http://www.everytrail.com/view_trip.php?trip_id=1923972 Shots rang out very near our two horses on the trail.  It sounded like heavy artillery. Hope and I were riding at James A Reed park today. Hope called the Park Ranger department to report that we were trapped in a real life shooting gallery. Park Ranger returned her call and was on the way to investigate. We decided to take the park road back to the parking area. I thought the road would be safer than the trail. Plus we might be able to see the shooter if…

Here's what happens during a Lucky Star training day at Pine Dell Farm: We go to the round pen and practice impulsion. We ride. We go home. Lucky gets out of the trailer, crosses his front legs and relieves himself! Every time!

Lucky Star and I are coming along great.  We've had some great rides in the arena after our months of exile ground work and liberty work. We generally ride in the arena about an hour. This coming up winter, dark and cold stuff going on.  I take him over to Pine Dell Farm and we have ground work, online and liberty and then we ride. Fine! Last weekend we had a two day Cow Clinic. The first morning during our non-cow simulation exercises, Tony was trying to get Lucky to…