Wild West Bound

Phew, it’s been a good if hectic start to the month! Here’s some catching up on the last few weeks:

more Sheza work after she flattened me

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we got chickens! 10 lovely home hatched bantams. Thanks Ponyhill!

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grand dame Georgia is hanging in there, her weenie pups love her

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we’ve had some wild weather..rain and HEAT and rainbows

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Rory is bigger than ever..

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since this photo I separated the orange (Apache) and the banana (Spark)

to redistribute some weight…

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 and Spark is looking good! A solid hot 10 miles last Friday

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good boy! 

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my matchy power is on the rise again..he’s got 4 red Renegades too!

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That about brings us to up to date, now prepping to leave for Wild Wild West ride this Thursday a.m.  This will be my second year tucking into the cozy quarters of Wild West ride camp, and I am very much looking forward to it. It’s the maiden voyage for my new-to-me ’90s Morgan built 2 horse gooseneck and I’ve spent a little time this week, amongst trim and boot appointments, mom visiting, and my husband being abroad on a very exciting business trip–dialing the trailer in.

tack box for storage/step/seat in one!                                                                  stove & kitchen

                                                                                                                                                buckets/hoof boots  

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looking down from bed (before I added tote/chair)

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cozy quarters!

Lots of battery operated fans on board for this weekend

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The husband flies in tomorrow and I leave for the ride Thursday am! Happy travels and trails and stay hydrated everyone!

Potters Ravine A GoGo

I plinked out my last herd Riding Photo Roll just in time to take a whole bunch of pictures yesterday on a fabulous 19 mile training ride at Potter’s Ravine side Lake Oroville trails with Melinda and boot client/buddy Cindy.   If you’re like me and have dismissed the Potter Ravine side trails for years because of the paid parking thing–you’re missing out! Cindy kindly got our parking for us yesterday but seriously, after the awesome sustained trotting areas and ground we covered, I’d certainly say it’s worth $6 once in a while.

It’s a bay party

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perky Sparky leads the way

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such fun even the mare is grinning

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some great long trotting stretches, shade, a breeze!

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a bit higher up now

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primitive horse camp I never knew about, trail access only–but there’s corrals, bbq pits, bathrooms, etc! 

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dignified blogger portrait, still laughing over this one

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are we there yet? almost

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looking good around 18 miles

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  Sparky moved and drank well, ate his carrot bites religiously, and was quite unphased back at the trailer. I’ve already had to remove some of the shimming from the Specialized to accommodate his growing muscles. He’s an interesting mover, feels a bit of a hot mess on his own, body parts in all directions feels like sometimes, but when gathered up and pointed straight it’s a nice ride.We’ve had about 5 good rides together and I look forward to his continuing progress. 11329765_860627019666_8182792751263114536_n

In the meantime, might as well send in an entry to Wild Wild West!