This will make you giggle

Someone emailed this to me the other day. He, He!

Name Dropping

Because we like to get out and do so many different things, we have met some fun people along the way...both the "famous" and "not-so famous"..well in horse circles anyway.

The first clinic we ever did was with a John Lyons trainer named Richie Wingfield from Kentucky. I had my horse about 6 months and found the whole ordeal to be educational, confidence-building and terrifying. I had little to no idea what I was doing but spending three whole days with my horse was pure heaven. We made big strides in our relationship that weekend. I don't have any pics from that weekend...I was too busy being scared and feeling stupid! Richie is fearless and funny and a good trainer. His little boys are adorable too.

That Spring we went to Equine Affaire for the first time. As I posted below, we participated in clinics with Brenda Imus and Suzanne Shepards and Bob Jeffries. I don't seem to have any really good pics with them. I think we were way too nervous to think about snapping photos.

Next up we went up to Belle Center, Ohio for a clinic with Clinton Anderson. We were scheduled for the clinic with his apprentice but she had a family emergency at the last minute, so Clinton took over for the entire weekend...what a great experience. It was a small group of us...12 or so. We got tons of hands on help (and razzing from Clinton). We learned a ton.

That summer we joined to OQHA for the Charity Ride at Spotted Horse Ranch in Laurelville. Here we are with Mike the owner.

In October 2007, we joined the crew from the Best of America by Horseback TV show as they filmed the episode in Ohio. This was held at Smoke Rise Ranch in Glouster, OH (near Wayne National Forest)

Tom Seay--The show's host Del Shields-Cowboy Poet and Singer

Kerry Kuhn (and Brenda)--Horse Trainer

Derek, Jesse, Liz, me and Nicki

In April 2008, we had some more fun at Equine Affaire. I ran the Extreme Cowboy Race and participated in clinics with Craig Cameron and Julie Goodnight. Brenda joined Scot Hansen and Elizabeth Graves for clinics.

That's us and Tommy Garland and Tom Seay (again!) We ran into Tommy at the expo--he wasn't presenting-just attending. The last picture is Dave and Donna from Legacy Saddles. They made my beautiful saddle for me last year. Here is the finished product...gorgeous!

In May we joined up with the BOABHB team again. This time we went to Midwest Trail Ride in Norman, Indiana. It was a fun few days. Brenda spent some time with Kerry Kuhn getting some help with her new horse, Doc.
In case you can't tell, we really enjoy getting out, doing new things and meeting people along the way. We are getting ready for this year's Equine Affaire. We are applying for several clinics and expect we will have more adventures to share.