Eleven Good Things

Well the good news is that I'm still alive and happy! 

Second good news, Tom bought a coffee maker so now I get coffee in the morning!

Third good news, I am loving the work!

Fourth good news, I went riding yesterday!

Fifth good news, I am learning tons!

Sixth good news, my tennis shoes came in the mail today! No more blisters!

Seventh good news, there is a lovely little coffee shop in town that we get to 3 or 4 times a week!

Eighth good news, I am losing weight!

Ninth good news, I am tanning (well my arms are getting there)

Tenth good news, I am starting to get the concept of round penning!  

Eleventh good news, I have a lot of pictures for you! 

Here they are!

Amerta, a mare imported from Russia. She is a sweet heart and throws beautiful babies!

Amerta's last year's colt by Maruk, Philibert! My personal favorite horse on the place! He's gonna make a hell of a eventer! Already stands 14.1 as a yearling!

Izzy!  

If you don't keep this horse busy, he will find a way to busy himself! 

Kazoo, 2 year old stallion. What a mover!

Kazoo by Izzy, out of Amerta

 Maruk (the stallion) and Tom. 

Maruk and Tom

Peek-a-boo! A sweet heart filly! 

Peek-a-boo, she is half paint half Akhal-Teke by Izzy, out of Pippy.

Sudjy. Gorgeous grey filly by Izzy, out of Blanche.

Look at that movement! 

Frankie, the future stallion! By Maruk out of Kirkivie (out of Sam and Amerta)

Announcing....

So I guess I should let you in on my latest and greatest!  

I bought a new horse! 

I know I don't need another horse, heck, she won't get trained until I get back from BC. But, I did buy her. LOL!

She is a four year old chestnut mare who is possibly bred to a black and white overo stallion. 

It was a breeding operation gone wrong. A rescue picked up around 30 head of horses (some mares, some geldings, some stallions) for meat price to save them from going to the auction. Don't get me wrong, I do believe that auctions and slaughter houses have their places. These were perfectly good horses and why not let them have another shot at life. 

Anyways, the rescue is 5 hours away from Dad and Mum's so it wasn't an option for Dad to go and pick her up. Turns out one of their neighbor's who races Thoroughbreds is going to be hauling one of her mares up to that area in March. She offered to pick up my girl for me. 

The worst thing is that I won't get to see her until the end of May. I plan to go up and spend about a week at home. I'll be halter breaking my new girl and putting some riding time in on Coyote. Hopefully when I get back from BC I'll be able to find somewhere to keep my horses closer. Then I get to send my girl off to a trainer. 

Lots of fun planned!

So with out further ado....

Meet...

Ruby!

Here she is showing the rest of the herd at the rescue that alleys aren't all that bad.

The squeeze chute isn't too bad either

A couple days after getting to the rescue

Her back legs got banged up on the trailer ride to the rescue, but she is doing better now. 

I have been working out my schedule for before I go to BC, so far it is as follows

17th of May: Last day of work

26th of May: Student recital

27th of May: Go to Dad and Mum's place

3rd of June:  Come back home

7th of June: Go to Regina

8th of June: Board my plane for BC, change planes in Calgary, AB, land in Kelowna BC. 

The airplane ride is what I am most nervous about. I've never flown. Should be interesting!

More Changes

Naomi and I did a bit of a photo shoot this afternoon...

On the steps of the abandoned house that is next to N&J's.

So, I got a hair cut and my ears pierced today...

I like this one!

One of my favorites. 

I love fall!

I had to break out the banjo. 

Working on picking Salt Creek

By the abandoned house

Like the sun in this one

Love the look on Snow's face! He wasn't happy with me for picking him up. 

We've all gone mad!

I got to be in Wonderland for an evening!!!!  Well that is after I helped set it up, and dressed in my costume. ;-) It was a blast! 

The Mad Hatter (Jesse), and the Red Queen (Dianne, Jesse's mom)

A pair of cards! Liam and Lane E.

The Mad Hatter and Alice (Naomi)

Alice and the White Queen. 

I think I found out how much I like dressing up. :-) Doing  the make up was really fun!

KLKP Week 2!

Here's some pictures from week two of Kenosee Lake Kitchen Party. Enjoy!

Sophie 

Manny. I got a kick out of watching this kid's attitude! He was awesome! LOL!

Abigail is so sweet!

There's no one like Carlos! Watch out for the water guns!

Jeremy! WOW! That's all I can say about his music!

In concert. Once again, I was the only girl in my class.

Part of my class.

My charge for the week, Alishia B. She's a great friend! 

Adam's banjo class

Gordon Stobbe

Seth

Bob, my instructor, and Logan, who is not only good at guitar but also plays keyboard pretty good. :-)

Marcel, a great fiddler and guitarist.

Wyatt, it was a blast hanging out with him.  

Kenosee Lake Kitchen Party

Camp is so great! I had a wonderful two weeks so far. The next camp starts on the 16th, so I'm staying at Naomi and Jesse's house. Here's some pictures from the first week of adult/family music camp. 

Daniel and Fred preforming the song that they wrote for Kathy S. She bought it on the auction night (fundraiser)

My beautiful sister Naomi, in concert.

                                                               
                       

Intermediate guitarists 

Jayden D. In the student concert

Cross-Canada challenge

One of the fund raisers. J.J. 'playing' the accordion, actually Sabin.

Auctioneer Gordon Stobbe

Rachael

Matthew Contois  and Sarah