Bella + Camilla

 

 

 

....and we're off!

 

Spring training has officially started.

 

weekending

 

 

There aren't enough days in the weekend. 

~Rod Schmidt

 

 

This weekend...

 

It rained and snowed.

Had a good visit with my father who has Alzheimer's -

he sang Edelweiss and joked around speaking Danish 

 

Found 2 amazing juices - that I craved at 2 o'clock at night when I couldn't sleep......grrr

 

Cleaned tack

 

Saw the movie "Trouble with the Curve" a.w.e.s.o.m.e 

 

Had brunch ( Zermatt waffles) at the café

 

Started a new knitting project

 

Ran

 

Had Bouillabaisse for dinner with the fam

 

Watched Auggie practice soccer

 

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Tonight:

 

Nachos

Planning Jules soccer trip to Idaho in May

Bed early.

 

Joining Amanda

 

So how was your weekend? 

...my girls

 

My life has changed so much in one year
never in my life thought I would have a horse, let alone two.
don't know who rescued who
 all I know is I am a better person for having them in my life
I acquired Fiona last winter-
a sad story
and Bella just naturally found her way into my life last fall when
 her then owner wanted to downsize her herd.

Every day they greet me at the gate and follow me around in the pasture
I have to pinch myself.

 

 happy to be out of their pasture

 tied up to the hitching post

 blankets off and being groomed
 

Bella  just turned 6 on March 9th

 

Frisians do not stop growing until they are 7 years old
Bella is about 1400 lbs
a big animal with a big heart
 so trusting and the sweetest horse ever
~~~
Frisians are very special
this was the horse  the knights were gifted as their horse once knighted

In early 1900 Frisians were almost extinct
originally from Holland
they were used as war horses
 hence so many were killed during 1st world war pulling the canons
 There were only 3 stallions left.
They have managed to breed them successfully
but they are still very rare

I plan on breeding them both in 2015
 

Like sisters...
where one goes - so the other

Fiona is the boss

 Bella accepts or gets a kick in the ......!

They eat together

 sleep together

I am very happy for Fiona

who was once alone.

 

Fiona & Bella are what's considered "green"

they only have 1 year of riding under their belt

 so the more they are ridden and worked

 the better

...and according to my "lovely" trainer

that is not going to be an issue for me

 since apparently she wants me to ride them 2 hrs. a day .....each

 

that only adds up to 4 hours a day!

 

 

Luther & Lily play a little game of chase

 

Fiona will be 7 years - June 13th
she is half Frisian & half Quarter horse
 which makes here a Frisian sport horse
she is super fast and very eager to please

 

they still have winter coats
and are in the process of shedding
I am usually covered from head to toe in black hair

finally the arena is snow-free

but of course this is Montana and this could change over night

 

Foghorn & chef are dragging the arena- getting it prepped

Eager to get to work again...them and me.

 to build on what we did last year

 applying everything I learned from Buck this fall

and riding outside again.

I couldn't be any luckier!

 

Riding:  The art of keeping a horse between you and the ground. 

~Author Unknown

around the water cooler

There are two things I especially adore with my girls...when they are softly chewing their hay

almost Zen like they are so content

and when they drink water...so quiet, gently slurping up the water in long sips.
 

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There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man. 

~Winston Churchill

Celebrate!

...oh it was a beautiful day!

That ended with a BANG!

Hope yours was too.