SPA DAY FOR TIGGER !!

THE "FIRST" WARM SUNNY DAY…TIGGER GOT HIS “FIRST” BATH OF THE SEASON!!
IT IS ALWAYS FUN TO BRAID HIS MANE AND TAIL…I LOVE HOW IT LOOKS WHEN THEY COME OUT!! I GUESS I NEED TO TAKE A PICTURE… SO YOU CAN SEE HOW HANDSOME HE LOOKS... WITH HIS FROSTED FLOWING MANE & TAIL !! 


A CLOSER LOOK AT HIS NICELY TRIMMED FEET…COURTESY OF STEVE.
THANKS HONEY !! 


NOW… ON TO CLEANIG UP THAT EXTRA HAIR ON HIS FET LOCKS.

ALWAYS LEAVE THE BARN… WITH A CLEAN SHAVEN FACE AND CHIN !!
HE SURE IS VERY PATIENT WITH ALL THE "SPA DAY" HAPPENINGS !!
NOW WE ONLY NEED TO REPEAT THE PROCESS… (3) MORE TIMES THIS  WEEK!!

TIGGER AND I WILL BE ATTENDING OUR “FIRST” “HOOPER CLINIC” THE THIRD WEEKEND IN MAY…JUST IN TIME TO GET READY FOR HIS “FIRST” TRAIL CHALLENGE !! WE WILL BE COMPETING IN  WALLA WALLA… THE SECOND WEEKEND IN JUNE. IT IS AN ALL NATURAL TRAIL COMPETION COURSE AND LOTS OF WATER OBSTACLES…THAT MOTHER NATURE HAS INSTALLED !! THIS WILL ALSO BE MY “FIRST” TIME RIDING TIGGER IN A TRAIL CHALLENGE!! LOOKS LIKE THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS… WE WILL BE EXPERIENCING MANY “FIRSTS” TOGETHER !!.

PLEASE STAY TUNNED FOR OUR CONTINUED “JOURNEY” TOGETHER !! 

P. S. WYATT AND I WILL ALSO BE COMPETING IN WALLA WALLA…(2) HORSES EACH DAY FOR (3) DAYS !!  WOW…HOPE I’M UP FOR THE CHALLENGE…         SURE... NO PROBLEM !!   RIGHT ??

HAVIN’ A “HAY” DAY !!

Gettin’ ready 4 the “hay” day !!


In the beginning….Dad following…. just in case some
parts go flying off!! The joys of owning equipment older than your folks!
 
Here comes a nice one !!                             Hoping for another nice one !!

                      UP HILL !!                           DOWN HILL !!

         WAY DOWN HILL !!

THESE ARE DEFINITELY GETTIN’ HEAVIER…
MIGHT NOT BE EDIBLE…BUT SURE WILL MAKE GREAT BEDDING 4 CATTLE…CHICKENS & THEIR GARDEN !!

WE “ALL” HAD OUR SHARE OF RAISIN’ HAY !!


CHASE HAD IS "OWN" PERSONAL “HAY” DAY !!

HE IS WAY TO CUTE & VERY PHOTOJENIC… DON’T YOU THINK ??

REMEMBER LOUIE ? HE’S GROWN UP SOME & REALLY LOVES CATCHING GOFERS & MICE IN THE FIELD WITH LUCKY !! 

IT WAS GREAT VISITING WITH OUR SON’S ( Brian) FAMILY !! It sure is great to have  them closer! His Dad sure was surprised & happy... when he finally got that old baler producing bales again!

Lookin’ forward to tryin’ another frozen yogurt treat with Kami…Abby & Braden! Especially… since we have a new favorite “Red Velvet Cake”…that flavor makes you feel like you are really cheatin’ on your diet!

LOOKIN’ FOR THE GREEN…

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THIS BIG FLUFFY WHITE KISS ??

NEEDS A LITTLE HELP WITH THE GREEN COLOR !!

A LITTLE ACTION AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HAY FIELD …

YOU PROBABLY GUESSED IT !! THE BIG WHITE FLUFFY KISSES HELP MARK THE WAY …SO THERE IS NO EXTRA NITROGEN WHERE IT IS NOT NEEDED. I’M SURE THIS IS NOTHING NEW… TO ALL MY FARMER GAL FRIENDS!!

A LITTLE CLOSER LOOK…

NOW YOU CAN SEE THE LITTLE WHITE BALL SPRAY OF NITROGEN BEING APPLIED TO OUR HAY FIELD.

NOW YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE FLUFFY WHITE KISSES COME FROM !! lol!!

OUR KING OPERATOR AT THE RANCH !! BIG RED IS STILL TAKING CARE OF HIM ON OUR RANCH !! JUST A LITTLE HISTORY ABOUT “BIG RED“…THIS IS THE SAME TRACTOR THAT STEVE DROVE FOR HIS FAMILY’S RANCH… WHEN HE WAS JUST A YOUNGSTER!! IT CAME UP NORTH THREE YEARS AGO AND STEVE PUT MANY, MANY HOURS MAKING THIS TRACTOR LIKE IS WAS WHEN HE USE TO DRIVE IT. I (Nedra) think it is better than new !!HE REALLY ENJOYS DRIVING THIS TRACTOR ON HIS OWN RANCH AND MAYBE SOMEDAY IT WILL STILL BE RUNNING AND WORKING ON ONE OF ”OUR SON’S” RANCH !! TIME WILL TELL!! 

Newest Excavation !!

Our toy for the day!!

It was lots & lots of loads of rocks!!

That is one thing we have plenty of around our ranch!!

It sure beats lifting weights at the gym!!

How many rocks will this take?      Looks pretty good to me!!       The water will be coming soon!!

         Now we have water !!

                                          

Looks deep enough 4 my horses!!

How about yours’ ?

Want 2 come & play ?

NEW COMPUTER !!

MY NEW CPU…LOTS OF ROOM FOR “ALL” MY PICTURES  !!
OUR OLD COMPUTER WAS 7 YEARS OF OUTDATED EVERYTHING !!
NOW I HAVE WINDOWS 7 AND I ALSO HAVE LOTS TO LEARN !!

 

NICE BIG MONITOR !!

THIS IS WHERE I DO “ALL” MY CREATING !!

WIRELESS KEYBOARD ….

WIRELESS MOUSE…NO MORE GETTING TANGLED UP ON EVERYTING !!

I’M ALSO LEARNING HOW TO USE MICROSOFT LIVE WRITER…HOPE I MAKE IT !!

I’M REALLY GETTING TIRED OF THE NONE SOFTWARE… THAT BLOGGER OFFERS !!

I’M SURE I’M NOT THE ONLY ONE !!

NEW BABY !!!

GOT YA !! NOT OURS !!

3~ 28 ~ 2012

NICE HEALTHY COLT !!

OUR NEIGHBOR HAS BEEN LETTING A FRIEND BOARD A COUPLE OF HORSES

AND NOW THEY HAVE THREE !! :-)

THE OWNER HAD LASER EYE SURGERY TODAY...SO HE DECIDED TO NAME HIS

NEW COLT "LASER" !!

DO YOU THINK HE'LL LIKE HIS NAME WHEN HE GROWS UP ??

HE IS AMAZINGLY EXTRA FRIENDLY...

HIS LITTLE NOSE WAS ALREADY LOOKING FOR A TREAT IN MY POCKET !!

IT LOOKS LIKE HE WILL BE A HANDSOME BAY WITH (4) WHITE SOCKS...

AT LEAST THAT IS WHAT HE LOOKS LIKE ON DAY ONE !! :-)

JUST LOOK AT THIS CUTE LITTLE NOSE...

JUST MAKES ME WANT TO KISS THIS LITTLE GUY !!

I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO MY DAILY VISITS !!

I'M JUST A TINY BIT JEALOUS...

THAT HE'S NOT RUNNING AROUND IN MY FRONT PASTURE !!

Bonina Trail Challenge 2012

Thanks to my great production crew...we have an awesome video of Nedra & Wyatt to share !!

There were (4) Courses total...(2) on Saturday and (2) on Sunday... each day we had a cattle challenge !!
Course #1...Had 15 obstacles... navigate thru rocks down hill...then walk thru water...get a marshmallow stick & roast it on the campfire from horseback. Trot over logs and p/u hay bag from mailbox and carry it up hill while trotting your horse. Top of hill we had to trot in the orchard around (5) fruit trees and weave thru (5) skinny bushes. We had to back our horse up a hill & then ride off the hill down around some cones. Back down the hill trotting & put hay bag back on mailbox.
Course # 2...Also had 15 obstacles...Open tub gate...Dismount & Ground tie...P/U hay bag...Mount & throw hay bag over fence...Back down alley...Dismount in front of livestock scales. Put horse in scales. Reins on saddle horn & close gate. P/U weight ticket. Write down estimate of the weight of your horse & tack. Then we went down the alley and on to the cow work !!
Course's #3 & #4 both had 15 obstacles to deal with...but that made the Trail Challenge the best in the North West !! :) I think I would have a huge cramps in all my fingers if I told about every single obstacle. Hopefully the video will help explain the rest of the weekend !! :-)

We even won a cool "BONINA" jacket for winning 1st Place !!  :-)