Brian and I love this Saskatchewan horse event and this is our 4th year attending
and we think it is getting better and even bigger with larger audiences through the 4 day
show.
Friday morning we walked into the arena and these OTTB's were being warmed up
for their event. Beautiful long legged horses and the riders in their black coats and
hats set it off.
We were positive this trainer would be the winner this year for the
4 day trainer challenge. However, he did not win but I thought he
was awesome.
the 3 trainers had 4 hours (an hour each day)
to get their never ridden colts to ride through
the obstacle course at the finale!
There is an extra cowboy here? Brian's friend Morley was there with us
to watch the events.
Jonathan Field working with a 6 year old who had a big issue moving/turning to the right
Jonathan is a great trainer because he can connect in an entertaining but serious
manner to his audience and students to get his message across. He is a huge successful horse clinician.
I have had my dream since I saw the movie Heidi to visit Switzerland....do you remember it? - there is a 1937 movie and a 1968 and a 1993 movie version.
I am changing this dream to reality before I turn 70!
There is a facebook page of Switzerland Tourism that I joined
and this video was on it....
I can dream a dream and I can manifest this dream!
I always needed a stool mind you, to get up onto his back, and hope
when I am out riding that we don't stop and have to get off
and then get back on; out where there is no stool. I have looked for many
boulders and bumps when this happens so I can leg up and get back on
(LOL)
Motherwell Homestead in-between Yorkton
and Regina.
This was an experience and scary to see these men
get this thresher running. How dangerous it was for
those farmers to operate this. They did get it running too!
My cowboy boots (Ariats) I bought in Bozeman, MT
in 2007 got an overhaul and I bronzed them with bronze spray paint
and painted
a bit of the design. I will keep these forever, and hopefully someone will
throw them in my coffin (morbid but thats what I want)
this Christmas season I realized that
Tom is a genius with puzzles he did this 1000
piece puzzle in 5 days - it is glued together now and we will
frame it! this was such a gift I had no idea it would
be put together that fast and it is a beautiful picture.
Thanks son!
We live 5 miles from a world renowned Strawberry
farm called Prairie Dome Strawberry Farm (look it up it is worth a trip) and they take you for a ride on the big
open ended wagons to your area of picking. Was enjoyable!
My dad gave me this letter that he found in one
of his photo albums as I wrote this to my
Grandma when I was 10 years old while at a summer camp.
(I think I was homesick a bit. I was only away for 7 days)
My husband (Brian) made a new bed frame for our
master bedroom bed. It was a new challenge and he
worked at it diligently. I am staining it here in this picture.
I was impressed!
One of my most dearest moments; Tom and I and Brian went for
a ride through the back hills at our Swift Current acreage during the holidays season in (guessing maybe 2009)
Tom can ride but his interest is not really that developed but he has gone
on a few rides with us. He rode Rocky and I must of been on Ben and Brian on
the colt at the time maybe Leroy.
Good Spirit Lake in April 2016
beautiful white sands and a lovely
clean lake for swimming and it has barely
changed since we used to go as a family
with my mom and dad. We always treasure
this spot and attend it several times in the summer!
Oh my this was so thrilling to see a sea turtle while
we were walking around the rocks at the Big Island in Hawaii
Special moment for me. They are so big!
Riding with the Top Line Trail Riding Club
at Sask. Landing and we were on the very highest ridge
I'm the second in line and Brian is the 2nd last rider.
One of our riders walked quite a ways up the other coulee
hill to get this photo.! (I was a bit nervous but I had Rocky and he
is the best trail riding horse, he is steady and sure)
Parkland Therapeutic Riding Club in Yorkton year end
party; the clients/kids got to paint this white horse
I have never seen that done before and this horse was amazing!
He was tied on each side of his bridle in the middle of the
horse barn so the kids could paint away.
My folks came up to see his exhibit
and that was pretty special for me and Tom having my parents come see his success in the
art genre.!
This was a blast and having our acreage to have a fireworks
celebration was so exciting. We bought the fireworks at Canadian
Tire and set them up down our lane. What a Hoot!
Myan Riveiria in Mexico!
This was the most wonderful
ocean I have ever swam in.
Loved this swim, this ocean....I truly
felt I was in heaven for about 30 minutes.....
will never forget! The universe was aligning up with
me at that time, I know it. I said an amazing prayer to God. It was January
last year and it can be a hard month.... (sigh)
Okay this was so cute, I helped Brian do the chores for our
neighbour back in November and she (our neighbour) had at this time 30 goats or so. We watered and
gave them some feed and I took this video. They are crazy busy and cute and
a bit noisy when excited. Our neighbour loves goats and makes homemade soap bars using
goat milk. This was a unique experience.
Horse back riding in Hawaii on the Big Island!
So loved this it was so beautiful and serene and different
landscape.
Here are some photos that show just a tiny bit of our weekend with women and fashion and dancing and healing our guilt and for me it was about talking about gray hair styling.
I could use a bit more product in my hair to edge my style!
see these 2 women - edgy hair styles
my sis is keeping her blonde for now - she is stylin' it as usual!
shopping in the Dressing Your Truth store that was brought in just
for us
healthy food for lunches was provided
Carol Tuttle (I just love her jacket!)
A type 4 woman (on the left) and a type 2 woman (on the right)
Type 4's are bold and stunning as they can wear black and
the true primary colors
The woman on the right is a soft subtle type 2 energy
and her clothes are soft and muted colors and soft texture
I will tell my hairdresser about how to style and cut my hair
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can you tell I like my new hat as it is a very type 3 style which I am a type 3
I can wear the richer, deeper colors that tend towards a dirty grainier version
of the primary colors
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LOL! my kind of accessories for Type 3
after our break-out sessions for type 3 energy profiling women
(displaying all the colors we can really look awesome in and rock it!)
my sister is a upward and light very fun and cute type 1 energy profiled woman
It was so fun and easy to travel with her!
we enjoyed our stay at the The Hilton Hotel and used the pool and outside
decks and we also walked around the downtown area and got to see
all the Comic Convention costumes that were walking down the street all the time
we were there. I should of taken a pic of the Mad Hatter family walking down the street - very awesome costumes.
There will not be one next year to attend so hopefully in a couple of years she (Carol Tuttle) will put on another weekend retreat.
Friday I started my 3 day horse riding clinic! I’m done now and I take with me more confidence and love to share with my horse and others. Keeping my words to myself and to my horse only for gentle learning and letting the hard days of learning move me forward along with doing just a little ; doing less will show doing more, trust the process of each bit of time.
I took photos and these are all of them. Videos were not allowed and when I and Brian were both
in the same class it was impossible to get any riding shots.
it's okay. You can laugh at my hat. I never wear a cowboy hat. However, this
weekend it was pouring rain and we were hauling saddles and boots and horses in and out
of the riding arena in pouring rain This hat was awesome for keeping the rain off my face
and head. Otherwise I wear a ball cap style head gear.
Bottom of this picture is me in front of the pickup and it reflected a squished photo
of me (cool, real cool)
I knew I would be slow, slow,... getting my horse tack on Grace (previously named Bruschetta).
A slower process when she was very anxious and hard to keep standing in one place.
Next time I will be more "savy" at putting the bridal and bit in the mouth. Tightening up
the cinch, chest band in place (that is my next goal)
My horse has a beautiful thick black mane.
This is the pen that Mr. Z and Bruschetta were in for 2 nights.
Mantracker and I went home and came back in the mornings. (a 35 min drive)
Mr. Z really wanted out of this pen on the last day,
Grace (Bruschetta) shared the pen with Mr. Z
She is 10 years old and Mr. Z is 4 years old.
This is my horse with the clinician. A buckskin mare. He had
to work with her quite a bit to settle her down. She did not like
being around all the horses and pinned her ears back constantly the whole
time we were in the class. Made me nervous;so double anxiety going for
the first day. Once he explained her situation and got her hind legs moving freer
and me letting her move with much looser rein and directing her; was the winning ticket!
This is John Tilley. He was our clinician and lives at Leroy, Sask.
He was easy to be around and complimented riders whenever it was
necessary and earned. I was very relaxed with his lessons.
