2009 Filly by Paisano

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She was likely born sometime in the early hours last Friday morning, June 26th. This is Paisano’s forth foal and Lily’s second. Lily will now have a long, probably permanent break from carrying any more foals. This filly is nearly a carbon copy of her dam, with the addition of a cute blaze and a front sock. She has a similar hind right sock to Lily’s. Here are a few photos from her first day. More may be found here and here.


Choctaw Lily and AR Oko-Ohn-Sipa

Choctaw Lily and AR Margarita de los Prados

It's tiring being only a few hours old!

It's tiring being only a few hours old!

Very sweet face...

Very sweet face...

Baby whiskers

Baby whiskers

She will also be known as Margarita de los Prados (Daisy of the Grasslands)

She will also be known as Margarita de los Prados (Daisy of the Grasslands)


Margarita is owned by Amy Jo Maurer & Sally Harmon of Tired Dog Ranch. Be sure to visit their blog often for updates. I will very much enjoy watching this little girl grow up.

And if you are in western Oregon looking for a great getaway, stop in, visit and stay in their lovely rentals.

So many things

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Gratitude creates it’s own attitude. It can give you a new perspective, a new focus. I am going to use this day as my opportunity to see those things.

Clnic in the arena at Three Cedars

Clnic in the arena at Three Cedars


I have so many things to be grateful for this week…

  • That Lily foaled a healthy, beautiful filly last Friday! She is being a great mother. When I went to see her, she had minimal time for visiting. She has JOB to do now! See more at TiredDogRanch.com.
  • That a paddock opened up at Three Cedars for Paisano. I will move him (again) on 7/15. He may wonder why we move around so much! This will be the forth place he’s been since he came home just three weeks ago. We will be right at the foot of Mt. Pisgah for exploring trails. Even since I moved to Eugene in 1986, I’ve wanted to ride on these trails. We used to hike to the top and I would always think about how much more fun it would be to be on a horse. And that was long before I had Lily… Now I can do just that!
  • The SMR meeting went well, save for a bit of rain. I’ve recovered now and am ready to see about editing the video that was taken of the demos and inspector training.
  • And last, but not least, I am really starting to enjoy getting to know Paisano again. I’ve been mostly long lining him to build some muscle and fitness. Once we get to Three Cedars, we can do some trail and hill work on Pisgah and go from there. You will definitely hear more about him as the summer goes on.

    • And one last note: Blog posts may well be sporadic through the summer, as I will be out riding! And THAT I am most thankful for.


    Take a few minutes today to create your own Thankful Thursday.

    How:

  • Sit back and consider what you have to be thankful for. Listing three to five things is nice, but one will do.
  • Post about gratitude on your blog. If you don’t have your own blog, go ahead and write about what you are thankful for in the comments here instead.
  • If you blog, please link back here or leave a comment.
  • Feel free to tag other bloggers, if you like to do that, but it’s not necessary. This is not a meme that obligates you to do anything, but look for gratitude. Oh, and link back, and comment, that’s all I ask.
    • Visit these other blogs that often participate in Thankful Thursday:

  • The Pony Expression
  • Tired Dog Ranch
  • Enlightened Horsemanship Through Touch

    • Bonita has gone home

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    Bonita did very well at the SMR meeting and is now home with Chuck and Kay Day in Camas, Washington. I enjoyed working with her and thank Kay for letting me take her on as a my first outside training project.

    During the week before the SMR meeting, I showed Kay the ground work that I had done with her. We went on a few rides through the woods on narrow, very new trails. Since we had just scoped these out and barely started to use them, there were a few iffy areas, which Bonita handled very well. She is quite happy to lead and went most anywhere I asked her to. She will follow too, but it is not her preference.

    Our longest ride was four and a half hours. Much of that was stopping and cutting out downed trees and brush. I did some, but mostly it was Kay doing the hard work. Bonita stood well, but wasn’t too interested in being close to the other horses. She likes her space. There was some nice grass up there in the woods, so all three horses enjoyed the stops.

    The one real obstacle for her was a narrow part of the trail next to the creek with water flowing over and through some larger rocks. She had just stepped into a soft spot before we got there and I think that she was none too sure of the footing. Eventually she did follow the others over. Going back, it was no problem at all.

    Bonita is fun to ride with nice smooth gaits. We did mostly walk-trot, though I did try a short canter out on another Forest Service trail on Friday. That was her second canter under saddle, the first being a few strides in the meadow earlier. She came down from it nicely and it was no big deal.

    Kay will continue to ride her, with the addition of maybe one 4-H’er. I believe that she is still for sale. Please contact Kay Day for more information.

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