HOLD UP! WHAAAAAT?

Okay, so I have stumbled upon the single most SPECTACULAR tip in the world of horse showing. it all has to do with this,

Yes, you read me right, JOHNSON'S BABY POWDER.
"But how can this be?" you ask. Well, sit your tiny tushy down, and let me tell y'all about that baby powder.
       You see, as I was merrily scrolling along on Pinterest the other day, (yes, I'm on THERE too,) I came across a little tip, BABY POWDER UNTANGLES THE WORST KNOTS IN MANES. So, naturally an unbeliever, i decided to test this out for myself. And let me tell you, I'm a believer now. So, if you don't believe me, go try it out. And, then when it actually works, you can attempt to thank me. I need a new trailer, and a truck to go with it. You can start there.

No hour of Life spent in the saddle is wasted......

Now, if I can just convince DAD of that, well, my life might actually count for something. I DID however manage to coax him into riding Annie, and I have to say, I think it went well. See for yourself.

She was SO good to him! Normally she is pretty prancy (is that a word? Eh, never mind it is now.)  with me, but she knew exactly how much dad could handle and only went that far. Dad was a little apprehensive, as Annie is a good two and half to three hands higher than any of the other horses at grandpa's (She is about 17'2) AND he was riding in my too small English tack, which he isn't used to. But, of COURSE, my Gixie was SAINT.

 

That pretty much wraps up this post, but I have a few more I want to get out tonight. Most of them are already written, but we might add a few more. :)

Gone riding, be back whenever.........

Well, we FINALLY got a little saddle time today. It's been snowing and cold for WEEKS. I didn't realize we are so close to Arendelle. Oh well. The sky is sunny, and the breeze balmy! (well, sort of. At least we weren't freezing our bums off!) Here are the pictures! (Since we ALL know, no body reads a blog unless there are tips or pictures....or both. Both is good, we'll go with both.)

Me and Annie. Not the best picture ever taken, but we'll take it :P

And, colleen and star!!! They work so well together!

That's it for now, will post something interesting later.

Randomness!

So, I don't have an arena to ride in. Not new, I'm sure there are PLENTY of other riders who have to ride in fields/ on roads etc. BUT, can we talk MANNERS, please? I mea really? Do you HAVE to zip past my very skittish horse at say, 30 mph? And, would it please thy high-and-mightiness to GET OVER????? Kill your SPEED, not my STEED!
Okay, rant over. For now. Now, lets talk tack. I went tack shopping a few days ago, (as mentioned in a previous post) and got to use Annie's new bridle yesterday!! She looks SO cute!

   AHHHHH!!!! so Cute! So, anyway, I'm done for now. I have a few tips coming up, but I need to organize them first. Se you later! And,  Go hug your horse!

Merry Christmas and Happy new Year!

Happy New Years guys!! I know, there is like two people reading this, but oh well. Keeping up appearances and such, New years was great for us! How bout you? Well, anyway. Not to much happened over Christmas either. Although, I DID drag my big bro Ry Ry to the tack store so I could buy myself some Christmas presents. (and by me, I of course, mean Annie and Star. Got a new bridle for Annie, (wah WAHHH!?) and, ummm, new spurs for me. (My trainer gets mad when I wear my western spurs with English clothing.) and...OOH, a lasso! Been needin' one. Also took a cute oicture. Sorta. Here it is.

Kinda cute, huh? Annie also got a new purple rope halter! (purple and silver are her tack colors.)
gotta go, will post again in a day or so!

The rest of the Equine Family!

Let's start today with a reminder that you should go hug your pony today. Really, it's awesome. So, go do that, right after you read this.
Well, you already met Annie, (obviously) so, now I guess I will introduce the rest of the Equine Family.
Star is my OTHER baby. In fact, she might as well be mine. It's final. Star is mine. Mine, mine, mine, ALL mine. I guess you probably want to see her, don't you.......well, to bad. Haha, just kidding, I promise. Here she is.

The picture isn't that great, but if you will look closely, you can see that the reins are NOT attached to the bridle. We were working on our bridleless riding. Shortly after this picture was taken (15 minutes I believe) I went and took the bridle off completely! She was so good!


Star is really my horse. She's my baby. She is also the only other horse I really work with at grandpas...maybe I will post some on the other horses, but only if something interesting happens with one.
                And remember, go hug your horse!

Meet My Annie!

So, if you look to my mom's blog, you will notice a short post on my getting my first horse. Well, let us delve into the rich background of this, shall we?
  Like I said, I was stricken with 'Equine Eccentricity at quite the tender age. This is, of course, followed by begging and pleading for TIME with horses, getting lessons, riding in general, and...the point of no return, wanting my OWN horse. I used to have very heated arguments with my dear papa about how the chimney needed to be bigger so Santa could fit my pony in it this year. Alas, it never happened. Thanks Santa. Well, this year, for my 15th birthday my parents allowed me to pick out my own gift. So, naturally I chose a horse. Annie, to be exact. Now, I will go into my Annie-Bananie's History.
   If her registration papers are correct, her racing name was Can Affirm. (yuck, right?) She was started under saddle at a year old, and raced at 18 months. By the time she was three she had raced twenty times. In the last five races, she never finished.
  She was then sold as brood mare. She stayed there for a bit, then she vanished. poof. She resurfaced several years later on a meat truck, bound for the slaughterhouse. She was severely emaciated, and had a gash on her face that was several inches long, and so deep, you could see her bones. I am told that she was lucky to live.
   She was rehabilitated, and went to another farm Maefield, to improve their Caspian Sport horse lines, but alas, she was soon found to be infertile. She was bounced to a few different homes until she ended up at my trainer's mom's house. She remained there until her pasture mate died. Her owner could no longer afford her upkeep, and so, she was given to me. She was pitifully thin when she arrived, as you can see in the next few pictures.

Please note, that in these pictures, I was NOT RIDING HER! I was checking saddle fit, and girth length, and the saddle was also for reference.

 

 

Over the next six months I have poured all my heart and soul (and money. Lot's and lot's of money) into getting her healthy again. She is my baby, and Lord help you if you touch her in anything other than a gentle manner, because I will kill you and make it look like a horrific accident. Just kidding! (but really, don't touch my horse) Annie excels at napping, eating (always eating) and being a goof. She will frequently fall asleep with her head on your shoulder if you allow it. She also likes to go for walks. she is like a puppy in that regard. It's actually kind of funny. Six months of Love and copious amounts of food, and today, she looks SO much better! Here are some pictures from a few weeks ago!

So, yeah, there they are!! Sorry about the one that's sideways, I can't seem to fix it. I LOVE how Annie gives you hugs. Which reminds me, have you hugged your horse today?