Blessed RAIN and Year of the Horse

YAYYY...Blessed RAIN!!!!
Except that...well...not so good for riding.
I don't care to get myself all cold, muddy and wet! ...
So I went to VEGAS !!!! HORSES EVERYWHERE!!!!

Golden Horses at the Bellagio!

Wonderful Statues Everywhere

Signs at the Venetian

Entry to the Wynn Hotel and Casino-looks like an Endurance horse to ME!  : )

 More Gold at the WYNN

 Mustangs taking on the Atrium at the Belagio

AND MY FAVORITE !!!!

Life-size MOVING carousal made COMPLETELY of FLOWERS!!!

 Grand time at the WYNN...too bad we don't gamble!  : )

Gloomy Sunday

Just another simple visit with Nevel today. The view from his back was short and sweet

 Munch time came quickly for Mr. Snuzzler

Overcast
Cold at the farm

Yet
VERY
VERY QUIET
Even the dogs were soulful

Very little activity
No one around
Just
QUIET

Sunday...Sunday...

...What a BEEEE-U-TEE-FUL SUNDAY!!!!

Dry and dusty was it's name
But I played with Nevel, just the same!
I found Nevel in a new paddock
With his new friend PISTOL

WHAT?  NO SNACKS?

So he gave me the cold shoulder for not having snacks in my hand!

 If he gets any cuter...it is going to HURT me!  LOL

Here he has chosen to muss up my hair with a good nuzzle

 "Are you sure you don't have a snack?"

"NEVELLLLL...I already gave you a TON of SNACKS

An APPLE

AND a bowl of feed...

...not to mention you nibbling on my HAIR

AND 

The saddle pad

AND

My water bottle!!!!! "   : )

Here his cuteness gets a saddle pack on for the first time!

Now he can run away with my camera 

and other important items when he dumps me off!

By the way, we had a good short ride in the arena

He broke into a great canter

We decided to try it again and it was...

BUCK BUCK BUCK X 6

Thankfully small enough 

That I managed to stay on...

RASCAL!

More trotting until he was behaving with his ears UP!

 Fun Horsey Wine Bottle Stopper at home

 And

Two more...how cute are they?  LOL

 And this below is a friends horse in Virginia

Braving the cold and snow!

Dear Sweet Pea

Massage Expected

Crew the Tevis @ mile 50?
Massage expected?
You or the horse?
Both
Darn these 100 mile riders are needy!
;0)

Sneak Preview

My last three weeks have consisted of a lot of construction dust

and making multiple trips walking to and from the Main Hospital

 where we were temporarily doing surgeries

(5 miles I walked the first day-2-3 thereafter when we were more organized)

My "home base" was being revamped and updated in to the 21st century

New Lights

Walls painted white

(previously that institution green!)

 Video Equipment that no one will know how to work?

Now it is time to roll in the O.R. Bed, Tables and Anesthesia Equipment.

I CANT take it Anymore!!!!

Time for some FRESH AIR!

I collected Nevel around noon on today and took him to the round pen.

He did some head tossing, but was basically compliant.

Then I saddled him up...

BUCK BUCK BUCK BUCK BUCK

Obviously M. has not had a saddle on him?

I switched out the Fat Toklat pad for the Skito.

Still a few bucks, but then Nevel settled in.

I lunged him in the Arena

My dream...LOL

Then decided to mount...he kept stepping away from the mounting block

So Sue stood by his head while I jumped on.

Pronto arrived (Turns out that Pronto and his mom were dressed in turquoise and purple just like Nevel and I were...no pictures though  : (
We did some sauntering around in the arena while Bleu was cantering around jumping.

Soon Freeman was ready to go and I decided to just saunter down the lane with Pronto and Freeman.

Nevel was doing well, so we crossed the road and strolled through the Big Wood with them

When we reached the Meadow I decided to call it quits while we were ahead.

Nevel did not appreciate being separated from his pals and planted his feet,

Then tried a severe head toss and a slight leap sideways

But he soon decided that I was the boss and we made it back home safely.

Great short ride to start our riding experience together.

Thanks Pronto and Freeman!

And today....

My thighs
My arms
I feel like someone beat me up...
Oh...
I guess SOMEONE did!
I take full responsibility
For pushing Nevel past his limit.
It's ok...he still loves me...
I think!
Especially if I have a carrot or two!  : )

HI ! My name is MAJOR !

(Please note...this is not intended to offend any one...
Major has the bestest mom in the WHOLE WIDE WORLD!
He Even told me that HIMSELF....
However, now that he is in cahoots with Nevel who is paddocked
across from him, I am getting all kinds of stories...and am starting to
wonder about Major's sense of reality...
also...
If I had gotten a picture of Pronto covered
in Mud...we might have had a REAL story going here!)

"I am an endurance horse...sometimes...
when I feel like it...
My mom sometimes calls me a JERK...
CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT????
She treats me extremely well really...
If anything...I am truthful!
She LOVEs me and feeds me lovely treats
But the "name calling in the public forum??? REALLY????
I heard from Nevel that his mom calls him mean names too!
What is WITH these human females...so WISHY WASHY....
First they say:
"ooooooh I LOVE you"
"Next thing you know it is....DAMN JERK! "

"Now take a look at my picture...
Does that look like JERK material to YOU?
REALLY?"