tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75361475694735425802024-03-12T21:26:39.957-07:00Knotty Pine RanchJodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14875582605900525955noreply@blogger.comBlogger784125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536147569473542580.post-76362051636696387112019-11-15T21:42:00.002-08:002019-11-15T21:46:11.346-08:00TestingJust testing to see if this still works. Debating on blogging again ...<br />
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Knotty Dogshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09439432166825776440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536147569473542580.post-55879325710161752442013-04-11T05:54:00.000-07:002013-04-11T05:54:36.847-07:00Slow & Steady Wins the Race !!I did it! Finally! I'm down 50 pounds! It's been a goal for me for quite some time. These last ten pounds have not come off as the first 40. But now the exercise is starting, so I'm looking forward to the next 50 lbs.<br />
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At work, there are two things going on.<br />
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One is with two of my co-workers. First person to lose 20 lbs. wins -- losers buy drinks. I have 13 lbs. to go. <br />
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The other thing is thru Blue Cross (in a way). It's a climb to Mt. Everest. It's to promote good health all around. You pay a $5 entry, and my employer matched it. There's a pot of about $250 ... so there are five $50 prizes. I wouldn't mind one of those. Here's how it works. Mt. Everest is a ridiculous amount of miles to the top (don't remember how many right now). Over a five week period, you keep track of how many 32 oz. glasses of water you drink, how many flights of stairs you climb, how many miles you walk or run, how many hours of aerobics you do, etc., and each of those things is with a certain amount of miles. We keep weekly track, and did a starting weigh-in and took measurements. There's a prize for the biggest loser, the one with the most inches off, the one that's first to the top, etc. There are quite a few employees involved. What's great is the level of support ... the encouragement from your co-workers ... motivation, etc. <br />
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This is the first week. I've already done zumba twice (fun, but man do I have two left feet!) and found a 3 1/2 mile loop at my house that I will walk every day. There's also a very busy flight of stairs at work, too. Love seeing that. <br />
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The thing that prompted me to start losing weight (other than my son, of course) was how much junk food is at this job, and I knew I'd be as big as a house in no time. It didn't take much of an excuse (a birthday, a Friday, a holiday) for a shit-ton of sweets and fattening fabulous food to show up. And it's not easy to resist at times, but it's gotten much easier for me now. The reward is worth it.<br />
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And I feel so much better. And what's even better than that ... I have health insurance, and have gotten all my tests done. All of my test results are within normal limits -- sugar, kidney, liver, blood pressure, cholesterol, etc. I couldn't be happier and so looking forward to summer! I will still look like a cow in a tank top this year, but anything will be better than last year.<br />
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<br />Knotty Dogshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09439432166825776440noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536147569473542580.post-81717201446449472442013-03-31T06:07:00.002-07:002013-03-31T06:07:23.836-07:00Colleen, Buck and HardtriggerColleen came down for the weekend. We took the horses out to Hardtrigger for a while. What a gorgeous day! Finally!<br />
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Buck is doing all kinds of shedding out. We were checking out his newly developed dappling! <br />
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Colleen took all three of the dogs with us. They did great! Didn't bother with the horses, and stuck with us for the most part.<br />
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Both horses were perfect! I love these guys! It's so nice knowing I've got horses I can throw anyone on and not worry about it. <br />
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I hope today is just as nice! Happy Easter! (Oh, for those of you that believe in Easter, enjoy your day! For those of you that don't believe in Easter and can't handle being told Happy Easter ... please go take your meds.) <br />
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<br />Knotty Dogshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09439432166825776440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536147569473542580.post-4450514035656793552013-03-28T05:15:00.002-07:002013-03-28T05:15:57.292-07:00Crocodile Rock ...Went over to Emily's last night, and took a ride through the orchards, behind St. Chapelle's and over to Crocodile Rock, er, um, Lizard Butte. Gorgeous evening! And lots of fun! <br />
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The beauty of the naked orchard was not captured in this photo. I don't think I'd ever seen the orchard without a leaf on any one of the trees. It was a really neat look ... especially in wide expanses.<br />
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Kahlua was her amazing self as always. I love this horse. Here's Crocodile Rock off in the background.<br />
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Up on the back of it is this religious ... thing. Kahlua colors!<br />
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<br />Knotty Dogshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09439432166825776440noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536147569473542580.post-87540046951160338292013-03-24T19:22:00.001-07:002013-03-24T19:22:48.615-07:00Spring Clean-UpAnother couple of weeks and the water will be coming into the
irrigation canal. Time to rake all of the leaves out of the little
canals all over the property. Lots and lots of leaves, lots of sticks
and crap that have fallen from the trees over the winter, and lots of
rocks to make a fire pit with. Despite raking and burning all day today, there is still so much to do. Raked a bit here and picked up tons of branches, but still need to do a final raking and weed pulling. But I love having this spot for the horses to graze while I sit on the deck and have a drink.<br />
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The walkway is finally clear. Wish I had the money to lay some stepping stones, etc.<br />
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See all those wire panels laying on the ground? Yeah. They need to be put up. <sigh></sigh><br />
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I trimmed back the lilac bush. This thing gets out of control quickly.<br />
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Dug a hole ... ran into lots of rocks ... got sick of digging and quit. This is for that railroad tie, that will eventually hang a man gate for the pasture that just got cleaned up last weekend.<br />
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The burn pile where I spent the majority of my day today.<br />
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Raked out the little irrigation canals. I think I'm about ready for the water. Have a little more raking to do, but will handle that this week.<br />
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<br />Knotty Dogshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09439432166825776440noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536147569473542580.post-89827950226523467602013-03-19T21:22:00.001-07:002013-03-19T21:22:08.640-07:00Change of Plans, Kiva!Sorry, Kiva. You don't get to produce swimming puppies. Now there's a different plan for you!<br />
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"After a few possible choices, and some decisions later we are happy to
announce Kiva's last litter will be with Johnny Cash. JC is an all
around great dog! He excels in agility and disc, and was in training
for Open level herding trials."<br />
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And his owner is now dying to breed him to a dog that does not work livestock! Isn't that awesome???? <br />
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Now ... instead of producing those awesome swimming puppies, here's what you're going to produce!<br />
<br />"Expecting Black and White puppies"<br />
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What an accomplishment! It's SO hard nowadays to produce those kinds of puppies. Very rare. Congratulations to you and your owner, Kiva!<br />
Knotty Dogshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09439432166825776440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536147569473542580.post-58229393900018770552013-03-17T16:26:00.001-07:002013-03-17T16:26:17.578-07:00Before & AfterBefore ...<br />
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<br />Knotty Dogshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09439432166825776440noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536147569473542580.post-43546839115911639922013-03-17T15:27:00.000-07:002013-03-17T15:28:57.945-07:00Looking like pasture!Well, after all of the bad luck I've had with trying to get someone out to do some work around here, I finally hit the jackpot! Found a guy who is very professional, prompt, cleans up after himself, etc.<br />
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Hired him to get rid of all of the concrete that was left over from the mobile home, cut down the 90 year-old apricot tree (apricot pits are toxic to horses), put in a frost-free spigot for water for the horses, and get rid of that gigantic tree stump in the front of my house. Here are some "before" shots.<br />
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I did some work while all the contractor was doing his thing. Took down the sheep holding pens ... and the round pen.<br />
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Here's the 90 year old apricot tree that I was having torn out.<br />
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This lilac is staying though.<br />
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They made quick work of the concrete ... so much so that I didn't even get any real photos of the progress.<br />
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Despite the 3' trench dug all the way around it, they could not get the stump to budge, so they covered it all back up. Will need to get a stump grinder out at some point. A disappointment, but I got something else done I didn't expect to do ... electricity out to the pasture! :-)<br />
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<br />Knotty Dogshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09439432166825776440noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536147569473542580.post-82017908874951807292013-03-10T19:15:00.000-07:002013-03-10T20:57:26.512-07:00Saving DaylightFun weekend! I took Friday off from work and went riding with Phyllis at Celebration Park. Didn't take many photos, but got a few of Phyllis and Patton. Gorgeous day, little windy but clear sky.<br />
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She's a regular rough 'em tough 'em cowgirl, ain't she? <br />
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Saturday was way too windy to do anything. Went for a ride with Dean through Melba then over to Marsing for a drink or two.<br />
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Sunday morning, got up early and picked up Karen and headed out to Bruneau Sand Dunes. What a kick! Riding a trotting horse in sand is one thing. Riding a gaited horse in sand is a blast! Buck was awesome! We also met up with Shannon and her mom Leslie! Haven't seen them since last fall, so it was great to spend the day with them.<br />
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Pretty cool sand dune, huh? <br />
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Doesn't Karen's gorgeous horse look like she should be in one of those medieval shows, complete with jousting? Picture her in full chain mail! <br />
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Blurry, but I love this shot. <br />
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Leslie and Lucky (?) and Shannon on Diego.<br />
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Leslie. <br />
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Karen and Bebe. <br />
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Karen/Bebe and Me/Buck. <br />
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Buck, as always, was just amazing. Thanks Buck! <br />
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Karen, my guess is that these are trumpeter swans... <br />
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The camera is kind of cool ... as soon as I learn how to use it. <br />
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Buck was a sweaty mess. He'll be getting plenty of riding this year. His former life of 3 years as a pasture pet is over! <br />
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<br />Knotty Dogshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09439432166825776440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536147569473542580.post-38500918969468930262013-02-24T20:56:00.001-08:002013-02-24T20:56:12.118-08:00Ride off Clark Rd.Emily and I went for a quick ride this afternoon. It was a bit nippy and a bit windy but it was well worth it. Nice and clear, gorgeous day.<br />
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I went out and gave a couple of carrots to both horses, and haltered Buck. He came out willingly, and Kahlua was much less excited this time than the last time I took her new boyfriend away. She basically stood and watched. Good girl.<br />
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She's no dummy. She knew Buck was being taken to work!<br />
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Buck. Shedding like a madman. Looks like a horse exploded here.<br />
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Here's the ride we took. Went to the end of Clark Rd. and staged at the first turnout. Then, I used my gps to mark a waypoint there, and marked a waypoint at the furthest point we rode, and then mapped the trip. This is the approximate route we took (although we weren't on the trails most of the time and created a loop on the way back). <br />
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The starting point is Clark x Sommer Camp Rd. Distance was about 3.5 miles one way. <br />
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Emily rode her 30 year old Arab (yes, 30!) who is in fabulous shape! He's a bit tall so kinda tough to get on, especially for Emily who is like 4' nothing. But she does a great job. <br />
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For those of you that don't live around here ... here is a gate that is put in next to the cattle guards so horses can get through (I'm sure there are other reasons these are put in, but this is the one that pertains to me, and it's all about me so there). Emily's good at handling them, so I let her do it. :-)<br />
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Despite the bit of weather we had recently, the trails were bone dry.<br />
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The electrical lines were pretty cool and the horses had no issue walking under the lines or the towers despite the constant buzzing noise.<br />
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The sun was going down quick, and it was quite chilly in the shady areas, so we picked up the speed through the shady spots. Buck did great. His gait is coming together, and I loped him a bit. He was ready to kick it into a higher gear, but I will wait until he's in better shape for that. He was sweating twice as much as his 30 year old counterpart!<br />
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This here is a bunch of dead horses in a large fenced-in area. I don't know if these were wild horses, the ranch owner's horses, or if he was giving people places to dump their horses or what. I'll ask around and see what this is. I'm hoping it's a good thing since we don't have the option for the necessary evil of slaughter.<br />
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<br />Knotty Dogshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09439432166825776440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536147569473542580.post-21433069786604739072013-02-24T11:00:00.000-08:002013-02-24T09:25:25.914-08:00Cruz is for sale ...<span id="lblDescription">Purebred, ABCA registered, working bred male Border Collie for sale. He's crate trained, up to date on shots
and dewormer. Gets along great with other dogs, rides well in the truck
and is an awesome companion. He's been put on sheep quite a few times,
and he's a bit too much dog for them. Scheduled to be neutered March 6th. Small rehoming fee to cover cost of neuter surgery. Call, text, or email 208-412-6107 - knottypineranch@gmail.com</span><br />
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<br />Knotty Dogshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09439432166825776440noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536147569473542580.post-87328949618948308052013-02-23T12:33:00.003-08:002013-02-23T12:34:59.136-08:00Kiva ... I'm sorry ... AGAIN!!How many times is this now? Wow, a lot. Another litter. How many is that now? 5? 10?<br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">"<b> <a href="http://www.orionbordercollies.com/kiva.cfm">Kiva</a> x FDGCH Hollowshot Trippin' on Sunshine NA, NGC, RPT, ADD, ADDCh, CGC, TDI</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><i>Litter Planned for Summer 2013<br />
Taking reservations now..<br />
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We are excited to announce Kiva's last litter with Tripp! There have
been several plans to do this breeding but timing just never worked out.
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Tripp is just one of those dogs who has it all! Great temperament,
personality, natural athlete and handsome to boot! Where Kiva has a go
go go kind of thing about her, Tripp is a pretty laid back guy. Until
there is something to do! Tripp has produce many flyball and agility
rockstars. I have not met a Tripp kid that I havn't liked! We are
expecting puppies that can excel in any sport, with a strong love for
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Last litter? Wow. How full of shit we can be all in one sentence? And wow, look! They're producing Border Collies who love to swim! What an amazing feat! <br />
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And what I can't figure out is why would any reputable breeder breed their stud dog to a female who doesn't work livestock (even tho the owner's website claims she's somehow maintaining the working ability in the breed ... magically, apparently)???? <br />
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Like I said years ago, Kiva, I hope your owner finds her brain and spays you. You don't deserve this. I'm so sorry, little girl.<br />
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<br />Knotty Dogshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09439432166825776440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536147569473542580.post-6928778940109661152013-02-17T17:26:00.003-08:002013-02-17T17:26:59.589-08:00Kuna ButteKaren and I intended to go to Initial Point and check out the fighter jet set of geocaches. We pulled in there, and there were a bunch of people there, and a lot of gun fire. We were busy pulling up the cache info when a flash and a loud boom went off, and that was enough for us to decide riding there wasn't that important anymore, and headed over to Kuna Butte.<br />
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So I was having a hard time fitting Buck with a saddle. Of course, my Circle Y fits him great, but that's for Kahlua. I needed to find a second saddle for when I take someone riding. My boss gave me her nice older (very heavy) saddle to try. It's nice, it's very western, it's comfortable, fits ok, but is very heavy. Did I mention how heavy it is? Borrowed and returned several others, recently borrowed a lightweight trail saddle from someone, and that one is comfortable to sit in but didn't fit Buck at all. On Craigslist was a Cordura saddle. I couldn't get past the fact that it was not leather, so I wasn't too anxious to try it out. The positive -- it's inexpensive. And since it's a second saddle, why do I care that much? So I went and bought it with a 24 hour return clause and rode Buck in it today.<br />
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We also put a tie down on Buck's head, and got him gaiting very nicely. Made for a very fun ride! Gorgeous day! The sky was beautiful!<br />
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Here's Karen's cute little Tennessee Walker, Bebe.<br />
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And Karen. Didn't those clouds come out cool?<br />
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Then look what I came home to! Ewe twins!<br />
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The previous set of twins ... this guy is just way too cute! And curious!<br />
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And his sister needs to start modeling her new line of underwear! Doesn't that look like a pair of panties on her?<br />
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The proud papa.<br />
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It was pretty windy and quite chilly, but it was a gorgeous day! And the company couldn't have been better! Here's Karen.<br />
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As usual, Kahlua was her awesome self. I can't wait for Spring!<br />
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We started out in his basement where he showed us the basics - navigating the various screens of our GPS, how to make a waypoint from where you're standing, entering given waypoints, and more importantly, how to get to them. He was so patient and worked with everyone thru each step and kept us all on the same page. (Sorry, my camera was out of battery, so I used my phone.)<br />
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Here's Wally all the way on the left, helping someone out.<br />
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Then he gave us some exercises to do. He gave us a waypoint, we had to enter it and find it. Here we are meeting up at the marked "post" that he gave us to find at the end of his very long driveway. <br />
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From there, he gave us a new starting coordinate. Once we go to that coordinate, there was a container with pieces of paper it in with coordinates to a new point, etc. So the race was on! There were five points to find, and Karen and I cruised through all of it, wandering around his gorgeous property. This was a blast!<br />
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People ate like kings. Wally had all the proper cooking utensils for sticking hot dogs and brats on the fire, and other people brought sides - potato chips, granola balls, strawberries and some yummy stuff to dip them into, etc. <br />
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It's great knowing that we can now go out and ride wherever the hell we want to and have no fear of getting lost. We have a habit of blazing new trails and it's so easy to get turned around deep in the Owyhees when everything looks the same. <br />
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Such a fun day! It was a drag that the weather was so shitty and we didn't want to ride in it so we went and played Bingo instead. What a kick! We didn't win anything, but there was plenty of people watching going on, and lots of laughs to be had.<br />
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Well, it was a little bit frosty this morning? See?<br />
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(Cruz) <br />
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Echo, the princess. No frost. Doesn't hang out outside long enough to grow any. And Zip was inside. The other spoiled dog. (Ignore Princess' toenails. The battery in my dremel ran out half way thru.)<br />
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Oh don't look now, but Jodi made ANOTHER "Questionable Decision!" Introducing Buck.<br />
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Buck (I can see myself typo'ing that already) is a 17-year old registered Missouri Foxtrotter. I bought him from a wonderful family up in Eagle. His former owner passed away at the end of last year, but he was the former president and member of one of the branches of the Utah Backcountry Horsemen, as well as a beloved father, grandfather, etc. I am honored they trusted me to buy Buck from them and can't thank them enough. Brought him home this morning, and Kahlua couldn't get enough of him!<br />
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Karen and I then headed out to Celebration Park. What an awesome ride! Great horse! Beautiful day! Loved every minute of it! Buck was a pleasure to ride. I cannot believe how lucky I am to now own not one, but two, awesome horses that take great care of their riders.<br />
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Look! Different ears for new ear shots! <br />
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Two minutes into the ride, I was comfortable enough to wrap the reins around the horn while I opened my bag and took in some more wonderful Liquid Courage! <br />
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What's he lookin' at? <br />
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Ok, here's another one. I still look like a moose, but whatever.<br />
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I can't tell you how excited I am for spring to spring!!!! Woo hoo!<br />
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<br />Knotty Dogshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09439432166825776440noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536147569473542580.post-80145871381846293592013-01-30T06:17:00.000-08:002013-01-30T06:17:27.597-08:00Self-AbsorptionDid you ever run into someone you haven't seen in a while ... and have a completely one-sided conversation with them? You ask, "How are you?" and they respond with, "Great!" ... (pause) ... So you say, "What have you been up to?" ... and they tell you all about their adventures ... (pause) ... And you continue to ask about their lives and their animals and their friends, etc. ... and not once do they ask you how you are, what's been going on in your life, or even spend more than two seconds to thank you for doing them a favor, which is why you ran into them in the first place.<br />
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<br />Knotty Dogshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09439432166825776440noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536147569473542580.post-56862297006214912432013-01-20T06:08:00.000-08:002013-01-20T06:08:39.719-08:00Forever FreezingI love winter, but this is getting ridiculous. It hasn't been above freezing in weeks. I keep my house colder than most, but my bed stays nice and warm with that new heated mattress pad. That is the greatest invention ever!<br />
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The weigh loss continues and I feel great! The nice thing is that I'm not killing myself with some fad diet, and my eating habits won't change much when I get to my goal weight. (Did you see that? I said "when"!!! Ha!) And something I realized the other day ... the weight is coming off despite that I'm more sedentary right now that I have been since this time last year when I hurt my back and was wracked with depression over losing my brother (which I will never get over.) Hopefully, the weight will come off a little faster when I am back to riding all the time. I'm excited to have finally gotten my head in the right place and really started putting some effort into taking care of myself physically. I haven't felt this good in years! And now I just can't wait until the sun starts to come out and warm it up a bit to go riding.<br />
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And Kahlua ... poor thing. I feel so bad for her out there in the cold. I want to bring her in and let her lay on the couch while I feed her chips and dip or something. I put her blanket on her for a few days, but I've always been told that horses' bodies deal, so I had mixed feelings about it. The more people you talk to, the more opinions you get. So I took it off her. A few days later, I found a very informative post on <a href="http://theequestrianvagabond.blogspot.com/2013/01/hairballs.html">The Equestrian Vagabond</a> site that make me feel better in knowing I was doing the right thing.<br />
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I drove over to my friend's house and here's what her street looks like.<br />
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I had Reese with me for the day, and she was awesome. We went and picked up a bit of grass hay,
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<br />Knotty Dogshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09439432166825776440noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536147569473542580.post-45509928866358676452013-01-13T05:46:00.000-08:002013-01-13T05:46:16.324-08:00I lost ... a bag of dog food~!Ok, enough is enough already. I'm done with the snow now. It's beautiful, but not something I want to ride in.<br />
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I picked up my new breast collar today! This was also made by Jeff Attebery, and the workmanship on it is amazing. I can't wait to try it out on Kahlua.<br />
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And ....... as of today, I've lost 40 lbs! That's an entire large bag of dog food! Could you imagine hauling one of those around with you everywhere you go, every day? The bad news is ... I have another one to lose! Justin did it. He lost 105 lbs., looks amazing, and is my inspiration.<br />
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<br />Knotty Dogshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09439432166825776440noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536147569473542580.post-29919830188637957822013-01-05T14:26:00.002-08:002013-01-05T14:26:14.694-08:00Some Winter ShotsI am really pretty happy with this little camera I bought. For what it is, it takes some really nice photos. Just a point and shoot that fits well in my pommel bag. Now if the snow would just melt so I can go riding. <br />
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Anyway ... this morning ... it was a tad bit chilly.<br />
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Saw some goofy little video on youtube where someone boiled some water, took it outside, threw it up in the air and it turned to steam. So I thought I'd try it, fully knowing that it probably wasn't cold enough out to work.<br />
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<br />Ha! Yeah, yeah ... I know ... I need a life. Deciding I obviously need something to do, I fed the girl (she said she was as hungry as a horse! whodathunkit?) ...<br />
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... and headed over to good neighbor Dean's house.<br />
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He is so much fun to listen to. He has so much history stored in his brain, along with some stories that would make my hair curl if I was the sensitive type! LOL. There is not a better person alive, if you ask me.<br />
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He's got some visitors ... a fat cat he calls "Trash" and a female he calls "the Bitch." Well, the bitch has a couple of mini bitches with her. And I just think this one is adorable. I can't figure out why, since I can't stand yellow Border Collies or yellow horses. But this little kitten is as cute as the day is long. Feral. Took the photo through the window.<br />
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These here are a couple of awful photos, but cool subject. Taken from way-too-long a distance for that little camera, this guy was hanging out up in the tree across from Dean's house. I believe it to be a juvenile bald eagle. <br /><br />
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Haven't dragged my bird book out yet to properly identify it yet. <br />
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And her frozen little snot nose.<br />
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<br />Knotty Dogshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09439432166825776440noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536147569473542580.post-37063488891535698292013-01-01T21:28:00.002-08:002013-01-01T21:32:43.869-08:00A Rare Event!I normally don't catch Kahlua doing anything besides being the perfect horse ... ever. Thought it was a crack up when I saw this. Look at her go! <br />
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Oh, and right at 00:52, take a look at the black marking on her left hip. Every time I see it, I see a Kerry Blue Terrier head study ... like this.<br />
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<br />Knotty Dogshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09439432166825776440noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536147569473542580.post-21561316613109537612012-12-31T05:50:00.000-08:002012-12-31T05:50:00.846-08:00DieselThere's a horse for sale that is very much like Kahlua -- nice, calm, broke to the nines, etc. Went and met him today, but we weren't able to ride, as it was slippery just walking around. He's 18 years old, grulla/white QH. He's got quite a history on him ... but I'll get it straight from his owner and then talk about it. Anyway, I'm looking forward to being able to ride him and have my farrier check him out to see if he would be a smart addition to my place. <br />
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We went down 12th St., past Cleo's, over the river and hung a right. Went out to Sommercamp Rd., hung a left and began our trek. On the right side, there was a house ... seemingly normal ... until we got a better look at it.<br />
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What are all those ... oh wow!<br />
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The water in this pond is warm. We were right near Givens Hot Springs. Funny how the ducks all found it.<br />
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I've been here. I've ridden along the foothills, but never straight up that road. That's either Coyote Creek or Hardtrigger. I'll find out.<br />
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Elephant Butte on the right there. I didn't take photos of this area for some reason. You drop down into some gorgeous territory on the left, I've ridden there before. Steep mountain to go over, and Dean tells me you drop down into that beautiful ranch that you can see from the highway on the other side. So there's another trip I'll do this summer.<br />
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Sommercamp Road where we hit Highway 95 (obviously).<br />
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<br />And here's the start of the road to Poison Creek. There's the old Poison Creek Stage Station, which is actually listed on the National Registry of Historic Places, but what it doesn't tell you, is that there used to be abortions performed here when abortion was illegal here. <br />
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A place to park the trailers before that stage stop. This will work. <br />
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We went through Marsing, where Dean showed me a couple of the houses he used to live in and where all the little widows lived. Told me some stories that made me laugh!<br />
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The nice warm stove ... but I never saw the little things on the rail before.<br />
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Dean found Joy (now there's an oxymoron if I ever saw one) and sidled up to her. <br />
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Dean's friend, Frank, came over to visit ... and I was able to get a couple of photos of them as well.<br />
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These two ... I don't know about these two. Couple of wild and crazy guys.<br />
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I can't tell you how much I enjoyed spending an afternoon with one of my favorite people! I hope to do it again soon.<br />
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JKnotty Dogshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09439432166825776440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536147569473542580.post-30450340272628127172012-12-22T14:47:00.003-08:002012-12-22T14:47:56.780-08:00Cool StuffHad a bit of snow the other day. Love it. Wish there was lots more of it!<br />
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<br />Jaenne came over to visit for a while. Fun seeing her! And right after she left, I had a visitor. Well ... the trees across the street did. The little magpie was pissed, apparently.<br />
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Still getting used to this camera, but I am impressed with the zoom on this little thing. If I had a tripod, this would have been really neat.<br /><br />And my front yard. <br />
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