I thought this week was endless. Some good things but just alot for one week. Sequoia finally left today. The other deal fell through at the last minute but he went today to 2 young girls who are so excited they can hardly stand it. He walked right into the trailer without a look goodbye. It was hard to hug and kiss him goodbye. He has been a great pony for us. He will love the little girls. She e mailed me earlier this evening that they arrived home just fine and he already had purple ribbons in his mane.
Kiyanna is doing well and our daughter is doing well. I can take a deep breath now and relax.
It is raining here and has been all afternoon and this evening. I am not a fan of rain but maybe it will help this snow to leave. We will be full of mud and water but the grass won't start to grow until the snow is gone. And the sooner the grass grows, the sooner the horses and cows will have pasture to eat and mosy around in.
Our Inland Empire Mustang Horse Club meets this next Thursday at Perkins at Argonne and Mission in the Spokane Valley. We will be talking alot about Mustang Days which is the last weekend of June at Valley Mission Arena at Mission and Bowdish. Saturday will be Come Meet our Mustangs. There will be mustangs to meet, pet, owners to talk to, some forsale and some for adoption. On Sunday there will be an Open Schooling Show. There will be open classes as well as mustang only classes. There will be awards for each class and then for the High Point Mustang and the High Point Open horse there will be engraved silver Belt Buckles. There will be no charge to come watch and please pray for a nice weekend. Last year it poured rain, not just rain, it poured.
Hope your week is filled with joy and love.
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Saturday
Christyn went home from the hospital this afternoon. I think it was a little soon but guess that is the way it is now days. We went in to see her this morning and she was having trouble managing her pain without the little button to push. She would not take Oxycontin so I hope that being in her own bed resting will help.
It was sunny and beautiful today. I should have gone and rode my horse but had things to do inside. If its decent tomorrow I might. Do have some things we need to do tomorrow after church but I am hoping.
We will be leaving pretty soon for our Back Country Horsemen meeting in Hayden, Idaho. I hope I don't fall asleep. I want to have some of them put up posters that I have about the Albany Horse Fair in March. It will have and Extreme Mustang Makeover that I want to see badly and the Extreme Trail Race with Craig Cameron. Am looking foreward to see that too. I think Kathy Spring is going with me. It will be alot of fun. We have our motel reservations and I have accepted the fact that I have to drive in the greater Portland traffic. I don't like the thought of that but it can't be worse than Seattle and I drive thru there with no problem.
The following weekend in March we (Bob and I) will be in Lewiston at the fairgrounds at the Outdoor Show. Our back country group has a part in it. We have gone every year for 3 years I think. Do you live any place close to the fairgrounds Barbara?
It was fun to look out today and see all our horses either laying down basking in the sun or standing with their heads down enjoying it. The cows layed down and chewed their cud and Baxter and Clyde did that too.
Have a good evening.
It was sunny and beautiful today. I should have gone and rode my horse but had things to do inside. If its decent tomorrow I might. Do have some things we need to do tomorrow after church but I am hoping.
We will be leaving pretty soon for our Back Country Horsemen meeting in Hayden, Idaho. I hope I don't fall asleep. I want to have some of them put up posters that I have about the Albany Horse Fair in March. It will have and Extreme Mustang Makeover that I want to see badly and the Extreme Trail Race with Craig Cameron. Am looking foreward to see that too. I think Kathy Spring is going with me. It will be alot of fun. We have our motel reservations and I have accepted the fact that I have to drive in the greater Portland traffic. I don't like the thought of that but it can't be worse than Seattle and I drive thru there with no problem.
The following weekend in March we (Bob and I) will be in Lewiston at the fairgrounds at the Outdoor Show. Our back country group has a part in it. We have gone every year for 3 years I think. Do you live any place close to the fairgrounds Barbara?
It was fun to look out today and see all our horses either laying down basking in the sun or standing with their heads down enjoying it. The cows layed down and chewed their cud and Baxter and Clyde did that too.
Have a good evening.
Friday, February 20, 2009
Friday, February 20th.
Let me introduce you to Kiyanna Mae who was born at 7:15 AM this morning. She was about 5 hrs. old in the picture. She is our 5th. great grandbaby and the 3rd. girl in a row. It quite funny because the majority of our grandchildren are boys and they are producing girls. The oldes girl grand child has the boys. Any way she is precious. And her daddy when he called me this morning told me she was the most gorgeous, beautiful baby he had ever seen. Of course. Blessings to Robby, Tabby and Kiyanna. Our daughter had her surgery yesterday. She is doing well. She was up sitting in a chair when I got there this morning but was glad to go back to bed and immediately fell asleep. She will probably go home on Sunday. I was so proud of her and how she has handled it all.
Nothing much with the horses. I was glad to go out and see them this evening. I am not sure they missed me but I missed them.
Not much else happening. That was quite enough for two days. It would be nice if they were both in the same hospital but of course not, clear across town from one another. I am tired and it is going to be an early night.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Wednesday
Rusty is a funny horse. Wish I had a battery for my cam corder. I finally had to go and separate her from the boys. Those poor young steers were kept moving at a trot. Baxter and Clyde were getting really tired. They had finished their breakfast but she gobbled up their scraps and then the race was on from one pen to the next. I went down and shut both gates so both could get some rest.
I called the Davenport vet who had given them their shots ect before we brought them home said 30 days isolation was best so we put up a pen and put a round pen feeder in it so we can just feed them a round bale and it will last a couple of weeks anyway. And they will have some peace and quiet. The round pen is a poopy wet slick muddy mess. I am not sure we will let Rusty go back out there until we get in there with a tractor and clean it up. Wish we could afford a couple loads of fine gravel and then sand in there. Maybe I will check on the cost. It is gross. Of course so is Rusty's pen. She needs out of there too. We will have to look around and figure out a place to move her too.
I probably won't be around tomorrow. Our youngest daughter is having surgery first thing in the AM and will probably be at the hospital all day and maybe spend the night with her. Why do they always schedule things like that at 0 dark thirty in the AM. We will need to be at Sacred Heart by 6 AM to be there when she goes in. It is extensive but not life threatening. Just pray for her please.
See you soon.
I called the Davenport vet who had given them their shots ect before we brought them home said 30 days isolation was best so we put up a pen and put a round pen feeder in it so we can just feed them a round bale and it will last a couple of weeks anyway. And they will have some peace and quiet. The round pen is a poopy wet slick muddy mess. I am not sure we will let Rusty go back out there until we get in there with a tractor and clean it up. Wish we could afford a couple loads of fine gravel and then sand in there. Maybe I will check on the cost. It is gross. Of course so is Rusty's pen. She needs out of there too. We will have to look around and figure out a place to move her too.
I probably won't be around tomorrow. Our youngest daughter is having surgery first thing in the AM and will probably be at the hospital all day and maybe spend the night with her. Why do they always schedule things like that at 0 dark thirty in the AM. We will need to be at Sacred Heart by 6 AM to be there when she goes in. It is extensive but not life threatening. Just pray for her please.
See you soon.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Tuesday
Whew, most all afternoon I sat here by my computer while Jim worked on it. He got alot straightened out and then took the side off. He checked out the memory boards. When he put them back in it would not work. He took one out and it worked fine. I don't have but about half the memory but he has a couple at home that he will sell me. He said the guy who built the computer for me did not give me enough memory. So he will double what I have had and he says it will be like a new computer. Wahoooooooooooooooooooooo. Thank you, thank you, thank you Jim Spring.
Sat here in the house looking out one of my bedroom windows and cracked up. We have Rusty's pen connected to the round pen by an alley way made from panels. We put Baxter and Clyde in the round pen last night and today when I went and put the horses out I opened the gates so they could get aquainted. Well Little Miss Cow Pony (Rusty) moved the steers all the rest of the days from the round pen to her pen and back again and then back again. When I went to feed this evening, I fed Rusty and then shut her gate and fed them and closed their gate. They need to relax and be able to eat, all three of them. It was funny to watch. Maybe tomorrow she will let them be. We will keep them in isolation away from the other cows for about a week.
I checked on the Wagonteamster blog site today and Bob is off the ventilator but not able to communicate yet. They have not told him about his 2 horses that were killed.
It is getting really awful outside. The snow melts and then the ground is frozen and the water has no place to go. Then it freezes at night. I want to see ground.
Sat here in the house looking out one of my bedroom windows and cracked up. We have Rusty's pen connected to the round pen by an alley way made from panels. We put Baxter and Clyde in the round pen last night and today when I went and put the horses out I opened the gates so they could get aquainted. Well Little Miss Cow Pony (Rusty) moved the steers all the rest of the days from the round pen to her pen and back again and then back again. When I went to feed this evening, I fed Rusty and then shut her gate and fed them and closed their gate. They need to relax and be able to eat, all three of them. It was funny to watch. Maybe tomorrow she will let them be. We will keep them in isolation away from the other cows for about a week.
I checked on the Wagonteamster blog site today and Bob is off the ventilator but not able to communicate yet. They have not told him about his 2 horses that were killed.
It is getting really awful outside. The snow melts and then the ground is frozen and the water has no place to go. Then it freezes at night. I want to see ground.
Monday, February 16, 2009
Monday
A good day with some sunshine. We went to the cattle auction in Davenport today. Bob got a couple of good buys and we now have a couple of new steers that will be ready for freezer camp this fall. Baxter and Clyde are nice boys. Don't know how old they are but weigh about 500 apiece.
I spelled the mans name wrong who was in the accident and he started in New Hampshire. I think I said Vermont. Well, my heart was in the right place. I still am sick at heart about him and the loss of his 2 horses Deedee and Dolly. Both were white percherons. Bob's dog survived too and is being cared for by someone there. He is in the hospital in Meridian, Mississippi.
Tomorrow my friend Jim is going to come and work on my computer. It is being weird. This evening it is working. Earlier it was awful. I know I need to put it in the shop but my budget won't allow that. Actually I would like a new one but that farther down my budget than putting it into the shop.
Our horses are just fine. Katie and her dad came out and rode for an hour or so this afternoon. Pepper tolerates Doug. He knows less than nothing about riding but he pokes around on Pepper and he just tolerates it.
Take care everyone, check out Sernity Gate blog, and see you tomorrow.
I spelled the mans name wrong who was in the accident and he started in New Hampshire. I think I said Vermont. Well, my heart was in the right place. I still am sick at heart about him and the loss of his 2 horses Deedee and Dolly. Both were white percherons. Bob's dog survived too and is being cared for by someone there. He is in the hospital in Meridian, Mississippi.
Tomorrow my friend Jim is going to come and work on my computer. It is being weird. This evening it is working. Earlier it was awful. I know I need to put it in the shop but my budget won't allow that. Actually I would like a new one but that farther down my budget than putting it into the shop.
Our horses are just fine. Katie and her dad came out and rode for an hour or so this afternoon. Pepper tolerates Doug. He knows less than nothing about riding but he pokes around on Pepper and he just tolerates it.
Take care everyone, check out Sernity Gate blog, and see you tomorrow.
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Sunday in the snow
No pictures again - Sorry
Yesterday we had a nice Valentines Day. We did not plan to go out or do much. Until our grandson Joel, his wife Heather and their "Princess" Lilliana came out and wanted us to go to dinner with them. It was much fun. Lily is 21 months and a character. We went to the casino for dinner. Her favorite things were the m & m's from the ice cream bar and the lemon slice out of her mothers ice tea. Oh well, she sat still for the most part and let us eat and enjoy the time with our grandkids.
I got all of our horses dewormed yesterday. I even did Pepper. I snubbed his rope up and dared him to do anything bad. He didn't. That was the easiest time ever. Dixie who has always been easy was the naughtiest. Liberty that a year and a half ago had not been touched in her 8/9 years and now leads and is very gentle. She will get ridden this summer. She led right up and let me put the tube in her mouth and squirt it in. then I gave her a treat. Yuma decided he would not get caught, he can run pretty fast and do acrobats in the air to keep from getting caught. We got him into the shed and I got a death grip around his neck and Bob got the halter on him. He had drug me about 25'. With my heels dug in. He didn't try to hurt me just did not want caught. We left him tied for a while. He just stood there and pouted.
Today I had a Northeast Zone Horseshow Division meeting. We have one a year. Quite a lengthy meeting but we did get a zone award for Mustangs passed. The state did it in November and now the zone has it. So anyone who would like to show their mustang in any classes and you sign up for points (after joining WSH) You will be able to try for awards. I don't know whether it will be a trophy or what. It will need to be something that can be passed down for years. There will not be Mustang classes but everything you show in will count.
Keep on your calendars our 2nd. annual Mustang Days. It will be at Valley Mission arena on June 27/28. Saturday will be MEET THE MUSTANGS. We will be there with our mustangs and people can pet them, ask questions, take pictures or whatever. On Sunday will be an open schooling show with Mustang classes, Showmanship, Halter, Western, English and Trail both In Hand and riding. Classes will be 5.00 or all day for 35.00. Stalls will be 5.00 per night. We want it to be fun.
I had a bit of rather upsetting news today. I read my cousin Joy's blog and read about the man - Bob Skelstadt (I think thats his last name) who was driving a 4 horse hitch pulling his house behind him. It was a well outfitted RV on wheels. I have been reading his blog every few days since last August following his adventures from Vermont to Mississippi. He was driving his horses down a highway this past week and a semi rear ended his RV, killing 2 of his percherons instantly, totalling his "house" and he is in a hospital in critical condition. His blog was Wagonteamster. I just looked today earlier and clicked on "Where's Bob" and there was no entry so just figured he had not logged on. I am sick to my stomach over that. There was no shoulder on the road and he had slow symbols all over the rear of the wagon. Remember him in your prayers please. I don't know him, only from the blog and thinking what a wonderful thing to do. He said he didn't know where he was going or how long it would take. Feel so bad.
Bless you all.
Yesterday we had a nice Valentines Day. We did not plan to go out or do much. Until our grandson Joel, his wife Heather and their "Princess" Lilliana came out and wanted us to go to dinner with them. It was much fun. Lily is 21 months and a character. We went to the casino for dinner. Her favorite things were the m & m's from the ice cream bar and the lemon slice out of her mothers ice tea. Oh well, she sat still for the most part and let us eat and enjoy the time with our grandkids.
I got all of our horses dewormed yesterday. I even did Pepper. I snubbed his rope up and dared him to do anything bad. He didn't. That was the easiest time ever. Dixie who has always been easy was the naughtiest. Liberty that a year and a half ago had not been touched in her 8/9 years and now leads and is very gentle. She will get ridden this summer. She led right up and let me put the tube in her mouth and squirt it in. then I gave her a treat. Yuma decided he would not get caught, he can run pretty fast and do acrobats in the air to keep from getting caught. We got him into the shed and I got a death grip around his neck and Bob got the halter on him. He had drug me about 25'. With my heels dug in. He didn't try to hurt me just did not want caught. We left him tied for a while. He just stood there and pouted.
Today I had a Northeast Zone Horseshow Division meeting. We have one a year. Quite a lengthy meeting but we did get a zone award for Mustangs passed. The state did it in November and now the zone has it. So anyone who would like to show their mustang in any classes and you sign up for points (after joining WSH) You will be able to try for awards. I don't know whether it will be a trophy or what. It will need to be something that can be passed down for years. There will not be Mustang classes but everything you show in will count.
Keep on your calendars our 2nd. annual Mustang Days. It will be at Valley Mission arena on June 27/28. Saturday will be MEET THE MUSTANGS. We will be there with our mustangs and people can pet them, ask questions, take pictures or whatever. On Sunday will be an open schooling show with Mustang classes, Showmanship, Halter, Western, English and Trail both In Hand and riding. Classes will be 5.00 or all day for 35.00. Stalls will be 5.00 per night. We want it to be fun.
I had a bit of rather upsetting news today. I read my cousin Joy's blog and read about the man - Bob Skelstadt (I think thats his last name) who was driving a 4 horse hitch pulling his house behind him. It was a well outfitted RV on wheels. I have been reading his blog every few days since last August following his adventures from Vermont to Mississippi. He was driving his horses down a highway this past week and a semi rear ended his RV, killing 2 of his percherons instantly, totalling his "house" and he is in a hospital in critical condition. His blog was Wagonteamster. I just looked today earlier and clicked on "Where's Bob" and there was no entry so just figured he had not logged on. I am sick to my stomach over that. There was no shoulder on the road and he had slow symbols all over the rear of the wagon. Remember him in your prayers please. I don't know him, only from the blog and thinking what a wonderful thing to do. He said he didn't know where he was going or how long it would take. Feel so bad.
Bless you all.
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