Being Aunt Bonnie

I forgot to tell you -- I had Immy Raven Bonnie and Scout together....in one pasture...been working up to that -- so Immy did not get mugged with the baby. but anyway -- I had just added Raven -- she seemed great...but the next day - Raven had stolen the baby-- and had it off in a corner....immy in the barn-- with a full udder... so needless to say --I got that fixed ( Immy is pretty timid) Took Raven out... she had milk... good grief....she does that when she cycles. Raven whinnied most of the morning - being anxious... what a good mom in her day she must have been... I felt sorry for her....I kept sending her thoughts of Immy giving birth --- but still it was sad...she had gotten very attached. So anyway --- all is back to being well -- Scout is Immy's constant companion...it is lovely to watch him get between her and a dog -- or someone he does not know...... life-- it is a beautiful thing.

Bonnie in the Tack house

Gotta love my Bonnie... Keep in mind that our feed/tack house is the size of the cabin or bathroom at Tony and Jennys /Here’s something you’ll like - - - - - I was taking the saddle off of Bonnie today at the tack house. I had given Bonnie a couple of handfuls of grain to eat to keep her busy while I was getting everything rst day of summer-- and as I am sitting here in my Atlanta hotel....I put up. I started to put your saddle on the stand and it folded up and fell over, I grabbed the saddle, stepped over the hay and proceeded to try and keep everything upright including me. I finally managed to get everything straight and turned to go out. Imagine my surprise and fright when Bonnie was standing IN the tack house, she had her front feet and most of her body inside – the look on her face seem to say, “I came in here to find the food, so where is it?” I backed her out and gave her some more grain. I would think that trailer loading would be a cinch from now on. The tack house has to be far more claustrophobic. What a girl, yesterday she was bucking on line and today she walked into the tack house - - - - she is really somethin’.

Southland Clinic

Southland Clinic in Marshfield, MO
Jenny Vaught and a cast of Characters!

There were several folks there completely new or almost new to the ways of natural horsemanship and several seasoned participants -- and a few of us in between. The first part of the day was spent teaching, reviewing and refining the games... those that were new -- learned and us with a little more time at the end of the carrot stick were given refinement instructions by Jenny--- and of course we watched as Jenny gave great demonstrations of phases with a couple of horses... The arena was quite large and so we had lots of room to work. As always the camaraderie was great and I appreciate the attention given to our novice young men -- as we gave them the opportunity to see another way of handling horses and themselves. Hope had her lovely new filly -April- what a pretty and smart Baby -- and of course Raffle the wonder horse - .Linda and Gary with Buddy and Charlie rode at the end of the day - when the arena was more empty - and it was fun to see the results of the day for them. Denise was a pleasure to meet and her horse did really well with the games and riding. She had a beautiful and athletic partner. We got to see Suzy and her triumphs and challenges with Miss Mac. What a good job she is doing to restore that horse's confidence...that little Paso Finos feet really MOVE!! Bonnie and I just soaked up each others company -- and Suzy, Dalton and I all did passenger lessons with her.. how fun is that... thanks Susan for being our leader - in follow the leader.Jeanette and Reno played and rode. We are seeing them develop a great relationship!! It was a windy day and Reno did really well dealing with his "spookies" about the wind. I hope I did not leave anyone out...we had a great group of Auditors that were so supportive and fun to hang out with. As always ---love being with horse folks. my husband made the comment -- that my horse friends are such "real" truly great people. Take care