Foal Update

The little colt isn't scared of anything! I brought a big orange tarp into the arena where I had him and Belle. Did he run away from the noisy thing? Nope! He ran AT it, jumped on it, peed on it, then dragged it away.
It's his now. I don't need a pee-tarp for anything. He likes it as much as his exercise ball.

He's become good friends with the cat.

Yesterday he rolled himself up in the tarp and went to sleep. The cat crawled under the tarp, onto the colt and curled up. All you could see was the foals head sticking out one end and the cat's tail sticking out the other end!

Branding Time!

Today was branding day for the second group of 340 calves the Bar E Bar Ranch where Guy works. The action was already started when I got there, but I sure had fun taking pictures! Here's Mika getting excited as we drive in

The crew

Bringing in the calves wasn't just for the adults!





The brand

Afterwards the lady's had a great meal ready for the crew. What was it....? Prime Rib of course! This is the view going for supper. Can't get much better than that!

Looking forward to getting even closer to those mountains!

Brenda

May CLINICS just around the corner!

We are getting ready to move back to the farm in Camrose to prepare for our May clinics, we are hosting two!! Good news for anyone who might want to book last minute we had a cancellation so please email Terri asap if you would like to join us! See you all soon to everyone who is booked! Bags are packed and the cabin is clean...horses are saddled oh wait we don't leave tonight (I better un-saddle....smile). Going out to feed Jessie her warm mash and heading to bed! night...sorry for the lack of blogging, days are filled with packing & riding!

Fun Mother's Day ride!

Working in the arena with the horses, Chuck on Rusty!

Taylor on Drifter.

Taylor and Blue playing in the barrel.

Taylor providing a good obstacle for the ponies when she would go rolling in it! (Rusty checking it out)

Taylor-Blue and Drifter!

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!

To all the mothers both four legged and two....ENJOY today!

I added a picture from last summers very special Mother-Daughter trip, thank you ma today!

Raising money for STARS

Yesterday, Susan and I went to see her brother Howard, who is the Store Manager at AGRO in the NE of Calgary. Howard is helping us to raise $10,000 for STARS this fall at our Working Mountain Horse Competition. Each year we usually are able to give $3000 to STARS for their great work, but this year is their 25th Anniversary so we have set our goals high!

Howard was very generous, letting Susan and I choose from their wide array of John Deere paraphanalia, to donate $250 worth of merchandise. And do they have some cool stuff! Who knew??!! :)

I wanted the John Deere steering wheel cover..., but we opted for a Remote Control John Deere Gator (how cool is that!?), a John Deere Crib Board, a hoodie and two styles of hats (one for the ladies, one for the men).

It is very obvious that Howard likes his job. When I asked if we could get a picture of him for the blog and website, he said, 'yeah, let me go pull a tractor up!' A little more than I was expecting, but he sure had a big smile on is face! Very cool Howard! Tractors are sure fancy these days! Not like when I was young.... LOL. :) If you want to check out what John Deere has to offer you can go to WWW.AGROALBERTA.CA.

We appreciate any donations for our STARS Silent Auction. Anyone wanting to help us meet our goal of raising $10,000 for STARS, can contact us via email.

Thanks again Howard & AGRO!

Brenda

I love the puppy stage!

Only two puppies left! Real names pending but for now I call them Toes and Keg. They are three months old and it's time to learn some more manners. This week's lesson....how to be happy on a leash! If anyone's interested, they are still for sale.



Brenda