Epic Battle at the Car Wash (I lost)

October 26, 2018Posted inMiscellaneous
Early this past year in Facebook I posted about my car wash grand experience with free vacuum and an amazing machine that cleans the floor dry mats. This story is not a grand experience. Lord help me.  I screamed at a worker to forgive my sins. I might have floor mat dust lung disease with no Black Lung-like federal program to help me. Dear God, I have a German Shepard who loves to swim in a stinkin’ pond. I live on a gravel road. I think cleaning my car is…

Fancy is Perfect for Me. Rides #10 and #11

October 9, 2018Posted inFancy
Last week I got comfortable riding Fancy in Tony and Jenny Vaught’s clinic for rides #7 and #8. Near the end of each day, we cantered part of the bow tie pattern. The second day, Tony had to show me how to apply a more forceful pressure as Fancy resisted my light pressure-ask. Taking on a filly with strong opinions is like learning to walk again. That was last week. This week was a clinic with Dr. Mike Guerni. I was able to ride in a short Intro to Canter…

Pink MOG Hat Journey -Part 1

August 5, 2018Posted inWedding
Pink was the favorite color of the Grandmother of the Groom. She loved pink. The Daughter of the Grandmother of the Groom never ever liked pink. Never. Never Ever. Pink Frilly-girly is not a color that a certain red-haired cowgirl of the 50’s, 60’s, 90’s nor 2000’s like. Here is the grandmother of the groom’s wedding ring gift to his fiancé. The ring has assumed a new life of happiness. The ring was never tested to see if it would fit the happy and surprised fiancé. The ring fit! And…

Powder and I Epic Spring Show Adventure -9

June 28, 2018Posted inMissouri Fox Trotter, Powder
Yes, the shower stories are finally at hand! For waiting all this time, you get two shower stories! The Saturday night performance championship horse show started. I have a job. At the end of every class, I help Marty Maynard get the best picture of each champion and reserve champion horse. My job is to get the horse to put their ears forward. A horse looks fabulous when the ears are perked forward. I am the “Ear Perker”. I failed only once, a new record. The evening weather was fabulous.…

Powder and I Epic Spring Horse Show Adventure -8

June 27, 2018Posted inMissouri Fox Trotter, Powder
The Stake Race was next. I knew the pattern. It is easy-peasy. I was just too darn smart to look at the posted pattern or chat with anyone about it. I know that easy “piffle” pattern...half of a figure eight is all it is. It is so simple that it is difficult. Yep, I turned my nose up a little. I felt “snooty” inside. snort You might feel a little confused when you look at the pattern. It is confusing because you can enter the pattern either to left or…

Powder and I Spring Show Epic Adventure -6

June 26, 2018Posted inMissouri Fox Trotter, Powder
Are you ready for the shower story yet! Sorry, it is still a far place away. There is a lot that happens in these few days at a horse show, including heat, humidity, exhaustion and sweat It is now time for our volunteers to set up the reining pattern! My favorite event! I live for reining.  If I were 16 years old, I might turn into a full-on reining competitor. Thank goodness I never heard of reining until my second childhood! Powder is an experienced show horse. She has competed…