Ridin' Horses

Last week I got in a 6 year old bay roan gelding named Rosco for training.  I don't know what breed he is (the owner doesn't either) but he has to be some sort of gaited breed because he has a running walk.  He is an amazing little guy (well not very little)!  He is so smart and already knows how to sidepass, pivot on the front and back end, back fast, stop with my seat, pony other horses, trail ride, and we are working on him turning with my seat in only 3 rides:)

I am so blessed to be able to do this!  Imagine it!  Having people pay you to do something that you love!

Her are some photos of Rosco:

And here are some more fun pics:

Apache, Some Photography And The "Joke" Of The Week

Apache is getting so dark I just had to post these pictures!  She is turning out to be one of the best looking palominos in the bitterroot valley!  I'm so proud of my little (now quite big) filly!  She is very smart and coming along good (despite her poor trainer lol) and I have been taking her to Ty Heth clinics.

I was also taking some random pics this last week that I thought you might like :)

I also decided to try doing a "joke of the week" thing :)  Please give me some feedback on how funny you think I am :P lol  So every monday look back for another "joke"!

Horses, Puppies And Stuff On The Farm

It has gotten very busy here now that spring is upon us!  I still have a little more school before I can take off for summer break.  It is taking a little longer for me because of all the horses I've had to ride and getting hay, chores, etc.  But after this I only have one more year and I'm graduated!  I hope to gradate at 17!

Well, Frankie went back home last week.  I miss him - he is a cool horse :)  We get to go up there soon to ride and mom gets to ride him though!  I asked Marlene which of their horses was "the outlaw" and she picked the big gelding that bucks and hasn't been ridden in 2 years :)  So I'll probably ride that one...

Me and Frankie up Lost Horse

I am also buying a 3 year old mustang mare!  She is completely unbroken and very smart!  I'm getting her as a project horse and I'll either sell her or Apache when she's trained.  Which ever one I keep I plan on breeding.  The mustang has better lines and breeding so she'd be a better option for that - we'll see :)

Oh!!!  And the lady I'm buying the horse from had Blue Heeler puppies for sale!  They are under a week old and I committed to one of the girls.  I am going to put a deposit down on her when we pick up the filly and get the pup when it is ready to leave her mother.

And we finally got our White Leghorn chickens!  We are keeping 3 hens and a rooster and giving away the other 5 roosters - we will now have some as day old chicks next year for sale, along with the Buckeyes.  We also have 4 mixed breed chickens.  It has taken awhile to replenish the flock after a dog came through and destroyed it.

Here are the 4 cross breeds:

It's kind of hard to get a photo of these chicks because they are quite wild!

Trixie and Tris

Tris

Stumpy's little girl!  This is the one we are keeping so we can take a vacation and not have to have someone milk for us

Oh and I just had to put these pics of Caleb on here - he is getting so big!  He's taller than me and is getting quite buffed up! lol  In these's pics he is pretending to have a hard time lifting one pound weights :) He is quite a clown sometimes!  He brings so much joy to everyone in the family!

Having Fun On Apache!!!

Yesterday Tikvah came over to help me make a video of Apache and got some fun pics! :)

And here is the video was took:

Ride and Showing To The Town Of Downing

Yesterday was a pretty busy day! :)  Me, mom and Tikvah went on an 8 mile ride (we were guesstimating that number - it was somewhere around 8 miles).  We went up Jenkins and cut across some property and went up to Soft Rock, then back down the road way - Soft Rock road to Summerdale and on :)  Here are some pics - the ones of my back I didn't know Tikvah was taking - I guess she was getting me back from doing that to her a few times :P

Mom on crunch

Me and Tikvah

Showing for "To The Town Of Downing"!!!
Then in the evening we went to the showing for the movie I was in - "To The Town Of Downing"
I thought we would just eat dessert and watch the movie, and visit a little - but they sprung it on me that I was going to have to go up on stage with the rest of the cast.  Luckily I didn't have to give a speech, but I didn't like it much :P  Then I had another surprise when I was already up there - they had planned to sing a song (that I didn't know), so I was up there trying to keep up but finally gave up :P I found out later that most of the people didn't know it either....lol

But the movie was amazing!!!  I laughed through almost the whole thing! :)  You can buy it HERE

Josiah Van Kirk

Left to right: Promise, Elisa, Naomi, Shanae, Hannah, and Tikvah

Tikvah and Naomi trying to hid behind their hats :P

LOL

The boys