~Mahatma Ghandi
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.”
posted by Kelly @ 10:23 AM
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Tuesday, February 21, 2006
Wednesday, February 15, 2006
(skinny) Woman
Inside me lives a skinny woman trying to get out. But I can usually shut the bitch up with cookies.
posted by Kelly @ 9:47 PM
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Tuesday, February 14, 2006
Bumper Sticker
If evolution was outlawed, only outlaws would evolve.
posted by Kelly @ 8:02 PM
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Monday, February 13, 2006
Perfect!
Yesterday and today have been perfect! There is no other way to describe them. I woke up to 12 inches of pure white snow blanketing the countryside on sunday. And even better, I was not snowed in and had power, unlike some other unfortunate souls. My driveway was plowed and the roads were clear by the time I ventured outside (thank you mr. landlord and all you wealthy folks with suv's and pretty trucks to beat the snow off the road!). I went out and fed the kids and took a few pictures. Leaving the barn and my road today took a while, not because of the snow, but because I pulled over so many times to take more pictures.
Off to my first appointment of the day (which later became my only appointment due to worried horse owners that don't think their animals can handle walking in the snow). Well, my 2 hour appointment turned into 3 hours of pure fun! We played in Y's new roundpen with her horse that worries quite a bit and leaves when he gets nervous...combined with Y's injured hand, sessions were slow and a bit frustrating for her some days...but not with the new green playpen! Her horse was great today, and so was she...even brave enough to get on and ride in the snow!
We got a little distracted when two neighbor horses started running down the road...now this was comical...two snorting horses trotting down the road, squealing at all the other horses that ran up to their respective fence lines to say hello, followed by two teenagers trying to chase and herd them back to their house...that worked okay I guess, but about 5 minutes later, here come those horses trotting down the road again. So I told Y to go ahead and get off (just in case), and I grabbed the trusty SS and tromped through the snow, over the fence, across the road to Snort and Snortette. Got their attention, rubbed my way up to zone 2 and slipped the SS around Snorty's neck...I knew the other one would follow her buddy, so I just started walking...we went away from some other horses, across the road, up a snowy bank, and into Y's small paddock. The two teenagers had enough sense to run and get the gates for me as now Calm and Calmer followed, no questions asked, into their temporary holding pen :-) I sent the teenagers off to get halters to take the horses home, and went back to my lesson with Y...
She was happy with where she had finished under saddle, so we pulled her horse's tack and played with a little Liberty...it was Y's first time at liberty and she did great...played games 1-5, and even caused him to change direction a few times! Success!!!
I went home to my own kids after that, pulled their blankies, and turned them loose in the hay field...they ran and played and I egged them on with my c/s and took pictures...then I got my girl to come up to me and take her bridle and saddle willingly, played a little on the ground while I tightened the girth, then hopped on and made an amazing lap around the field at the canter, with snow crunching below us, and flying up behind! It was truly a perfect day!
Today was a relaxing day too, as my first client suggested we cancel, so I caught up on a good horsemanship book, then went to my afternoon appointments. First one ended in a nice bareback ride in a halter in a snowy roundpen, and the second ended with my student and I cantering her two ponies through some amazingly big hay fields, knee deep in snow...as I drove home, the blood orange full moon was just cresting over the eastern horizon...ahh, heaven!
Off to my first appointment of the day (which later became my only appointment due to worried horse owners that don't think their animals can handle walking in the snow). Well, my 2 hour appointment turned into 3 hours of pure fun! We played in Y's new roundpen with her horse that worries quite a bit and leaves when he gets nervous...combined with Y's injured hand, sessions were slow and a bit frustrating for her some days...but not with the new green playpen! Her horse was great today, and so was she...even brave enough to get on and ride in the snow!
We got a little distracted when two neighbor horses started running down the road...now this was comical...two snorting horses trotting down the road, squealing at all the other horses that ran up to their respective fence lines to say hello, followed by two teenagers trying to chase and herd them back to their house...that worked okay I guess, but about 5 minutes later, here come those horses trotting down the road again. So I told Y to go ahead and get off (just in case), and I grabbed the trusty SS and tromped through the snow, over the fence, across the road to Snort and Snortette. Got their attention, rubbed my way up to zone 2 and slipped the SS around Snorty's neck...I knew the other one would follow her buddy, so I just started walking...we went away from some other horses, across the road, up a snowy bank, and into Y's small paddock. The two teenagers had enough sense to run and get the gates for me as now Calm and Calmer followed, no questions asked, into their temporary holding pen :-) I sent the teenagers off to get halters to take the horses home, and went back to my lesson with Y...
She was happy with where she had finished under saddle, so we pulled her horse's tack and played with a little Liberty...it was Y's first time at liberty and she did great...played games 1-5, and even caused him to change direction a few times! Success!!!
I went home to my own kids after that, pulled their blankies, and turned them loose in the hay field...they ran and played and I egged them on with my c/s and took pictures...then I got my girl to come up to me and take her bridle and saddle willingly, played a little on the ground while I tightened the girth, then hopped on and made an amazing lap around the field at the canter, with snow crunching below us, and flying up behind! It was truly a perfect day!
Today was a relaxing day too, as my first client suggested we cancel, so I caught up on a good horsemanship book, then went to my afternoon appointments. First one ended in a nice bareback ride in a halter in a snowy roundpen, and the second ended with my student and I cantering her two ponies through some amazingly big hay fields, knee deep in snow...as I drove home, the blood orange full moon was just cresting over the eastern horizon...ahh, heaven!
posted by Kelly @ 11:10 PM
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