New Weight Loss with Horses Plan!

December 7, 2010Posted inMiscellaneous
Ride after Work to Size 12 Here's what I came up with... The plan is that I come home from work in the dark, miserable weather.  I put a horse into the trailer and drive to Pine Dell stable and ride. I come home frozen, take care of the horses and eat a few bites on my way into the shower to unfreeze my body parts.  Try on a size 12 shirt.  Hit the bed and sleep for the next day to come. Repeat until size 12 shirt buttons. See how this…

Redhead Stretchy Rainwear-Pants

November 12, 2010Posted inMiscellaneous
Oh my goodness are these Redhead StretchyRain Pants amazing!  The fact that I own a pair now is all due to Hope. She was bragging about her wonderful rainpants that she bought at Wal-Mart.  She even wanted to go riding in the rain!  That's usually against our religion.  I thought I should get as techy as Hope, but instead of Wal-Mart, I went to Bass Pro Shop. Just so you know, I have dark blue stretchy rain paints.  If I had bought the cameo pants, no one could see my legs…

Shetlands, Large Pony and American Saddlebred

November 4, 2010Posted inMiscellaneous
Let's take a walk down memory lane. My life with equines started in 1952. In 1952 I asked my Daddy if I could have a pony. He acted very sad and told me that he couldn't afford to buy a pony. He cleverly told me to ask my grandfather...as a joke.. .never suspecting that his life was going to be a series of pony-hell from then on. "Yes" my grandfather said, "I'll buy you a pony. My mother found Cricket and she was in foal. Pony in foal with hand…

CONE_PORTANT

November 4, 2010Posted inMiscellaneous
Cones...those orange things that lay around the perimeter of most any arena. We think of them as arena cone-litter. People with horses have invented a lot of things to do with cones. We do cone-weaving, cone-circles, cone-sidepassing. Some horses even have perfected cone-squishing and don't forget cone-eating! In the versatility challenges, cones assume many a different role. Cones become cone-portant because they mark transition spots or patterns. In the last Pine Dell Natural Versatility Challenge, we had cones to mark the transition from walk to trot/center and another cone to…

SADDLE YOUR HORSE RULES!

November 2, 2010Posted inMiscellaneous
Sue the "How Do You Do" Horse. It took Sue nearly three years to not flinch when I saddled her. I'm not talking about a slight shudder, either. I'm talking about a 1" rolling oceanic tsumni flinch along her back. That's one inch of rolling fear. She was triple T terrified of the saddle. Sue must have been saddled by a grizzly bear.  Pat Parelli has taught us the safe way to saddle, bridle and mount horse. He does things to ensure our safety and end up so we can live our…

2010 Pine Dell Farm Versatility Challenge

October 30, 2010Posted inMiscellaneous
Pine Dell Farm 2010 Versatility Challenges Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion awards in the foreground donated by Pat Harris of No-Frills Embroidery left to right:  Karen Moulins, Pine Dell Farm owner and Challenge committee; Susan Engle, judge and Challenge committee; Belle;  Roger Emile, Grand Champion; Hope Robinson, challenge committe;  Jewel;  Patty Miller, Reserve Grand Champion I had a grand idea in 2009 and that was to have Versatility Challenges at Pine Dell Farm.  This is our second year and we added a High Point Championand Reserve Champion to the mix.…