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Happy Father's Day Seabiscuit!!!!

And grandfather's day and great-grandfather's day!!

As several of you know, I sent the "SeaB's seeing his last days" email out last week. He has been sick with a snotty nose since last August and short of taking him for a very expensive procedure at UC Davis for an exploratory MRI and possible treatment for Aspergillosis I have spend a boat load of money on him before going to Davis and since. A few weeks back I ran out of his meds he was on partly because I was curious to see how he would do and he crashed badly. He had a 105.3 temperature so I took him to an emergency vet. It was 10:30 at night and interestingly the vet asked me what I thought the problem was. Never had that happen. I kinda thought I was in there for her opinion. I did say I thought running out of the meds wasn't helping his situation so she sent me home with 2 weeks worth and hydrated Biscuit. His temperature was going down on its own, but the next day, was still on the high side so I took him to my regular vet and she had the blanket on the ground. I've seen that before. When I took Zoe in for her last walk. Uggg.......My vet took chest x-rays and things did not look good for the one lung. Basically we were just trying to keep him comofortable til his time came and she has agreed to come to my house when it does. What a fucked couple of days.

It's been over a week, and I am pleased to say that SeaB is acting GREAT. His cough and snotty nose are at a minimum and his face even looks better. He is also on several supplements, one which was recommended by my holistic dog friend in Canada. I am taking it day by day, but he's eating like a champ and flirting with the girls. He gets full body massages every day and lots of praying. I told Biscuit he is too young to go yet. He will be 10 on Aug. 2nd. So please keep him in your prayers. Happy Father's Day Biscuit!!! 

Aaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgggggggggggggggggg!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is really cramping my style. Thought it was healed, had a small piece fluffy sheepskin on that side over my girth that Kathy gave me, then took it off because she was healed and the sores came back. I'll never get to my first 50 with her if this keeps happening. Guess I'll go back to the fluffy sheepskin even though it's a little piece that only covers that side of her. The other side doesn't seem to have an issue. Poor Aura. Guess I may have to buy a new girth. Or get a new horse. Or not ride and just watch tv. I'm not happy right now.

The Winner Of The Anniversary Blog Contest Is..........

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dianne SS from Canada!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CONGRATULATIONS Dianne!!! She got 19 of the 20 questions!!! Wowzie!!!! Please email me with your prize preferance ~ a "Sleeping Collie" with dog bed, or Dr. Martin Goldstein's "The Nature of Animal Healing".

I only got 3 blog stalkers to submit answers to my 20 questions, Jolene, Dina & Dianne. I have posted the comments I received on the original post and also got a text from Dina who also submitted answers and an email from Dianne. Below are the correct answers. Jolene sent me several comments and emails so her answers changed ~ like a bunch of times. She was making me laugh a lot. She wanted to win sooooo bad!!! Jolene was smart to do her research ~ for the most part....... Dina, I love you a whole BUNCH but I know you are a superficial blog stalker ~ hence, not reading most of my blog. But I don't hold that against you at all ~ you have your own talents and that would be NOT following my life hahaha!! Dianne, you got virtually every question and the only one you didn't get, Jolene and Dina didn't either. It was a confusing one......

T was sure he'd get all of these answers correct, but I can tell you not only does he not read my blog, he doesn't really hear what I say. I suspect he'd get 0 correct. (Ok, maybe #3 because I asked him but he wasn't even sure of that). 

Here ya go!!

1. Who do I love "more than life itself"? (Hint.....has paws).

Kaia/Punky

Jo- Tirzah (o oh)

Dina - Collies

Dianne - Punky/Kaia

2. What farm animal are like collies?

Chickens

Jo - Chickens

Dina- Arabian horses

Dianne - Chickens

3. Who is "Blackie"?

Zoe

Jo - Zoe

Dina - Zoe

Dianne - Zoe

4. Who did I want to "beat the shit out of with a pin brush"? 

NC (Non-Competitor)

Jo - The red dog (omg......it's that obvious??)

Dina - Tirzah (??? HECK NO!!!)

Dianne - NC (Non-Competitor)

5. Why is white wine thereotically better than red wine?

Because it doesn't stain light colored walls, blah, blah, blah, blah

Let's say Jo got this totally correct.

Dina - Less fattening (didn't read the post)

Dianne - Like Jolene, Dianne got this totally correct (it was a long post, I think I had zero periods in it.)

6. Who is the "love of my (horse) life"? (Hint.......has hooves).

Ali'i

Jo - Ali'i

Dina - Ali'i (I guess I just blubber this all over to everyone!!!!)

Dianne - Ali'i

7. What is a "UB"?

Unknown Breeder

Jo - Unknown Breeders

Dina - A horsey hoof thing (Guess she didn't remember this post because she was one of the UB's!!! Hahahahahaha!!!!!)

Dianne - Unknown Breeders

8. What did I neglect to get T for Christmas in 2011?

Bullets

Jo - Bullets

Dina - A present. (Yeah, it would be a present all right, but no, not specific enough.)

Dianne - Bullets

9. What is a "Squishy" and who named him that?

Ty & Jolene named him!!

Jo - Ty & Jolene!!!!!

Dina - a blue merle collie (not specific enough. There is only one "Squishy")

Dianne - Ty (Ch. Entais Rendezvous) and Jolene named him Squishy!

10. Who is Khaliq's grandfather?

Khemosabi

Jo - (It was Khemosabi, then Khemistreetu, then Khemosabi. Stupidly I had Khemistreetu here myself, which of must have been a brain fart)....

Dina - Khemali'i (awwwwhhhhh.....like if he had balls.....)

Dianne - Khemosabi

11. What happened to our doorbell?

The goats ate it

Jo - The goats ate it.

Dina - The goats ate it.

Dianne - The goats ate the doorbell

12. What Rosetta Stone language did I purchase?

French

Jo- French

Dina - French

Dianne - French (Dianne....um, how do you say "loser" in French?)

13. Who posed in a bathtub for an Alpo print ad?

SeaB

Jo - SeaB

Dina - SeaB

Dianne - Seabiscuit

14. What was "the happiest day of my life"?

The day I got chickens

Jo - Wedding to Pierre (Yeah totally, but this was not on the blog....)

Dina - My wedding to Pierre....(Man o man you guys.......rub it in.)

Dianne - Dianne tried really hard to find this one. First she thought it was the day Pierre & I got married but could not find that statement. She also thought it could be my first Tevis, or the day Khaliq was born....she was not happy she missed it.

15. What endurance ride did I sign up for to the shock of all my friends and blog stalkers and what was the year? (Oh crap, it could have been 2 years....)

2011 & 2012

Jo - 2009 (I was signed up for 2010 and had to pull 3 days before. This was not a shock that I RODE. It may have been sad that I DIDN'T ride. The 2011 Tevis was a shock, I think to all of us including me. The 2012 was somewhat up in the air due to the horsey kick so I include it also).

Dina - Tevis 2010 

Dianne - Tevis 2011 and 2012 (!!!!!)

16. Who is not a champion at my house? (Not including the red hunting dog.)

Sage

Jo - Sage

Dina - Sage (Awwwwhhhh....at least you all know who are champions and who aren't. Sweet)

Dianne - Sage

17. What is a "foomer doomer" and who has them?

Girlie parts!!!

Jo - Vaj js girls!!!

Dina - A vagina! / Collie!! (So funny! Mostly right but all of us girlies have them!!)

Dianne - Vaginas, females of course having them and going into heat!!! (close enough. Going into heat is just a function not what they are)

18. Who barfed in the bedroom when T moved in with me?

Kaia/Punky

Jo- Punky

Dina - Kaia

Dianne - Kaia

19. Why does Sage have a new collar?

Because she needed a new one for her competition obedience class that didn't have tags on it.

Jo - Same as my answer

Dina - She chewed up the old collar (poor Sage...always getting the bad rap)

Dianne - New collar for Sage for her Competition Obedience class.

20. Who is on the "other side" that I can't hardly wait to see again and that I'm going to slap silly???

Pierre

Jo - Pierre

Dina - Pierre

Dianne - Pierre, of course.

 

Jolene got 16 right, Dina got 9 (not bad for someone who "skims" my blog!) and Dianne THE WINNER got 19!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YEAH!!!!!

I had more fun doing this and just for particpating I am going to send Jolene and Dina a package of greeting cards of their chosing!!! Is that not the coolest??????? Thank you girls!! Oxoxoxo!!!!

Cuteness Abounds!!

I found these yesterday when I was deleting photos off my my iPhone. Is this not the adorable???

Tirzah & Sage at Claremont in March.......awwwwhhhh.....oh and bonus information!!!  ~ These were some of the feet that Jolene nabbed from my blog.........incredible isn't it???

BTW ya'll have only 2 more days to send me answers for the contest!!!

Oxoxo!!!

What I Love About My Hoof Trimmer!!!!!!!!!!!

He's GAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Baby Khaliq had absolutely no issue with Phil getting on her back. Like training her to go in the trailer last year, it was a non-issue. Of course he went half way up on both sides, then slowly rubbed his leg on her butt, but then he just went up and over. He was telling me how I can do it and frankly I don't think I'm that agile. And I suck at bareback riding. But he was awesome and she was awesome and ffffffllllllllllaaaaaaaaaalllllllllllaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!

CCA 4th Brood Bitch ~ Yeah Tirzah!!

I got my CCA 4th Brood Bitch photo a few weeks ago ~ just never got around to posting it. What's so funny about this photo is Mike Esch was never there. I was too exhausted with my booth and showing 2 bitch specials, Stud Dog & Brood Bitch on Saturday to wait for my judge, but David Sombach fixed that for me. The wonder of Photoshop!!

What Photoshop couldn't fix in real life was the rest of my ribbon.

This came yesterday and apparently I need to attach this to my original rosette that didn't have the show name on.....o oh...........

Happy Birthday Cardiffffffiiiiinnnneeeessssss!!!!

It's Cardiff's 3 year old birthday!!! I have to make her a birthday cake!!!!!

Awesome Tevis Canyons Ride!!

I went for a canyon ride yesterday with a couple of friends. We went from Michigan Bluff backwards on the Tevis trail thru two of the hardest canyons of the ride. Our total ride was 19 miles and 3 long uphill climbs and 3 long downhills. Aura was really breathing hard going up to Deadwood, but recovered beautifully at the top. We then trotted a couple of miles to the second downhill canyon, Devil's Thumb. At the bottom is the famous Swinging Bridge which is shown here. A little break and back up Devil's Thumb. This is my favorite canyon, and is very steep and long with many, many switchbacks. Reminds me of those backpacking days when I was a kid. But better because I'm on a horse.

Trotting out thru Deadwood I asked Kathy to see if Aura still had her front boots on. (She was barefoot in the rears). I then looked down and said "Never mind!" as I saw them on, except Kathy said she kept seeing Aura's sole on one foot. Seems she lost a boot but the gator was still on at around 4 miles in. I never saw the boot again but Kathy found it and picked it up. Maybe good for a glue on. The toe was worn thru. Anyway, Aura rode some 15 miles barefoot on 3 feet and did great. Strong feet girlie!!

Here is our gps info. Pretty interesting! Tevis is soooo in the air!!!

http://app.strava.com/activities/55935715

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/317141257

Baby Khaliq Is ROUND & Cute With A Saddle On!!

Khaliq has had a saddle on before but not for a long time. I think it has been a year because I remember it was right before I got kicked. I threw one on today and it was just like I did it yesterday. She could care less. She's also learning to go in each direction in the round pen my way, not hers. Her way was going the direction she wanted, cuttin' corners and giving bucking kicks in her non-favorite direction. Now, she pretty much learned it's better to do what I want, though with her, there really isn't any fighting. Just teaching her the pressure is off if she does it my way.

 

We don't work much in the round pen, as far as time or speed as she's still a baby. Maybe a few minutes on each side. Going at a walk is fine and also light trotting. Her mind is easy and willing though and that makes all of this so easy.

Then we went to the Featherlite to be tied and eat. This is where I wonder where Aura went wrong because baby is just fine with all of this. She could care less where everyone was (and they were far away in the pasture.) I brushed her, & sprayed her with fly spray. She got her head caught under the lead rope and didn't panic just figured out how to unlodge herself. Then I walked her back out to the pasture and she just stood at the fence looking at me. She has her 3 yr. old birthday coming up ~ in some ways it's been soooo long to wait and others, I can't believe she's 3 already! 

5 Years Of Blogging ~ OmGOSH!!!!!!! Fffffaaaallllllaaaallllaaaallllaaa ~ Happy Anniversary CONTEST!!!

See below for the contest and rules!!