…And the living is easy. Hello friends, What a relaxing few days it has been! Just to update you on the new horse, we had a nailing biting couple days waiting for the results of the vet check. Diggs showed a positive reaction to the flex test on the left front and right hind; so xrays were ordered. Fortunately the xrays did not show anything surprising—the left … [Read more...]
Too Many Horses– Not Enough Time!
Greetings! Boy, it’s great to be home and to be able to ride every day! Rich’s new horse arrived Monday night. It was dark by the time they got home so our welcoming committee, consisting of my friends and neighbors, couldn’t see much of the liver colored horse in the dark. But first thing Tuesday morning, we were all eager to see him again. He’s a … [Read more...]
Making A Deposit Into My Karma Account
Hello friends, As the saying goes… no good deed goes unpunished, but I think this weekend was an exception. I worked hard all weekend long teaching horsemanship clinics to benefit good causes and everyone had a good time and scored a few karma points in the process. Friday evening Rich and I drove up to Parker CO, to the Colorado Horse Park, for the "Legends Maker" … [Read more...]
I Love Shopping– That Is, For Horses!
Hello, It’s been nice to be home for a few days—long enough to relax a little and get some chores done around the place. I wish I had more time to garden. I gave up vegetable gardening a long time ago, not from lack of interest but from lack of time, but I still enjoy flower gardening. Now I am down to just planting a few pots and an herb barrel and it’s all … [Read more...]
Nuttin’ But Cuttin’
Greetings! It's been a fun and relaxing weekend for both Rich and me, although our boys, Tucker and Dually, probably could've thought of better things to do. We've been at Cactus Creek Ranch, between Pueblo and Colorado Springs, for the annual "Nuttin' but Cuttin' clinic, sponsored by the National Versatility Ranch Horse Association and organized and executed by our good … [Read more...]
Hall Of Fame Cheeseburger
Hello friends! I spent most of this week in Amarillo TX for meetings at the International Headquarters of the American Quarter Horse Association. Although sitting in meetings all day is not on the top of the list of my favorite things to do, I have to say, I really enjoyed the trip. Well, most of it. The travel part left something to be desired. It’s only a 6 hour drive … [Read more...]
More About The TV shoot…
Happy Day! Finally it’s summer here (I hope) and I am actually wearing shorts and getting some color on my pathetically white legs (occupational hazard). Last week, during the shoot, we had two nights of frost, unusual for June and I lost some basil plants. As I mentioned in the last post, we filmed five really good episodes last week. They will air on Horse Master July … [Read more...]
What A week!
Hello friends! It's been a long week with hardly any room to breathe! No time to write on my blog, workout, soak in the hot tub or barely even eat! Last weekend I had a great clinic in Vancouver WA on Saturday and Sunday. It was an easy clinic with a great group of riders who made tons of progress with their horses and their riding (those two are closely related). On Monday … [Read more...]
C Lazy U — The Final Episode!
Hello friends! Here I sit, 38,000' above sea level, in route to Portland OR for a clinic this weekend in Vancouver WA. I love going to the Pacific NW—it's one of my favorite parts of the country and I have lots of friends there. I hear it's cold and rainy there, but as my father reminded me, it's not really summer yet. As they say in CO, summer is from July 1st to July 4th! … [Read more...]
Competition Day At C Lazy U
Hello again, After two days and two nights at the five-star (AAA and Mobile) guest ranch, HYPERLINK "http://www.CLazyU.com" www.CLazyU.com, we were getting accustomed to the fine dining, the luxurious accommodations and resort atmosphere. After a full eight hours in the saddle, concentrating hard on cramming as much information as we could into our brains from … [Read more...]
C Lazy U, Part 2
Greetings! I have caught up on some badly needed rest—sleeping 12 solid hours last night. And today is like paradise here in the "Heart of the Rocky Mountains" HYPERLINK "http://www.salidachamber.org/" http://www.salidachamber.org/ . It's warm and sunny and no wind—and I've even found some time to relax a little, reading my book on the deck in-between loads of laundry. It's … [Read more...]
The C Lazy U Experience
Greetings! It’s been a while since I wrote—I think a week. And it’s been a fun-packed, busy-every-minute, wild-ride of a week. With 9 horses and about 12 people loaded into three rigs, we made the 3 ½ hour drive up to Granby last Friday for our weekend of fun and excitement at one of Colorado’s premier guest ranches, C Lazy U, HYPERLINK "http://www.clazyu.com" www.clazyu.com. … [Read more...]
Good Horses, Good Friends, Good Food & Drink
What more could you want? Rich and I have been on an “at-home” vacation this week. We’ve got a couple friends visiting from Kauai and a couple more from here in Colorado plus one flying in from MD tomorrow. We’ve been riding all day, in preparation for this weekend’s Versatility Ranch Horse clinic and competition in Granby CO. http://nvrha.org/ … [Read more...]
There’s No Place Like Home!
Greetings! As much as I love to travel, one of my favorite things is coming home again. Yesterday was not exactly a smooth-sailing travel day for me however. Just as I was headed from the hotel to the airport, Rich called to say Dually was feeling bad again. Some days he just feels punky—not really colicky, he just doesn’t want to eat and wants to lay down a lot. … [Read more...]
Another Day, Another Dollar!
I said, be careful what you wish for. After freezing my tail off the past few weekends in Minnesota, then Massachusetts, then Colorado, today we had triple digit temperatures here in central California. While most everyone in my horsemanship clinic was thoroughly disgusted by the unseasonably warm temperatures here, to me it was a nice change of pace. I actually enjoyed the … [Read more...]
Fresh Tracks!
Hello! It's a typical Friday for me. Here I sit in the Denver airport waiting for my flight to Sacramento. After my morning workout and packing, I hit the road for my weekly three-hour drive to the airport. I'll pick up the rental car at the other end, lugging my three 70# suitcases every where I go (not the best part of my job), then head for my hotel. A bonus of traveling so … [Read more...]
