So I went to hang out with Ace and Kevin was there.  I have been trying to be good and give him a break this week since he has the Congress Crud (another reason to not go in my book!) and so been coming to the barn after work a lot so I can play [...]

So the shoer did not show up today I guess he thought Wednesday was the 28th.  Grrrrr.
I decided to sneak away for lunch (I so love that I mostly work from home!) and I went to visit Ace.  Coincidentally her new SMART PAK supplements got here and so I brought them over with me to [...]

So Kevin is on his way back from Congress right now and while I am sure he is ready to take some time off I am ready to go.  Okay I know I am a bit of a planner – okay I am a zealous planner, but I embrace the insanity that is me.
I am [...]

So for those of you who have read my blog and are familiar with *Spud and the great snow cone caper* my love for my dear departed orange horse is known.  For those of you who don’t go back to the archives and read about my talented and demented former show horse.
I had a million [...]

I may not be at Congress or *get* Congress but I am getting gossip from Congress. I watched the entire sale and the prices were better than most sales but less than what we are used to at Congress.

I believe this is a market correction like has happened in housing. If you had [...]

Ace pulled a show and since Kevin is gone I called a friend of mine who is a shoer to see if he would help me out with Ace.  I have not been riding her because of it and limited her turnout because she like to tear around like a wild mustang and I don’t [...]

Have I mentioned in my other life I am a Project Manager?  Basically my job is to coordinate multi million dollar projects for my company ensuring we meet the business requirements on time and on budget.  Okay so this alone makes me a bit obsessive compulsive okay and neurotic but oh well.
So as I have [...]

So my homework while Kevin was at Congress was to move up a notch in Showmanship. I am really trying to get good at it and I have become somewhat obsessed.
Years ago I tried to learn it. I never could get my horse to learn but I failed miserable – my trainer back [...]

Forced retirement sucks.  I wanna go show!
Even worse is when your horse pulls a shoe and the shoer doesn’t want to come out for one horse and your trainer is at Congress.
Ace and I have been entertaining ourselves with Showmanship – okay I am entertaining myself and I drag her along.  I have been working [...]

Kicked to the curb.
Yep – it is all over.
Kevin and the solids are heading out tomorrow and Ace, Me and the kids have the barn to ourselves. Party at the barn!!!!
I came over to play with the pony today. I wish I remembered what I said to Kevin but at one point during [...]