Baby Chase

Baby mama: Funny Face Smoke (https://www.allbreedpedigree.com/funny+face+smoke)

Baby daddy: Bridlewood Bacardi (http://bridlewoodwelsh.com/bridlewood-bacardee/)

Equals Chase...

Mom is a paint and dad is a black welsh... and I got a SOLID bay baby lol!! Fancy (mom) is a finished reiner but doesn't compete any more and has had a super cool welsh cross that does pony hunters. My sister and I both own her.

If the girls don't want to do anything pony, we will probably sell him but for now we are enjoying him, B has been enjoying working with him and it's such a cool experience for her.

Right now he is going through the pregnancy phase lol

I will dig up his new new pictures for you. What a cool deal it has been to have a baby born at home!

Schooling Schooling Schooling

The weather has been amazing!! I love being able to have a CLEAN horse... Cole does his best to be as dirty and nasty as possible.

We still have lots of green grass... everyone in the barn is worked up to being out all day which they love and I love.

Cole and I have been getting in a ride about every other day... Hubby is still working and I am home 24/7 with the girls. I am so thankful they are willing to put up with me riding- even for 20-30 min. My littlest is mostly good at playing in the dirt and then insisting she gets a ride on each horse that's out haha! Her absolute favorite is Scooby and she tells everyone who will listen that he is hers- my oldest doesn't like that because she is very in love with her horse and does't want her little sister to steal him ha!

We are headed to a lesson tomorrow - hopefully getting some good schooling and show prep for whenever we are allowed to show again :)

Arena

I am pretty proud of the work I have done to create this space... lots of time dragging, weeding, picking rocks and junk.

Enjoy!

Henry is Still Number ONE

Don't worry, Henry is still the king of the castle.... Sadly I just can't afford two show circuits so for now hes living his best life.

His best life is hacks, every day turn out on grass and nightly buffet in his stall... he's not mad.

He defiantly has more of a dad bod now, to go with my mom of three little kids bod haha!! But we enjoy each other- there is something about an almost 9 year bond that is just always going to be home, he's my ride or die.

See that white fencing, that is supposed to be my arena but the previous owner dumped crap dirt in there and no matter how I tried I couldn't make it work... so I found this lovely sand behind and have turned it into my arena. I will take a picture and let you guys see it's full glory.

Henry living SIP without a care in the world.

Wesley is all Grown Up

My baby is all grown up! He's had 3 months with my trainer and is so handsome!! My sister will be taking him again in May and hopefully will get to show him later this summer or fall.

Schooling show and Affiliate 1

Before the world stopped.. we were able to attend a schooling show in the end of Jan and the first Affiliate show in the beginning of March.

Schooling show...

This was all a learning experience for us.. Cole is new to me so I had no idea what type of prep work he needed or how he would be in the show pen.

I learned
- he needs a tad of lunging day 1, but not much and its way more work for me when him to lunge
- getting in the show pen to just school was so good for both of us
- he is so smart and a pro at this, he knows its game time and we are competing when we step into the show pen

- I didn't feel nervous at all once I got going in the warm up arena.. this is a whole new feeling for me since puking was the norm when showing hunters ha!!
- reining shows are like a big family hanging out, lots of meals together and hanging out
- I had SO MUCH FUN

Affiliate 1

This was at a new facility that I had never been to.. normally our shows are at 2 different facilities only an hour and a half away. The first show was at a place over 3 hours away and a new facility- it was good for me to see how he acted when I wasn't familiar with where we were.

Spoiler- he was pretty great, a tad spookie at one corner (the second time he went in the show pen, so I call his bluff lol)

We headed up Friday- getting the horses settled and a schooling ride to stretch their legs and get our bearings.

I did a schooling class on Saturday- it's the "level above" where I am showing but we wanted to get in the pen and let us both see it... it went so good! he was game for it all and I stepped up to the plate. We ended up getting 3rd in the class...

Sunday it RAINED SO hard on us all day... lovely weather for showing. Thankfully they have a covered warm up arena and show pen... but you got soaked walking from the stalls to warm up and then show pen.

We had a great ride in our Green as Grass class, not as killer as Saturday but still we got a score in both our runs, didn't 0 and didn't forget out pattern. We ended up tied for 4th.

I am so thankful to have those horse... I feel so lucky to get to show him.

What day is it?

Is this all over yet? I know this is going to be first world problems but its ok, im allowed to have feeling lol!

I have been working hard and had but goals for this show season... in reining you can only do the division I'm in for two years and I wanted to fully take advantage of it. My plan B was that I could win the buckle next year if I had a major mess up but I didn't plan on being sidelined after only one show.

I know everyone else is in the same boat but I am still bummed. Really bummed if I am honest...

I am VERY thankful that my horses are at home. We are really not hurting too much other then I can't wait to eat out or have someone else cook for me and to see our friends/people.

Cole is back home now, but for January and February he was at a barn right by my house that has a covered arena so I could prep for show season and not miss out on riding ... jokes on me now lol

I'll recap our schooling show and Affiliate 1 show next time.

Hope you are all doing well <3 <3

Meet Cole

So I’m jumping into the world of Reining... my oldest has fallen in love with reining so if I want to show I’ve got to join her. We can’t afford two circuits so here goes nothing.

This is Cole... he’s a 9 year old QH who’s been there done that and ready to show me the ropes. My trainer found him in Texas and so we bought him and a had to wait a couple weeks and he was shipped here to CA.

I’m still learning my timing in the stopping but spinning is fun! 

It’s ‘easy’ to ride him but I want to ride him well so lots of practice and guidance but I know we will be a great team in no time!

Blogger Exchange 2019

Seriously what better then another horse person getting you a present?!

Cruisen In Stilettos sent me the most wonderful present!

A super lovely Daughter of the King shirt, the best note cards and a cute boot necklace my girls already claimed.

Thank you Michelle - you are awesome!!

20 Things About Me

Snatched this from the900facebookpony and also found a new blog to follow mayaswellevent ... So lets see if I can think of 30 things ha!

1. I was home schooled through 8th grade, hated it but now that I am a parent I understand why my parents did it and the struggle parents feel when the schools around you aren't the best or there is a bad teacher...

2. I have never broken a bone- well i think i have broke a toe but thats it... wasn't officially diagnosed though.

3. I didn't get my first horse till after college when I bought her myself.

Maddy

4. I started riding at 8, my parents told me I could take lessons if I found a place to ride... I hit the phone book (do those exist anymore?!) and called some places and ended up with my first trainer Christine.

5. I could live on Dr Pepper and Mexican food.

6. I LOVE candy, it's a problem but I have no desire to kick it ha!!

7. I grew up in a beach town.

8. I love to grocery shop.

9. I went to college out of CA so that no one can say I never tried another state... I loved Texas but finding a job that enabled me to live and pay off student loans was impossible.

10. When Wes gets older, I plan to take up reining and give it a go.

11. I have never been out of the country... other then a mission trip to Mexico

12. I currently am addicted to Dutch Bros.... soooooo good

13. I swam competitivly from age 9 through high school... I wasn't tall enough to really be competitive any further... swam varsity all 4 years of HS and loved most of it ha!

14. I went to a private HS... which enabled me to ride for PE. The riding program was for beginners so I rode during 7th period where I helped train whatever new horses they had or straighten out ones who were naughty - pretty awesome.

15. I have a very very very close relationship with my grandma, she is probably the most special person to me.

16. I’ve recently switched to reining...

17. I have a tattoo of Henry in my arm.

18. I competed a Super Spartan race in November.

19. Christmas is my fav time of the year 🎄🎄🎄🎄

20. I’m hopefully back to blog for real again 😝