2011 World Celebration Versatility Blog

This is the 2011 blog from the World Missouri Fox Trotter Celebration.  I posted the stories as I lived them when I could.  They will go away soon this year tom ake way for the 2012 blog.  I want to keep them forever.  I am honored to have been "the versatility blogger" two years in a row! Reflections and Stories September 14th, 2011 | Nova has improved quite a bit over last year. This year I caught on to the need for slow and steady, quiet hands, the head position…

Hot Time at For the Horse Ranch

We had a hot time at For the Horse Ranch this past weekend! It was hot fun. We had hot horses and hot people. All these things were true, it was hot in temperature. We started Friday and Saturday at 8:00am; paused at 12:00am; and resumed our great time at 5:30pm till dark thirty. Jenny calls this our summer schedule. On Sunday, we started early, but went straight thru the day until about 4:30. We did have collapse time out for shade tree picnic table pizza from our favorite eating…

Summer Definition

Summer is when I first realize that the great horse show is coming in September and I really need to practice stuff. Summer is when it's hot and humid. Summer is when I don't want to ride after work in the 100+ temperature. Summer is when I'm glad to be an "office worker". Summer is when I realize that I should have been practicing for the horse show during the spring.  What was I thinking! Summer happens every year.  I remember. Going riding all three days of this weekend, even…

On the Cusp

I told you Lucky Star was moving to left brain extrovert!  Actually, it was Jenny that told me and I passed it along to Lucky Star's fan club. I took the Horse and Human "ality" match test early this week after listening to Dr. Patrick Handley's lecture about personalities last Saturday.  I really wanted to find out who was living in my body, and thought it would be fun to see where Lucky Star appears on the chart. Lucky Star is still in the left brain introvert quadrant, but he's…

Barrels Growing Sweet Feed

Lucky Star and I came roaring into Pine Dell Farm at our customary 3 mph jet speed.  We were late for the Wed nite lesson.  The horses and riders were coming from the great outdoor playground to the arena.  We pulled in and Karen said that Lucky and I might want to warm up in the playground. We did warm up.  Yesterday's Rocket-Man was gone and the obediant Lucky Star took the spotlight.  Lucky Star is not fully obediant yet, but he was good, darned good. We strolled down, got…

Lucky Star-Arena Rocket?

Lucky Star, the non-moving horse, peeled another layer off his personality today.   Let's laugh at the original concept of the horse that won't move. Lucky Star knows his good Arabian friend, aMuir, is at Pine Dell. Lucky Star pulled into Pine Dell in his trailer.  AMuir must remember our trailer. Lucky Star was in the beginning stage of our ride, when we heard a nicker from the pasture horses. I suspect it was aMuir. AMuir lived at our house for a while and he and Lucky became best of friends geldings.  Lucky…