Goodbye my friend

I am posting today with a very heavy heart. This afternoon I lost my great horse Cash on Fame to a lung aneurism. He had just got done making a pole bending run with Noelle when he collapsed. I held his head in my lap until he was gone......it was an absolutely awful thing that I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy. Cash has been my "go to guy" the past six years and I can't imagine what life is going to be like without him. He was such a clown and he will be dearly missed!!! Thanks for everything big guy........I love you with all my heart and may you rest in peace.

Cash on Fame

April 16, 1998 - August 31, 2008

My Lanie.

This little mare is by far one of the greatest horses I have ever put a leg over. She is so talented but unfortunately now at just 8 yrs old she is a broodmare (for my non horse people that means she can only have babies now...) Lanie got a career ending injury in September of 2005 which we have tried to get her sound multiple times but have finally come to deal with the fact that it just isn't going to happen. Anyway, I have her booked to a gorgeous son of the great Dash Ta Fame for 2009 so hopefully she has a little one that will carry on her talent and heart. Lanie is a sister to my great horse Waynadash so she comes from a great family. The last sister to Dash is a cute little gray mare I call Diva whom I recently sold to Noelle Perkins. Noelle has been riding with me for 7 yrs now and is one awesome kid! I love her dearly and next to my nephew is probably the closest thing Greg and I will ever have to a kid! She just started high school this year and qualified for state at her third rodeo! ( she would have qualified at the first two here in Panguitch but ko'd 2nd barrel both days) I am so proud of her and Diva!! All of us "big girls" had better watch out for this pair down the road.

Here is a video clip of one of my favorite runs on Lanie.

Junior running with the big dogs!

Here is the video of Juniors 1st 1-D run. He is so awesome and still has lots of room for improvement. He is such a blessing and I look forward to every run I get to make on him!

For those that don't know his story last March when Junior was only 4 yrs old he completely severed the tendon in his right hind leg as well as a major artery. We almost had him put down it was so horrific. Junior had different ideas though and had such a great attitude we had to give him a chance. Greg doctored him faithfully every day for 4 months ( along with inventing a great little contraption that acted as Juniors tendon while the real one healed) and thanks to my husband and the wonderful huge heart of this incredible horse he healed completely is coming along wonderful.

Another twist to Juniors story is that he was born the exact day my great horse Waynadash passed away-March 22, 2003. Junior was actually born about 1/2 mile up the road from where my Dash died. Junior came to live in Panguitch in July of 2005 and was in race training with our friend Brady. His owner decided to sell him and unfortunately Greg and I did not have the money at the time. We told our friends Neil and Barbara Merrill about him and they ended up buying him. Junior sat at their place in Axtel, UT from Oct. 2005 until June 2006 when Neil called us up to see if we wanted to buy him......needless to say I was at their house the next morning to pick up my new horse.

I thought when I lost Dash that I wouldn't ever find anything that would compare to him. Junior will never take his place but he has healed my heart and put the fire back in me. God works in mysterious ways!

Figuring out how to blog!

So here is my first attempt at blogging! Just a quick note to my dear adorable sister for helping put my little page together......Thank you Krissybell.

We went to the last Xtreme Barrel Race of the year at the Blackhawk arena in Salina this past weekend. My horse worked really well for me and I am so proud of him. We ended up winning the 3-D Average and won a gorgeous belt buckle.