I'm sorry I haven't been on in forever! Ever since getting Candy I have been sooo busy between going to Caitlyn's and riding and training and all the other things plus school! But hopefully by summer dad will have a pasture built and he is planning on buying a stable instead of building one (which would take a million years if you knew my dad!). Anyways, since we moved Candy to Regina's house (she is my homeschool group gym teacher and Cait is her daughter who owns a pony) I have been going over pretty much everyday and working with her; riding and training. She has definately improved and I'm sooooo happy with how quickly her ground manners have improved! She used to bully you and run you over but then we worked on a "personal space" excercise where everytime you feel the horse getting too close or running you over you swing the end of the rope (which is specially made as long as a longe line only cotton and has leather ends) and yell "pssst" until the horse takes two steps back. Then they learn to not run you over and also to back up when you say "pssst"; but she's doing MUCH better! And she's also gaining weight! She was thin and you could see every single rib and her hips were really square and sticking out but now she's more filled in although you can still see most of her ribs. But she's on unlimited hay and special feed to gain weight. WOW! I just remembered! I don't think I showed you guys any pictures! But if you want to see pictures go to her website www.freewebs.com/x0x_CandyApple_x0x and go to the Photo Album. And while your there leave a "hoofprint" in the Guestbook! Welp, gotta go!

Nickers and neighs, Sarah & Candy

*edit* I have a new HSB for me and Candy (since this one is named after my former lesson horse) it's: www.homeschoolblogger.com/CaNDyCraZY4eVA *edit*

:type: I am soooooooo excited I can barely type fast enough! 8O  Okay!
[color=green][size=24]I AM BUYING A HORSE!!!!!! :D  :D  :D  :D  :D [/size][/color] I'm buying a horse!!!!! My very [b]first[/b] horse! I feel like I'm gonna burst! :D There's this guy who goes to our church and he (and his parents) own horses and he was sellin his one cause he got a new one. It's a bay Standardbred mare, about 15hh (I guessed cause she looks about the size as Mickey). Her name is Lady. I'm changing it though *vote in poll below*. :) She is sooooo cute and pretty! And she looks adorable with her winter fur coat! :-D He rode her western so I am probably buyin the saddle off of him for $125, which is pretty good cause it's leather.....although it's plain (no carving really) but it's pretty good lookin! And then later I wanna get an English saddle. And she's a good horse for ridin bareback, I rode her around a little (bareback) and sat on her while she grazed. She's really gentle and calm. And she has a star on her forehead. He didn't really have a set price but he was gonna sell her for $2,000 but said for us he'd sell cheaper! Plus I believe she is registered, because she has a tatoo'd number on her lip and her neck, he said he didn't have papers but that we could get them if we looked up the number or somethin like that. But I don't care about dumb papers. I'm just soooo excited! I don't have any pictures (sorry guys! lol :-) ) but I will get some. And we won't be able to move her to our place till spring probably because we don't have anything set up for a horse. But anyways please vote for name you prefer! *below*

Thanks!

Nickers and neighs, Sarah

These are Lori's horses.

GG is a 2 years old (1 y/o in this pic) and is now a Marble Appy (Appaloosa).

Cali is a Leopard Appy and in this pic is only hours old, but she's now one. Girlie is the chesnut horse and she is both Cali and GG's dam (mother); she's ridden western.

Tuxedo is the horse Lori rides; he is both Cali and GG's sire (father); he's ridden English.

Mickey is the horse I rode (I just quit lessons from Lori*). He is a 15hh Paint gelding (a male horse that can't breed). I rode him western and alittle bareback. He makes an excellent trail riding horse but in the arena he hates cantering...*rolls eyes* lol!

Whitey is a 13 or 14hh pony and I also ride him; I rode him western. Bareback would be too dangerous cause he loves to buck like 10 times in a row at the beginning of every ride! lol! But then Mickey rears when he gets agitated. LOL!

Well, that's all Lori's horses. She also has a Doberman Pinscher dog named Melonie and a Chocolate Lab named Trina. And also an albino horse named Soda that I rode twice, western. But I don't have any pics of him...that I can find anyways. Welp, talk to ya'll l8r!

Nickers and neighs, Sarah

*I quit taking lessons from Lori because 1) she isn't very dependable, 2) she was having stable problems and had to move her horses (too far away probably, and 3) even if I did stay with her I wouldn't be riding till spring or later because she hasn't found a place to board her horses yet.