots of options, and it's hard to decide what to do and not do, and work with our budget. We should get some great photos of three day eventing.

Thanks to all of you who keep visiting my Pony Tail Club!

Wednesday
29Oct

Moon's better.

Actually, he's been better for a long time, and things are going really well. The vet ended up gluing his cracked hooves where they needed it, and within about a week you couldn't even see where the cracks had been. It's still kind of a mystery. I'm not sure if we'll ever know what happened. But, he's a happy boy now. After being in a stall for a few days he was so happy to get out and run and buck. He tore around the pasture for a good 5 minutes. Of course, all of us wanted him to take it easy, to make sure his feet really were ok, but he wasn't in a "relaxing" mood. Anyway, his feet were fine, and we all laughed as we watched him sail around his pasture. Right now, I'm riding most days, still jumping and doing dressage, and thinking about next year's plan. It's been so nice, we are still riding outside. I hope it stays like this for a while!

Sunday
31Aug

Moon's off.

Moon and I have had a great summer. I've been having so much fun spending almost all my free time with Moon that I've neglected my blog. This last weekend Moon and I went to a schooling show. The day before, Moon and I schooled the cross county course, and Moon was perfect. I was excited for the show, but when I got Moon out of his stall on Saturday morning, he was lame on his back two feet. After examining his feet closer, it was obvious that he had a crack on both hooves. The cracks were not there the day before, and he had seen the farrier only a few days before. The farrier hadn't seen anything wrong at all , and he is a very respected farrier.


So, it was a mystery, and we pulled Moon out of the show and called the vet. The vet is coming to check him out tomorrow, meanwhile Moon is taking it easy and getting lots of rest and tlc. His feet are wrapped, and I guess we'll see what the vet says. The farrier at the show looked him over, and thought he would be fine, but that he might need some rest while his hooves grow out a little. It is very dry here, and the farrier was thinking that maybe the dryness has caused the cracks. We are also wondering if he needs an extra supplement in his diet. Moon has always had very solid, strong hooves, so this was a complete shock. I'm feeling very stressed and worried, and will feel better after the vet visit tomorrow. 

Saturday
02Aug

The Event at Rebecca Farm

  I know. It's been forever since I posted. I've been so busy, and out of town. Moon and I were lucky enough to get to go to Rebecca Farm this year. It was amazing! I think it's the best show I've gone too, for lots of reasons, despite the fact that we took a wrong turn and added 4 hours to our drive to Kalispell, Montana.


Kallispell is so cool, and Rebecca farm is unbelievable. They have the nicest cross-country course.  We got to Kallispell on Tuesday, the week the show started, which was nice. Moon and I had a chance to get settled in a couple of days before things got started. Moon had a great dressage test and went clean in cross-country. My trainer, Ingrid, said Moon looked more fired up than she had ever seen him for cross-country. We dropped two rails in stadium, but finished 9th overall.


We also had a little time to explore Kallispell and went swimming in the lake.


It was a great experience for both of us. I'm hoping to go back next year. The drive home was 4 hours shorter than the drive up, because we went he right way! Moon's taking a much deserved break this week, and next week we're going to a smaller show in Wyoming. On a sad note, only three weeks until school starts again! On a happy note, I got my driver's permit. (Watch out everyone!)



Saturday
14Jun

Moon loves dressage.

25.jpgMoon and I have a new best dressage score. At our last show we received a 25.

Several people commented to me afterwards how happy and relaxed Moon looked during our test. We then had a clean stadium and were feeling really good.

Cross country is always the challenge, and Moon stopped twice. So, we finished the show in 4th, but felt really good about the show. Our next show is this coming weekend, and I can't wait.

This week I have to pull Moon's mane, which isn't his favorite thing. We've been having great lessons, and the weather is perfect, not too hot yet. He moved to a new stall at the barn, with his own run, and still gets turned out into the large pasture for about half the day. He seems like a happy horse, which makes me a happy person!

Wednesday
04Jun

Sleeping in the horse trailer?

Do any of you ever sleep in your trailers? And when I say that, I'm not talking about sleeping in the living quarters. I'm talking about sleeping in the back....

We have shows coming up, and our trainer has suggested we sleep in the back. Sure, it's pretty clean, we try to keep it as clean as possible. And there are shower facilities at the show. I've slept lots of places, and I'm trying to have an open mind, but I think I'd prefer just to bring my tent and sleep on the grass!

Or, maybe if I'm really, really lucky, PaPu, (my grandpa) will bring his camper trailer. He said he would consider it for a hug. Done!

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Monday
02Jun

Moon's Three Day Eventing Ribbons

Last weekend Moon and I went to a schooling show about an hour away. It was a great facility. They had a cross county course that we schooled when we got there, and then they did jumper rounds.

It was the perfect day for the horse show, about 75 degrees, with a little breeze. Moon and I jumped clean both rounds, and in the jump off. In the first round the first place guy beat us by 1 second!

Moon was so good and seemed to be having a great time! We have another schooling show this weekend. If Moon keeps jumping like he is we are going to have our best summer ever!
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Monday
19May

My other horse is a ....snail.

You know those bumper stickers you see on cars that say, "My other car is a porsche," or, "My other car is a motorcycle"?

Maybe Moon needs a bumper sticker advertising "My other" snail-horse! (For those of you who don't know, next to horses, snails are my favorite animal.)
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Monday
12May

Dressage Show results.

Saturday Moon and I had our first show of the season. We were on the road early and got to the show right on time. It was a little chilly, but at least it wasn't snowing!

After getting there pretty early we found out that our dressage ride time wasn't until 1:42. So, we had a little time to kill. I helped set up the jumping course and checked out the puppies someone had brought to the show to sell. (No, we didn't buy one, as cute as they were!)

We finally tacked up, and Moon was a little energetic after waiting around all morning, and stepped on my foot pretty hard. It took a couple of minutes of recovery after that before I could make myself put on my show boots. Anyway, we ended up with a score of 31 in dressage, it was our best test ever.
(My trainer told me I was allowed to gloat over the dressage test, so I guess in a way that's what I'm doing here!)

Jumping went pretty well, and despite having the best dressage score we dropped a few places and got fourth place overall. I was really proud of Moon, especially his dressage effort!

We had been in a dressage clinic the day before, and I think it really helped both of us.

Our next show is in June. I feel like we're off to a great start for the year!

Oh, and by the way, thank you richard, for buying the saddle. Happy riding!
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Thursday
01May

Circle Y Flex Tree Arabian Saddle for sale.

We've been cleaning out the tack room and have decided to sell a few saddles that don't get use very often. (Aren't you happy dad?) If any of you buy this saddle I'm sure it will make my dad's day. He likes to tell people we have dozens of saddles. Not true. However, we just might, maybe, possibly, have one or two that we don't use as much as the others.

So, here's the first one.

It's a Circle Y Flex Tree Arabian Saddle. It has only been used a handful of times, and is in great condition. No discolorations, scratches or tears. It is a size 14 seat. It is really comfortable, and fits our arabian perfectly. It is dark brown with a black seat. Brand new this saddle sells for $1,450. We are asking $1,000.

In other news....Moon is great. Loving the new barn. My new trainer is wonderful, and Dennis, the barn owner, is the nicest guy in the world. He's a quarterhorse guy and has taken a special liking to Moon. I think he almost gives Moon more treats than me! Every time he sees Moon he whistles, and says, "Now that's a great looking horse."

Moon's never had so many compliments! Our first show this year is May 10th. We've been getting ready. Next week I have a dressage clinic right before the show.

Today is "Extra credit doggy day" in biology. For extra credit you can bring in a purebred dog. I'm bringing Jai, our Bouvier. Yesterday he got an extra long bath and he feels like a teddy bear. I'm pretty sure he'll be the cutest dog at school!

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Monday
14Apr

Horse birthday.

Lat week I turned 15. I had a great birthday and got several horse and non horse-type of gifts. On the horse side, I had a horse cake, got some new, heavy duty horse clippers, a winged horse charm for my bracelet and a horse nintendo ds game. What could be better?

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