BAREBACK RIDE AT KETTLE MORAINE

THE THREE AMIGOS AT GOVERNOR DODGE

REBA, RHONDA, AND MADDY AT GOVERNOR DODGE

PICS FROM GOVERNOR DODGE AND KETTLE MORAINE

ROBIN & FED-X

REBA & CHEYANNE

RHONDA & BUCK MADDY & BLAZE

SHARON & COCO
COCO IS 4 SALE

MY BIG GOLIATH "REBEL"

BUSY! BUSY! BUSY! THANK GOODNESS FOR A GREAT VACATION BECAUSE EVER SINCE IT HAS BEEN NON STOP, BUT IN A GOOD WAY. LAST THURSDAY WE DID VICTORY OLYMPICS FOR THE 12 YEAR AND IT WENT GREAT, BLESSED AGAIN WITH BEAUTIFUL WEATHER AND A LOT OF HELPING HANDS. WHO I WOULD LIKE TO THANK PERSONALLY FOR ALL THEIR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION. ALSO MJ WENT ON HER FIRST OVERNIGHT CAMPING TRIP AND SHE DID GREAT. THE PICKET LINES DID NOT EVEN SEEM TO BOTHER HER NOR THE HAY BAG SLAPPING HER IN THE FACE. WE MANAGED TO GO ON A FEW HOUR TRAIL RIDE AND KEN RODE MJ AND DID A FABULOUS JOB. I DO BELIEVE I WAS MORE NERVOUS THAN HIM, BUT WE ALL CAME BACK ON OUR HORSES WHICH IS ALWAYS A GOOD THING. IT REALLY SEEMS LIKE KEN FOUND HIS HORSE AND SHE SEEMED TO HAVE HAND PICK HIM. ALSO OVER THE WEEKEND WE HAD A SCHOOLING SHOW OUT HERE FOR THE COUNTY 4-HERS AND IT WENT GREAT. JUDGE DAVID PANSY DID A PHENOMENAL JOB WITH THE KIDS. THEY ALL LEARNED A WHOLE HECK OF A LOT AS DID THE ADULTS . THAN BACK TO MY REAL JOB TODAY WHICH WAS NOT TO BAD. ONLY 2 MORE DAYS THAN OFF TO THE EAST COAST.
I ALSO PROMISE TO GET SOME PICS DOWNLOADED SO EVERYBODY CAN ACTUALLY SEE ALL OF OUR EXCITEMENT!

SORRY IT HAS BEEN A WHILE BUT I WAS ON VACATION WITH MY MORAB, REBEL, AND A FEW GOOD FRIENDS. WE STARTED AT GOVERNOR DODGE WHERE THE RIDING IS WONDERFUL. THAN WE ENDED UP AT THE SOUTHERN KETTLE MORAINE WHERE WE FINISHED OUR RIDING OF ALMOST 25 HOURS IN BETWEEN THUNDER STORMS. LOL. BUT ALL WAS GOOD. WHILE I WAS GONE KEN DECIDED TO RIDE MJ BAREBACK SINCE I HAD HIS SADDLE WITH ME AND HE LOVED IT. THEM TWO CONTINUE TO AMAZE ME THEY HAVE A CONNECTION THAT IS UNSPECKABLE AND I AM SO HAPPY FOR THEM. I WILL BE POSTING A LOT OF PICS OF OUR TRIP AND KEN AND MJ'S RIDES. ALSO HEADED TO MARYLAND TO DROP OFF A COUPLE OF HORSES AND PLANNING FURTHER ADVENTURES WITH THE HORSES. I WILL CONTINUE TO UPDATE THE BEST THAT I CAN WITH THE WEATHER GETTING NICER.

IT HAS BEEN SO BEAUTIFUL THIS WEEK AND THE BARN TELLS THE STORY. IT IS BUZZING WITH EXITEMENT. BESIDES HORSE CAMPING, WE HAVE ONE PERSON IN THE BARN THIS YEAR THAT IS RIDING FOR THE FIRST TIME AND LOVING EVERY MINUTE OF IT. GO JAN GO JAN!!!! ALL THE YOUNGSTERS HAVE BEEN RIDING VERY CONSISTENTLY AND THEIR HORSES ARE SHOWING IT. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. AND AS FOR MISS MJ SHE IS DOING GREAT, HER FIRST CAMPING TRIP SHOULD BE IN JUNE, I CAN HARDLY WAIT. EVERYBODY ENJOY THE WEATHER AND I WILL BE THINKING OFF U ALL SIPPING A BEER AROUND THE CAMPFIRE. LOL.

DID NOT DO TO MUCH TODAY. LAST MINUTE SHOPPING AND STARTING TO PACK THE TRAILER FOR THE WEEKEND. YIPPEEEE!!! BUT YESTERDAY I GOT TO GO FOR ANOTHER RIDE WITH MY GIRLFRIEND ROBIN, WHO IS DOING EXTREMELY WELL WITH HER HORSE THIS YEAR . ALL IN ALL WE SHOULD HAVE A GREAT TRIP BECAUSE I THINK OUR HORSES WANT IT AS MUCH AS WE DO.

WHAT A BEAUTIFUL WEEKEND AND YES WE ALL GOT TO RIDE .THE KIDS ARE RIDING RANGER OUR LEASE PONY WHO IS GOING HOME ON THURSDAY TO HIS LITTLE GIRL THAT IS NOW READY FOR HIM. WE WILL ALL MISS HIM VERY MUCH, BUT WE DID GET A REPLACEMENT AND HER NAME IS CANDY A VERY SWEET PAINT PONY. MADISON OUR YOUNGEST TOOK HER ON A TRAILRIDE, WELL I PONIED HER OFF OF RUSTY, WHILE HER DAD RODE MJ WHICH HE DID SMOKIN AWESOME WITH HER. OUR OLDEST,JADA, TOOK A DIGGER WHEN RUSTY TRIPPED AND WENT COMPLETELY DOWN. THANK GOD SHE TUMBLED GRACEFULLY, BUT I DO BELIEVE SPRAINED HER ANKLE, SO UNFORTUNATELY RUSTY IS GETTING TIRED. HE IS A GREAT PONY AND HAS TAUGHT OUR DAUGHTER SO MUCH. NOW IT IS HIS TURN TO BE PUT TO PASTURE AND TAKEN OUT FOR BRUSHING AND LOTS OF LOVE AND HOPEFULLY JADA WILL MATCH GOOD WITH CANDY. I AM REALLY CROSSING MY FINGERSON THAT ONE. AND AS FOR SIR REBEL, IT WAS JUST HIM AND I OUT ON THE TRAILS TODAY AND HE DID SO GOOD I WAS SO PROUD OF HIM. IT IS NOT TO OFTEN THAT THERE IS ONE HORSE AND SOMETIMES IT DON'T GO SO GOOD- BARN SOUR, SEPERATION ANXIETY, AND SO ON. BUT TODAY IT WAS ALL GOOD AND IT WAS THE PERFECT RIDE TO END A REALLY GOOD WEEKEND.

the Kids from the Barn

they are all trail riding fools.. lol

DID NOT SLEEP TO WELL LAST NIGHT I THINK MY BRAIN IS ALREADY ON VACATION MODE. BUT I DO HAVE SOME GREAT NEWS LAST NIGHT I FOUND A HOME FOR MY 11 YEAR OLD GELDING-AWESOME HORSE- HE JUST NEEDED TO FIND HIS PERSON AND HE DID. SHE IS A 12 YEAR OLD WONDERFUL YOUNG LADY WITH GENTLE HANDS AND A BIG HEART. THEY ARE GOING TO MAKE A GREAT TEAM AND I ALSO SEE A LOT OF HORSE CAMPING TRIPS IN THEIR FUTURE! CONGRATS COURTNEY! TODAY I HAVE TO WORK. YEAH THIS 6 DAYS A WEEK KINDA STINKS, COME ON 5 DAY DELIVERY LOL. HOPEFULLY AFTER THERE WILL BE A TRAIL RIDE, GOD KNOWS REBEL STILL NEEDS TO GET INTO SHAPE OR GOVERNOR DODGE IS GOING TO KICK HIS BUTT. BUT WE HEARD THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE THAT THE TRAILS ARE BEAUTIFUL, US GIRLS ARE WAY EXCITED AND WELL DESERVING OF SOME RR. HAPPY TRAILS AND BE SAFE!

LAST NIGHT WAS AWESOME BOTH OF MY GIRLS WANTED TO GO ON A TRAIL RIDE AND THAT GIVES ME MORE JOY THAN ANYTHING, SO MJ HAD TO WAIT PATIENTLY IN THE CROSS TIES WHILE I WALKED WITH THE CREW, THERE WAS A TOTAL OF 7 RIDERS . ALL THE GIRLS DID GREAT, WE EVEN HAD TO DO SOME BRUSH RUNNING BECAUSE THERE WAS SOME TREES DOWN. AT FIRST THE GIRLS WERE A LITTLE NERVOUS, BUT ON THEIR TRUSTY MOUNTS THEY ALL MADE IT THROUGH SUCCESSFULLY. AND I DO BELIEVE THE COMMENT THEY USED WAS "THAT ROCKED." SO THAT WAS PRETTY COOL. AFTER WE GOT BACK THEY STILL WANTED TO RIDE SO TO THE OUTDOOR WE WENT AND NOW IT WAS MJ'S TURN AND SHE DID SMOKIN AWESOME, EVEN AFTER A FEW DAYS WITHOUT RIDIN SHE DID NOT SKIP A BEAT. I AM SO GLAD THAT WE BOUGHT HER. I WILL GET SOME PICS ON OF ALL THE GIRLS RIDING AND TONIGHT I AM IN THE HOUSE WITH A LITTLE GIRL THAT HAS AN EAR INFECTION AND PNEUMONIA, NOT QUITE AS FUN AS LAST NIGHT. LOL

WHAT A BEAUTIFUL DAY AND THE MAIL WAS SO LIGHT TODAY, I WAS HOME BY 1:30, AWESOME! FIRST I DID THE TRAINING HORSES, FERGIE AND KIMOCA, WHICH ARE GETTING READY TO HEAD TO MARYLAND IN JUNE AND THEY DID AWESOME. SINCE THEY HAVE BEEN GETTING THEIR CHIRO ADJUSTMENTS, THEY ARE LIKE DIFFERENT HORSES. WHICH IS TOTALLY COOL BECAUSE I WAS GETTING A LITTLE WORRIED ABOUT THEIR BEHAVIOR ISSUES, BUT ALL IS GOODD . NEXT I SADDLED UP GOOD OLE HANK, TRYING TO GET HIM IN SHAPE TO GO ON THE MARKET AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST I RODE MY TRUSTY MORAB REBEL, CONDITIONING HIM FOR OUR ADVENTURE IN THE UP AND COMING WEEK YEE HAW WE CAN NOT WAIT. AND WHILE I WAS FINISHING UP CHORES I CAUGHT MY HUSBAND LUNGING MJ, NOW THAT WAS A SIGHT THAT I DO NOT SEE VERY OFTEN, BUT IT WAS A GOOD THING. I WAS VERY PROUD OF HIM FOR TAKING HER OUT AND GIVING HER SOME EXERCISE AND TOMORROW AFTER WORK I AM PLANNING TO RIDE HER FOR A FEW HOURS. I AM REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT, HOPEFULLY THE WEATHER WILL BE JUST AS NICE. TALK TO YA SOON AND I PROMISE I WILL NOT BE SO LONG WINDED NEXT TIME.

WHAT A CRAPPY WEEKEND! FIRST I HAD TO WORK ON SAT. NOW IT IS RAINY. NOT DOING TO MUCH WITH THE HORSES TODAY, HOPEFULLY THE WEEK WILL BE A LITTLE MORE PROMISING. BUT THE COUNT DOWN FOR VACATION IS ON AND EVERYBODY IS GETTING REAL EXCITED, JUST KEEPING OUR FINGERS CROSSED THAT THE RAIN DOES NOT GET SO BAD THAT THEY SHUT THE TRAILS DOWN. THAT WOULD REALLY STINK. TO BETTER WEATHER AND GETTING OUT ON THE TRAILS, TALK TO YOU ALL SOON.

TONIGHT WENT WONDERFUL. KEN RODE MJ AND DID AN AWESOME JOB. I THINK I WAS MORE NERVOUS THAN HE WAS, BUT BOTH OF THEM DID GREAT. I AM SO PROUD OF THEM.

TODAY I GAVE MJ A REST. I HAVE BEEN PUTTING MY PERSONAL RIDING HORSE, HI FAD REBEL, ON THE BACK BURNER SINCE THE MUSTANG ARRIVED, SO TODAY WAS HIS DAY. IT WAS GREAT. HE IS ONE MAGNIFICIENT ANIMAL AND HE DID SO WELL COMING OUT OF THE PASTURE FAT AND OUT OF SHAPE. WE HAVE OUR WORK CUT OUT FOR US BECAUSE OUR FIRST ADVENTURE .IS IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS TO GOVERNOR DODGE. YEAH FINALLY A VACATION. NOTHING IS BETTER THAN A CAMFIRE AFTER A LONG RIDE. MJ MIGHT STAY HOME FOR THIS ADVENTURE UNLESS KEN STARTS TO RIDE HER, WHICH HE HAS BEEN TALKING ABOUT IT SINCE WE PURCHASED HER. HOPRFULLY THEY WILL BOND AS WELL UNDER SADDLE AS THEY DID ON THE GROUND.

MORE PICS FROM WEEKEND

I AM HOME SICK TODAY, MY BODY FINALLY CRASHED. WHAT A HECK OF A WEEKEND! I CAN HARDLY BELIEVE WE ARE THE OWNER OF OUR PRIDE AND JOY MJ 'S LEGACY, WHAT IS MEANT TO BE WILL BE AND I THANK GOD FOR THAT EVERYDAY. IT WAS AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE, I LOVED EVERY MINUTE OF IT. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR EVERYTHING TO MAKE THIS DREAM COME TRUE. TO GOOD FRIENDS NEW AND OLD, GREAT HORSES, AND COLD BEER. I LOVE U ALL!

WE ARE SO TIRED LOTS MORE PICS TO COME

STAY TUNED FOR MORE PICS AND VIDEO FROM TEH MIDWEST HORSE FAIR AND EXTREME MUSTANG CHALLANGE.. ESPECAILLY FOR OUR FANS IN WAUNAKEE.. WISCONSIN... HA HA GLAD TO HAVE MET YOU GUYS... SO MANY NICE PEOPLE OUT THERE WE HAD A GREAT TIME..

WE TOOK HER HOME !!!!!

BOY ARE WE HAPPY .....

MJ AND DEB HORSE COURSE

WELL WE FINISHED IN 15TH I BELIVE..

MJ WAS VERY OBSERVANT DURING HER RIDING THIS MORNING ... SHE HAD THE BIG ARENA JITTERS AND WAS NOT JUDGED WELL ENOUGH TO MAKE THE TOP TEN FINALS ON SAT NIGHT .. THE WINNER WAS CHASE DODD IN A VERY DESERVING PERFORMANCE.. WE SURE EXPECTED TO DO A LITTLE BIT BETTER BUT IT IS A LOT TO EXPECT OF YOUR HORSE AND FOR HER TO TAKE IN ALL AT ONCE... ..SHE STILL SEAMS TO BE THE "LOOKER" OF THE BUNCH.. AND LOTS OF INTEREST IN HER BUILD AND THE WAY SHE CARRIES HERSELF.. IT WOULD JUST BE DEVISTATING IF WE CAN'T TAKE HER HOME.. WE BROUGHT ALONG A PRETTY LARGE PIGGY BANK JUST IN CASE... THE APDOPTION/AUCTION IS SUNDAY AT 2:30 start .. 1 MORE LONG DAY AND MAYBE HOME FOR A DAY OF REST.. DEB WILL BE POSTING ON HERE I'M SURE AFTER THE AUCTION OUTCOME... THANKS


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