Savvy

March 23, 2012Posted inMiscellaneous
Savvy means talent, mastery, skill, knack, understanding, clever, quick, etc.  You learn  "Savvy" when you are student with Tony and Jennifer Vaught.  http://forthehorse.org Savvy is a lifelong pursuit. Savvy is your horse journey. OnLine- Handler plays with horse on various lengths of line from 12' to 45' and teaches them extraoridinary maneuvers.  The Spanish Riding School believes that true respect and teaching begins on the ground. This is where extraordinary results begin. At Liberty - The line is removed and horses and humans relate with no strings attached.  Students learn…

Do I Look Over 60!

March 10, 2012Posted inMiscellaneous, Missouri Fox Trotter
Finally the stars aligned in the sky and I was able to ride with a friend at Holden Lake Park.  Turns out, it's easy to find, pretty flat and beautiful.  It's only fifteen miles from where I live. Velvet and I had arrived earlier and were saddled and ready to go.  My friend pulled up and was busy getting her horse ready to ride.  Velvet was ready to ride and I was standing beside the little gravel road in the park. A car pulls up and stops beside me.  A…

Whoa, Darn it, Whoa

February 15, 2012Posted inMiscellaneous
Not every horse has the same understanding of Whoa that I do.  I tell my horse to Whoa by leaning back in the saddle just a hair's with, I let all my energy out, I put my legs a little forward.  If my horse doesn't stop, I lift up one rein.  That's what I would like to think that I do.  In reality, I do all of the above, but my hands sneak up and pull with both reins back...just a little.  Your hands work independently of what your outward brain…

Cooking with Master Chef Journey One

November 1, 2011Posted inMiscellaneous
My idea is to visit the big WalMart store on my way home from work.  Turns out, it's not a good idea.  It's the busiest store in country right before dinner. Everyone from Raytown is there. Have you ever been to a huge WalMart and looked at their food.  It's amazing.  This store is way way different than the itty bitty Harrisonville WalMart.This store could feed two divisions of army guys without running out of anything. There are more food in the fridge and freezer than I can comprehend...plus pizza.…

Just Every Day Chat

October 28, 2011Posted inMiscellaneous
About Sage:  The lab report came back about Sage. She has mild staph infection inside where the egg meets the sperm. We're about a week or so past when she was to come into heat  (ovulation).  Tomorrow morning the vet is going to give her a shot which will cause her to come into heat. Then we will treat her with medicine to cure the staph infection.  Her next regular heat (three weeks from now) is when we will try the real deal and let her have her way with…