One Grand one WTF

Did nothing but 1st in trail the first day. QH guy was impressed wanted to know how long I had been working her on the obsticals.... I didnt have the heart to tell him one day..... Owner of DZ weedo colt complemented us on the yearling said shes improved a whole lot.

Second day we got Grand again. :) we were doing the math and figure we have about 16 open points on her. If the points work out about the same as last year were on the top 10 list for sure :) which was my goal.

The big chalange is comming up in september. High Point yearling. Halter, Lungline, and In Hand trail all count so Id really like to win it for her owners. Anyways shes comming home this month to get her firmed up a bit and work on the trail stuff some more.

Some horses make me look good.... not the other way around....

So went out to work the super yearling today. Ive never lunged her. Her owner has a completly different way of lunging her. She was execelent!!! she tryed to turn around a few times, but she was more like "thank you!!! I totaly get why your doing that it make sooo much more sence that what we were doing before!!" lol shes going to look like a different horse this weekend....

So were doing yearling trail this show... and no one knows how were suposto do it or whats in the rules. We can be asked to sidepass, but it doesnt say if you can touch the horse or not. And so we tryed a few trot poles, backed around stuff, and then there was a tarp..... and so I said what the hell shes smart. So we walked up to the tarp, she smelled it, I jumped up and down on it making noise..... then turned and walked over it....

And she followed at a walk.

I love this horse more every day...... If only I had the money!!!!!

Visiting the boss

So went for a drive and visited my former boss. I really do miss it there. And the old man is having a hard time. But I couldnt have gone back, my health just wouldnt have handled it. But it kills me going back, and seeing him in so much pain and being so tired and still trying to hold the farm together. They didnt breed any horses this year. But they have a new guy helping out. Im not sure what kind of a rider he is but the borders are really happy with him so far.... the last one was beating the halter horses :(

so Im not glowing

They gave me a dose of 10 mci. They START treating cancer with 100 mci.... guess I over reacted :) oh well gave me a 4 day weekend! Im off to a paint show on the weekend with some friends (well its only a short drive so Im going over there after feeding) :)

Im ok really, but....

So this happened earler this week but with all the crap going on I forgot to write about it.
Recently in the town I live in. 50-70 bales were found on fire and had to be put out. They dont know if it was arson or the bales over heated on there own...but...this is just a reminder to ...
Check your new hay for heat!!!!!!! With the weather all over the place... who knows what might happen.
And... The farmer who owns the hay is very sick. Although he is in everyones prayers, the local farmers have steped up and put off there own haying to get his done. And now they are saying that its possible someone set his bales on fire. How much do some people have to put up with?!?

Oh and i guess that I got 10 of what ever they gave me. Cancer treatment starts at 100 and goes up from there. So I started asking all these questions and the doc starts laughing. She like "thouse are great questions, but your not getting enough to effect you like that!" Although she said that I shouldnt go to the states this weekend. Aparently they can find radioactive in just about anything including thyroids!!

So off to feed the piggys in the morning.....(she said I shouldnt hug baby pigs for over an hour but other wise Im safe in the barn.... I said I wouldnt want to hug my pigs!!!)

oh about that crappy doctor again...

my RA doc wrote to the board of directors for the province about him. She also mailed her credentials, awards, and attachivements to this doctor as well as some info on RA (which she was a reaserch assistant on in med school) And told him that if he ever wants to talk about either RA or meds associated with it to call her.

I love her!!!

She also said somthing priceless " I wouldnt dare put a person to sleep but he thinks he can tell you all about your meds?!?!"

hummm this time tomorrow glowing in the dark??

So worked all day then spent 2 hours online looking for and at horses with a client via email. Its so hard finding a nice looking horse for a decent amount of money. (and for a kid!) If its broke enough its broken, if it works its too expensive. All we want is simple;

1) broke
2) ok enough mover to show QH (would take slightly less broke or with some soundness issues ie.supplement) but he is a youth
3) not too big (15 hh is fine!)
4)older is fine(to 17 or older if sound)
5) gelding or mare
6) not a 12 hour drive away

And were flexable on most points but were getting responces like "I have this gelding whos 15,000, when we clearly put 6000 and under" Money is the issue we'll deal with anything else. Aparently when you say 'Youth Horse' that means big money. to me that still means sound and safe.

So were still on the hunt but Im at a paint/open show this weekend so i'll ask around.

Its also hard because although I know alot of people, alot of people dont recognize me. This is (I belive) due to being a 'home' trainer, who didnt get to go to many shows, and my body/face changing so much due to the drugs. The locals know me, but I got an email with total BS from a trainer in Que. I mean I saw the horse, I know there were no other horses in that class you 'won' or that division you were 'champion' in.

The other good part is that you get the letters from locals going "I have a great horse that would fit in your program", or "I just dont have time for him this year, do you remember him last year? hes about the same" When the horse was broke but just but got around the ring just fine.

Anyways Im off to find out about some young stuff that I broke thats been sold on a few times, maybe I can get one of them back ..........

sooo long time no see....

So they ended up canceling my surgery, and are now going to try radiation with radioactive iodine. Yeah i know, I'm going to glow. Im just hoping that everthing will work out and that my thyroid will kick in, and that the growth will srink. Oh and that my pitituary starts working again that would be a bonus!

On the yearling side..... I ended up being able to go to the show last weekend. The owners did there best getting her ready, but her coat could use a little elbow gresse and her lunging sucks but shes grown alot! and super friendly and quiet. So we head out to the show ring. My BF came with to help me (although she says i'm really high maintance lol) and now says she hates halter because its soooo boring. Oh well I did help her for a long time with her own horses :P

So we were the only yearling fillys there so we won that class and went into the grand champion class thinking that if she stood quiet we'd be happy. Well she went reserve champ. mares! LMFAO I didnt belive it the owners didnt belive it, it was funny! I mean shes a well built horse but not 'halter' prep condition. Although I guess thats saying somthing about what they are looking for in a halter horse now...........

So we go the next day planing the same thing.... Our goals were to have her set up better than the day before. Well we went Grand Mares!!! WITH A YEARLING!!!!!!!!!! I walked out of the ring and her owner goes "did you get reserve again? thats great!" He almost fell over when I said that she went grand. "this horse??? a yearling????" That hardly ever happens. She then went on to win her amature and youth classes as well (they are not divided by horses age only there handlers).

We dont know for sure how many points we got but we beat the aged mares who earned 6pts so thats 6 the first day and 7 the second. If this year goes similer to last shes alraday made the top 10 list for the country in yearling mares. Even if she was a qh we would have had enough points to qualify for the Worlds in one show :P