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About Me
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I am from Yamhill, OR and I've been a Club Horse member for 1 year, 10 months and 23 days
Nicknames: Gizzy Girl, Gizimo, Giz, Punky, Gizzy Moto, Goofy Gizmo
Age: 5 years old
Gender: Mare
Breed: Mustang
Height: Haven't actually measured her, but would guess about 15, 15.1 hh
Color: She's a solid liver chestnut with dapples During the summer.
Type of Riding: Bareback, Western, trail, and have ridden in the English saddle.
My Horse's Achievements: I have her complete trust, which is amazing, she bathes, lifts her feet, has been shod, she now officially trailers, leads, is trail broke, and is an amazing learning experience that will benefit me greatly in future horses I work with. We also, have learned to rear on command. She's done it on her own for a while, so I just started asking for it, and she gave it to me!
My Horse's Favorite Treat: She likes peppermint treats. I have discovered her love of pears, and she will eat an apple now if it is cut up!! Mostly just being loved on by ME!
My Horse's Favorite Things To Do: She likes to eat. When I was gentling her, she discovered how delicious grain is. And she loves being loved on! When we go for a ride, she likes for me to let her go so she can stretch her legs on a good run. She enjoys trail riding, as she likes to explore cause in the wild they went anywhere and everywhere they wanted.
Pet Peeves: She doesn't really like dogs, but you wouldn't know it when you're in with her, or have her on a halter. Unless they're strange dogs. A neighbor has dogs that come running out at you, (Not viciously) and she's not sure if she should eat them:)
My Horse's motto: Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.
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How We Met
I have been wanting to adopt a mustang from the BLM since as long as i can remember. When i started learning about senior projects, and the requirements and different things you can do, I decided to adopt, gentle, and train a genuine wild mustang. My uncle, mom, and myself went down to Burns, Oregon on June 24, 2011 to pick a horse out. There was a four day thing, where you can pick a horse out, and they haul it for free within a four hundred mile radius. She arrived on July first, and was calm as could be, which is wierd, seeing as she was wild. It's been so exciting, and an amazing adventure!! I always wanted that bond that can't be broken between a wild animal and the first person to gain it's trust, and now I do. It's truly amazing. She's opened my eyes to what the bond between man and beast can really become.
The Horse
Where in this wide world can man find nobility without pride,
Friendship without envy,
Or beauty without vanity?
Here, where grace is served with muscle
And strength by gentleness confined
He serves without servility; he has fought without enmity.
There is nothing so powerful, nothing less violent.
There is nothing so quick, nothing more patient.
~Ronald Duncan, "The Horse," 1954.
My Horse Stats
I've had 4964 friends visit me.
I'm the 34,193rd member on HorseChannel.com.
737 friends have voted for me since I joined Club Horse!
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voted Come visit me, FANCY Walk N That Way THANK U 4 May HOTM ♥, COWBOY & TRIGGER vote HOTM: Rose & Sterl May, BUTTERCUP & GOLDIE vote HOTM Casey & Gizmo & Fancy's 2012 HC Members Veterans Day Trail Ride!.
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05/22/2013 07:02.04 PM
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hi Gizmo & Stewball
Here is an early morning vote for you, STERL MAY and I appreciate all the wonderful support, thank you.
Dr. Cook went to the University Hospital to go over Sterl's case with her Drs, he then came to us to explain the diagnosis in detail. This type of condition is sometimes seem in very high end dressage horses, because they are held in such tight collection for long periods, enormous stress is placed on the spine, it is sometimes caused from something like a fall eg. a horse flips over in cross ties, or an accident in a trailer, that type of thing, also studies have shown that pacing Standardbreds are more susceptible because of the diagonal motion of the legs during pacing, BINGO, STERL IS PACER BRED. Regardless of how it happened the outcome is the same. Sometimes with rest and time the bones will actually fuse, therefore no more rubbing of bone on bone and so no pain.
The bottom line was Sterl's riding days were over. Dr. Cook suggested that I give her a year off and try her again, in the meantime, she will learn to accommodate herself, she won't do anything that hurts, I now had a pet....see you tomorrow, Love DONNA LEE & STERLY GIRLYCome visit me, Sterl May````June HOTM PLEASE````, Angel Sassy Mac```VOTE STERL MAY HOTM``` & Royal Mes``VOTE STERL MAY HOTM```.
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05/22/2013 04:07.10 AM
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hi Gizmo & Stewball
GOOD MORNING ALL, LEFT YOU A VOTE, Thanks for being patient with the story, I don't want to bore you if they are too long. Have you heard the expression "egg on my face"? well, that is exactly how all these Dr's felt as they went over Sterl's xrays, here is the diagnosis "xrays revealed sclerosis,periosteal proliferation,decreased interspinous space and lytic cysts along the 14-18 thoracic vertebrae" to break that down it means that the bones of her spine are rubbing bone on bone and causing her great pain, add a saddle and weight and it it even greater...One of her Dr's said after reading the xrays he could not believe that she let me on her back at all, he said "all I can say is your horse has ONE HELL OF A HEART" I already knew that. In such cases sometimes cortisone is injected into the spaces, so they brought in a Dr. to assess that option, it was determined that there was not enough room to get the needle in, surgery was discussed but not recommended, we were offered an acupuncture treatment and we took it, they said improvement could take up to 2 weeks, if nothing happened it wasn't going to help. It didn't. So after a very long exhausting day, we bundled up my beauty girl and returned to the barn, TO BE CONTINUED, Love DONNA LEE & STERLY GIRLYCome visit me, Sterl May````June HOTM PLEASE````, Angel Sassy Mac```VOTE STERL MAY HOTM``` & Royal Mes``VOTE STERL MAY HOTM```.
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05/21/2013 03:48.35 AM
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voted :) Come visit me, FANCY Walk N That Way THANK U 4 May HOTM ♥, COWBOY & TRIGGER vote HOTM: Rose & Sterl May, BUTTERCUP & GOLDIE vote HOTM Casey & Gizmo & Fancy's 2012 HC Members Veterans Day Trail Ride!.
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05/20/2013 06:51.51 PM
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732 GIZMO from ANKA whinnying at ya!
TRAVELING ! VOTED !Come visit me, DARLING♥plan to be with him December!, ANKA♥THANKS SO MUCH 4 HOTD 5/18/13 & Angel Petite Fleur&gals,VOTE Sterl May HOTM!.
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05/20/2013 09:06.06 AM
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732 STEWY from ANKA flirting with ya:-)
TRAVELING ! VOTED !Come visit me, DARLING♥plan to be with him December!, ANKA♥THANKS SO MUCH 4 HOTD 5/18/13 & Angel Petite Fleur&gals,VOTE Sterl May HOTM!.
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05/20/2013 09:03.50 AM
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hi Gizmo & Stewball
GOOD MORNING, please drop by Charlie's page, I posted a picture of his foot, 2 weeks shy of 10 months, lookin' good...We left votes for everyone too, thank you
You guys are really good, a couple of you asked about her saddle fit, before we even got Dr. Cook involved, we had a saddle fitter take a look, he was satisfied that we had a good fit, on palpation of her spine she showed no tenderness. So here we are at the Hospital, the referral was made and Dr. Cook had sent a history and asked for xrays. I have to say the day was very long, but incredibly interesting, I was warned ahead of time that this is a teaching Hospital,so this would not be a quick in and out visit. Sterl was assigned Dr's in charge of her case and then there were what seemed like a million students at varying levels all hovering around my girl. Every square inch of her was gone over, and a million questions were asked. How nice to spend a whole day talking about your horse and everyone HAS to listen. They told me they would gather all their info and a report would be sent to Dr. Cook. They did absolutely everything except watch me ride her. When they lounged her, she actually moved pretty good, I think it was adrenaline 'cause this was exciting for her too, in the end her assigned Dr's said they saw NO need to xray her spine. Those of you that know me,even a little know that I am non assertive, but, be proud of me, I became like a Mamma bear with her cubs, I said "do you know Dr. Cook? he sent us here for xrays, do you have any idea how hard it was to get here today? we are not leaving without xrays" So, they took our xrays, she needed some sedation because these needed to be very accurate, we waited until the films were ready, they were brought to a large viewing screen and all the Dr's and students that had been with us all day were gathered for the reading. TO BE CONTINUED, LOVE DONNA LEE & STERLY GIRLYCome visit me, Sterl May````June HOTM PLEASE````, Angel Sassy Mac```VOTE STERL MAY HOTM``` & Royal Mes``VOTE STERL MAY HOTM```.
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05/20/2013 04:17.41 AM
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Hi! Hope all is well with you :) I've been back for about a month now! How was your weekend? Koot and I got in a great bareback ride today. He's always such a wonderful boy! Voted. XOXO Danya and Koot Come visit me, Kootenai *Please vote Sterl May #220509 June HOTM*.
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05/19/2013 08:40.41 PM
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Voted :)
Fancy and I enjoyed a cloudy evening! We were overdue for this show practice and time just hanging out. Fancy did not fret for Trigger one bit, even though Trigger screamed murder every time we got out of his sight. We are expecting rains and clouds all week. But the weekend may be nice. We will try to practice a little each day. It was so much fun! And today was the first day Fancy was ridden since her heel injury. She was great. Like she never missed a beat. I am glad I did not rush her.
FANCY'S PERCEPTIONS: "Bread may feed my body, but my horse feeds my soul." (unknown)
LITTLE COWBOY CLASS/ Word of the day: TOP SHOW HORSE: won a reserve champion 5 years ago at a show with unusually low entries due to tornado warnings.
Have a peaceful spring night ♥Come visit me, FANCY Walk N That Way THANK U 4 May HOTM ♥, COWBOY & TRIGGER vote HOTM: Rose & Sterl May, BUTTERCUP & GOLDIE vote HOTM Casey & Gizmo & Fancy's 2012 HC Members Veterans Day Trail Ride!.
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05/19/2013 08:13.14 PM
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Voted :)
Fancy and I enjoyed a cloudy evening! We were overdue for this show practice and time just hanging out. Fancy did not fret for Trigger one bit, even though Trigger screamed murder every time we got out of his sight. We are expecting rains and clouds all week. But the weekend may be nice. We will try to practice a little each day. It was so much fun! And today was the first day Fancy was ridden since her heel injury. She was great. Like she never missed a beat. I am glad I did not rush her.
FANCY'S PERCEPTIONS: "Bread may feed my body, but my horse feeds my soul." (unknown)
LITTLE COWBOY CLASS/ Word of the day: TOP SHOW HORSE: won a reserve champion 5 years ago at a show with unusually low entries due to tornado warnings.
Have a peaceful spring night ♥Come visit me, FANCY Walk N That Way THANK U 4 May HOTM ♥, COWBOY & TRIGGER vote HOTM: Rose & Sterl May, BUTTERCUP & GOLDIE vote HOTM Casey & Gizmo & Fancy's 2012 HC Members Veterans Day Trail Ride!.
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05/19/2013 08:12.49 PM
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hi Gizmo & Stewball
GOOD MORNING, LEFT A THANK YOU VOTE, So, let's get right to it. On routine exam all her vitals where good, she, of course appeared healthy, she had regular vacs, wormings and her teeth were good. We drew blood for a complete work up, all neg, with nothing obvious we started the slow process of ruling out, one by one the possibilities. I mean slow because in order to not get confused we needed to give each treatment time to test effects, does that make sense?? Being a Mare, almost 15 and never bred, we wanted to rule out ovary issues first, I was happy and relived when the physical exam and the internal ultrasound was negative, we then went at the simple stuff like corrective shoeing, we tried a course of Regumate and a series of Prostoglandn injection, we tested for neurological issues, we looked at eye issues, double checked teeth and throat, there was no obvious tenderness in her back muscles, however she lounged better than under saddle. Thru all the testing, which took weeks, I still rode her and acted like everything was fine. When Dr. Cook was satisfied that we had ruled out EVERYTHING, he said he needed some very accurate xrays of her spine, he needed us to go to the Equine Hospital in Guelph. He called to make her appointment and I asked Val(our coach) to trailer us up there, and on Jan 15/98 in one of the worst snow storms ever off we went. TO BE CONTINUED. Have a great day, Love Donna Lee & STERLY GIRLYCome visit me, Sterl May````June HOTM PLEASE````, Angel Sassy Mac```VOTE STERL MAY HOTM``` & Royal Mes``VOTE STERL MAY HOTM```.
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05/19/2013 04:02.29 AM
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Voted :)
Enjoy your new job, sounds like a good one.
I planned on working with Fancy today, but the rains came in. She has shed her winter duds and she is slick and shinny. I guess I will get new photos after she has a bath. Trigger is slick and shinny too.
Mother's day the neighborhood kids came to visit Fancy and Trigger. The children gave them treats and pulled grass. Trigger is still quite aloof. I wonder if anyone ever gave him treats before we got him. He acts like they just rode him hard and put him up wet. Once you catch him, he is so sweet though.
FANCY'S PERCEPTIONS: “When life gets bumpy, I ride it out!” (anonymous)
LITTLE COWBOY CLASS/ Word of the day: NICELY STARTED: lunges, but we don't have enough insurance to ride him yet.
Have a peaceful spring night ♥Come visit me, FANCY Walk N That Way THANK U 4 May HOTM ♥, COWBOY & TRIGGER vote HOTM: Rose & Sterl May, BUTTERCUP & GOLDIE vote HOTM Casey & Gizmo & Fancy's 2012 HC Members Veterans Day Trail Ride!.
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05/18/2013 07:12.57 PM
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hi Gizmo & Stewball
GOOD MORNING, LEFT VOTES FOR ALL, TO THANK YOU FOR YOURS. This is where Sterly's story takes a bit of a twist. FF almost 4 years, we are still at the boarding barn, Sonya is now in University, I still ride 4x a week. I started to notice a slight hesitation from Sterl that was new, she did not want to go forward, at first it was mild, and I could push her thru it, but it got worse. She would actually do a small buck and a very tiny rear when I asked for forward. This was so out of character for her, but ever her resistance was polite, like she was trying to get my attention, she did. Believe me when I say there were lots of suggestion from folks that observed us, most thought that it was behavior and that I was not strong enough and I was letting her get away with it, one woman told me I had to beat her hard enough to make a welt on her skin, that would smarten her up!!!. I chose to call Dr. Cook, I explained the situation and we made arrangements for him to come and see her, I asked if it could be "just" behavior, he said "whenever a horse that was happy with its work begins to resist, they are trying to tell you something is wrong", in the meantime carry on as normal, act like everything is fine TO BE CONTINUED, Talk soon, love Donna Lee & STERLY GIRLYCome visit me, Sterl May````June HOTM PLEASE````, Angel Sassy Mac```VOTE STERL MAY HOTM``` & Royal Mes``VOTE STERL MAY HOTM```.
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05/18/2013 03:40.26 AM
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voted :) Come visit me, FANCY Walk N That Way THANK U 4 May HOTM ♥, COWBOY & TRIGGER vote HOTM: Rose & Sterl May, BUTTERCUP & GOLDIE vote HOTM Casey & Gizmo & Fancy's 2012 HC Members Veterans Day Trail Ride!.
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05/17/2013 09:37.55 PM
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724 for lovely GIZMO!
How are you now that your mom is back in the sqaddle again,LOL!
QUICK FRIDAY VOTE ! Had a 12 hour work day and will be working tomorrow on Saturday from 7AM until 5 :30 PM for licensing of small aircraft pilots. Got the dentist and hair trim done yesterday and this evening after work so now after my full work day tomorrow I will start on figuring my strategy for packing my suitcases,LOL! So here is wishing you a wonderful week-end and if you have time to vote only one of my pages, please support ANKA so she can get her second HOTD; Her first one was in 2011 when she was a yearling and has come so far since then!Come visit me, DARLING♥plan to be with him December!, ANKA♥THANKS SO MUCH 4 HOTD 5/18/13 & Angel Petite Fleur&gals,VOTE Sterl May HOTM!.
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05/17/2013 12:51.44 PM
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hi Gizmo & Stewball
GOOD MORNING MY FRIENDS,I would like to continue with Sterl May's story, thanks for reading them and commenting on them, because she is 30 and retired, it is also fun for me to remember the early years. THANKS FOR THE VOTES AND SUPPORT. All was well at the barn, Sterly's retraining was in full swing, I still leased Fool Kat, so I was a pretty busy girl, 2 horses to ride 4x a week and the barn was 40 minutes from home, a full time job, a house and husband to take care of plus 4 cats and a dog(Nicky) that I did agility with. The young couple that owned Fool Kat were pregnant and building a new house, they had no time for her but, did not want to let her go. So I was a perfect solution for them. Unfortunately, the baby arrived and the house was ready and they were ready to take her home. I had leased her for almost 2 years, I had Sterly but still it was a sad good by. Fool Kat was 23 when I started her lease, I kept in touch after they moved her home, she was basically a pet, she died quietly at 32. TALK SOON, LOVE DONNA LEE AND STERLY GIRLYCome visit me, Sterl May````June HOTM PLEASE````, Angel Sassy Mac```VOTE STERL MAY HOTM``` & Royal Mes``VOTE STERL MAY HOTM```.
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05/17/2013 04:23.26 AM
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Stopping by with a set of votes for your herd! Today is vet day for Katie! Spring shots and teeth! Come visit me, Katie.
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05/17/2013 02:59.19 AM
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hi Gizmo & Stewball
GOOD MORNING, here it is day 16 already. WE LEFT A VOTE FOR YOU, and a big thanks for the wonderful support. Being a pretty new horse owner, I had sort of thought once I get the first year under my belt, I'd be good to go....Silly me, aren't we ALWAYS learning from them. One thing is for sure, if all horses were like STERL MAY, everyone would have a horse. By now she is pretty much the "sweetheart" of the barn. The owners loved her 'cause she was easy to handle, never caused a fuss and I was there regularly(every chance I had). One morning, Sterl was in the aisle cross ties, I was grooming her and Margaret was touring a new prospective boarder, they got to us and Margaret says "this is Sterl May, she is Standardbred, this horse jumps" as they walked past, I heard the guy say "nice butt!!!" HEY,he was talking about the horse. LOVE DONNA LEE & STERLY GIRLYCome visit me, Sterl May````June HOTM PLEASE````, Angel Sassy Mac```VOTE STERL MAY HOTM``` & Royal Mes``VOTE STERL MAY HOTM```.
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05/16/2013 02:53.18 AM
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hi Gizmo & Stewball
Thanks for listening to my stories of Sterl May, I guess by now you can see just how special she is to us. The trail ride was bad, but there were tons of great stuff that happened at "the barn" One morning I had just finished my ride and we jumped a few little jumps. I had turned Sterl loose in the arena to roll. As I waited for her, one of the other boarders came in with a friend. She introduced me and said her friend just came for the visit to watch her ride. I told them I was almost done, I'd be out of the way in a few minutes. I couldn't help notice that the friend was REALLY looking at Sterly, of course I thought because she is sooooo beautiful. As I got ready to leave the arena, I called "come on Sterl May, let's go" the friend says, "what did you call her? Is she a Standardbred?" "she said, I'm K. V. this horse was born on my Dad's farm, OMG, wait till I tell Dad that I saw her, she looks great, do you jump her? he will be so happy to hear that she is alive and well", we both cried a few happy tears, what a small world, what a great horse. After that day, I made sure that I let Mr. V know every year or so that Sterly was indeed alive and well. WE LEFT YOU A VOTE TODAY, THANKS FOR YOURS, talk soon, Love Donna Lee & Sterly GirlyCome visit me, Sterl May````June HOTM PLEASE````, Angel Sassy Mac```VOTE STERL MAY HOTM``` & Royal Mes``VOTE STERL MAY HOTM```.
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05/15/2013 03:19.02 AM
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Voted :)
FANCY'S PERCEPTIONS: “Mares rule. Stallions Drool!” (unknown)
Fancy has been pretty calm and nice to Trigger this week. That is good, hope it last.
Have a peaceful night ♥
LITTLE COWBOY CLASS/ Word of the day: BIG TROT: can't canter within a two mile straight-away.
Have a beautiful blessed day ✞Come visit me, FANCY Walk N That Way THANK U 4 May HOTM ♥, COWBOY & TRIGGER vote HOTM: Rose & Sterl May, BUTTERCUP & GOLDIE vote HOTM Casey & Gizmo & Fancy's 2012 HC Members Veterans Day Trail Ride!.
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05/14/2013 07:09.44 PM
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VOTE HERE TOO
Thanking you all with a vote today. We were really enjoying life together at the barn. I love having the guys home but I have always missed the camaraderie of other riders support. Sterly was now jumping small courses, mostly xrails but also some verticals. We had advanced to the outdoor ring. One evening, late spring I was at the barn and had just started my warm up when a couple of the other riders came in and said "we are going on a trail ride, want to join us" We had not done that yet, so I thought OK, sounds fun.....WRONG...Sterl May thought there was something spooky behind every tree, bush, rock, everything was a monster. She just could not settle, so I could not settle. The other riders are like, she'll be fine come on. So I hang in, we struggle along, Sterl on high alert, snorting all the way. Just then we see ahead of us in the field a dozen or so cows and everyone is like HEE HAW, LETS GET 'EM. I'm like, NO. STERL JUST FREAKED...they all took off, left us there, me scared to death, Sterl just dancing and prancing. So I did what any chicken would do, I got off and we walked back to the barn. I was just fuming, nice friends, don't ever ask me to go on your stupid trail ride again, everyone had a big laugh on us, it was all soon forgotten, but we never went on another trail ride again. Talk soon, Love Donna Lee & STERLY GIRLYCome visit me, Sterl May````June HOTM PLEASE````, Angel Sassy Mac```VOTE STERL MAY HOTM``` & Royal Mes``VOTE STERL MAY HOTM```.
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05/14/2013 03:11.41 AM
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a good night vote Come visit me, FANCY Walk N That Way THANK U 4 May HOTM ♥, COWBOY & TRIGGER vote HOTM: Rose & Sterl May, BUTTERCUP & GOLDIE vote HOTM Casey & Gizmo & Fancy's 2012 HC Members Veterans Day Trail Ride!.
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05/13/2013 09:46.43 PM
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715 GIZMO, keep on being that lead mare, ha ha!
All mares I have ridden except for young Anka (she is still new to the saddle) ALWAYS like to be in the lead and in trail for tourists, I have seen the lead mare always leading the group! Hey are you running HOTM now???Come visit me, DARLING♥plan to be with him December!, ANKA♥THANKS SO MUCH 4 HOTD 5/18/13 & Angel Petite Fleur&gals,VOTE Sterl May HOTM!.
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05/13/2013 05:57.16 AM
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hi Gizmo & Stewball
GOOD MORNING ALL, LEFT YOU A VOTE. Today's story is my personal favorite, here it is. Lessons were going well, we were becoming quite comfortable with one another, she loved her trot poles and her friend Doolie. She was learning to flex and bend but our canter was pretty rough. Sterl would anticipate my asking and she would throw herself into it off her front, not pretty. Our instructor said if we start her on some small jumps it will help her learn to use her hind end. Sterl was already a bit of a "wonder horse" around the barn. Lots of the other riders would chuckle "you can't ride a Standardbred" We practiced our two point, our release on the flat then, when we were ready we planned to jump next lesson. Word spread thru the barn like wildfire "she is going to jump that horse, Standardbred's can't jump" So, here we are next lesson, Val has a couple of TINY xrails set up, Sonya and Doolie were there, I was as nervous as can be. We do our warm up, get sort of relaxed, just then I notice that quite a crowd has gathered at the rail. They are all there to see a Standardbred jump. I trot around the arena, line up, get in two point, get ready for my release,PANIC..I turn my head to the right and CLOSE MY EYES... when I opened them we were on the other side of the jump, STERLY DID IT, Standardbred's can jump. LOVE THAT GIRL, talk tomorrow, thanks for the votes, LOVE DONNA LEE & STERLY GIRLYCome visit me, Sterl May````June HOTM PLEASE````, Angel Sassy Mac```VOTE STERL MAY HOTM``` & Royal Mes``VOTE STERL MAY HOTM```.
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05/13/2013 03:04.03 AM
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Galloping by with some votes! Come visit me, Katie.
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05/13/2013 02:02.29 AM
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voted :) Come visit me, FANCY Walk N That Way THANK U 4 May HOTM ♥, COWBOY & TRIGGER vote HOTM: Rose & Sterl May, BUTTERCUP & GOLDIE vote HOTM Casey & Gizmo & Fancy's 2012 HC Members Veterans Day Trail Ride!.
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05/12/2013 07:46.47 PM
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THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT....
GOOD MORNING, we left you a vote, thanks so much for yours. Happy Mothers Day.
Things were settling into a routine, my work schedule allowed me to be at the barn T,F,S,S, because I worked a 12 hour shift on M,T,W. Our lessons were going well, Sterl was an excellent student, she took easily to things like trot poles (Charlie still HATES trot poles) every time I was with her I was so proud, every one thinks their horse is the best looking. Sterly had only been at the barn a couple of weeks, she was turned out in a small paddock along side the road. When I got to the barn that morning, Max told me someone had come by and wondered if that Mare was for sale. We have a large number of AMISH farmers in our area, at first I was taken back. But then I was so proud, because, I realized they thought, "WOW, look at that Mare, she would be a great buggy horse" See, it wasn't just me that thought she was good looking...Talk soon, Love Donna Lee & STERLY GIRLYCome visit me, Sterl May````June HOTM PLEASE````, Angel Sassy Mac```VOTE STERL MAY HOTM``` & Royal Mes``VOTE STERL MAY HOTM```.
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05/12/2013 04:03.00 AM
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FANCY'S PERCEPTIONS: Happy Mother's Day!!!
I have an aunt that has her birthday the day after my birthday, this month. My mom & I spent time with her today because she is in the hospital after falling out of bed. She seems to be ok. But I did not have a lot of Fancy time today. I am looking forward to my time with Fancy. Our weather today was cloudy, finally the rains came in.
Here is a good night vote.Come visit me, FANCY Walk N That Way THANK U 4 May HOTM ♥, COWBOY & TRIGGER vote HOTM: Rose & Sterl May, BUTTERCUP & GOLDIE vote HOTM Casey & Gizmo & Fancy's 2012 HC Members Veterans Day Trail Ride!.
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05/11/2013 07:56.31 PM
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GOOD MORNING, LEFT A VOTE
So, now Sterl May is safely at the boarding barn, life is good. I HAVE MY OWN HORSE, I had to tell you all about Sonya because I never would have made it thru the training and frustration without her. It did not take long to see that Sterly knew NOTHING about being ridden, she had had someone on her back a handful of times, but trained she wasn't. She had no bend, no flexibility, she had no idea what aids were, her head was straight up and out, when she was confused which was often, she paced. That was her comfort zone. But, none of that mattered to me, she was mine, we would learn together. As lucky as I was to have Sonya, Sterly was lucky to have Doolie(Sonya's horse) his stall was across the aisle from her. And of course, when I rode, especially at first Sonya was always there. Sterly had this huge crush on Doolie and once in the arena, she would follow him anywhere. I kept Fool Kat for those times when nothing went right and I just wanted to ride and noT really work SO HARD at it. We started lessons with Sonya's coach, in the beginning it wasn't pretty, but like I said, we were both learning together. TO BE CONTINUED, Left a vote, thanks for yours, talk soon, Love Donna Lee & STERLY GIRLYCome visit me, Sterl May````June HOTM PLEASE````, Angel Sassy Mac```VOTE STERL MAY HOTM``` & Royal Mes``VOTE STERL MAY HOTM```.
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05/11/2013 04:13.34 AM
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Voted :)
FANCY'S PERCEPTIONS: “A mother understands what a child does not say” (unknown)
Are you finally enjoying spring? We went out of town last night to help a friend. It was soo late when we returned I had to call it a night. Fancy is ready for fun. She lets me know she wants an outing by neighing to me when I go outside for any reason. I tried to get some help taking the cart out, but no help just yet. I am giving my mom flowers for Mother's Day, perennials that will come back for her to enjoy. She seemed to be happy about that. I am tired of being still and I am ready to get creative. LOL.
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY! WE LOVE YOU ALL!!!
Have a peaceful night ♥
LITTLE COWBOY CLASS/ Word of the day: SHOULD MATURE OVER 16 HANDS: currently 14 hands, dam is 14.2, sire is 15.3 hands, every horse in pedigree back 18 generations is under 16 hands, but *this* horse will defy his DNA and grow.
Have a beautiful blessed day ✞Come visit me, FANCY Walk N That Way THANK U 4 May HOTM ♥, COWBOY & TRIGGER vote HOTM: Rose & Sterl May, BUTTERCUP & GOLDIE vote HOTM Casey & Gizmo & Fancy's 2012 HC Members Veterans Day Trail Ride!.
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05/10/2013 08:18.29 PM
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Howdy♡
✞ I want to wish all you mom’s out there (human and horse) a wonderful Mother’s day! I am off this weekend so I will be phone voting and you know I don’t type much from my phone! I may haul out Saturday to ride Lake Whitney but I would be riding by myself ~ that actually sounds good to me….I will have horse time but will be BBQ’ing Sunday and watching the horses and chilling (it has rained 2 days so I can’t ride the property around the house). Anyway love ya and here’s a vote for you!Come visit me, ♥ Whiskey ♥ & ♥ Deacon ♥.
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05/10/2013 09:19.31 AM
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THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT....
Before I tell you more about STERLY and our adventures, I need to tell you a bit about the young rider that suggested her to me. I met her at the boarding barn which was primarily WESTERN, Sonya was the only English rider there. Sometimes after one of my lessons I would just hang around and watch her ride. I wanted to ride like that, SONYA often came to the barn when no one else was around. So, I started planning my trips when I knew she would be there. I would tack up my leased horse, Fool Kat in my borrowed tack, I didn't have any of my own stuff yet. I would ride up beside her, her horse Doolie was a huge TB, and I'd say "Hi" she would look down at us and say "Hi" I'd say "are we posting on the correct diagonal?" and she would say "NO" and I'd say "can you help me?" she would, and off I'd go, then I'd ride back up to her and say "are we cantering on the correct lead?" and she would say "NO" she would help me get the lead and off we'd go....I believe that we became friends because I drove the poor girl crazy, I think she finally said "I might as well be friends because she apparently isn't going anywhere". I'm telling you this because this amazing friendship that started all those years ago in that little boarding barn continues today. SONYA was only 16 when we met, I have watched that young lady grow up, finish her education, become a fabulous teacher, get married, and she now has 3 beautiful children, her daughter Kaitlyn is just 4 and has started riding lessons. SONYA was and still is there for me every step of the way with STERLY and every horse that came after. TO BE CONTINUED. Left you a vote, thanks for supporting us, I can't tell you how much this means to us. Love Donna Lee & STERLY GIRLYCome visit me, Sterl May````June HOTM PLEASE````, Angel Sassy Mac```VOTE STERL MAY HOTM``` & Royal Mes``VOTE STERL MAY HOTM```.
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05/10/2013 03:32.09 AM
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L♥VE the MARES, always our motto!
Hey, I understand Gizmo! Many people say mares are "marish" but I have experienced almost NO differences when riding mares, only when geldings who think they are still stallions try to irritate them in in the fields, LOL! Well, WHO WOULD NOT LIKE THAT, he he! I have always loved and connected with mares since I was 10 years old (maybe beore) so I guess I defend them like you do! Hve a great week-end! Please visit PF's page, I rode an amazing 3 year old mare yesterday, we have known each other sinbce she was a yearling. She is a wonderful mare named ANKA!Come visit me, DARLING♥plan to be with him December!, ANKA♥THANKS SO MUCH 4 HOTD 5/18/13 & Angel Petite Fleur&gals,VOTE Sterl May HOTM!.
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05/09/2013 11:50.07 AM
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LEFT A VOTE, THANKS FOR YOURS
Roxanne loved STERL MAY, after caring for her for the first 4 years of her life, she could not let her go. Sterly spent the next 6 years of her life at Roxanne's friends place, she was not a problem, she had two other horses to play with. It was always Roxy's plan to make Sterl a riding horse, and to be fair she did go out and ride her a few times over the years, but as we all know too well, life gets in the way. Fast forward Roxanne's life, there was a marriage a couple of moves, eventually she and her husband tried to set up a small breeding farm, they wanted to try and make it in the STANDARDBRED business, so they gathered a few mares and they even trained a couple for the track. Sterly came home. It is a tough business and it costs lots of money, money that they were not making, they both were holding down full time jobs as well as trying to make it racing. Long story short, it took about a year to realize they were broke and so liquidate the liabilities keep the assets. Sterly had to go. This is where I come in. At the boarding barn where I leased there was one other English rider, I would plan my trips to the barn when I knew she would be there, she is the one that over heard the conversation about me wanting to get MY OWN HORSE. She told me about Sterly, so I called Roxanne, I went to meet her and with my borrowed saddle and bridle I rode her right there in her paddock. The rest of that day you can read in her profile "how we met" STERLY had just turned 11 when Roxy and I delivered her to the boarding barn, I had my own horse, and she was BEAUTIFUL. TO BE CONTINUED, Love Donna Lee & Sterly Girly.Come visit me, Sterl May````June HOTM PLEASE````, Angel Sassy Mac```VOTE STERL MAY HOTM``` & Royal Mes``VOTE STERL MAY HOTM```.
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05/09/2013 03:30.36 AM
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Voted :)
FANCY'S PERCEPTIONS: “Always drink upstream from the herd.” (unknown)
Fancy & Trigger had their farrier trip this week. Great news, the farrier said Fancy's heel looks normal and you can't even tell it was wounded! We can begin riding when it is not so muddy in the corral. I am going to ride her for short periods of time before we ride out. I want to be sure both Fancy and I are ready when we ride out. And we can use this time to get ready for the horseshow this month. I want to try our first time at showmanship. ♥
LITTLE COWBOY CLASS/ Word of the day: Vet Catalog - An illustrated brochure provided to stable owners that features a wide array of products that are currently out of stock or have been dropped from a company's inventory.
Have a beautiful blessed day ✞Come visit me, FANCY Walk N That Way THANK U 4 May HOTM ♥, COWBOY & TRIGGER vote HOTM: Rose & Sterl May, BUTTERCUP & GOLDIE vote HOTM Casey & Gizmo & Fancy's 2012 HC Members Veterans Day Trail Ride!.
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05/08/2013 07:52.33 PM
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699, almost 700 GIZMO!
Hi there! I hope you did not misunderstand me about Mustang Mares. My cousin had 2 Mustang mares she saved when I was in my teens and they were as sweet as my QH mare I boarded at her farm. They only acted up when the warm weather brought on their cycles and since the only male equine around was a grumpy Shetland pony it really frustrated them,LOL!Come visit me, DARLING♥plan to be with him December!, ANKA♥THANKS SO MUCH 4 HOTD 5/18/13 & Angel Petite Fleur&gals,VOTE Sterl May HOTM!.
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05/08/2013 11:04.59 AM
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THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT....
Sterl May was born and raised on a small but successful STANDARDBRED farm not far from my home. Standardbred racing is very big in this part of Ontario. She was quite good at the track, but at 4 years old she got a respiratory virus that ended her racing career. Roxanne, the lady that I eventually bought Sterl's from worked on that farm. Because racing is a business and not a hobby, Sterly had to go. Roxanne remembers the morning she was told to get Sterl May ready for the market truck. Roxanne had known and cared for her for 4 years and could not bear the thought of her going to market, so she bought her on a whim. That night after work she trailered her to a friends house and said "I bought a horse can I keep her here for now" Sterly spent the next 6 years there playing with her two new pasture pals. TO BE CONTINUED, thanks for the votes, we appreciate the support, left you one too, Love Donna Lee & Sterly GirlyCome visit me, Sterl May````June HOTM PLEASE````, Angel Sassy Mac```VOTE STERL MAY HOTM``` & Royal Mes``VOTE STERL MAY HOTM```.
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05/08/2013 03:37.45 AM
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Voted. Have a lovely evening:) Come visit me, FANCY Walk N That Way THANK U 4 May HOTM ♥, COWBOY & TRIGGER vote HOTM: Rose & Sterl May, BUTTERCUP & GOLDIE vote HOTM Casey & Gizmo & Fancy's 2012 HC Members Veterans Day Trail Ride!.
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05/07/2013 03:08.07 PM
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695 for beautiful Mustang Mare Gizmo
Hey, sounds like you were good for the ride with your mom after she came home! Unusual for a Mustang Mare so KUDOS and welcome back home to your mom! Tell Stewy to behave! LOVE THE MARES!Come visit me, DARLING♥plan to be with him December!, ANKA♥THANKS SO MUCH 4 HOTD 5/18/13 & Angel Petite Fleur&gals,VOTE Sterl May HOTM!.
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05/07/2013 11:13.37 AM
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Before I bought Sterl May(read her how we met story please),I used to lease a solid bred paint mare, at a local boarding stable not far from home. Her name was Fool Kat, I leased because as an adult getting back into riding, I wanted to be sure before I bought my own horse. The barn owners thought that I should buy a foal and raise it up. One of the other riders at the barn heard this and she said she knew of someone that had a horse for sale for not too much $$$ she mostly wanted a good home for this horse. The only thing was, she was a STANDARDBRED, that didn't mean anything to me. I went to meet her, and I will never forget the feeling I had when I walked into her paddock, she tuRned to look at me, THOSE EYES, THOSE BEAUTIFUL EYES, she still has those beautiful eyes, thanks for your support, we left a vote too. Love DONNA lEE Come visit me, Sterl May````June HOTM PLEASE````, Angel Sassy Mac```VOTE STERL MAY HOTM``` & Royal Mes``VOTE STERL MAY HOTM```.
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05/07/2013 04:10.06 AM
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