Welcome to my blog. I'm a 13 year old christian girl, I live in the country, and I LOVE horses. I have one palomino quarter horse and 1 buckskin quarter horse. Their names are Frosty and Dapple. I show them, along with cattle and hogs at the fair. I have a pembroke welsh corgi named Bailee, she is really sweet. I love country music. I have 3 brothers ages,11, 5, and 2. http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/countrygirl12/ en-us Homeschool Blogger Wed, 8 Oct 2008 13:46:01 -0500 Wed, 8 Oct 2008 13:46:01 -0500 Hey everybody!  I was given a blog award by Hannah95! Here it is.   The people I will award are, pioneergirl, Allegra, iRhomeskoold, and brittanyrose. http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/countrygirl12/602000/ Wed, 8 Oct 2008 13:46:01 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/countrygirl12/602000/ One of my friends has a paint horse and she just had the cutest foal i've ever seen!  He's 9 days old today.  In these pictures he was 5 days old.  He's so frisky and playful.  He'll chase you around, and when one of their cats gets in the pen, he'll chase it around and try to play with it!  His name is Nate, and his mom's name is Peggy.  She got Peggy for Christmas last year and Peggy was pregnant when she got her.  For a while we weren't sure if she was pregnant or not, but as she got further along we knew she was.  So they moved Peggy out of the pasture and built a pen for her in their backyard.  Here are the pictures. Isn't he the cutest thing ever!?   Looking over the fence.   Looking at my brother and his friend coming back from riding the 4-wheeler.  It ran out of gas so they had to walk back.   Nursing  on his mama. Well, that's all for now. I'll post some more today. http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/countrygirl12/601787/ Wed, 8 Oct 2008 12:54:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/countrygirl12/601787/ Hey!  Tuesday we got to take Dapple to the trainer!!!  He's gonna break her to ride.  I can't wait!  I'm sooo excited to be able to ride her!  When I get her back I get to take lessons from a professional riding instructor.  It's gonna be awesome!  The trainer said that Dapple is coming along really well, and that she's gonna be a great horse.  Right after I get her back I'm going to go on a trail ride.  It'll be good for Dapple especially since I will have just gotten her back.  I'll post about that when it  happens, and about Dapple's progress.    Well, Frosty bucked me off again.  We were taking pictures of him and when I started to lope him, he just took off and I couldn't slow him down.   Thankfully I didn't get hurt really bad this time.  I did bruise up my shoulder though.  So, I definitly have to sell him now. Well, that's all for now.  I'll post more later. http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/countrygirl12/592487/ Fri, 19 Sep 2008 17:25:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/countrygirl12/592487/ 1. What is the last movie you saw? The Parent Trap on Hallmark for the 100th time 2. What is the last movie you saw in theaters? ummmm idk 3. What's your favorite movie character? idk i'd have to think about that for a while 4. If you made a movie, what genre would it be?  ummmm... maybe western?  idk but i'm not interested in making movies! 5. Have you seen all 3 Pirates of the Carribean movies? Not allowed 6. If you could act in any movie, what would it be? Little House on the Prairie lol 7. What movie character do you think you're most like? ummmm.... idk! 8. What's your favorite movie? A lot of the Hallmark movies 9. What's your least favorite movie? i don't know i'd have to think on that for a while 10. Who will you tag? ummmm... pioneergirl, and KaeKaeB http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/countrygirl12/587474/ Tue, 9 Sep 2008 13:55:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/countrygirl12/587474/ Well, it's another day of school...  It's going ok for me I guess.  I'm still trying to get a routine worked out so it'll go more smoothly.  I still have English, Math, and History to do.  I don't really "like" any of those subjects, but it's not too bad this year.  Oh yea, I got an e-mail from someone interested in Frosty!  She wants me to send more pictures of him under saddle.  So I hope she buys him.  I'll be sad to see him go though. http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/countrygirl12/586847/ Mon, 8 Sep 2008 13:04:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/countrygirl12/586847/ Hi!  Sorry I haven't blogged in soooo long.  It's been a crazy summer!  In the county fair this year I showed a steer, a heifer, 2 horses, a pig, and I showed my dog for the first time.  I had a really good fair.  I got Grand Champion with my steer, and 1st in my class with my heifer.  With my hog I got 2nd.  With my Horses I got 2nd in my showmanship class with Dapple, 1st in my Western Horsemanships class with Frosty (i'll tell you about him in a minute) and first in my barrels class with Frosty, I did trail but we didn't do good in that, and in flags we broke the pattern.  It was my first year showing so I did all novice classes.  Then at the State Fair I took my steer, my heifer, and a hog.  I didn't do too well with my hog, and with my steer I got 2nd in my carcass class on foot, and 3rd in the big show.  And with my heifer, I got first in the junior show and first in the open show.  I got a new horse in march.  Frosty.  He's a Buckskin Quarter Horse Gelding.  He was supposed to be the best horse ever but 2 days after I got him, he bucked me off.  And then he did it again, and then he bucked my mom off!  And then he bucked me off twice more.  The last time he bucked it was like rodeo bronc buckin and I hurt my neck and my back really bad.  So I have to sell him  I'll miss him alot.  He was a great horse except when he bucked.  I showed him at the fair and rode him in drill team and he did awesome!  Except on the first night of practice, he bucked but after that he did great at drill team.  Oh well...  I'm getting Dapple trained though!!!  I can't wait to be able to ride her!!  I'd do it myself but i'm not experienced enough.  I can't wait to ride her!  She's gonna be the best horse ever!  I've had her for 2 years so we've had time bond, and she trusts me and I trust her.  She's gonna be great!  Well, i've put some pictures of  Frosty and Dapple on.  I'll lable them and the other ones so you know what they are. Frosty Dapple My 5 year old brother and Frosty.  This is one out of 3 of my fair pictures. My 2 year old brother sitting on the corral looking over the corn into the sunset.  This is another one of my fair pictures. My 2 year old brother at chore time, helping me feed the horses.  This is my last fair picture. Yes, this is me  Showing my steer at the State Fair.  I was very focused on the judge, as you can tell. My 5 year old brother at the State Fair riding the bull.  He was so excited My 2 year old brother ridin the bull.  He was havin fun!   Well, i think that's all for now.  I'm gonna try to do at least two posts a week from now on.  http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/countrygirl12/585689/ Fri, 5 Sep 2008 12:16:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/countrygirl12/585689/ 1. What is your occupation? feeding my animals 2. What color are your socks right now? Light gray with dark gray toes and heel 3. What are you listening to right now? My 21 month old brother watching Curious George 4. What was the last thing that you ate? Popcorn 5. Can you drive a stick shift? No. I tried that once..... it didn't work out so well. I can drive an automatic though.   (just on the country roads) 6. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? A medium blue  7. Last person you spoke to on the phone? Grandma 8. Do you like the person who tagged you? Yep! 9. How old are you today? 12 10. Favorite drink? Sprite 11. What is your favorite sport to watch? The summer olympics and football. 12. Have you ever dyed your hair? No and never will. (except for when i'm old and getting gray hair!) 13. Pets? 1 horse, 1 dog, 1 rabbit, 2 cats 14. Favorite food? Chicken Soup 15. Last movie you watched? The Derby Stallion 16. Favorite Day of the year? My birthday (in April) 17. What do you do to vent anger? Go out and talk to my horse 18. What was your favorite toy as a child? My doll, Liberty 19. What is your favorite, fall or spring? Spring! 20. Hugs or kisses? Both from my baby brother (other people, hugs) 21. Cherry or Blueberry? Cherry 22. Do you want your friends to comment you? Yes!!! 23. Who is most likely to respond? idk (i don't know) 24. Who is least likely to respond? idk 26. When was the last time you cried? Well, I did a fake cry when my 21 month old brother hit me with a book earlier, and then he gave me hug and a kiss!  Does that count? 27. What is on the floor of your closet?  Everything!  Mostly clothes though. 28. Who is the friend you have had the longest that you are sending this to? idk 29. Who is the friend you have had the shortest that you are sending this to? idk 30. Favorite smells? anything that mom cooks 31. Who inspires you? Jesus 32. What are you afraid of? Big spiders! 33. Plain, cheese or spicy hamburgers? Cheese 34. Favorite car?  I like trucks 35. Favorite cat breed? long haired 36. Number of keys on your key ring? None 37. How many years at your current job? my whole life (most of it anyway) 38. Favorite day of the week? Tuesday and Thursday for horse judging and Saturday 39. How many states have you lived in? One 40. Do you think you're funny? Sometimes.  My ten year old brother and my 4 year brother laugh when i'm not funny.  I don't think i'm funny at all.  (well maybe sometimes)   http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/countrygirl12/484790/ Wed, 20 Feb 2008 21:16:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/countrygirl12/484790/ Hey!!!  Sorry I haven't blogged in soooo long!!!!  It's hard to find the time!  The puppies are sooo cute and have grown a lot!!!  They each have their own personalities and it's so fun to watch them play!  My puppy (well she's not mine but she's the one I like best) is sweet and shy but at the same time playful and loving.  She's so adorable it's going to be hard to give her away!!!   It's fun to watch them grow up.  I'm going to get puppies out of my dog Bailee hopefully sometime this fall.  I can't wait, corgis are the most adorable puppies (and dogs) I've ever seen!!!  They're going to be sooo fun to raise!     My puppy is the spotted one in the back.  I'll try to get better pictures later.     http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/countrygirl12/484765/ Wed, 20 Feb 2008 21:00:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/countrygirl12/484765/ I found this recipe on one of the electronic horse newsletters I get through e-mail.  I haven't tried it yet so I hope it will be good!!! Horsey Treat Recipe Horse Muffins 1 whole apple, finely chopped 1/4 cup water 2 carrots, finely chopped 1/8 cup maple syrup or regular syrup       (if using regular syrup, use a little less) 1 cup cooking oats Mix all ingredients together in a bowl (the mixture should be sticky but not very sticky) Use a muffin or "cupcake" pan and grease it (flouring it is better for the horses) and put about 1½ spoons of the mixture in each compartment.  Spread evenly and pack down.  Bake for about 10 minutes at 425o.  Turn off oven and leave treats in oven.  Do not take treats out of the oven until the oven is completely cool or they will get mushy! A special winter treat . . . for that very special horse of yours! http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/countrygirl12/459216/ Thu, 10 Jan 2008 22:04:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/countrygirl12/459216/ My 10 year old brother's dog was due to have puppies today, so he went out to check on her this morning, and sure enough she had 8 puppies.  Three of them died from the cold so we really only have 5.  She had them in her dog house and it was really COLD!  So we moved her and her puppies into the garage and put a heat lamp on them.  The mother dog's name is Sara.  She is a purebred Yellow Lab.  She was bred by a purebred Collie.  My brother was really upset when we found out she was pregnant, because he really wanted to get a purebred litter out of her.  Oh Well......   Anyway, the puppies are sooo cute!!!  I picked out the one I like the best.  It's brown with black spots.  We also have a couple black ones.  We aren't sure how we got black ones though.  We think a black dog bred her as well as the collie.  Or the black could come from the collie.  He has a little bit of black in him.  I'm posting some pictures of Sara and her puppies.         This is my favorite one.  Isn't it cute!?!? http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/countrygirl12/454630/ Thu, 3 Jan 2008 09:37:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/countrygirl12/454630/