May flowers always line your path and sunshine light your day. May songbirds serenade you every step along the way. May a rainbow run beside you in a sky that's always blue. And may happiness fill your heart each day your whole life through.

- Irish Blessing

2012 Resolutions

~ Send Tabasco and Shoni to a trainer for saddle training ~ I've been in contact with a trainer who lives 30 minutes away and who came highly recommeded from a couple of people. I'll be calling her in a little over a week to get on her schedule. She has openings in mid March that I'm planning to fill.

~ Get into shape ~ It's been a long time since I've done any regular riding so I want to get in better shape between now and when I bring the babies home from the trainer. That way I have more muscle power to hang on if my green horse does something unexpected ;)

~ Hit the trails ~ There are a ton of beautiful places where you can take you horses to go trail riding. I would like to bring my horses to Maplewood State Park in MN and to Medora, ND. We have a few friends that have horses and know these areas so I'm hoping we can get together with them. There is also a facebook group that arranges trail rides in our area that might be fun to try.

I'm going to keep my resolutions short this year (more of a likely hood that they'll be acheived that way see). Do you guys have any resolutions planned for 2012?

I love my...

JOLLY BALL!!!!

I was working on this post back in February of 2010 (Really? Almost two years ago??) but I never got around to posting it. Better late then never, right?!

Sundance, Tabasco and Shoni all love their jolly balls. They love to lift them high in the air then watch them fall to the ground.

They like to chew on them until they're deflated

And sometimes stomp them.

Tabasco and Shoni- Teamwork

Round two

All in all, I think it's safe to say jolly balls are big fun. ;)

...And then it was Monday...

It was bound to come around sooner or later, so Happy Monday! By the way, did everyone behave with their siblings for the Holidays? Koda and Ruby were sure having a ball.

It's almost time to celebrate Christmas and take a break from all of the hustle and bustle of holiday shopping and baking.

I hope you all have a wonderful RELAXING holiday and get to spend it surrounded by your loved ones of the two and four legged variety. :)

Once in a while, right in the middle of an
ordinary life, love gives us a fairy tale.
-unknown

Far away in the sunshine are my highest
inspirations. I may not read them, but I
can look up and see the beauty, believe in
them and try to follow where they lead.
-Louisa May Alcott