Hi Sandi, Well went on the overnite trail ride and it went fairly well. Lady I took with me ended up a non-rider after telling me hours of tales about how proficient she was, in her 20's and now 63. What a disaster. She only made it about 300 yards before fear got her and she decided her horse was pitching, he was just jumping up out of a ditch. She wanted to ride my new horse Comanche which I had only been on 4 times before the ride. Now how much sense does that make on a ride with 120 women, many of whom could not ride well, and or had horses that were kickers, rearers, not fully broke, etc.? She went back to camp and her nice little horse got to stand picketed all day while she caught up on her sleep. Oh yes, she talked non stop till 2:30 AM the nite before and started in again at 4:00 AM till 6. Potty call rescued me and the dogs and we finally got a couple hours uninterrupted rest before riding. Comanche did super climbing up hills and going places that looked wild with no problem. Glad he still had those "nasty" shoes with toe and heel calks for that ride. Spent a good amount of time holding mane going up and resting my head on his rump going down, thru deep mud etc. All in all it was fun for me, didn't even get close to being dumped, drowned(well kinda close) or run off with. Comanche is a good match for Joel and my family. Amen the search is over. Now have to find homes for 1 Walker with big motor and one Fox Trotter with not so big motor and all will be well in Nelson horseland. If hubby knew we owned 4 horses right not my *** would be grass and he'd be driving a mean mower. Looks like that situation may be under control by weeks end. Good luck at May show and riding Lil Bit. More later. C

Hey Sandi how in the world are you? Haven't heard from you for a long time. Are you helping a friend sell some horses? That can keep you busy. I am looking for home for one of mine, husband reject. Finally found the perfect one for him now I believe. He's a 10 yr. old Bay Paint Tennessee Walker. Nice and QUIET but can move out nicely when asked. Just more content walking quietly which is what my hubby needs. He won't run off and leave my Joel in the dust either. He may be too long strided for short hubby so Joel may be his ride of choice. Either way he will be safe and we can ride together instead of a 1/4 mile apart. Have to get long feet fixed on Comanche (new horse) after the trail ride this weekend, his shoes haven't been on more than 3 weeks so one or two more and off they come. May have to keep him shod for a while longer than I want since he has some cracks that go up a long way and on both front feet. At least he has 1" of new healthy growth and normal hoof. Looks like he had some injury and lots of neglect before the folks I bought him from got him. They did a good job of rehab, just have to continue. He goes sound and real smooth anyway. Nothing seems to freak him out, if it's new he just takes a real good look and sniffs is out. So nice to ride another besides Joel with a good mind and clam nature. Hope you health is continuing to improve. Did your mare settle OK? Babies are so cute but I've just raised and started too many to enjoy that aspect of horse handling anymore. Really respect folks who do, they're a lot of work and it only can go just so fast as they grow. More later, have to get things lined out here and load camper and pack, etc. etc. for the weekend. Hope it's nice and I can enjoy the time away from all my work worries for a couple days. Get pretty flustered trying to keep up with everything and everyone. Keep on keeping on. Cheryl

Hey Sandi, Glad to hear from you again. Must be mental telepathy, I was thinking about you this morning while doing my horsekeeping chores. Been hectic since last we talked. Went to Dallas, learned lots of neat stuff for our Nutrition business and met some really cool folks. One from Korea I will keep in touch with via email. Joel sprained his right front fetlock joint so he will be sidelined for about 6 weeks and me being overprotective will get him a suspensory boot to be safe when we start riding again. Got ladies trail ride last of this month so Snowman will go. Rounded up the neighbors escaped cattle other day, Snowy did unexpectedly well, even headed them well enough that we got them all in in one try. Go figure. My youngest daughter got me a birthday present last month but had to wait for it to be ready, got it week ago Tuesday, a black Min. Schnauzer puppy, Rocky is his name now. What a character! Supposed to be the one to fill the void when 17 yr old Shadow kicks off, should have named him Timex as he'll probably live to be 25. Oh well, 4 dogs shouldn't be too much, I hope. Glad you are doing better, keep up the good work and improvements. Good luck at the show. More later.

Opps. I hit the wrong comment from my email and sent message to wrong person. I was worried for you and all is the same, but I know you didn't get a new horse. Hope they can get you lined out soon. Weather is getting nicer every day. Today was a windy buggr tho. Do you think a chiropractor could possibly help you? I went in after my bad fall and 2 months of pain and got relief immediately. Took 5 visits to keep it that way but even my old ankle sprain and broken toe feel much better. Doesn't always work for everyone and not always the right option for everyone but may be worth a try. Just get a good one, ask for references. Get better and you are in my prayers every day.