My Horse Profile
About Me
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I am from Steinbach, MB and I've been a Club Horse member for 6 months and 2 days
Nicknames: Charlie, Mr. Frodo
Age: 11 years old
Gender: Gelding
Breed:
Height: Around 14 hands
Color: Bay, I am a Welsh and Thoroughbred cross
Type of Riding: Western but I have been trained in English too!
My Horse's Achievements: I can jump, pull wagons, and ride! I am starting to become closer with my new owner!
My Horse's Favorite Treat: Oats and carrots
My Horse's Favorite Things To Do: I love to graze and eat oats! FOOD! Give me food! I also like hanging out with Star, the dog and visiting my horsey neighbors.
Pet Peeves: Being caught! But after I have my halter and lead on, I am perfect! I also don't like getting my picture taken!
My Horse's motto: No hour of life is wasted that is spent in the saddle. ~Winston Churchill
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How We Met
I had always wanted a horse and knew that one day I would. I had a whole plan up on how I was going to purchase a horse when I got a job. I had faith that sometime soon I was going to get one. Then one day I went to an auction just to look but guess what? I came home with a beautiful horse! I am so thankful to God for him. I knew that if it wasn't for God, I never would have the chance to meet Charlie Brown!
Psalm 86:15
But you, Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness.
Hebrews 11:1
Faith is being sure of what we hope for and ceratin of what we do not see.
Ps. I did the picture (see below) with oil pastels just a little while before I bought Charlie. Pretty cool, huh? It even looks like him and I hadn't even met him yet!.
My Horse Stats
I've had 1623 friends visit me.
I'm the 40,086th member on HorseChannel.com.
178 friends have voted for me since I joined Club Horse!
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My Horse Blog
we need your vote, please
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 04:05.48 AM
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we need your vote, please
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 03:44.09 AM
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May 20th Newsletter
***HOTD Dolly 251290 Nominated by Dakota
Hi, my name's Dolly, I am a 16yr old Welsh Pony mare. This is my 3rd time running for HOTD, please stop by and leave a vote.
Congratulations Taylor our HOTD!!!
***HOTM Rose 252606 Sterl May 220509
***DOTM Shotgun 26288
***COTM Whiskers 227256
***BOTM Luigi 225307
Todays inspiration: “An entire sea of water can’t sink a ship unless it gets inside the ship. Similarly, the negativity of the world can’t put you down unless you allow it to get inside you.”
Happy trails...Team HOTDCome visit me, ~Sierra~ thank u Whiskey & Deacon for vote 1,400!!, Misty- thank u Whiskey & Deacon 4 vote 900!, **Dakota**Happy 9th Birthday!!!, <>Cherokee<> & ~Scout~RIP~.
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05/20/2013 01:54.15 PM
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THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT....
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 04:11.30 AM
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Great Picture
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 on 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 03:41.04 AM
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we need your vote, please
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 07:10.55 AM
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May 17th Newsletter
***HOTD Dolly 251290 Nominated by Dakota
Hi, my names Dolly, I am a 16yr old Welsh Pony and Cob mare. I ride English, Jumping and Dressage and my favorite treat is cinnamon cookies. My motto is "You can make any horse a champion with dedication and proper training :)" Please stop by and leave a vote.
Congratulations Just Jazz our HOTD!!
***HOTM Rose 252606 Sterl May 220509
***DOTM Shotgun 26288
***COTM Whiskers 227256
***BOTM Luigi 225307
Todays inspiration: “I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.” - Jimmy Dean
Happy trails...Team HOTDCome visit me, ~Sierra~ thank u Whiskey & Deacon for vote 1,400!!, Misty- thank u Whiskey & Deacon 4 vote 900!, **Dakota**Happy 9th Birthday!!!, <>Cherokee<> & ~Scout~RIP~.
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05/17/2013 05:17.22 AM
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left a vote today
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 04:22.10 AM
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we would love your support, please
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 02:49.05 AM
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we would love your support, please
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 03:13.40 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 06:36.46 PM
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It is hot and humid today, supposed to get up to 90! Yesterday I helped my aunt put the wire up for Sierra and Misty's other pasture. Last year the beef calves got out and tore it all down so we locked Sierra and Misty off of it. Today we got the electric hooked up and let them out in it. The pasture they were in before is nibbled down to the dirt so they are very happy to have a new pasture to graze in. Voted:) Come visit me, ~Sierra~ thank u Whiskey & Deacon for vote 1,400!!, Misty- thank u Whiskey & Deacon 4 vote 900!, **Dakota**Happy 9th Birthday!!!, <>Cherokee<> & ~Scout~RIP~.
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05/14/2013 11:30.25 AM
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THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT....
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 02:54.54 AM
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THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT....
where have you been? we missed you, thanks for Sterly's vote, left you one too, Love Donna LeeCome 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 07:25.41 PM
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Hi!
Yes the points expire after 30 days if you don't login. Glad you are getting some nice weather! A couple years ago I boarded Dakota at our neighbors place, they had 4 other horses and he tended to get herd bound also. I hope putting Charlie in a separate paddock will help him behave better. Hope you get some riding in soon!Come visit me, ~Sierra~ thank u Whiskey & Deacon for vote 1,400!!, Misty- thank u Whiskey & Deacon 4 vote 900!, **Dakota**Happy 9th Birthday!!!, <>Cherokee<> & ~Scout~RIP~.
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05/13/2013 06:17.22 PM
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April 11th Newsletter
***HOTD Wizard 232390 Nominated by Dakota
Hi, I am an 11yr old gelding named Wizard. I do English and trail riding and I love afalfa cubes. My motto is "Nope, not gonna canter." Please stop by and leave a vote.
Congratulations Sparkles our HOTD!!
***HOTM Secret Candidate
***DOTM Frito Bandito 205991
***COTM Spunky 161265
***BOTM Chyna 221660
Todays inspiration: What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.
- Goethe
Happy trails...Team HOTDCome visit me, ~Sierra~ thank u Whiskey & Deacon for vote 1,400!!, Misty- thank u Whiskey & Deacon 4 vote 900!, **Dakota**Happy 9th Birthday!!!, <>Cherokee<> & ~Scout~RIP~.
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04/11/2013 06:19.42 AM
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April 9th Newsletter
***HOTD Jack 228298 Nominated by Sierra & herd
Hi my names Jack but you can also call me JackJack and Jackson. I am a 17yr old Quarter Horse gelding from Colorado Springs, CO. I do trail, pleasure, round up, cutting and roping and I love anything apple flavored. Please stop by and leave a vote.
Congratulations Diamond our HOTD!!
***HOTM Secret Candidate...Ask Maria or Joey
***DOTM Frito Bandito 205991
***BOTM Chyna 221660
***COTM Spunky 161265
Todays inspiration: “Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.” - Robert Brault
Happy trails...Team HOTDCome visit me, ~Sierra~ thank u Whiskey & Deacon for vote 1,400!!, Misty- thank u Whiskey & Deacon 4 vote 900!, **Dakota**Happy 9th Birthday!!!, <>Cherokee<> & ~Scout~RIP~.
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04/09/2013 07:06.07 AM
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Thanks for HOTD! Here is a goodnight vote from our herd! 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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04/08/2013 07:06.36 PM
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April 8th Newsletter
***HOTD Patch 254575 Nominated by Missy & Shadow Dancer
Hi, I am a 19yr old American Quarter Horse gelding from Canton, GA. I ride english and bareback and I love a good scratch. Please stop by and leave a vote.
Congratulations Buttercup & Goldie our HOTD!!
***HOTM Secret Candidate...Ask Maria or Joey
***DOTM Frito Bandito 205991
***BOTM Chyna 221660
***COTM Spunky 161265
Todays inspiration: “Don’t let life discourage you; everyone who got where he is had to begin where he was.” - Richard L. Evans
Happy trails...Team HOTDCome visit me, ~Sierra~ thank u Whiskey & Deacon for vote 1,400!!, Misty- thank u Whiskey & Deacon 4 vote 900!, **Dakota**Happy 9th Birthday!!!, <>Cherokee<> & ~Scout~RIP~.
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04/08/2013 08:17.01 AM
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Hope everything went well w/the farrier/deworming!
Ethan and I are having a blast being home alone, we go to bed late, get up late and of course, eat lots of junk food. My family gets home from the wedding tomorrow sometime.
All the snow has finally melted but it has been rainy and windy the last few days. Yesterday I lunged Sierra with her saddle on and did some ground driving with her also. Ethan wanted to ride Dakota bareback for a while but he was having trouble mounting him. He kept on either ramming into him with his shoulder and nipping at him or else turning his butt around so Ethan couldn't get on. Ethan has been the only one to ride Dakota ever since I got Cherokee and turns out he has been learning some bad habits. I tried to mount him bareback and he laid back his ears and bit me. Then when I tried again he reared. Dakota has never laid back his ears or tried to bite me before and he never rears either. I decided to work with him for a while before letting Ethan ride him. I got him on the lunge line and every time he tried to ram into me or bite I made him work on the lunge line. He caught on fast and soon he stood nice and still for me to mount. I trotted and loped him bareback for a while and then let Ethan ride. Then I rode Cherokee bareback for the first time, he was perfect. Planning on working some more with Dakota, Ethan lets him get by with wayyy to much. Have a wonderful Sunday♥
Maria & herdCome visit me, ~Sierra~ thank u Whiskey & Deacon for vote 1,400!!, Misty- thank u Whiskey & Deacon 4 vote 900!, **Dakota**Happy 9th Birthday!!!, <>Cherokee<> & ~Scout~RIP~.
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04/07/2013 07:21.38 AM
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Hi Charlie Brown and family :)
I dont know what happened to Fancy's hoof. ONe day i went out to her and she had cut the heel bulb off. I have been treating it and it is finally better!
Glad to hear from you. Hope the farrier was good with you!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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04/06/2013 05:57.59 PM
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April 4th Newsletter
***HOTD Dawnie Darko 218756 Nominated by Ginger
Hi, my name is Dawnie Darko, also called Dawn, Dawnie, Darko and Mr. Welsh. I am a 4yr old Welsh pony gelding from Mountain Home, AR. I do Halter, Showmanship, Rodeos, 4H and Trail riding. My motto is "What makes you think I'm not a superhero?" - Donnie Darko (film)Please stop by and leave a vote.
Sorry, looks like we have a fake HOTD today.
***HOTM secret candidate
***DOTM Frito Bandito 205991
***BOTM Chyna 221660
***COTM Spunky 161265
We are in need of more HOTD nominations for the month of April, please visit the Calendar of Agendas 232390 if you dont have your HOTD badge or know someone who doesn't and nominate them.
Todays inspiration: It is not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us rich.
— Henry Ward Beecher
Happy trails...Team HOTDCome visit me, ~Sierra~ thank u Whiskey & Deacon for vote 1,400!!, Misty- thank u Whiskey & Deacon 4 vote 900!, **Dakota**Happy 9th Birthday!!!, <>Cherokee<> & ~Scout~RIP~.
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04/04/2013 06:04.07 AM
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Misty is pretty well trained so I mostly just ride her for fun now and not for training. When my aunt first got her she bucked, she was agressive and she hated riding. After she had Sierra she got very protective and she would charge at anyone who came into the pasture with her ears layed back. Now it is very rare that she bucks and she never lays back her ears or tries to bite. Come visit me, ~Sierra~ thank u Whiskey & Deacon for vote 1,400!!, Misty- thank u Whiskey & Deacon 4 vote 900!, **Dakota**Happy 9th Birthday!!!, <>Cherokee<> & ~Scout~RIP~.
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04/02/2013 05:59.17 AM
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April 2nd Newsletter
***HOTD Thomas 254659 Nominated by Angel Betsy
Hi, I am a 17yr old gelding named Thomas. I used to be a dressage horse but now I mostly do trial rides and some flat work to keep in shape. My favorite treats are suger,apples and carrets. Please stop by and leave a vote.
Congratulations Paints Red Rocket our HOTD!!
***HOTM secret candidate
***DOTM Frito Bandito 205991
***BOTM Chyna 221660
***COTM Spunky 161265
Todays inspiration: Many of the things you can count, don't count. Many of the things you can't count, really count.
Albert Einstein
Happy trails...Team HOTDCome visit me, ~Sierra~ thank u Whiskey & Deacon for vote 1,400!!, Misty- thank u Whiskey & Deacon 4 vote 900!, **Dakota**Happy 9th Birthday!!!, <>Cherokee<> & ~Scout~RIP~.
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04/02/2013 05:52.28 AM
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FANCY'S PERCEPTIONS, OUR SAVIOUR IS RISEN!
“The great Easter truth is not that we are to live newly after death – that is not the great thing – but that...we are to, and may, live nobly now because we are to live forever.” (Phillips Brooks)
HI!!! Here is a Happy Easter vote for you!
I am so happy to be able to blog and vote! Saturday I got my job list caught up and the brace is helping with the swelling, pain, & numbness. I have missed interacting with you all. I will blog and vote often as I can depending on my physical situation.
Saturday afternoon we went to the farm to take pics of my brothers and their friend as they rode out. I rode Buttercup in the field, well, my brother lead me on her. When he got her she did not like anyone. Now, she knows who he is and she only wants to listen to him! I could not ride her without him leading her. I did not want to get into a tussle with her either because my wrist are weak. I did enjoy the short ride in the field though!!!
Fancy's wound continues to improve. I was afraid to let her get her kicks out, but I let her out for a while Friday. She ran! Bucked, kicked, & ran more! There was NO limping, no swelling, no bleeding. I did put some bell boots on her before I let her out. Does any one know if it is ok to allow her to wear bell boots all day or night? I took them off when I put her back in the stall. The bell boots covers that wound so I think they will help if I leave her out. I don't know anything about bell boots because I have never used them.
If you saw our last video, don't worry, Fancy was not in any danger. Fancy has been goin up them stairs since she was 10 months old. When we go there more often she walks up them better than I do. They are in the park and there is grass on both sides. I never let her walk down. I think the pool noodle getting under her leg made her feel funny because the first time she was unsure. After I
placed that noodle back at her side she was ok.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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03/31/2013 08:10.56 PM
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Actually Sierra and Misty live at my aunts place but she only lives about a half mile away. I ride or walk to her place every single day to work with them and water them, it is just like they are mine. It is very rare that my aunt goes out to the pasture to visit them. When my aunt got Misty the guy that she bought her from said that he had a stallion and she might be pregnant but he wasn't sure. A few months later my aunt looked out in the pasture and there was a little filly in the pasture with Misty. I have done all of Sierra's training and I hope she will be ok for riding once she is old enough. She is the first young horse I have trained and it can be kind of challenging sometimes but also very rewarding!
PS I googled lunging and longeing and they are both used to describe running a horse in circles on a long line so I guess it doesn't matter which way you spell it.Come visit me, ~Sierra~ thank u Whiskey & Deacon for vote 1,400!!, Misty- thank u Whiskey & Deacon 4 vote 900!, **Dakota**Happy 9th Birthday!!!, <>Cherokee<> & ~Scout~RIP~.
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03/28/2013 05:59.48 AM
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March 25th Newsletter
***HOTD Aspen 225853 Nominated by Fancy
Hi, I am a 6yr old Paso Fino mare named Aspen. I ride for pleasure and I am beautifully gaited. My motto is "Watcha doing? Anything to eat? Let's run!!!" Please stop by and leave a vote.
Congratulations Crimson Starfire our HOTD!!
***HOTM Hi Tech Image 40041, Sugar 215272
***COTM Trixe 172636
***BOTM Zip, Charlie, & Wilberforce 213890
***DOTM Terra 34284
Todays inspiration: “The reason people find it so hard to be happy is that they always see the past better than it was, the present worse than it is, and the future less resolved than it will be.”
Marcel Pagnol
Happy trails...Team HOTDCome visit me, ~Sierra~ thank u Whiskey & Deacon for vote 1,400!!, Misty- thank u Whiskey & Deacon 4 vote 900!, **Dakota**Happy 9th Birthday!!!, <>Cherokee<> & ~Scout~RIP~.
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03/25/2013 03:07.16 PM
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Yesterday I rode Misty and ponied Sierra for about an hour, they were both great. Later I tryed longeing Cherokee, I'm not sure if he has ever been longed before but he did fine. Then longed Dakota for the first time in months. He did fine too but he has just one gait for longeing and that is trotting. He will trot slow and trot fast but he will not walk or lope. He doesn't know reverse either, he just trots around in a circle until I tell him whoa! Headed out to feed the boys now, have a great day. Come visit me, ~Sierra~ thank u Whiskey & Deacon for vote 1,400!!, Misty- thank u Whiskey & Deacon 4 vote 900!, **Dakota**Happy 9th Birthday!!!, <>Cherokee<> & ~Scout~RIP~.
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03/24/2013 05:31.51 AM
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Thanks for the vote. Here is one in return! Come visit me, Thomas, Lucky Charm, My Kind of Guy, Paint's Red Rocket & Shleby GT500.
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03/23/2013 09:09.45 AM
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Frodo Baggins is a cute name!
March 21st Newsletter
***HOTD Lucky Day 199114 Nominated by Fancy
Hi, I am a 20yr old Thoroughbred gelding from Rochester, NY. I do English jumping and I love eating. Please stop by and leave a vote.
Congratulations Kayty our HOTD!!
***HOTM Angel HT 40041 Sugar 215272
***DOTM Terra 34284
***COTM Trixie 172636
***BOTM Zip, Charlie, & Wilberforce 213890
Todays inspiration: “What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies WITHIN us.” R.W. Emerson
Happy trails...Team HOTDCome visit me, ~Sierra~ thank u Whiskey & Deacon for vote 1,400!!, Misty- thank u Whiskey & Deacon 4 vote 900!, **Dakota**Happy 9th Birthday!!!, <>Cherokee<> & ~Scout~RIP~.
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03/21/2013 05:58.54 AM
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HI EVERYONE!
Thanks everyone for the votes! I was wondering about your opinion on changing Charlie's name. I was thinking and considering of changing it to Frodo Baggins! He doesn't know his real name anyways and I thought Frodo Baggins fit him quite nicely. He is quite short just like a hobbit!Come visit me, Charlie Brown.
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03/20/2013 04:01.20 PM
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Voted! Pretty Horse! Have a good day! Come visit me, Thomas, Lucky Charm, My Kind of Guy, Paint's Red Rocket & Shleby GT500.
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03/17/2013 07:39.10 AM
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It is rainy and miserable out today, not much going on. This morning I cleaned out the horse sheds and lunged Sierra a little but thats it. Everything is a muddy mess now with all the rain and melting snow so I will probably have a big grooming job tomorrow. I hope your weekend is going better than mine! Come visit me, ~Sierra~ thank u Whiskey & Deacon for vote 1,400!!, Misty- thank u Whiskey & Deacon 4 vote 900!, **Dakota**Happy 9th Birthday!!!, <>Cherokee<> & ~Scout~RIP~.
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03/09/2013 11:10.18 AM
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I dont really know, I have just been feeding Cherokee lots of hay, I am not used to having an underweight horse so I don't really have much experiance with it! Misty and Dakota are a bit on the chubby side and Sierra is just right. The 2 dogs in the first picture below are sooo adorable! Are they yours? Come visit me, ~Sierra~ thank u Whiskey & Deacon for vote 1,400!!, Misty- thank u Whiskey & Deacon 4 vote 900!, **Dakota**Happy 9th Birthday!!!, <>Cherokee<> & ~Scout~RIP~.
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03/08/2013 02:36.44 PM
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Thank you everybody for stopping by my new horses page yesterday and making his day so special. He got plenty of treats and lots of lovin'! I am pretty sure we are going to name him Cherokee although I do think Java is a cute name. It is warm and sunny today so Ethan and I took the horses for a ride down the gravel road. I am not completely comfortable with him yet so we only went for about half a mile. We loped on the parts of the road that weren't to sloppy, so much fun! Java/Cherokee behaved really good, just very alert and looking around to check everything out. I also lunged Sierra for a while, she was pretty low key today. Tommorow it is supposed to sleet and rain I won't be able to do much with the horses then. Hope your weekend is great! Come visit me, ~Sierra~ thank u Whiskey & Deacon for vote 1,400!!, Misty- thank u Whiskey & Deacon 4 vote 900!, **Dakota**Happy 9th Birthday!!!, <>Cherokee<> & ~Scout~RIP~.
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03/08/2013 02:27.43 PM
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Some of you may already know this but to those of you who don't, I got a new horse a couple days ago! I had been looking online for a while when I saw his ad on craigslist. My dad took me to see him last Saturday, I got to ride him for a while and he was great so we said we would come back Monday to pick him up. He is a really sweet boy, loves to have his head scratched and follow me around. The people I got him from had 10 other horses and he was at the bottom of the "pecking order" so he is pretty skinny but he has been eating all the hay I give him (which is quite a bit) so hopefully he will start putting on some weight. Dakota is happy to have a new pal and now Ethan and I can ride together again. Today we took them for a ride down the gravel road, he is pretty spunky and likes to look at everything but didn't seem to be spooked by anything. His name right now is Java but we are probably going too change it. My mom and sis have been thinking of names and they like Mocha, Cherokee, Montana and Apache but we still havn't decided yet. Let me know if you have any suggestions.
Have a great evening!Come visit me, ~Sierra~ thank u Whiskey & Deacon for vote 1,400!!, Misty- thank u Whiskey & Deacon 4 vote 900!, **Dakota**Happy 9th Birthday!!!, <>Cherokee<> & ~Scout~RIP~.
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03/06/2013 05:10.20 PM
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Left a vote. Kelsey and herd Come visit me, ~Ransom~, ~Elva~, ~R.I.P. Michael~, ~Angela~ & ~Sugar~.
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03/03/2013 03:18.29 PM
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Thanks!! You have a pretty horse. Left a vote. Kelsey and herd Come visit me, ~Ransom~, ~Elva~, ~R.I.P. Michael~, ~Angela~ & ~Sugar~.
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03/02/2013 03:09.04 PM
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Aww thanks, Dakota is a little camera ham, he makes it easy for me to get nice pics! I hope it starts warming up around your place so you can do some riding! It has been in the 30s here lately, I'm lovin it! Come visit me, ~Sierra~ thank u Whiskey & Deacon for vote 1,400!!, Misty- thank u Whiskey & Deacon 4 vote 900!, **Dakota**Happy 9th Birthday!!!, <>Cherokee<> & ~Scout~RIP~.
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02/25/2013 05:50.10 AM
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It is snowing AGAIN at our place. When is it ever going to stop? I did get to ride Misty yesterday, she was really good. I am hoping to work with Sierra today if it isn't too slippery out. Left a vote. Come visit me, ~Sierra~ thank u Whiskey & Deacon for vote 1,400!!, Misty- thank u Whiskey & Deacon 4 vote 900!, **Dakota**Happy 9th Birthday!!!, <>Cherokee<> & ~Scout~RIP~.
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02/22/2013 06:19.02 AM
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