I Wanna Be Rich

I wanna be rich. Actually, I believe I would settle for just not poor. At the rate I'm going however, that just ain't gonna happen. Perhaps that is because 99.9% of the time I understand that there are otherways in which to be "rich". I also have come to understand that there are lots of things equivalent to, or surpassing, monetary reward. Helping a friend- that's one thing. Creation- that's another. Helping those less fortunate- that's always nice. Taking the cast-off, the downtrodden, the under-dog, and making them king- that's my personal favorite. Knowing you could be doing a little jig, sticking out your tongue, and chanting, "how do you like me now?"- that's priceless.

Still a Work In Progress

BTW- Belle is coming along wonderfully. Still a little concerned that her own shadow might eat her, but she hasn't attempted to hike her skirt up and hitch a ride "piggy-back" in a while. Maybe she's discovered that her shadow only nibbles? Expect an update, with updated photos soon. At least I hope it'll be soon. Pictures are kinda on that "Things to do list". Have you ever noticed a certain special property that those lists possess? Each item you manage to scratch off spawns no less than two more? Almost like a computer virus.... hmmm.......

A Frivolous Waste of Oxygen

Perhaps experience doesn't mean a darn thing. Perhaps, I have been, and always will be an iggner'nt blow hard. Ahhh... alright, maybe that was a bit harsh, but I swear!, if I have to bite my tongue from saying "I told you so", one more time, I might just bite it off! When we invest our time and energy in a horse, we do so completely. We learn all there is to know about what makes that horse tick, and what is going to make that horse perform at their very very best. We can tell you when, where, and how much your horse eats, drinks, sleeps, and goes to the bathroom. We can tell you if they snore. We can tell you what just about every muscle twitch your horse makes means. We can tell you what treats, and what bit they prefer- sweet iron, stainless, or copper? Latex wrapped or no? Correction, smooth, or something with bite? Butterscotch, licorice, or apple?

Now, it isn't our horse. So, if you don't want to follow our advice you don't have to. BUT, you just spent a lot of hard earned money on our training, which includes our advice. So, if you want to just waste that money.. well, it is your money. Just do us a favor (okay, especially, me, Dawn) and let us know ahead of time, so we don't go wasting precious oxygen. Our atmosphere is polluted enough. Or, better yet, you could just hand us a check and leave your horse at home- save us all a bunch of work.

And no, before anyone goes blasting us, or taking this right to heart- it was NOT directed at anyone in particular. Just being "peevish" again. It's no more than a very long standing pet peeve that has an aggravating ability to flare up. Sorta like hemorroids.

A Work in Progress

I thought it might interest some to watch as one of our training horses progresses through our program. Some background: This is a 3YO Paint mare. She's in for a little more training. She'd been ridden, and even shown some in walk/trot. She's come off of board at farm north of us. You can see from the picture her condition. She's a bit underweight, and QUITE dirty- just generally poor looking. The first order of business is just to put weight on her, get her settled in, and clean enough to start working. After that, we'll run her through a quick refesher course- just to see what she knows and what she's forgotten. She's a little A D D, but a regular work program should help that. We shall see, and keep you posted.