Red Bluff

It's that time of the year, The Red Bluff Bull and Gelding Sale.

No, we did not buy a horse or a bull for that matter.  We went to visit

with friends, eat and shop.

If you have never been, it's fun to watch.  There are 3 sections in the arena, one for dry work,

one with trail obstacles and the last one to work a cow.  All of the sale horses preview starting in

one pen and then after 90 seconds they move to the next, and then the next.

The next day some will go on to preview in roping and cutting.  If you were wanting to buy a horse

from a sale, at least you can see them in action.

After all the horse fun, there is the bull sale.  We didn't need one of those either.

I thought this guy was looking pretty happy.

Then, there is shopping!

And eating!

Yum!  Curley Fries!

And, what's cuter than a Boston Bull in sunglasses and chaps!

That Bill!  I told him that purse didn't go with those boots!

The sweetie bought the purse for his wife.

Was another fun day!









A Look Back On 2010

It's The New Year, Let's Get Going!

Well, here it is, 2011!  Horseshow dates are all ready stacking up on the calender.

Horses are starting to shed out and get fit.  We went to see William the other day, and

he is starting to come along nicely.  He is currently with David and Becky Hanson.  They have

an awesome slide show on their website.

http://www.hansonperformancehorses.com/Newsletter%20and%20Photos.html

How much fun does this look like?

Anyway here is William, he has the best lope!

Sorry David, I whacked your head off.

Meanwhile, just next door is the GJA.  How convenient is that!

I go and ride the GJA once a week and stop by to kiss the

spotted pony on the nose.  I won't be riding William for a few months yet.

The GJA's trot is getting much bigger!  Some days he is pretty good, but

we don't call him the Giant JackAss for nuthin,

But, ready or not, here we come.  Show season is about to start!

Merry Christmas!

I hope you are all having a great Christmas.

This is this stuff that makes me all warm and fuzzy inside.

All I can say is WOW.  What a nice mare.  Not only a great racehorse, but

seems to be a sweet horse as well.  Kudos to the training and handling

of this great mare.  Enjoy retirement girl, you earned it.

Top This Computer Problem

You have to be very accurate when describing problems to the foreign tech support.

Emu Herding

Really, I don't make this stuff up.

Hubby & I were working on the arena today when I notice an Emu running loose with a couple of

people trying to wrangle it back to it's own pasture.  Looks pretty well handled so I head up to

the house to check on lunch.  I am only gone for FIVE minutes and when I come back, there are at least

7 people trying to herd up the critter, now in the neighbors pasture and it is now headed for ours!  They can go through almost

any fence!  So now of course it is in our pasture.  Our horses were all too eager to help.  Darn cow horses!

The head Emu wrangler managed to get the sucker lassoed and his buddy got a loop

on it's feet.  I guess they are pretty dangerous.  Long story short, the outcome wasn't good.

They got it caught alright, but, then it dropped dead.  Just a little too much activity for it's ticker.

I felt bad for the lady, but all I could think of was just how big of a turkey fryer you would need to cook it.

The biggest bummer...  No Camera!

Only in Loma Rica can you see this kind of stuff.

Happy Veterans Day!

I just love a parade! It's even better when you know someone in it.

The Sheriffs Posse made a showing and they looked great!

It was Tillie's first parade and she was just a little amped up, if you know what I mean!

She held it together and did just fine all in all.

And, who knew that Santa drove a 3 wheel motorcycle in the off season.  I would have never guessed!

And then, there was the giant Friesian

Just where is the heck is the ladder to get on?

Marching bands are an absolute must!

Yep, you guessed it, more horses!  And....

Ponies!!!  Or Minis....Whatever.

Cute, no matter what they are.

"Take my picture!  I'm cute!"

A spa day was required for this dog's debut!

And there you have it!  A good old fashioned small town parade.

Thanks to all of the veterans for serving our country.

You are all heroes.