Neptune and Ellie cross country practice

Ellie has been working hard this summer. Even on the hottest of days, she shows up ready to practice! Now Neptune, on the other hand, has been a little lazy in the heat. But you know what? This has been good for Ellie because her legs have become super strong from lots of squeezing! Check out Ellie and Neptune practicing the tire jump last evening. Jubilee, here they come!

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A hot day for Rosie!

Rosie had every intention of showing at the Whitaker show.  It was her girl who wimped out in the 105 degree heat! I don't blame her. I can honestly say I have ridden Mojo a whopping 3 times this month. What a crazy summer! Even though Rosie and Jennifer ended up soaking wet (you can see the sweat drops underneath Rosie in the picture!), they had an awesome schooling day in the areas best indoor arena. Check out their video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zN196QlL1g

Neptune's Hat

Neptune has very sensitive ears. He really has a bad day when flies are buzzing, so to keep Neptune happy (and believe me he is well worth it!) we put his fly hat on! Emma and her friend Abby, who had her first ride ever today on Neptune, had a fun day of practicing the western jog and lope!





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ChipnDale figures out the poles

Dale is a little over 16.1H. He was 16H when he shipped in last fall. Needless to say, the boy is having a growth spurt!  We like to call him LEGS because his legs go everywhere when he tries to do anything! Ground poles work wonders with uncoordinated thoroughbreds. Dale is learning where to put his feet. We can already feel the difference during his semi-collected trot! Keep watching as our little Dale progresses from poles to rails.

Rosie learns to add one!

Rosie, our fun jumper pony, loves to go fast. So much so, that she can easily make the horse distances in a jumper course! We decided it was time to TRY and slow her down by shortening her stride and forcing her to be a pony. Shhhh, don't tell her! Thinking that she is a horse gives her the confidence it takes to beat all the horses in the jumper division!

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