JR’s Journal – The Introduction

November 15, 1999Posted inJR
In June 1999, I bought Jim’s Last Request (JR) when he was 3 days old. I saw him fox trot at that young age.  JR and I are meant to be a pair...our hair matches.   JR is a strawberry roan sabino.   He has a red dorsal stripe, four white legs, a huge blaze, flaxen mane and tail.   His tail has a red strip down the center.   Flashy and chrome are words invented for this colt. JR's sire is Jack's Sensation, owned by a legendary horseman who is now deceased,…

1999 World Celebration with Sage and Velvet

September 4, 1999Posted inMissouri Fox Trotter, Sage, Velvet
1999 World Celebration with Sage and Velvet There's Someone Sleeping in my Bed and It's Not Goldilocks! I missed the first Saturday trial ride. By the time I got through dismantling my house and barn, packing for two horses  and sticking all that stuff into my horse trailer, I arrived at the grounds on Saturday afternoon. I had preregistered for two temporary stalls.  I drove up to barn 2, stall 15 and tried to back my trailer smartly; and then raggedly; and then not at all-- into the space in…

Sage – Cow Pony Part III

November 16, 1998Posted inSage
11/16/98Sunday morning was "COW EVENT" time. We formed into groups of three. There was a three-sided pen set up in the middle of the 30 acres. Our goal was to get our cow into the pen. My team was made up of a high level PNH certified instructor, who was experienced with cows, and a 13 year old girl. We managed to work together well. The teenager was too much in a hurry. I was too laid back, and the PNH instructor was perfect. We were able to talk together…

Sage becomes a Cow Pony – Part II

November 15, 1998Posted inSage
11/15/98 Working with real cows was much better. The real cow didn’t yell at us about forgetting our back and hindquarter turn when we got excited about keeping up with the cow. Our first task was to follow the same cow around for about 15 minutes to give the horse an idea that we were focused on that cow. "What fun! Sage thought, Let’s play with cows every day." (Although she enjoyed her time in following one cow, she didn’t catch on to the idea that it was her cow).…

Sage Becomes a Cow Pony! (Part I)

November 14, 1998Posted inSage
11/14/98  Cow Clinic was out on 60 acres of landed divided into three pastures.  A herd of unlucky cows were minding their own business when 22 riders showed up. It was the best clinic that I’ve ever seen or participated. It was 3 days of constant challenge. The 1st two days, we played games and were given tasks to increase those skills needed for working with cows. We played ground games with our horses to get them to get better at backing up and loading the hindquarters so we could…

One Minute from trailride to Underwater

November 5, 1998Posted inVelvet
Back in the early years of Velvet and I is the memory of the back property trail ride.  Oh my goodness My new best friend, Lanie, brought her horse, Sparkles, and her husband, Tim, over to the house. Husbands went to the shop. Horsewomen got on their horses. We were exploring my 20 acres of forest, creek, glen and glade and then we explored the neighbors acres.   Oh what a marvelous time were Lanie and I having on our horses, Sparkles and Velvet. We came upon Big Creek running thru north/south thru the property. …