Not just for kids.......... :)

First Times

My pooch Sarah had her first haircut yesterday..... she was way too hairy for Florida and was shedding her fur everywhere in the house. I almost didn't recognize her when we picked her up from the doggy hair do salon !

I rode Stylin bareback, no halter - no bridle today for the very first time ever ! I did use a neck rope and climbed on her from the fence. She did really well! Of course I did it in the horse pen, not out in the big wide open, but she walked, trotted, turned, stopped and backed like a champ. I had Bobby taking pictures of me working Ringer in the round pen, but he was already in the house when I hopped on Stylin.

Ringer For Sale

We're planning to put Ringer up for sale - $2500 to approved home. 2005 APHA red roan overo gelding 14.1 hands - Cant Bayou Diamonds. Those who know us - know that he's been handled since birth, brought up and trained correctly. He's well started, has been ponied extensively since six 6 months old, and is being ridden on trails now. You can see photos from birth to present HERE. If interested please email zambito_oaks@yahoo.com.

Getting ready.....

I need to be getting ready for Christmas, but I haven't done so yet. No shopping, no decorating - nuttin.

We did go camping with our friends from First Coast Trail Blazers last weekend and had a blast! It was our first Annual Christmas Party and Campout. The weather was coolish in the morning and warm in the afternoon - just perfect. We all stayed on top of our horses - YAY !

Dixie came home from her lease effective Dec 1st. It's good to have her back home - I don't think I'll lease her out anymore. She's just too good to have around here for friends and family to ride.

Work has been crazy - today I just relaxed for most of the day....rode Ringer and Dixie in the back yard. We've got to get Ringer ready to sell for the first of the new year.

It's Called Christmas with a Capital C

Fall is Here!

Fall is here and it's such a GLORIOUS time of year ! It makes you feel so alive ! Riding weather is perfect now and we have camping trips and rides lined up. I got to ride at San Felasco last Saturday with my FCTB buds for close to 5 hours - no bugs, great weather and almost everyone stayed on top of their horse.

Last month I attended "Walk to Emmaus" which is a spiritual weekend structured to help create Christian leaders. It was an awesome 72 hours and I came out of it renewed with the Holy Spirit and with lots of new friends as well.

Bobby and I went camping with friends over the Labor Day Weekend at McCulley Farms and had a great time as usual. Since Dixie is living at JW STables for a while, Bobby didn't have a horse to ride which suited him just fine... he likes hanging out at camp and cooking for us. Yay ! I took Stylin and Ringer and planned on letting Cathy ride Ringer but he came up lame Friday and didn't get better. (a week later when he was still limping the vet checked him out and found that he abcessed on his left rear hoof and had just blew out through his heel bulbs. He's still lame today, but healing) Anyway we had a bunch of good rides and you can see the pictures HERE

We had a new friend visit our little farm last Saturday. We met David on our bus tour of the Southwest and found that he lives in our city so thought that it would be fun to go get him once a month for visits. He seemed to enjoy himself and especially liked the horses and dogs.