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26/08/2024

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19/07/2024

30/06/2024

Salt n' Peppa? Ebony and Ivory? Or just fun with John Fuchs and Madeline Shelton?

18/06/2024

Footing, footing, footing, footing, footing, footing, footing, footing,!

17/06/2024

It's time for my annual post about heat and horses, lol. Be nice to your equines today and tomorrow!

11/06/2024

Dear Horse Ad Writing Public,

When talking about a horse steering, use REINS, not REIGNS (unless the horse is the King of England). When talking about a horse stopping, use BRAKES, not BREAKS (unless the horse comes apart, literally, in the transition). When talking about a horse body, use CONFORMATION, not CONFIRMATION (unless it just pledged it's soul to Jesus in a longish ceremony wearing a white dress). When discussing the length of their neck hair, use MANE, not MAIN (unless you are...I don't even know what).

Sincerely,
The Horse Ad Reading Public

And, as a further public service, here's my annual publication of information on how to accurately read horse ads. You're welcome.

07/06/2024

Metronome 3/25/2000-6/7/2024

There are hundreds of pictures I could post of Toad, all with tricolors, and most with multiple tricolors. But, I am just going to post this one. Toad had a lot of people come in and out of his life over the years, but his two constants were myself, and Shannon Marie Basinski. We took care of him and made sure the temporary people along his journey respected who, and what, he was. Sometimes that was hard, but he was worth all the rules and restrictions we put in place and enforced. Most of the trainers, and most of the judges in whose rings he competed, tried to buy him at some point. He was that amazing. Thank you to Paula Pray for finding him for us all those years ago, and to Maureen Reynolds Sutter for a peaceful and dignified end to this exceptional life. At the end, Shannon and I were there, along with Nancy Basinski and Roch Thornton and Jef Foley. It was a small (on purpose) and loving cadre who sent him on his final journey. And so this picture of Shannon and Toad is a fitting final testament to a wonderful life. Toad, I don't believe in an after life, so I don't believe I will see you again. However, the privilege of knowing you in this life was more than enough.

02/06/2024

Boarders and riding students get ready! It's coming right up...Friday of Camp Week!

31/05/2024

This is a great place to get quiet family riding horses...or possibly quiet family riding lesson horses, lol. Meghan Raucher, save me a seat and add to cart!

29/05/2024

What if it wasn't about jumping bigger jumps, but about jumping BETTER jumps?
🧠💣

22/05/2024

Seeing a lot of Mark Twain horse quotes out there on Facebook lately. Here's MY favorite...

17/05/2024

Little girls jumping around the foot jump course at the horse show.
Mom: You got a 99 honey!
Child, dead-staring her mother: WITH TWO HIGH OPTIONS.

17/05/2024

This place really is beautiful.

13/05/2024

Right around the corner! Share, and sign up!

11/05/2024

Same picture, a few years apart

11/05/2024

And, just because you should always put something nice back into a universe that has been so very kind to you, I'd like you to meet Gaga. Y'all will have to decide who she's actually named after. Old-ish, thin, and those feet, lol. She needed a soft landing and someone was kind enough to point that out to me. Noted, done, and dusted!

11/05/2024

And then this happened...

11/05/2024

Can't horse show? When life hands you lemons, cut one up, grab the tequila and salt, and head to a horse sale! Got my eye on a couple for clients, and a couple for ME. Hit me up if you want me to bid on something for you! Or bid for yourself online. Sale starts at 12:30 today.

Sale day is Saturday, May 11th. Tack sale at 10:00am followed by horses at 12:30pm. All CONSIGNOR & BUYER INFO is listed towards the bottom of this page. Please use the contact numbers below to call with questions. 

30/04/2024

Equestrian college students, you should consider applying for a Hamel Family Scholarship. High school seniors, you can apply this summer if you've been accepted into a college, university, trade or professional school in the United States.

The Hamel Family Scholarship for Further Education is designed to encourage further education among equestrians. Through a generous donation from the Kristen and James Hamel Family Foundation, the USHJA awards one or more USHJA members funds to be used for college, graduate, trade or professional ...

28/04/2024

This is the bitch that tried to level Quail Run. 0/10 stars. Do not recommend.

28/04/2024

We would not have gotten home without the help of Clint Coulter (Coulter Horse Transport) who found us a ride late on a chaotic Friday afternoon in a devastated town (thanks Chance Otto!). So many roads were closed that it took Chance 2 hours to get to the horse show, and he lives there, lol. And a special thanks as well to Cristen Ransford Williams and Emily Williams for meeting our horses at 11:30 at night and making sure they were tucked in and happy. I keep telling ya', it takes a village. I love mine.

27/04/2024

Celebration of life. Literally.

26/04/2024

Yum Yum.