A Few More From Bowden This Summer....

I like to sit dowm, listen to the morning news and have my coffee in the morning.... edit a few photos from this past summer.... here a few more from the rodeo I went to in Bowden this year! Enjoy!

Ignorance and Arrogance... Part of Horsemanship?

Here is my vent of the day:
How can a woman - who - judging by the weathered and perma-sour look on her face appears to be in her late fifties - find it acceptable to be a bully?
Yes - I have little experience with horses. I am LEARNING... MY OWN WAY. There is more than ONE way to work with a horse. There is nothing wrong with the way I am choosing to build a relationship with either of the horses. I do not agree with her ideas and methods but I do not act like a know it all bitch to her. I try to ignore her and walk away from her as to keep it classy and not cause issues as we have a common friend and keep our horses at the same location. I have shown amazing restraint thus far - as anyone who knows me knows that I do not back down from a fight like a coward. I do not need unsolicited commentary from a narrow minded "trainer/coach" when I did not ask for it. The way she is acting towards me is as if she just strolled on out of the birth canal knowing every single thing there is to know about horses. I went to go get Scooter's dinner and asked someone else to hold Reno. Today was 'let's learn what a bit is ' day. I walk up to her and the "trainer" is holding Reno's lead and whipping him in the ass with the end of it because he wasn't walking for her. He had been walking just fine for me and that's what matters. I promptly grabbed the rope from her and told her she was done. She made some snarky comment about how she had to walk away because she couldn't watch anymore and she referred to him as being a spoiled horse. This is a woman who called western saddles "torture devices", said there are no bad horses, only bad people, said she hates ignorant people - a comment that almost caused me to DIE of laughter considering she is one of the most ignorant and arrogant people I have ever met, she said every time she sees someone grab a saddle horn she wants to cut it off and she also had a smart ass comment over the summer when I went for a ride wearing a tube top which was relayed to me by a child. If I want her advice I will write her a check. I just cannot understand why she cannot mind her own business and let me be. Walking past her is similar to walking past the mean girl in a junior high hallway. It is just flat out pathetic to think a woman of her age can be so narrow minded and out right rude and judgmental! Women are supposed to support each other and build each other up... AGAIN.... a reminder of why I have very few female friends. She is the reason people think horse people are stuck up. She makes me wanna vomit. Vent over.

Winter Photos

Here are a few pics from the farm! Winter is pretty BUT.... Lol!

Working With Reno

It was a gorgeous day yesterday so I went out to visit the boys! Gave Scooter some cookies & hugs and let him be.... and then we did a bit of ground driving with Reno!

He has had some work done with him... he's been saddled but never ridden.

He appears to be pretty smart and compliant... we had a few issues with him tangling himself up in the lines... but he'd go in a straight line and follow me.

if all goes according to plan - I have some ideas as to what I want to do with this guy.

He is pretty easy to catch - he actually approached me. He was a bit stubborn on the lead rope. I ha some issues getting him walking. But he eventually gave in.

Hopefully I get a lot of nice Sundays to go out and work with this guy. Would like to be on him come spring! :)

No CFR Photos....

Well then.... I could NOT take photos at the CFR.... I was heartbroken! My lens was too big and they'd have confiscated my gear. Oh well... still had an AMAZING time! Farm Fair on Friday - I saw something there that I have been DYING to see for years! I spotted it from across the hall and I felt like a kid on Christmas morning! Here it is!!

'The Horse Gift', the mural mosaic project that Phil Alain started. I came into the equine art world and started networking with a lot of the artists involved in this around the time it was all coming to life. I cannot even express the humbling feeling I got staring at this piece. I had no idea I would be seeing it, so that added to the excitement! I got that full body goosebump thing too while I was staring at it. If you EVER get the chance to see this is person - TAKE IT! Photos don't do it any justice!

CFR

SO.... FINALLY - I get to go to CFR!! I am pretty excited!
I wanted to go last year but ended up in Vegas at SEMA instead and prior to that - I was in BC for the previous 7 years.
I was gifted tickets by one of my customers. He had told me he got me tickets for Friday - as well as Farm Fair tickets, but when he sent them over to me - he had a pair for opening night stuck in there as well! And better yet... they are behind the chutes!! SO - brace yourselves for photos..... there will be a TON!! Assuming they don't confiscate my camera. Haha!

Everyone have a great day!

More From Montana!

Everyday - I edit a few  more of the 8500+ pictures I took n my road trip in June!
Please enjoy!