Finally I have a decent saddle! My last western saddle was mostly dry-rotted. One of my friends had the luck of finding that out when the stirrup broke while she was riding. (that was not a fun day) So happily I now have a new saddle. Its not super fancy, but its comfy and all the leather is good. Hoping to get lots of trail riding out of this saddle!

Trail Ridn' the Rockies

Your mission (should you choose to accept it) is to conquer the Rocky Mountains on horseback. "epic music playing in the background"...
Okay okay it might not have been a week long trek into the wilderness, but (on a recent trip to Colorado) I did get to go on a trail ride up this mountain. The scenery was gorgeous and the horse a rode was a real sweetheart. I wanted to bring him home with me! Funny his name was Gnome.

 

 

And in other news... Henry the goat and Mya are getting along just fine. And we are enjoying the last bits of summer!                                                                                                                                      

 

Wanted to post this to show you just how far Mya health has come. I mean wow. Look at those dapples! The pic on the right was taken (I think) the end of May. And the one on the left the day I brought her home. I think its amazing just how far she has come.
In other news Mya now has a new friend. Meet Henry the 8th our new goat!

(better pictures to come soon)

 

And I bought a new western saddle. Super excited about it. The stirrups are short enough for younger kids to reach so I'll be able to have more kids over to ride. yay! I'll post a pic some time soon.

greetings from the mare

Mya wanted to say hi. :)

more mustangs :)

I am a big fan of the mustang breed. And hopefully I'd like to adopt one next summer. (not sure yet though) Most people don't realize how trainable and smart mustangs really are. There is a competition called The Extreme Mustang Makeover where you are given a mustang and 90 days to train it. Its amazing what these mustangs are able to do after that! Right now there is an online internet mustang adoption going on. They tend to do one every two or three months. I love looking through the gallery and seeing all the horses. Here's the link, https://www.blm.gov/adoptahorse/horse.php?horse_id=5944

^this is one of the mares I thought was adorable. Ok yes maybe not the best horse there but how can you resist that cute face?! :D 5 years old and 13.3 hands. Perfect.

stars

"Shoot for the Moon, because even if you miss you land among the Stars."
Wow I love that quote. And of course the pictures too!

video

Thought you might enjoy a video of Mya.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMtQEtHhRQU