WHAT A BEAUTIFUL WEEKEND SHARON AND I WENT RIDING AROUND OUR BLOCK IN BETWEEN SHOWERS AND MJ DID GREAT. WE EVEN WERE LOPING ALONG THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY, THAT WAS PRETTY COOL. TODAY SHARON AND I ALSO RODE THIS TIME I TOOK REBEL WHO WAS AN IDIOT AND SHARON RODE A TRAINING HORSE SEQUOIA WHO DID GREAT AND HAD TO SHOW REBEL A THING OR TWO. IT IS TRULY AMAZING HOW THE WIND CAN REALLY SCREW WITH SOME HORSES HEADS.

THIS WEATHER IS KILLIN ME NOT TO MENTION THE HORSES, BUT IT IS GRREAT FOR BALING HAY. LOL THANK GOODNESS WE DO NOT NEED A LOT OF SQUARE BALES, JUST ROUNDS SO THAT MAKES THE JOB A LITTLE EASIER. THE KIDS ARE LOVING THEIR NEW HORSES, THAT IS A HUGE WEIGHT OFF OF MY SHOULDERS. NOTHING IS A GREATER FEELING THAN WATCHING YOUR KIDS MAKE A BOND WITH TWO SPECIAL HORSES. IT HAS BEEN TO HOT AND TO BUGGY TO DO ANY TYPE OF TRAIL RIDING, BUT I AM KEEPING BUSY WITH MY FIRST WARMBLOOD IN TRAINING, AN ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL ANIMAL AND A CUTE MORAB QUARTER CROSS MARE, WHO IS TURNING OUT QUITE NICE AND READY FOR HER OWNER TO TAKE A LESSON ON FRIDAY. YEAH, THAT IS THE BEST PART, MAKING THE PARTNERSHIP. AS FOR MJ WE INTRODUCED HER TO THE LARGE PASTURE THINKING SHE WAS GOING TO BE TOP DOG THAT WAS FAR FROM THE TRUTH, BUT SHE IS HOLDING HER OWN. WE WILL BE RIDING THE COUNTRY MILE THIS WEEKEND. HAVE FUN AND KEEP RIDING!!!!

JADA AND BARNEY

MADISON AND JOEY

ROBIN&FED-X, CORY&TREASURE, DEB&MJ, JAN&RIZER

HATS OFF TO THESE GIRLS - FIRST TIME AT WILCAT

DEB&REBEL, TRAVIS&THUNDER, CORY&TREASURE AT THE MACHICKINEE FOREST

BUSY BUSY BUSY!!!!! BUT I HAVE GREAT NEWS I FOUND A HORSE FOR MY DAUGHTER. HIS NAME IS BARNEY AND HE CAME FROM SOME WONDERFUL PEOPLE IN HOLMAN, WI. AND THAT WAS ONLY THE START OF MY WEEKEND WITH THREE SUPER FRIENDS WHO DECIDED TO TAKE THE JOURNEY WITH ME. STARTING OUT SAT. MORNING WE HAD A HORSE TO GO LOOK AT IN HOLMAN, WE ALL BROUGHT OUR HORSES TO RIDE AT WILDCAT SINCE WE WERE SO CLOSE AND SUN. WE HAD AN APPOINTMENT TO SEE ANOTHER HORSE. SO WE STARTED UP THE TRUSTY DODGE AND OFF US GIRLS WENT WITH OUR FOUR MARES,HOPING TO COME BACK WITH A FIFTH HORSE. WE FINALLY ARRIVED IN HOLMAN AND CHECKED OUT THIS GREAT GELDING BARNEY WHO I THOUGHT WAS AMAZING, BUT I NEEDED TO CHECK OUT THE HORSE ON SUNDAY JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT HE WAS THE ONE. SO WE PACKED BACK IN THE DODGE AND HEADED TO WILDCAT TO DO SOME RIDING. NOW KEEP IN MIND 2 OF US HAVE RODE THERE AND 2 HAVE NOT, AND OUT OF THE 2 ONE HAS JUST STARTED RIDING IN THE LAST MONTH AND THE OTHER IS A WORK IN PROGRESS FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS AND I WAS MORE CONVINCED THAT SHE WAS READY THAN SHE WAS. LET ME TELL YOU THOSE GIRLS DID SMOKIN AWESOME, THE TRAILS WERE MUDDY AND SLIPPERY. SOME SPOTS THE HORSES WERE SLIDIN ON THEIR HAUNCHES, IT WAS AWESOME!! I AM VERY PROUD OF THEM FOR HANGING IN THERE AND EVEN WANTING TO GO BACK. THOSE ARE PASSIONATE RIDERS. WHILE WE WERE THERE I MET SOME REALLY NICE PEOPLE THAT TOLD US ABOUT A LADY WHO HAD A PONY FOR SALE THAT WAS NOT TO FAR. SO AFTER OUR RIDE ON SUNDAY WE PACKED UP, WHICH MJ DID NOT WANT TO LEAVE QUITE YET SINCE IT TOOK ALMOST AN HOUR TO GET HER IN THE TRAILER. THE LITTLE STINKER!!! FINALLY WE WERE OFF TO LOOK AT THE SECOND HORSE FOR JADA, NICE HORSE BUT NOT THE ONE. THAN WE WENT TO MEET THE PONY WHOSE NAME IS JOEY, CUTE AS A BUTTON, PERFECT FOR MY YOUNGEST, MADISON. SO IN THE TRAILER HE WENT. THANK YOU DONNA!!! THAN OFF TO HOLMAN TO PICK UP BARNEY WHO WAS GOING TO BE HEADIN TO SURING WI. TO A VERY SPECIAL GIRL WHO WILL LOVE AND PAMPER HIM FOREVER. THAT ENDS OUR WEEKEND OF GREAT ADVENTURES AND MANY MANY MORE TO COME.

TONIGHT IS VERY SAD, WE JUST GOT WORD THAT ONE OF THE GREATEST HORSES IN THE COUNTY HAS MOVED ON TO GREENER PASTURES. MY GREAT FRIEND ROBIN IS NOT AN EMOTIONAL PERSON BUT THIS HIT HER PRETTY HARD, MY HEART BREAKS FOR HER. BUT I WILL TELL U WHAT, THAT HORSE" CHARLIE" HAD AN AMAZING LIFE WITH THEM. HE HAD THE BEST CARE A HORSE CAN HAVE. SPECIAL GRAIN TO KEEP HIS WEIGHT, BROUGHT IN HIS OWN STALL WHEN THE WEATHER WAS NOT SO GOOD, AND LOTS OF HUGS AND KISSES. HE TAUGHT A LOT OF LITTLE KIDS TO RIDE AND HE TOOK CARE OF MANY ADULTS WITH LESS EXPERIENCE. HATS OFF TO HIM AND ALL OF THE GREAT HORSES OUT THERE.

STILL NO SUN TODAY, BUT WE TOOK MJ OUT AND GAVE HER A HAIR CUT AND THE LAST OF HER SHOTS, BOY SHE WAS NOT IMPRESSED!!! WE WERE SUCCESSFUL. THIS WEEKEND I AM TAKING HER TO WILDCAT TO DO SOME RIDING. I AM GOING THERE TO CHECK OUT A COUPLE HORSES FOR THE KIDS AND DECIDED TO TAKE HER WITH AND DO SOME CAMPIN INSTEAD OF DRIVING BACK AND FORTH. WHY NOT!! WE ARE JUST WAITING FOR SOME GOOD WEATHER SO WE CAN GET OUR HAY IN, IF THAT EVER HAPPENS.

WHILE TRYING TO CATCH UP FROM OUR TRIP TO MARYLAND WE GOT A CALL TO GO LOOK AT A COUPLE OF HORSES FOR OUR KIDS . SO WE PACKED UP THE KIDS AND OFF TO WI DELLS WE GO TO CHECK OUT THE PROSPECTS AND UNFORTUNATELY THEY DID NOT WORK OUT AND I ALSO REALIZED HOW PICKY I CAN BE. BUT WHEN IT IS FOR YOUR KIDS YOU HAVE TO BE. SO WE DECIDED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR LOCATION AND TOOK THE KIDS TO THE KALAHARI FOR ONE NIGHT AND THEY HAD A BLAST. NOW WE ARE HOME AGAIN AND IT IS CRAPPY WEATHER, PERFECT TO KEEP LOOKING FOR THAT SPECIAL HORSE FOR OUR WEE ONES. JUST GOT ANOTHER CALL FROM A LADY IN MI SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD ONE, I MIGHT BE TAKING ANOTHER ROAD TRIP. WISH US LUCK BECAUSE THIS HORSE SHOPPING KINDA SUCKS!!!

CRYSTAL AND KIMOCA

HEATHER AND FERGIE

WE MADE A SUCCESSFUL DROP OF THE TWO MARES, FERGIE AND KIMOCA, IN MARYLAND. THEY WENT TO A REALLY NICE BARN CALLED BREEZY HILL STABLES. CRYSTAL AND HEATHER WILL DO A FABULOUS JOB WITH THEM AND WE ALREADY HAVE PLANS TO HEAD BACK IN THE FUTURE TO DO SOME RIDING. BOY WE ARE REALLY KICKING OURSELVES FOR NOT BRINGING OURS TO RIDE, VERY BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY AND EVERYBODY IS SUPER NICE. WE ALSO WOULD LIKE TO THANK JENNY AND JIM FOR THEIR WONDERFUL HOSPITALITY AT THE FOUR SEASONS B AND B IN CANAL WINCHESTER, OHIO. WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE, BOTH FOR US AND THE OH SO TIRED HORSES. RIGHT NOW WE ARE IN BREEZEWOOD,PA AND PLAN ON HEADING WEST IN A LITTLE BIT. WE ARE TAKING OUR GOOD NATURED TIME IN GETTING HOME- ENJOYING ALL WHAT THE GOOD LORD HAS BLESSED US WITH.

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.