Friday, August 24, 2012

SPRING…SUMMER & ALMOST FALL…WOW !!

WHERE DID THE BIZZY… CRAZY…LAZY DAYS OF SUMMER GO ???

It all started off with a special Mother’s Day…

including some of my kids and Grandkids!! Memories…this is what makes my heart sing !! Just wanted to start off with some family instead of horses…but here they come! LOL!!

HOOPER CROSSING…

Tigger’s first 2 day clinic with Keith Danielson. We had tons of fun and get the privilege of returning in a couple of weeks! YEAH !! It’s one of the perfect ways to officially end Summer and start up Fall riding!!

GRANDKIDS & YOGURT…

What a combo…but so much fun!!

And then there was Lewis… he had way more fun with his hat !! Needed to add some more Grandkids highlights !!

WILD COWGIRL ENTERPRISES TRAIL CHALLENGE…

WALLA WALLA… JUNE 8, 9 & 10TH

“TIGGER”

“WYATT”

The complete Trail Challenge was in a all natural setting…what ever Mother Nature created is what our challenges were!! It is definitely something that is already put on our calendar for next year!! It was amazing how much my young boy’s matured by Sunday afternoon.
Tigger and Wyatt both placed very well for their first Walla Walla Trail Challenge…we brought home lots of ribbons and even had a few first places!! Maybe next year we will come home with “ALL” first place awards!! Always need to set some higher goals for myself!! Oh by the way…Steve and Twister competed in an extra

timed event…driving some cattle thru an obstacle course and then putting them in a pen. It was fun taking “ALL” our Ranch Horses!!

I just had to add a few more shots from the weekend!!

BUCKLE FOR STEVE & STARINE…

So pleased and proud of my hubby…Steve and Starine were definitely “STARS” of the weekend!!
                         CONGRATULATIONS HONEY!!
I CAN’T THINK OF ANYONE WHO DESERVES THIS BUCKLE MORE!!
                              CASCADE CATTLE CLUB
                                      JULY 7, 2012

FINAL ENTRY…

BRACES ON…

BRACES OFF…

WHAT A HAPPY DAY!!
THANKS DR. CHRISTENSEN… FOR A JOB WELL DONE!!

Hopefully my next post will be a little sooner!! Not much computer time during the summer…way to many fun things to do “OUTSIDE” !!!

KEEP SMILING…BECAUSE WHEN YOU SMILE YOU MAKE MANY, MANY MILES OF “SMILES” !!!

Thursday, May 31, 2012

MAY 2012…THE LAST BIRTHDAY BOY !!

TWISTER…HAPPY 11th BIRTHDAY !!
It’s hard to believe that you have been on our ranch... in our barn & part of our family for all these years !! You are definitely the most talented…being so mature and always wanting to please..."who ever” gets the chance to ride you !!

WAY TO HANDSOME…

“NO” BIRTHDAY HATS REQUIRED !!

“YOU ARE"……..

A Roping Horse…

A Sorting Horse…

An Awesome Babysitting Horse…

Open Range and Turn Back Horse…

A Modeling and Trail Champ Horse…

A Mountain Trail and Exploring Horse…

A Best Friend and Just Great at Hanging Out Horse !!
Twister has many…many other wonderful talents…but this post would be way to long…especially if we took the time to mention them all !! We are very blessed having him as one of our “3” Equine Boy’s !!

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

GREAT FIRST CUTTING… OF “2012” !!

Shop work is done…YEAH !! … at least until the next emergency phone call !Now… Steve has to shift gears and get back with the hay harvest program…never a dull moment around here !! Every season it is always a challenge to keep all the equipment running… sometimes it is a true miracle…considering most of it is our ages !! lol! That is when they made real equipment... that would last more than a persons lifetime !!

This has been and still is the "best" little harrow bed in town !! We bought it in Helena, Montana and hauled it all the way to our ranch. We have never regretted this purchase and it is well worth its weight in gold and then some!! Smile

We feel extremely blessed… being able to get all the hay…
swathed, tethered, raked, baled, picked up & put in the stack…before even a single drop of rain fell or the wind blew. This is definitely one of our “best first cuttings” !!

Hope and pray the next one goes as smooth and turns out as nice… for all our hay customers !!

Steve does a better than great job !! I’m so pleased and proud of all the awesome work he does… with every job he tackles on the ranch or in the shop !!

Thanks Honey !! Smile

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

BIRTHDAY BOY #2 !!

GIVE ME MY HAT BACK !!

THIS IS WHERE IT BELONGS !!

I’M NOT SURE I LIKE HOW THIS TASTES !!

LEFT SIDE POSE…

RIGHT SIDE POSE….

I DON’T THINK THIS HAT FITS ME…
OR MY PERSONALLITY AT ALL !!
I THINK IT LOOKED BETTER ON TIGGER !!
SO YOU WANTED TO WISH ME A HAPPY
5th BIRTHDAY…CAN’T YOU JUST DO IT
WITHOUT THE HAT ??

WY WY… HAPPY BIRTHDAY !!
I WISH YOU WERE “MY” VERY OWN HORSEY !!

ALL THIS HAT MODELING AND BIRTHDAY CELEBRATING HAS TUCKERED TIGGER AND I OUT !!
I THOUGHT BIRTHDAYS WERE SUPPOSE TO BE FUN AND RELAXING !!

STAY TUNNED FOR BIRTHDAY #3…THANK GOODNESS WE DON’T HAVE TO BUY EXPENSIVE GIFTS FOR ALL THESE EQUINE GUY’S !!