It seems like little people kittens are popping up everywhere.  It started off two years ago with Alyssa being born.  She's now 2 and into everything.  July of that year Dian's nephew and his shack-up had a boy.  This past November Sharon's son and daughter-in-law had a little boy.  Now my sis is expecting a little girl.  I feel old ( Read more... )

Its taken a while before I felt like writing this down.  But anyway ( Read more... )

Thursday we headed home.  That wasn't without its own set of problems.  Chocolate loads up without too much problem.  She still hesitates but after a minute does go on in the trailer.  Stormy decides he isn't going in it.  So Sheila is behind him and Dian has the lead rope.  Stormy pulls back hard enough that the clip on the rope breaks.  Since he ( Read more... )

Wednesday started off cold but not quite as cold as Tuesday morning.  We all get up around 10:00, get ready and head down to the barn.  Steve, an older man who is staying in the RV part of Mack's Pines sees us and says hello and tells us about the trails that run from the barns.  We get the horses ready and everyone gets on them without incident ( Read more... )

Day two didn't start off on the greatest of notes.  The alarm that was set for 8:30 didn't go off.  Dian, Sheila and I wake up just before 10:00.  We have out coffee and a breakfast fruit granola bar and head off to the barn. I might add that it is cold in the morning  I'm trying out a new saddle and having a heck of time getting the girth tight ( Read more... )

This past week I went on a trail ride up in the mountains with my friend Dian and another friend Sheila.  It was an interesting trip to say the least.  ut let me start off with what happened on the day before we left.  Dian is having a local guy ride out one of her unbroke horses.  Poppit is doing really well and so Sunday she called me to see if I ( Read more... )

It was a bit of sad day at the backside stable of PetitJean Racing.  Several of the horses were leaving for new careers in fields other than racing.  Love Drown Softly and Evil All the Time had left the week before going to a local stable to be re-trained as hunter/jumpers.  The very sweet chesnut Cedar Falls had left earlier in the day to go to a ( Read more... )

Mount Nebo Farm has had an amazing year mostly thanks to our outstanding stallion Dance of a Villian. Since coming to our barn he has not run a speed fig below 100 and his lowest was 102.9.  This wonderful sprinter has simply been one of the stars of the barn always trying his best.  With Dance of a Villian being 6 years old now we are currently ( Read more... )

It has been an amazing year here at PetitJean Stable.  Our first homebreds hit the track and did not disappoint.  Purlioner of Purses,  Mon Belle Cheri,  Lleaud,  Kissabull and Wishabull, and Boo's Luv-A-Bull all won first time out. Serenade for a Kiss managed second in spite of suffering a bout of EIPH.  Kissabull and Wishabull then made us even ( Read more... )

What a blinkin' week and half.  I still feel tired and cranky.  I've got a tennis shoe jammed up in the lawn mower blade so tight I haven't been able to get it out (dang red dog [evil look]).  And tomorrow I get to go off to work yet again after barely getting home from this trip.  Right now I feel like I'm being run to death.  My week "off" I ran ( Read more... )