Home from a week in the sun

 My yard has six inches of snow in it, bleck!  Why did I come home?  Ok enough whining, I had a lovely week and I missed my ponies and Charlie and the kitties.

Zelda attacking our housesitter

It was a great vacation.

No sun at the beach

But the water was more blue than I have ever seen

Looking back towards Santa Monica from the end of the pier

I flew to Phoenix and then drove to the Los Angeles area with Eugene to spend the weekend with family.  We made a trip to the beach, the amazing tack store by Santa Anita, and ate food with family here and there and everywhere.  I also rode a horse that will soon be retiring so I can keep an eye out for a suitable OTTB replacement.

Mr Eq horse doing a flying change with me

After that we headed back to Arizona for fun times at the track.

Zoom Zoom

So much sun

And a incredible sunset every night

I also rode a young one for his first cruise around the backside, such a cutie!

Whose butt is bigger;)

I'm thinking about starting a second page here with posts for each of the ready to retire future OTTB's that I come across, who knows maybe we can find them some homes!?  Why?  Because I want them all, but I don't live in a fairy tale and can't have them all.  

Coming up for air

Not much time as finals are next week and next weekend is the Idaho Dressage Festival (which I'm riding two horses at).  Whew, leaving the house by 5am and getting home around 9pm has not been conducive to getting this blog written on, sorry guys.  After finals are over I will have more time and plan to return to sharing about my escapades.  My husband is home, FINALLY!!!! It has been great great great!  I'm going to share some pics here as a time saving way to catch up with you.

We have been having some big rolling thunder storms, and the leaves are unfurling from the grape vines

Sadie (the back biter) and I go for a gallop

Star, one of two Halflingers I will take to the show

Idaho TB assoc award for 3yo filly of the year, Eugene was training her at golden gate.  Note: she just won here at Les Bois yesterday!

whispers *totally me*

Bridger is back from the cowboy, still rude, but willing to learn

Sprinklerbandits came over for a ride and Mojito and Suzie thought it would be a good time to race!

Ok that's all for now, but I promise more sooner than later.  Racing has started and we have already ran two seconds and won one!!!!

Flying by

I am blown away at how time just keeps speeding by.  I've resorted to posting from my phone today because by the time I sit at my computer in the evening I fall asleep!  Life has been good, I have some great new client horses to ride and have even gotten rides in on my own horses!  The track is good too, just tiring.  Hopefully Eugene will be home with in the next few weeks (I know I know i keep saying this, but maybe soon it will be true).  The weather has been absolutely glorious for the last week, I'm getting spoiled, but no worries it calls for rain today.  I am actually thankful for that because things are painfully dry, never a good thing for the first week in April.  My back is super sore from a two year old filly trying to rip the flesh off my shoulder, it is healing up thank goodness. Well I'm off and running, horses, school, more horses, sleep.