IT "ALL" STARTED WITH A small 6 foot BRIDGE REQUEST !!

THE BEGINNING...LOAD OF OLD GRAPE POLES...
HELPER CAT (Cody) :-)
Fiona's best buddy !! :-)

FINISHED BRIDGE...

TWISTER & STEVE TRYING IT OUT...

LOADING...WE COULD "NEVER" GET ALONG WITHOUT OUR FORKLIFT !!

20 FEET OF AWESOME...READY FOR THE TRIP TO ELTOPIA !!

~ THE SPECIAL small REQUEST ~

~~~ INSTALLATION ~~~

WAITING FOR THE BOBCAT...

LONG WAY TO GO...

ALMOST INSTALLED...

COULD YOU MOVE IT A LITTLE THIS WAY ??

LOOKS GOOD TO ME...

GETTING CLOSER...

STEVE'S BIG GREEN TOY FOR THE DAY !! :-)

LOOKING BETTER...

I'M SURE HAPPY THIS JOB IS DONE...WE'LL ALMOST ...

STILL NEEDS A LITTLE ??...

NOW IT'S DONE !!

THE BRIDGE TO NO WHERE !!

Stay tuned...bridge to no where ??

PUPPY UPDATE !!

As you can see... Louie is loving his new home!!

He even cooperates and lays still while he is getting a ice pack on his boo boo !!

Braden informed me this evening... he really is enjoying having a new foot warmer on his bed !!

During the night he does sneak up and try to share Braden's pillow.

Good thing they took him home...or we would be having a new addition to "our" ranch !! lol!!

It will be fun to see him grow into those big paws !! :-)
Louie...So happy your leg is getting better !!
I think you can even see a smile on his little face !! :-)

PUPPY THOUGHTS...

MIRACLE OR BLESSING ??

I guess you could say...

I woke up on the wrong side of town !!

My morning went down hill fast...due to my bad choice !!

Feeling unloved & unwanted I decided to hang out with a couple of buddies. They took me on a tour thru town and then I followed them across HWY 22...we'll almost...you guessed it...I got hit by a car and my buddies left

me for DEAD !! As I'm laying in the cold hwy and yelping my head off...I knew I was going to meet my maker any minute !!

But...unbeknown to me my yelping got the attention of (2) guy's across the hwy in a hay field. I'm sure with all my yelping and it stopping as quick as it started...they thought I was a dead puppy! I watched them turn their backs and I'm sure they were sick at heart when they started to walk away. Thought to self... be brave crawl to those guy's...they might bring help! So as if I was lifted by angel wings...before I knew it I was across the hwy...crawled over huge rail road tracks & tumbled down a hill into some old cattle catch pens. But...I think I must of got the attention of those (2) guy's again...I could see that they were looking over the ledge to see if it was really me! They walked down to check me out...but then they left me there all alone. Thought to myself again...why are you guy's leaving me " HERE TO DIE"! I guess I should of given them a little more credit than that...in just a few minutes I had a brand new rescue person...she was a lot prettier than the (2) guy's! She came walking down the long bank and when she was close enough for me to hear her...she says you'll be alright little one! How can she say that...does she really know how much pain I'm really in? But...then she picked me up and held me tight and gently we rode on the 4 wheeler back to her house. I really started to begin thinking that this could be a good thing! I guess you could say that this is becoming a huge possibility of it going to be the luckiest day of my life! After we got back to the house...she checked to see if my right leg was broken...good news just hurts like it is! She called her favorite vet and got some great advice how to make me feel more comfortable. The ice on my leg and the pain meds really helped my puppy boo boo. Then all the adults were discussing what they were going to do with me. I'm thinking... can I please stay here and not go back to that bad place I ran away from. After the discussion one of the adults made a phone call and because of that phone call they decided I needed a bath. I was having a hard time figuring out that decision! I have to admit that warm bath felt wonderful and I did smell a whole lot better. :)

I'm not sure if it was my cute face...fluffy coat or my bath...but I'm heading to Idaho to live with a "new" Master named Braden. The guy that is taking me to Idaho is Brian... he is Braden's Dad.
As you can see...I'm loving my new master & friend. He makes me feel secure...warm and loved!
I even think that big fuzzy thing on his lap even likes me! lol!

So the moral of this sorta long story...

You never know what will happen when you wake up on the wrong side of town!!

OOPS!! I almost forgot to tell you what my new name is...it's LOUIE !! Plus I have a newly adopted big sister and her name is LUCKY !! I think I should of had that name...you know just considering my story and all. I love my new name ...because my new best friend picked it out!!

(Nedra) I'm not sure that all these thoughts came from Louie. I do know one thing for sure...

he is one "Happy Camper" !! :-)

A little hint... (2) guy's were Steve & Brian.

Pretty Rescue Person ???

CLINIC...CREATING & CUTTING !!

WARNING !! WARNING !!

VERY, VERY LONG POST !!

2~11~2012

~~~HOOPER TRAIL CLINIC~~~

~~HELD AT BONINA~~

Getting ready for the March 10-11, 2012... ~Mountain Trail Challenge~

Sharpening up our backing skills.
On to the next one !!

So... just where do you want me to put my feet??

Place them where you will be able to side pass over this log !!

Bridge in hand and...

Bridge in saddle.

Showing off our backing skills !!

Yes we did back around that tight corner !!

The camera was not fast enough to get that "action" shot !!

My friend Holly and her horse Mia...

adding to their cutting talents !! :-)

CREATING...

I wanted to show the "finished project" 1st !!

You can see by all the photos below... just what I got myself into !!

NCHA "Early Bird" Cutting Show !!

Outside the arena...trying to make it look like Spring !!

Heavenly Bird House ??

Another touch of Spring !!

In the beginning...

one more in the beginning.

It all starts with a "HUGE" mess !!

Yes these are my boots...they seem to get me in a lot of trouble and

cause me a lot of extra work !! ha! ha!
After looking at the picture...it looks like I really deserve a new pair !!

Don't you agree ?

~1st NCHA CUTTING SHOW OF 2012~

STEVE AND STARINE WARMING UP FOR SUNDAY'S SHOW !!

I REALLY LOVE STEVE IN HIS RED "BONINA" SHIRT !!

STEVE AND STARINE DID REALLY WELL BOTH DAYS...

BUT SUNDAY THEY BROUGHT HOME A CHECK !! YEAH !! :)

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE HOW THEY DID...

JUST CLICK HERE... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmp3HG2gXTo

HOPE YOU ENJOYED OUR VIDEO !!

WE HOPE TO HAVE PLENTY MORE TO SHARE THIS YEAR !!
:0) :0)

Sorry for the long post...but I was getting a little behind with my blogging.

Our Son Brian's Idaho Ranch!!

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NOT JUST 4 HORSES !!

TUESDAY'S WITH CHET !!

NOW THEY ARE EVEN MORE FUN !!

Kalie (Chet's Mom) found this great $20.00 bargain...now we have this

awesome buggy/jogger to play with !! Thanks Kalie !! :-)

~BRIDGE~...no problem !! How high are we ??

Wee...this is fun !!
Look at me !!

Are we going to get stuck in here ??

~Lope Over~ ...piece of cake !!

That was fun...can we do all of them again ??

I have so much fun with Chet...his smiles always make me happy !!

It's so amazing what this little guy does for my heart !!

Don't you wish you had a Chet to play with ?? :-)

NEW CHAPS !!

~ WARM LEGS ~

OUR RANCH BRAND INCLUDED !!~ SPURS & CHAPS ~
STEVE & STARINE SHOWING OFF THE NEW CHAPS !!
JUST IN TIME FOR THE CUTTING SEASON !!

~ LEFT SIDE ~

~ RIGHT SIDE ~

NEXT SHOT WILL BE IN THE CUTTING PEN !!

STEVE & TWISTER SHOWING OFF A LITTLE !!

~ LEFT SIDE ~

~ RIGHT SIDE ~

A LITTLE ACTION WITH TWISTER !!

TURING WITH ONLY LEG PRESSURE !!

NOW YOU CAN SEE WHAT "MY" REAL COWBOY LOOKS LIKE !!

HE SURE LOOKS EXTRA HANDSOME IN THOSE "NEW CHAPS" !! :-)