2010 Victory Olympics-Gillett Wi

2010 Victory Olympics-Gillett Wi

FINALLY GETTING SOME WELL NEEDED RAIN AND A RAIN NIGHT IS ALWAYS NICE TOO. WE HAD DRILL TEAM LAST NIGHT AND IT WENT VERY WELL, THE KIDS ARE REALLY PROGRESSING VERY FAST AND HAVING A BLAST. I HAD TO BE A SUB AND I HAD A BLAST. I GOT TO RIDE FED X, SHE IS A TOTALLY AWESOME MARE AND SUPER FUN TO RIDE.NEXT WEEK I WILL TAKE PICTURES AND DOWNLOAD THEM TO SHARE!

evening ride at wildcat

AREN'T THEY HANDSOME!

RIDE UM COWBOYS

WILDCAT RIDERS

The Underdowns Merrill Wi

Deb on Rebel

Robin and Sean

ROBIN N FEDX, SHARON N AMIRA. DEB N REBEL, MYRON N BRANDY, CRICKET N BEAUTY

I FINALLY HAVE A FEW MINUTES TO SPARE. FIRST OFF VACATION WAS AWESOME A LITTLE WET,BUT STILL WAY BETTER THAN WORK. ALL THE HORSES WERE GOOD AND THE RIDING WAS EXCELLENT AT WILD CAT MOUNTAIN, THAN HALF OF US MOVED TO THE UNDERDOWNS OVER IN MERRILL AND THAT WAS PRETTY RIDING ALSO. I WAS GLAD IT WAS A LITTLE CHILLY BECAUSE THE BUGS I BELIEVE WOULD HAVE CARRIED US AWAY. I WILL BE POSTING PICS OF OUR ADVENTURE!! HOME AT LAST, OF COURSE, THE LAWN GOT 2 FEET TALL, SO I WENT FROM RIDING MY HORSE TO THE LAWN MOWER NOT SO FUN:-) ON WED. WE HAD ANOTHER DRESSAGE LESSON WHICH DID NOT GO SO GREAT, I THINK REBEL'S MIND WAS STILL ON VACATION, UNFORTUNATELY. I BUSTED MY ASS ON HIM TRYING TO GET HIM ON HIS RIGHT LEAD AND OF COURSE NOT. HE WOULD PICK UP HIS LEFT BUT HEAVEN FORBIDE HIS RIGHT DID NOT SEEM TO BE WORKING. NEXT WEEK THE INSTRUCTOR HAS A FEW MORE IDEAS TO TRY, AND I AM HOPING REBEL WAS JUST HAVING A BAD NIGHT. TODAY A LITTLE RAINY AND WHEN I GOT HOME FOR LUNCH I NOTICED THAT OUR DOG BEAR WAS LICKING HIMSELF, I TOOK A CLOSER LOOK AND HE HAS A GROWTH ON HIS BELLY. IT LOOKS PRETTY SORE AND NASTY. I CRIED ALL AFTERNOON TRYING TO DELIVER MY MAIL KNOWING THAT DECISIONS WILL NEED TO BE MADE. I KEEP TELLING MYSELF HE HAS HAD A GOOD LIFE ALL OF 15 YEARS. HE HAS BEEN THROUGH IT ALL WITH ME, MARRIAGE , DIVORCE, MARRIGE , GIVING BIRTH, DEATH OF MY FATHER, JOB CHANGES. THAT GOOD OLD DOG HAS HEARD IT ALL GOOD AND BAD, HAPPY AND SAD. HE ALWAYS HAVE BEEN THERE FOR ME EVEN WHEN PEOPLE IN MY LIFE WERE NOT, SO I NEED TO BE THERE FOR HIM WHEN HE NEEDS ME . NOW IS THE TIME, THE TIME HAS COME FOR HIM TO BE MY FATHER COMPANION IN THE HEAVENS ABOVE WHERE HE WILL NO LONGER NEED TO SUFFER. THANKS FOR BEING A GREAT DOG BEAR AND HELPING TRAIN A YOUNGSTER, CINCH. SHE HAS SOME PRETTY BIG SHOES TO FILL BUT SHE HAS HAD A GREAT TEACHER.

MIDWEST FAIR WAS FUN I JUST WISH WE COULD HAVE STAYED LONGER. OUR 5K WAS NOT SO BAD FOR THE FIRST, FINISHED IN 35 MIN. THAT IS SOMEWHERE IN THE MIDDLE I GUESS. DRESSAGE LESSONS ARE SO MUCH FUN I AM LIKING IT MORE THAN I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO, I JUST WISH REBEL WAS I LITTLE BIT MORE COOPERATIVE. BUT WE ARE WORKING VERY HARD AND IN THE END OUR END PRODUCT WILL WE WONDERFUL. THE INSTRUCTOR ALREADY WANTS US TO GO TO A TESTING PLUS TRY AN ENGLISH EQUITATION CLASS. ALL I HAD WAS FLASHBACKS OF THE FIRST SHOW AND LAST THAT I TOOK HIM TO NOT SO PRETTY. WE ALMOST RAN THE JUDGE OVER AND I SWEAR HE HAD FIRE COMING OUT OF HIS ASS!!! WELL I SUPPOSE THAT IS ONE GOOD THING ABOUT DRESSAGE THE JUDGE IS OUTSIDE OF THE RING LOL. AS FOR DEAR FLICKA I AM GETTING MOTIVATED AGAIN AND SHE IS DOING WONDERFUL. WE ACTUALLY HAD OUR FIRST RIDE OUTSIDE AND SHE DID AWESOME. TONIGHT IS ANOTHER LESSON IF WE DON'T GET RAINED OUT, BUT I CAN ALMOST SMELL VACATION!YEAH!!!!!

GETTING EXCITED ABOUT HEADED TO THE MIDWEST HORSE FAIR THIS WEEKEND, BUT FIRST HAVE TO STOP MIDWAY TO RUN A 5K ROBIN AND I HAVE BEEN TRAINING FOR----THAT SHOULD BE REAL INTERESTING:-)

HAD THE DAY OFF TODAY, CAR BROKE DOWN COULDN'T GET IT FIXED RIGHT AWAY, OH DARN!!! INSTEAD I WENT TO THE DR. WITH MY MOM AND SISTER, HAD LUNCH AND DID SOME SHOPPING FOR THE KIDS SINCE THEY BOTH RECEIVED ALL A'S ON THEIR REPORT CARDS. NOW I AM HOME AND BOTH THE GIRLS WANT LESSONS, THANK GOD FOR THE BARN BECAUSE IT IS KINDA ICKY OUT THERE. SO OUT TO THE BARN I TRUDGE WISHING THE SUN WAS SHINING. OH BY THE WAY MY LESSON WAS AWESOME. THE INSTUCTOR SAYS WE HAVE HUGE POTENTIAL, NOW WE HAVE TO SEE IF HE CAN TURN US INTO SOMETHING. I AM SO LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT ONE AND I ALREADY HOOKED HIM UP WITH A FEW MORE CLIENTS. NEVER TO OLD TO LEARN AND I LOVE IT!!!!

TODAY WAS A WONDERFUL DAY WITH FAMILY, WE EVEN GOT SOME YARD WORK DONE. YEAHHHH!! TOMORROW I WILL BE MEETING WITH THE DRESSAGE INSTRUCTOR AND WE WILL SEE HOW IT GOES, HOPEFULLY THE WEATHER HOLDS OUT FOR REBEL AND I'S FIRST LESSON. IT HAS BEEN YEARS SINCE I EVER HAD A LESSON IT WILL BE INTERESTING IF ANYTHING ELSE. I WILL LET U KNOW HOW IT GOES.

KARMA. DO YOU BELIEVE OR DON'T YOU??? FOR THE RECORD I AM A BELIEVER. FOR EVERY ACTION THERE IS A REACTION, RIGHT. WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND, IT TOTALLY HAS BEEN PROVEN. ME PERSONALLY I HAVE WITNESSED IT, BEEN A PART OF IT AND HELPED CREATE IT. HAVEN'T WE ALL SOME TIME IN OUR LIVES. BUT RECENTLY IT HAS COME FULL CIRCLE IN MY LIFE BY GETTING A LONG TIME FRIEND BACK, WHOM I CHASED AWAY. I EVEN GOT KICKED IN THE HEAD BY A BIG ASS HOOF AND I BELIEVE NOW IT WAS A SIGN TO LITERALLY GET MY HEAD OUT OF MY ASS, BUT I DIDN'T AND WE JUST GREW APART. BUT KNOW WE HAVE REJOINED AND IT FEELS REAL GOOD TO HAVE THAT FRIEND BACK IN MY LIFE. I GUESS THINGS HAPPEN FOR A REASON AND SOMETIMES A PERSON DOESN'T KNOW THE REASON UNTIL YEARS GONE BY. IF IT IS MEANT TO BE IT WILL BE. IF LIFE IS UNSURE IN YOUR ROAD YOU ARE TRAVELING DOWN FOCUS ON SOMETHING POSITIVE AND POSITIVE WILL HAPPEN . PEOPLE ARE IN OUR LIVES FOR A REASON SOME FOR A SHORT TIME AND OTHERS LIFE LONG, SO ENJOY THE TIME YOU SPEND WITH THEM BECAUSE TOMORROW THEY MIGHT BE GONE. I ALSO EVERYDAY NO MATTER HOW BUSY I AM HUG AND KISS MY KIDS AND TELL THEM THAT I LOVE THEM AND THANK GOD FOR EVERYTHING THAT HAS BEEN GIVEN TO US.

BRANDI WENT HOME LAST NIGHT WE WILL MISS HER, BUT HER OWNERS ARE VERY HAPPY ESPECIALLY CADEN!! THE KIDS RODE LAST NIGHT BUT IT WAS SO WINDY WE HAD TO RIDE IN THE INDOOR TO AVOID BEING BLINDED BY SAND.LOL. WE ALSO WANT TO CONGRATULATE NIKKLOE ON THE PURCHASE OF LIL MAC, THEY MAKE A GREAT TEAM. I ALSO WORKED ERIC PRETTY HARD HE RODE A QUITE A FEW DIFFERENT HORSES AND DID A SUPER JOB. I TOLD HIM THE MORE HORSES U RIDE THE BETTER YOU WILL GET.

MORE HORSE PICS

JADA AND BARNEY NIKKOLE AND LIL MAC

ERIC AND DUSTY

ROBIN AND FED-X

LAKKEN AND BRANDI

NIKKOLE AND LIL MAC

WHAT A BEAUTIFUL DAY WE RODE AND RODE AND RODE SOME MORE!!!!!YEAH FOR US! THE ARENA WAS FULL OF KIDS AND HORSES OF ALL KINDS AND WE HAD A BLAST. THE FARRIER WAS OUT AND ALL THE HORSES ARE TRIMMED UP AND READY FOR RIDING. HOPE YOU ENJOY THE PICS:-)

THE DRESSAGE CLINIC WAS AMAZING, QUITE MORE THAN I EXPECTED. I COULD ACTUALLY PICURE MYSELF DOING THAT WITH REBEL. VERY EXCITED TO START, BUT NOT TODAY. TODAY I GET TO GO TO A MUSICAL WITH A COUPLE OF FRIENDS, IT IS NICE TO SHIFT GEARS ONCE IN A WHILE. I WILL BLOG MORE TOMORROW.

WELL AT LEAST I GOT SOME PICS ON. WE ARE JUST REALLY BUSY WITH RIDING AND WORK. THIS WEEKEND A GROUP OF US ARE GOING TO A DRESSSAGE CLINIC, SO THAT SHOULD BE FUN.

Best friends forever:-)

Deb on peaches

Carly on Brandi Lakken on Hank

Lakken on Hank Deb on Peaches

Lakken on Hank Carly on Brandi Deb on Peaches

Carly on Joey giving him a tune-up

Robin test driving this nice mare Brandi

Family visiting from greenbay.

Stacey on Rusty

Caleb on Barney

Madison on Joey during a kids night!

ANOTHER DAY IN. THE WEEKEND WAS GREAT I TOOK BRANDI RIDING FOR ABOUT 4 HOURS, SHE DID SMOKIN AWESOME. MYRON REALLY HAS A NICE HORSE, I MIGHT NOT WANT TO GIVE HER UP.LOL!!! TONIGHT NIKKOLE, JADA, MADISON, RIVER LAKKEN, ERIC, AND CARLEY ALL GOT TO HORSE AROUND AND WE HAD A LOT OF FUN. WHAT A REALLY GOOD GROUP OF HORSEMANS I HAVE IN THE BARN THIS YEAR. THEY ARE ALL WILLING TO LEARN AND I AM WILLING TO TEACH. HOPING FOR ANOTHER GOOD WEEKEND, I CAN ONLY RIDE SAT, HAVE TRAINING FOR WORK ON SUNDAY BOO HOO!!!

What a crappy day, I mean crappy week. Nothing to exciting just working with the new horse, Brandy, on her neck reining which she is doing quite well. We are so hoping that tomorrow will be nice so we can actually ride outside. Everybody is getting spring fever really bad, horses included.

I REALLY AM STILL ALIVE, JUST BUSY BUSY BUSY. I REALLY SHOULD STOP AND SMELL THE ROSES A LITTLE MORE OFTEN AND REFLECT ON LIFE BECAUSE IT TRULY IS TO SHORT. TONIGHT WAS ONE OF THOSE NIGHTS WHERE THE BARN WAS CRAZY, KIDS RUNNING AROUND, HORSES ACTING UP IN THE CROSS TIES, DOGS BARKING AND THE VET TRYING TO DO A CHIRO WITHOUT LOSING HER MIND. YOU JUST GOTTA LOVE IT. I JUST STOOD IN THE BARN ISLE AND ABSORBED EVERY MINUTE OF IT. EVENTUALLY DR PATTY FINISHED WITH CHIROING BARNEY, WHO IS DOING FABULOUS, BY THE WAY. THANKS DR PATTY FOR PUTTING UP WITH THE CRAZINESS AND BEING AN EXCELLENT VET. THE HORSES IN THE CROSS TIES EVENTUALLY GOT TURNED OUT TO PASTURE AND THE BARN BEGAN TO SETTLE DOWN. SO OUT CAME THE NEW HORSE, BRANDY WHO DID AMAZING TONIGHT. WE ARE WORKING ON NECK REINING WHICH SHE IS A VERY SMART ONE AND WILLING TO LEARN. NIKKOLE RODE LIL MAC, ERIC RODE DUSTY AND I RAN THEM THROUGH THEIR PACES, EVERYONE ENDING TIRED BUT SATISFIED. JADA EVEN GAVE US ALL A LESSON SINCE SHE COULD NOT RIDE HERSELF. ALL IN ALL WHILE WALKING TO THE HOUSE YOU CAN'T HELP BUT TO SMILE, BECAUSE YOU JUST HAD ONE OF THEM NIGHTS THAT REALLY SOOTHED THE SOUL. HORSES- KIDS- AND LOTS OF LAUGHTER.

TONIGHT WAS AN EXCELLENT NIGHT. KIDS FROM THE BARN RODE AND I HELPED OUT AND I T FELT REALLY GOOD TO GIVE INSTRUCTION AGAIN, BUT BY NO MEANS COULD I DO IT FOR A LIVING. I REALLY ENJOY DELIVERING THE MAIL LOL BUT I ENJOY THE VOLUNTERING, THOUGH. I AM SO GLAD TO HEAR THAT DIXIE IS DOING WELL AT THEIR NEW BARN AND THAT JEREMY IS GETTING ALONG WITH HER. I JUST TALKED TO SHERRIE AND OUR DRESSAGE CLINIC IS SET UP FOR THE END OF MARCH, SOMETHING TO REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO. OH YEAH WILDCAT MOUNTIAN LOOK OUT, WE ARE HEADED THERE IN MAY.

I SHOULD GIVE YOU GUYS AN UPDATE ON FLICKA, I HONESTLY HAVE NOT DONE TO MUCH WITH HER, BUT I DID TURN HER OUT IN THE PASTURE SO SHE COULD SOCIALIZE WHICH SHE NEEDED VERY BADLY. IT REALLY WORKED, SHE WAY IS NOT AS PUSHY AND A LOT MORE PATIENT. THE HERD STILL HAS NOT ACCEPTED HER IN, BUT THAT ALL TAKES TIME.

I THINK I AM MARRIED TO THE MARLBORO MAN. I THINK THAT IS SUCH A NICE PIC OF THOSE TWO. ALL I CAN SAY IS THAT HORSE REALLY CHANGED OUR LIVES FOR THE BETTER. YEAHHHH FOR ME!!!!! IT WAS AN ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL DAY FOR A RIDE, HOPEFULLY A LOT MORE TO COME.

TODAY DIDN'T TURN OUT SO BAD WEATHER WISE, WE WERE ABLE TO HORSE AROUND IN THE INDOOR FOR A WHILE TONIGHT WHICH FELT REALLY GOOD. TRYING TO TEACH 2 GIRLS TO LUNGE HORSES-NOT SO BAD. BARNEY COULD HAVE COOPERATED A LITTLE BETTER HE ACTED LIKE HE WAS 8 NOT 18, WHICH I GUESS IS A GOOD THING. ERIC WAS OVER AGAIN HELPING OUT AND I INTRODUCED HIM TO REBEL THEY WILL TEACH EACH OTHER A THING OR TWO. FOR THE FIRST NIGHT HE ERIC DID REALLY WELL WITH HIM TRYING TO CONVINCE HIM THAT A TARP IS NOT A DEVIL.LOL. UNTIL NEXT TIME.

RAIN RAIN GO AWAY COME AGAIN SOME OTHER DAY. THANK GOODNESS FOR THE INDOOR. I KNOW I AM TRULY SPOILED AND LOVE EVERY MINUTE OF IT.

THIS WEEK WENT PRETTY SMOOTH, ERIC IS COMING OVER 3 TIMES A WEEK HELPING WITH CHORES, WHAT A GOD SEND. HELPS FREE UP SOME TIME TO RIDE. I TOOK DUSTY OUT TONIGHT WORKED ON EXTENDED TROT AND DID A LOT OF CANTERING. I REALLY THINK HE WILL DO WELL IN DRESSAGE AND WE ARE BOTH EXCITED TO GO ON THAT JOURNEY, JOINED BY A LOT OF GOOD FRIENDS:-)

LAST NIGHTS DRESSAGE MTG WENT VERY WELL. THANKS SHERI FOR ALL YOUR INPUT AND DIRECTION. WE ARE ALL PLANNING TO GO TO A CLINIC THE END OF MARCH AND HOPEFULLY START RIDING SHORTLY AFTER, IF THIS WEATHER COOPERATES WITH US. FUN FUN FUN!!!!!!

WELL TODAY ENDED ON A GOOD NOTE REBEL DID GOOD BY HIMSELF, MIND YOU NOT GREAT, LOTS OF ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT.LOL. WE DID A LOT OF WORK IN THE DEEP SNOW EVEN CANTERED ;IT WAS TOTALLY AWESOME. TOMORROW NIGHT I AM GOING TO A MEETING ABOUT DRESSAGE, THINKING ABOUT DABBLING IN IT. REBEL IS NOT QUITE READY, GOING TO USE DUSTY UNTIL HE IS SOLD THEN MAYBE REBS IF NOT MJ.

ANOTHER DAY OFF AND LOVING EVERY MINUTE, JUST GOT IN FROM RIDING JAKE AND HE DID VERY WELL EXCEPT FOR EXITING THE WOODS. I THINK HE THOUGHT A BEAR WAS CHASING HIM, BUT AFTER THE THIRD TIME ENTERING AND EXITING HE WAS WAYYYYYYYY BETTER. WE WORKED ON SUPPLENESS AND CANTERING CIRCLES IN THE SNOW, I THINK HE IS A LITTLE TIRED. I KNOW I AM! IAM BREAKING FOR A LITTLE WHILE AND I ALREADY HAVE REBEL PULLED UP FOR ROUND 2. YEAHHHH!!!!!

DEB WORKING FLICKA FOR FIRST TIME OUTSIDE.

FLICKA AGAIN!

DEB AND MJ ON OUR SECOND RIDE TODAY!!

SHARON AND AMIRA ON OUR SECOND RIDE TODAY!!!!
RICK,CHERYL, AND KEN

BACK SHOT WITH SOME COOL SHADOW EFFECT!

MADISON TAKING A PIC OF HERSELF RIDING RUSTY.