My Horse Profile
About Me
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I am from Lusaka, Intl and I've been a Club Horse member for 3 months and 3 days
Nicknames: Obs, Oby
Age: 10 years old
Gender: Gelding
Breed: Welsh Pony and Cob
Height: 14.2 hh
Color: Gray
Type of Riding: Eventing
My Horse's Achievements: Overcame fear of bright blue jumps HOTD May 6th 2013
My Horse's Favorite Treat: Apples
My Horse's Favorite Things To Do: Galloping, relax, hang out with his friends and eat
Pet Peeves: Rushes at jumps (conquered)
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How We Met
Instructor recommended.
My Horse Stats
I've had 1514 friends visit me.
I'm the 40,813th member on HorseChannel.com.
205 friends have voted for me since I joined Club Horse!
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Hugs and a quick vote for now. Come visit me, SADIE * Sterl May 220509 & Rose 252606 June HOTM*.
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05/18/2013 01:31.56 AM
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A vote for you! Come visit me, Casey, Pepper & Gummi Bear.
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05/17/2013 01:37.43 PM
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Left a vote for you 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 03:37.35 AM
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BIG VOTE 200 for OBERON from Anka, Darling, Angel PF and the herd of my equine pals! Wished good luck for Just Jazz and HOTD tomorrow. How is the weather there??? It is cold, rainy & unusually windy here! Normally it is warm & dry by mid May here!Come visit me, DARLING♥ Vote STERL MAY HOTM June!, ANKA♥My own page! Hoping 4 HOTD & Angel Petite Fleur & gal pals♥.
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05/16/2013 10:36.53 AM
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Hi Lena votes for all your ponies, 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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05/16/2013 03:48.40 AM
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Went out to check on Sadie when I got home from work last night. She'd torn her fly mask off. It lasted 10 days. Hope to someday move away from the egg ranch. The flies are horrible. Temperatures are now in the triple digits, too. Sending love and leaving a vote. Come visit me, SADIE * Sterl May 220509 & Rose 252606 June HOTM*.
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05/15/2013 10:48.04 PM
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Vote 196 OBERON♡ from ANKA & Darling &all of us horse pals who mom Paula loves! Voted for Just Jazz! Hi Elena, pls. give a vote for ANKA for her HOTD tomorrow.Come visit me, DARLING♥ Vote STERL MAY HOTM June!, ANKA♥My own page! Hoping 4 HOTD & Angel Petite Fleur & gal pals♥.
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05/15/2013 06:49.30 AM
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hello Lena 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 03:11.29 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 THANKS 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 07:07.26 PM
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Vote 192 OBERON♥ Long day of work from 6 AM to 5 PM. Came home and helped our (still without his vehichle for towing) neighbor unload his horse stables manure,etc. Took only 10 minutes but getting ridiculous. I claim ANKA for mine after all the loans,LOL! A tired vote for you and please vote Anka for her HOTD! Also heard from Thailand and DARLING is doing well on his meds for his perspiration problems and enjoying his ocean rides and hosing down with carrots cut & cleaned to eat! Sure do miss him!Come visit me, DARLING♥ Vote STERL MAY HOTM June!, ANKA♥My own page! Hoping 4 HOTD & Angel Petite Fleur & gal pals♥.
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05/14/2013 10:54.56 AM
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Hi Lena 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 02:38.07 AM
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I hope all of you moms had a beautiful Mother's Day. I had to work, but didn't mind. Being a mom and loving my sons and they loving me in return is what makes it so special. An emotional week this week. My oldest son, a Msgt in the Air Force, leaves the end of this week for 3 years in Germany. He and his oldest son celebrate their birthdays this week, too. Eric's was yesterday and my grandson's is Saturday. Sending you all love and a vote. Come visit me, SADIE * Sterl May 220509 & Rose 252606 June HOTM*.
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05/14/2013 12:34.43 AM
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HI, left a vote. Going out to see Amber tomorrow. Come visit me, Toby & Amber.
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05/13/2013 10:16.40 PM
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Hi Oberon! I hope you're getting closer to your goal of 600 votes :) I didn't get to do much here this weekend, I had to work on Saturday and Sunday it was about 95! Even today was about 95 so he hasn't gotten out in a couple days, but it's just too hot to take him out in that weather. How was your weekend? Voted. XOXO Danya and Koot Come visit me, Kootenai *Please vote Sterl May #220509 June HOTM*.
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05/13/2013 07:03.41 PM
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♥♡♥ Beautiful weekend! Whiskey and Deacon were awesome as usual! I often wonder if Deacon had an excellent rider with so much more talent to teach-how far could he go. He is so smooth and light in the mouth and he is so willing to try and do anything. I hope I am not holding him back from greatness…We BBQ’ed and just chilled other than my horsey time! How was your weekend? Come visit me, ♥ Whiskey ♥ & ♥ Deacon ♥.
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05/13/2013 07:49.48 AM
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May 13th Newsletter ***HOTD Taylor 251769 nominated by Whiskey Hi, I am a 7yr old American Quarter Horse mare named Taylor, or Tay. I ride both English and Western and I love eating and galloping. My motto is "With God all things are possible!" Please stop by and leave a vote. Congratulations Breezy our HOTD!! ***HOTM Rose 252606 Sterl May 220509 ***DOTM Shotgun 26288 ***COTM Whiskers 227256 ***BOTM Luigi 225307 Todays inspiration: Success is getting what you want; happiness is wanting what you get. – Dale Carnegie Happy trails...Team HOTDCome visit me, ~Sierra~ thank u Whiskey & Deacon for vote 1,400!!, ♦Misty♦, Dakota, <>Cherokee<> & ~Scout~RIP~.
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05/13/2013 04:56.15 AM
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184 OBERON, let's keep working on that 600! We will be voting for Jazz for HOTD for a win on the 17th! Monday already ! Well doing my errands, playing with the horses (Alliance this AM) and ANKA & Tao after lunch) with my Labby boy. Please vote Anka for HOTD for a win on May 15th, thanks ! Here is a SUNNY (finally) but chilly Monday vote for you.Come visit me, DARLING♥ Vote STERL MAY HOTM June!, ANKA♥My own page! Hoping 4 HOTD & Angel Petite Fleur & gal pals♥.
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05/13/2013 04:48.05 AM
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be back later for other votes 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 03:00.36 AM
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Voted- Happy Mothers Day Come visit me, Zuni Silver Pueblo- Happy 3rd Birthday 5/6/2013.
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05/12/2013 08:20.38 PM
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Hi Lena Hi, where have you been? don't worry we got Jazz for the 16th, talk soon, 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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05/12/2013 12:46.56 PM
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Hi! Hey! How are you and your ponies? Mine are all doing great! Starting to not look like raggamuffins after the winter finally! Haha! Been riding lots, getting Cruise in shape for the competition season...we have some major butt kicking to do on the eventing scene! How about you guys? Anything planned for the year yet? I have been super busy and am always moderatly busy so I apologize for the long time I am not on now and again! -Maren and the boysCome visit me, Cruise Control, Taco & Farewell Aramis.
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05/12/2013 08:14.26 AM
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hello my far away friend 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 04:39.38 AM
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Love and a Happy Mother's Day vote. Come visit me, SADIE * Sterl May 220509 & Rose 252606 June HOTM*.
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05/12/2013 02:02.48 AM
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Saturday vote in the nick of time Come visit me, Zuni Silver Pueblo- Happy 3rd Birthday 5/6/2013.
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05/11/2013 08:38.40 PM
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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 THANKS 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 07:58.02 PM
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May 11th Newsletter ***HOTD Viper 11791 Nominated by Fancy Hi, I am a 14yr old Paint Horse gelding named Dreamy's Radical but I am also called Viper. I ride for pleasure and my favorite treat is Winnies cookies. Please stop by and leave a vote. Congratulations Tango our HOTD ***HOTM Rose 252606 Sterl May 220509 ***DOTM Shotgun 26288 ***COTM Whiskers 227256 ***BOTM Luigi 225307 Todays inspiration: Success is doing ordinary things extraordinarily well. – Jim Rohn Happy trails...Team HOTDCome visit me, ~Sierra~ thank u Whiskey & Deacon for vote 1,400!!, ♦Misty♦, Dakota, <>Cherokee<> & ~Scout~RIP~.
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05/11/2013 05:53.48 AM
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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 03:37.43 AM
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Sadie's a handful. She does need to be worked with a lot. Wish my time wasn't so limited. Looking forward to the day when I can have more time with her. She deserves it. The triple digit heat is going to put riding on hold soon, too. That may be her favorite time of the year. Love and a vote. Come visit me, SADIE * Sterl May 220509 & Rose 252606 June HOTM*.
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05/11/2013 12:35.43 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 THANKS 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 08:17.36 PM
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Friday night vote for you, have a good weekend Come visit me, Zuni Silver Pueblo- Happy 3rd Birthday 5/6/2013.
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05/10/2013 07:13.48 PM
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169 OBERON♥ Hi sweet guy! We will be supporting Just Jazz for HOTD! It will be Mother’s Day in North America this Sunday ! Wow, I have to celebrate with my mom late May in the USA! Please vote for ANKA (from Angel PF & pals page) for her HOTD May 15. She is great mare and a fine young lady on the trails. Friday vote to YOU!Come visit me, DARLING♥ Vote STERL MAY HOTM June!, ANKA♥My own page! Hoping 4 HOTD & Angel Petite Fleur & gal pals♥.
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05/10/2013 10:52.42 AM
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Hi Oberon! I'm sure with some time you'll get to those 600 votes :) we'll do our best to vote every day for you! I got in a little bareback ride on my boy last night :) he was such a good boy as always! Voted. XOXO Danya and Koot Come visit me, Kootenai *Please vote Sterl May #220509 June HOTM*.
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05/10/2013 10:01.00 AM
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thanks for the vote ! we made it to 300 only 300 more left to go until we can run for HOTM :D thank you so much for your support <3 here's a vote for you as well! Come visit me, Allie <3.
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05/10/2013 09:50.15 AM
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✞ 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 07:58.08 AM
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GOOD MORNING 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 03:17.21 AM
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Sassy Miss Sadie's doing good. She's keeping her fly mask on, but has torn holes in it. I dumped her water trough out to clean it and found her old fly mask in it, again. While I filled the trough with fresh water, she blew bubbles in it. So silly. Heat's hitting triple degrees next week. Time to buy another misting system. She pulled the other one down and chewed it in half. She's a busy one. Love and a vote. Come visit me, SADIE * Sterl May 220509 & Rose 252606 June HOTM*.
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05/10/2013 12:05.00 AM
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HI, left a vote. Come visit me, Toby & Amber.
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05/09/2013 10:11.21 PM
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late night vote Come visit me, Zuni Silver Pueblo- Happy 3rd Birthday 5/6/2013.
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05/09/2013 08:20.36 PM
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Heres you vote. Come visit me, Vinney.
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05/09/2013 05:48.30 PM
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voted Come visit me, Apache, Shyner & Radar.
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05/09/2013 01:42.55 PM
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