Setting up the new bedroom and updates

 

Dad had gotten most of my shelves put up in my new bedroom for my models and I have started to unpack the others that were not in my bedroom at Dads. 

There's way too many of them!! 

Over the door is my unicorns:

Above the dresser between the windows is my hand painted Thoroughbred Series and the Kenner Grand Champion Draft horses.

These might get re-arranged again, not sure yet but this is the plastic shelves against the wall by my shower.  Top two shelves are hand painted (the Tessa and Heidi were professionally done, the others were done by me) Bottom shelf is some of the others that I have kept and liked, a couple of them might still go into the sale tote.

Two of the shelves above the bed are up.  Top shelf is my Racehorses, bottom shelf has my Indian Pony models, Ranch Gelding and action stock horse foal.  There will be two shelves that go into the corner and up along the bathroom wall but they haven't been in, dad has to cut them a bit shorter than they are now.

I will have to seriously cut more than the tote full that I have already out of that bunch cause I haven't even gotten the My Little Ponies out.  The white shelves in the lower left are also still mostly empty so we shall see. I still have books that have to come out too.  There is going to be a HUGE cut back of stuff that I have in storage still.  Some stuff hasn't been unpacked since it got packed in NY in 2009.

Stormy has been getting forgotten, we got a little while this morning and she still comes running to me.  Just a groom down and talk to her again today.  Still trying to find a new barn to board at as Perry will be leaving the farm after tomorrow while him and his partner fight their legal battle and crap.  Perry said to watch the hay too, as what was cut this year was just junk because they waited too long to cut it.

Willow is back to about 80%, these colder rainy days make her stumble and trip way more since she had the FCE but considering on October 23rd she was lateral and unable to move, and 2 weeks ago she started to walk again.  She's very clumsy jumping like she doesn't know where her legs are and they are not strong.  I need to do better on putting her DDR Prime and Frankincense on her paws.  

The calves and Heidi are enjoying their hang out time.  Ralphie is get big and thick all at once. Rosie is still a few inches taller but Ralphie is almost twice as thick.

Willow is still going to train, slowly, until I get everything back working on her and getting her pain free but Autumn is aiming at the Queen City DTC to get her second leg of Beginner Novice Obedience at the end of the month.  Lisa is going to bring Cassie to get her exposed to that kind of environment.    With hopes all three pups will be showing next spring.  Willow maybe in Novice Obedience or potentially Rally Advanced if I think she can handle the jump.  

Random picture update.

So no dog show for 2 more weeks but I have to get to work on training.  Today Lisa and I met down at Adena Trails to work with our girls some.  I really got to work on Willow's off leash healing a LOT, but that's partly why she is entered in Rally not Obedience so I can talk to her throughout.  But I think Autumn is pretty solid for Beginner Novice Obedience.  

 

Stormy has been getting fat and sassy some days, today she just grazed around, last weekend she was all spicey.

Heidi hangs tight with her calves.  I have seen her nose to tail with Rosie and she still hangs around with Ralphie.  One of these days I will bring her saddle over and take her for a ride again but so far I keep forgetting. It's hard when I have 1 saddle that fits both horses. 

 

Norms

 So as per my norm, Dog show Entry!  I entered Autumn only at Bluegrass Classic.  I wanted to finish her Rally Intermediate title.  At least if she NQ'd I would have Greater Louisville in October to fall back on.  The entries were too expensive, so I didn't want to risk Willow NQing as I start her in Rally Advanced, so just Autumn was entered since she had 2 of her Rally Intermediate legs already.  Plus I did want to get into the vendors.  The vendors were highly disappointing as it seemed quite a few were not there yet and there was one that was set up but not even open! Several of the others from class were there.  Including Suza working on her last leg of Rally Intermediate with Petunia.  We both earned our titles and both had a score of 80.  No placements but that green qualifying ribbon was what counted.

First time I have ever froze up in the ring.  I'm not 100% sure why.  I froze up at 2 different signs, had to stop and take a deep breath and keep going.  Not sure if it was because it was so hot in there, or from watching quite a few dogs NQ in the obedience ring or something.  I know after the walk through I told Deb, '$10's I bet Autumn gets jumpy'.  First sign after the start was fast pace.  So work coming to get her to quit jumping at a fast pace.  I still don't know what made me freeze at the two signs.  

But now Autumn's got a lot heavier a training regimen coming up.  I'm toying the idea of entering both at the Greater Louisville show in October.  Willow into Rally Advanced and Autumn into Beginner Novice Obedience.  Autumn has to quit jumping when she gets to a fast pace.  Maybe that's what didn't help in the ring.   Autumn also has to learn she doesn't need to protect me.  So more hard core training days coming.  Going to keep me fairly busy.

Heidi's hanging tough, I am hoping to get out and ride her again under tack soon.  It'll mean bringing her saddle home from Tamarack.

I do enjoy the free time I do take with her and just sit on her while she eats her grain.

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I sat on Stormy again on 8/25.  It was a spur of the moment thing.  I just let her wander herself around in the arena.  Not bad for not really doing much with her since May except grooming.

Stormy made friends with Misty back beginning of August.  Misty seemed to enjoy the company since she wasn't moving around very well.  Though Misty passed away on August 24th, at least she had a friend visit her when I could get her down there.  She was one of Heidi's main buddies while Heidi was there.

Everything there is still such turmoil.  I don't know whats going to happen, or even when but I've gotten to where if another boarder is present- or at least a vehicle I don't recognize, I don't stop.  I am still hating the idea of having to move her but I feel like Tamarack won't be around too much longer, at least not as a boarding facility.  I have been keeping my eyes open for something.   

Horse Baths

 Well it's been miserably hot and dry so I am hoping by bathing both horses it will encourage it to rain just so they get muddy. 

Saturday Stormy got her first ever bath.  I mean I've hosed her down in the past when she was hot and sweaty but I've never put soap to her.  I didn't bother to condition, I didn't want to keep pushing on her with it so hot, plus the dogs were in the car and it was getting hot.  

That didn't garner us any storms that I saw or heard about on Saturday so I planned to do Heidi on Sunday.  Aunt Lisa's ground is a LOT drier than ours out here in Bath County so it would water the ground some too.  

Been still going to dog class when temperatures and time work with me.  Right now no dog shows entered but I am still looking at Bluegrass to start Willow on Rally Advanced and finish Autumn on Rally Intermediate.  Trying to decide where to aim Autumn after Rally Intermediate.  I may take her to Rally advanced but I really got to work on settling her down.  Currently working on saving up money for new tires on my car and for things needed for the new house.  Jess and I have started taking stuff out of the storage room and put them into the shed.  Hopefully this next weekend we can get dad to help us take a couple loads out and get it mostly empty.  

Dog show!

 I feel like all I do post about is Dog showing right now.  Dad has been doing the updates on the trailer progress.  Soon, I am sure dad is getting excited to get us out so him and Natalie can be by themselves.  Monday I am going with him to go look at a trailer for us and hopefully it will be a good one!  

Anyway, back to my dog showing, this was the last double show we had entered.  I was worried by the end of the week coming into the show as I didn't get anywhere near as much training work into them as I would have liked.  I was comforted at least by the fact Aunt Lisa came with me.  It relaxed me knowing she was there with me.  Missy and Chad with their german shepherds Lotti and Tilly were there showing.  Chad and Tilly was in Intermediate with me, but he only entered one show.  He walked the coarse with me TWICE and we went over each sign and I *STILL* messed up one sign.  At least I was able to correct it with Autumn.  Willow qualified with a score of 87 that got her, her Rally Intermediate Title. Autumn got her first Intermediate leg with a score of 96.  Second trial I was less worried about what Willow did since she already had her title anyway.  Willow did fantastic with a score of 97, Autumn got her second leg with a score of 86.  It was funny, there was 2 perfect scores for 1st and 2nd, then there was me and a Border Collie that scored a 97.  Of coarse time is what decides who gets what place and Willow's legs are substantially shorter than that Border Collies were so he beat us in time.  But that's still a placed.  I was just hoping for qualifying scores.  They were the largest classes I have ever had showing.  Now to start working on Willow's heeling off-leash work, as well as Autumn's.  I'm not sure how far I will be able to take Willow or even Autumn.  It's all new ground for Willow.  

Anyway a quick picture I snapped before going down to video Suza in Trial 2 Novice.  Suza and Petunia got their title in Trial 1 with a perfect score of 100 and a 1st place.  I know she scored 90 in Trial 2, Petunia got a little jumpy just like Autumn had.  It happens, the two are about the same age.  

Hopefully soon we will be able to have a big happy excited post about the new house.  Exiting work coming! 

Dog Show!

 Okay Second dog show, first ever without Lisa there with me and it felt super strange for sure.  But Suza with her little toy poodle Petunia from dog class traveled and showed with us.  It was Suza's first time back in the ring since the early 1980's and she was thankful it was a small show.  Trial one Willow was the only dog in Rally Intermediate, so we qualified and for our first leg.  Autumn and Petunia both were in Novice B.  Autumn hadn't had a chance to completely settle yet, my fault I should have had her outside moving some before we showed but we settled for a score of 81, and 3rd place.  Petunia and Suza were Second place with a score of 91 I think.  Not bad first trail.  This is the first show I've done both trials on the same day.  Usually it's a 1 and done deal.  

Trial 2 there was a second dog in Intermediate so Willow ended up with a 2nd place on that one and it was ME that messed up more on her.  She was doing great.  Autumn and Petunia only had one other person in Novice this time and like Autumn he got his novice title.  Autumn scored 94 for second place, whereas Petunia, through handler error ended up 3rd place.  

Petunia was not in this picture because we were trying to get stuff picked up so we could head home.  Petunia was literally the last dog in the ring for the show.  But all-in-all it was a good weekend.  So Willow has 2 legs in Intermediate and will aim for her title in less than 3 weeks and Autumn I need to decide if I want to push her for intermediate there or let her do 2 more in Novice to solidify her a bit more.