Rest Stop 1 Mile

Moving

2012-02-23T18:15:00.003-08:00

Round two. Moving again. Maybe this time this will be the right house.

Cold Creek Ride

2012-01-29T19:07:00.000-08:00

I was invited up to my friend Maria's to join her and some of our other friends on a good trail ride up in Cold Creek. Of course I jumped at this since... riding with her is always a blast oh and the trails up there are just so great!

Equestrian volunteers in the field

2012-01-23T14:26:00.000-08:00

Had such a great day doing volunteer trail work up at Kyle Canyon! What an amazing, breathtaking sight and rewarding time. I now can't wait to be able to ride out there!

What a wonderful showing for our first “equestrian volunteers in the field” outing. This group (of 29) did so much more than USFS was expecting and we still got back in time to watch the ending of the first championship game. Thank you for coming out and confirming what we have been telling the community, “the equestrians not only will voice our needs, we will help to build and maintain the trails we ride”. For our future and our children’s future.

Holding Pen Loop on Wheeler

2012-01-18T16:44:00.000-08:00

FINALLY! Yesterday I went on a great ride called "The Holding Pen Loop" on Wheeler Pass. It was a very easy, laid back ride. Scale was a 3 out of 10. Met some really nice folks who I hope I'm able to ride with again many more times in the future.

The day started out with me waking up at 6:30am, rolling out of bed, feeding the horse, ate breakfast myself, went back out in the freezing cold and tacked the mare up and let her continue eating. 8am rolled around and Kathy picked us up. Loaded up and off we went. Drove down and around the corner and up the mountain. Packed and got the horses out and ready, waited around for the rest of the group to show up. They showed up and off we went.

Pictures of course

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BLM

2012-01-12T17:52:00.000-08:00

I am happy to hear this.

BLM Concludes Tri-State Calico Wild Horse and Burro Gather

Winnemucca, Nev. – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Winnemucca District concluded the Tri-State Calico Complex wild horse and burro gather on Monday, Jan. 9. The preliminary numbers for the animals gathered are 1,203 excess wild horses and 142 excess wild burros gathered from the HMAs, located northeast of Gerlach, Nev., and northwest of Winnemucca, Nev., within Humboldt and Washoe counties. Of those gathered, some stallions and mares were released back to the range after the mares received a 22-month fertility control vaccine treatment.

“The gather was a success and significant strides have been made on the public rangelands with the removal of excess wild horse and burros,” said District Manager Gene Seidlitz. “In turn, we now have a better balance with wildlife, livestock, and wild horse and burros. During this gather, the BLM provided a transparent and safe opportunity to the American public, to take time to observe and interact with the BLM staff to gain additional insight and information about the BLM’s management of wild horses.”

The gather started on Nov. 19. The gathered wild horses have been transported to the Palomino Valley Center near Reno, Nev., and the majority of wild burros were transported to Broken Arrow/Indian Lakes Facility at Fallon, Nev., where they will be prepared for the BLM adoption program. Un-adopted horses will be placed in long-term pastures where they will be humanly cared for and retain their “wild” status and protection under the 1971 Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act. The BLM does not sell or send any horses to slaughter.

The Complex consisted of approximately 584,000 acres (public and private) but the gather area consisted of approximately 1,041,000 acres to encompass wild horses and burros residing outside of the HMAs. The Complex included the following HMAs: Black Rock Range East, Black Rock Range West, Calico Mountains, Granite Range, Warm Springs Canyon, and McGee Mountain.

Removing the excess wild horses and wild burros will help to achieve and maintain a thriving natural ecological balance and multiple-use relationship as required under the 1971 Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act, and Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, as well as help to achieve and maintain healthy wild horse and burro populations.

Camelot

2012-01-11T19:36:00.000-08:00

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/01/new_brunswick_judge_denies_cra.html

Photo taken by Sarah K Andrew

New Brunswick judge denies Cranbury horse auction house temporary license
Published: Tuesday, January 10, 2012, 6:12 PM Updated: Tuesday, January 10, 2012, 6:13 PM
By Sue Epstein/The Star-Ledger

Martin Griff/The Times of Trenton.
Some of the horses at the Camelot horse farm in Cranbury. A New Brunswick judge has denied Camelot a temporary license to run the auction house.
CRANBURY — A Cranbury horse auction house will have to take its efforts to regain its sales license to the state Department of Agriculture and an administrative law judge.
A judge in New Brunswick today refused to order the department’s Division of Animal Health to give Camelot Sales Stables Inc. a temporary license to hold horse auctions until an administrative law judge can decide if the business should have a new license issued.
The auction house’s last yearly license expired in June. The state had issues with the house’s record-keeping, issuing it temporary licenses each month until Dec. 7, when Camelot was informed it could no longer hold auctions.
The state did not renew Camelot’s sales license because of a continuing lack of documentation that the horses sold in its auctions were given the necessary health tests prior to sale, according to the deputy attorney general representing the department at today’s hearing.
But, after Camelot took the agriculture department to court, the state agreed to issue Camelot a temporary license in late December to auction 34 horses left stranded and in danger of being sent to the slaughterhouse.
Through the auction and a rescue groups, all of the horses found new homes.
Superior Court Judge Frank Ciuffani told Lawrence Wohl, Camelot’s attorney, that he saw no "irreparable harm" to his client that would allow him to order the state to issue a temporary license.
Wohl argued the issue was one of record-keeping — that his client provided the state with the necessary documents, but some may not have been in the form the state required.

For the love to God, will someone please shut this asshole down? HE MADE OVER 800K this past year selling horses that he got for $10-50 a piece at New Holland BY JACKING their prices up through the roof and paying the "I'm going to ship them to slaughter if they aren't bought...wahhh wahhh wahhh" pity card. Also I truly believe that anyone who associates them self with this scam of an "Auction house" needs to have an investigation opened up on them too. YES this includes all the horse rescues who work with him every week, along with all the people who run Camelot Horse Weekly. THIS IS A HUGE FUCKING SCAM! Take your money to New Holland and get a truly in need horse for $10. Save a life the legit way and cut giving your damn money to a scam artist.

Awesome ride

2012-01-10T23:15:00.000-08:00

Rode her around for about 2 hours today. Man oh man does this new saddle fit like a glove to her back. I can't tell you how insanely comfy it is also.

- Before heading out

- When we got back, I let her munch on some grass

Oh Hollywood!

2012-01-10T10:32:00.000-08:00

EVERYONE NEEDS TO CHECK THIS OUT!

What “War Horse” gets wrong (and right) about horses

What “War Horse” gets wrong (and right) about horses
Posted on January 8, 2012 | 4 Comments
War Horse, a movie based off a famous play that makes use of seriously epic puppetry, tells the story of a horse who’s swept up into World War I. As a film, it falls short in several places and does well in others, but I’m no movie critic and I won’t pretend to be. However, I am a horseperson, so it behooves me (haha. get it?) to point out the movie’s major incongruities with reality when it comes to horses. War Horse is certainly not the only movie guilty of misrepresentation, and horses are not the only misrepresented characters in film. Nevertheless, here are few of the things that War Horse gets wrong – and a few things it gets right – about horses.

What it gets wrong
1. Horses love it when you’re all up in their grill.

I spent half this movie waiting for someone to get their nose broken or their toes stepped on. Try this social experiment: Casually reach out and caress a new friend or coworker’s nose. Rest your face against theirs and tell them what a pretty boy/girl they are and how you’d like to feed them a carrot. I know from personal experience that Most strangers find that to be rather off-putting. Horses aren’t wild about it, either.

Somebody had cool ranch doritos today...
Horses have monocular vision. That means that while their peripheral vision is exceptional, they do have a few blind spots. One is behind them. Another extends in a cone-like shape for three feet in front of their face. If a horse can’t see you and you’re whispering sweet nothings into that blind spot at the wrong moment, you’ll get clocked in the noggin. While many horses appreciate having their faces rubbed by a familiar friend while they’re relaxing, it isn’t everyone’s cup of tea to be nose to nose with their strange human visitor.

2. Horses understand and respond to arbitrary phrases in the human tongue.

“Come on girl! I believe in you!”
Camera focuses on horse’s eyeball as she processes this statement.
Horse wins race/saves family from bankruptcy/pulls little Timmy out of a well/etc.

Nope.

One bright Saturday at my first dressage competition with my old horse, I watched as competitors hung blue ribbons on stall doors and placed prize mugs out on display. I didn’t care about the ribbons. But deep at the core of my teenaged being, I had a primal need to win that mug. I looked my little horse dead in the eye and said, “Mr. Pooches, let’s get that mug.” Later that day, I marched into the registration office with a big grin on my face to collect my precious winnings.

I swore up and down that my horse won that mug for me because I told him I wanted it. It’s not true. We won the class because he did his job and I did mine. And the class was small. And someone fell off.

3. Horses are humans, too!

In one of many scenes in the movie that express our faulty hope that horses decipher complex situations like humans do, Joey, the film’s equine hero, witnesses his injured buddy being harnessed to pull heavy artillery up a steep hill. Joey gallops up to take his place, obviously aware that his pal’s life is in danger if he’s unable to pull the heavy load. This is certainly a romantic notion of equine behavior, though it doesn’t do horses any favors.

When we make the mistake of expecting our horses to think like humans, we don’t give them a fair shot of understanding us or being understood by us. Instead, we take it personally when they don’t understand a lesson, fail to respond to our cues, or spook at something that we think is abitrary.

Horsemen and women must never forget that horses don’t think like humans. They think like horses.

4. Riding/Training horses is so easy, a caveman could do it!

The entire theatre must have been populated by horsepeople, because we all let out a collective snort of bemusement when this little untruth reared its head a few times. Many a horse has been untrained at best and traumatized at worst by people who don’t know what they are doing. Learning to be a good rider takes years. Learning to be a great rider takes a lifetime.

5. Horses are Chatty Cathy’s.

Movie makers and audiences like to imagine that horses excercise their vocal cords. Uh-lot. While some talk more than others, horses are generally quiet animals. Don’t be sad when every horse you meet doesn’t greet you with a welcoming nicker. It doesn’t mean they’re not happy to see the treats you brought them you.

Horses communicate largely through non-verbal cues. Pinned ears, a wringing tail, and a gaping mouth all suggest that they’re not entirely enthused about their rider’s technique or saddle fit, while a soft eye and a lowering of the head tells you that they feel comfortable and safe in your company.

What it gets right
1. Horses inspire us.

During Joey’s career as a war horse, he makes his way through the lives of several different characters, all of whom are touched by his beauty, courage, and power. He’s referred to as both “remarkable” and ”miraculous”.

Horses have faithfully accompanied human civilization throughout the ages. Their legacy is indeed both remarkable and miraculous, apparent in almost every aspect of cultural advancement from empire building to food gathering. Reverred by early native americans as the “sacred dog” and forever immortalized in art as old as 16,000 years, the horse is permanently etched into the history and hearts of humankind. Shakespeare described them as a source of both power and humility. The sketchpads of youth around the world are filled with images of them. Horses have always enchanted us, and always will.

2. ”A horse is at least human, for God’s sake.”

J.D. Salinger’s quote rings true. Juxtaposed against the imagery of humans stumbling around in the muddy, bloody wreckage of war, reeling from the horror they’ve witnessed and caused, the warhorses quietly endure. They sweat, bleed, die, and mourn their lost companions. The poet Ronald Duncan articulates the humanity of horses in “In praise of the horse”:

“Where in this wide world can man find nobility without pride,
friendship without envy, or beauty without vanity?
…He serves without servility; he has fought without enmity.
There is nothing so powerful, nothing less violent;
There is nothing so quick, nothing more patient…”

Anyone who has spent any length of time with horses can tell you that even the worst behaved of them exhibit signs of intelligence, compassion, and patience that humans often fail at.

3. The ladies love them some horses.

"Is that your horse? Can I holla at you for a minute...?"
It’s true. We do.

4. Horses and emotions don’t mix.

Verily, I say unto you: whosoever approaches a horse with pride or anger in his heart shall repent or else be condemned to the total destruction of their ego.

Horses are excellent preparers of humble pie, as demonstrated in a scene in which Joey’s teenaged owner tries to take still-green Joey over a formidable stone wall to impress a girl. (see #3) Pat Brown wrote, “A horse can lend its rider the speed and strength he or she lacks … but the rider who is wise remembers it is no more than a loan.”

Sometimes, that speed and strength is demonstrated by how fast you sail through the air after parting ways with said horse and how hard you hit the ground when you land.

4. Horses and barbed wire also do not mix.

In one tragic scene, Joey is spooked into a frenzied gallop by the chaos of trench warfare. He makes a wild dash to escape, futiley plunging through several stands of barbed wire until he finally becomes so entangled that he crashes to the ground, unable to rise from the mud.

It doesn’t take trench warfare to spook a horse. As noted earlier, horses have a hard time seeing things directly in front of them. Something as thin as barbed wire makes it even more difficult for horses to spot it, particularly when they’re already moving at a high speed.

5. Horses are easily bribed.

Joey’s early training begins with a bucket of oats. No shame in that. Horses eat. In the wild, they spend over 60% of their time grazing or in search of grazing material. Food is a highly motivational tool for many of them.

6. Wrapping ropes, reins, or anything else around your body is a bad idea.

Joey’s owner makes the mistake of assuming horses think like humans (see above) and places the reins over his head to offer Joey some solidarity by showing that “he’s got the collar, too”. In silly rabbit’s mind, this will make Joey feel a little better about having to plow a field. When his owner cracks a whip at him, Joey bolts, dragging the overturned plow and human along behind him.

7. Dudes love horses, too.

Who doesn’t, really?

"Whatcha doin'?" "Drawin' ponies."

Movies with horses in them do not exist to instruct their audience on the true nature of equine behavior. They exist to tell stories with horses in them, and the art of storytelling would be far less entertaining without a little exaggeration here and there. In any case, thank God for storytellers, and thank God for horses.

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Author’s note: Hollywood is notorious for driving equestrians crazy with misrepresentations of horses in film. Any movie or scene in particular that you got a bone to pick with? Share it in the comments below.

Image creds:

Collider.com

Daemonsmovies.com

It IS about the money

2012-01-09T21:32:00.000-08:00

How is banning slaughter in the U.S. supposed to help?

I would really liked to hear a reasonable explanation as to *how* exactly banning slaughter is beneficial. Horse slaughter not only effects the population, but it effects the overall market prices of horse sales; both private and auction. After the plants were closed, prices dropped to bottom dollar lows. Well bred, papered animals could be purchased at auction for 100 bucks. Slaughter bound animals were still going, except they were being crammed into packed trailers and hauled thousands of miles to their deaths, the treatment they recieved much worse than what would be on our own soil. The horror stories that you attribute to animals being abused, stabbed, etc., while they were mostly exaggerated-were probably true to some extent.

Slaughter will never be stopped. It's impossible and unrealistic to think that it can be.

But, instead of trying to stop it, wouldn't it be better to put your efforts toward making it more humane HERE in our OWN country, where it can be regulated? Villainizing the captive bolt gun is simply ridiculous. It IS humane. It carries the same volocity of a rifle bullet, punches straight through the skull, and turns the brain to mush. It's a rather humane method, considering. It's over in minutes; done. The jittering and shaking is from the nervous system shutting down.

I think... instead of trying "end" slaughter, that people should concentrate their time and effort on making it better and less stressful on the animals.

Annnnd

Most of us that are not anti slaughter don't respond any more because we have seen the futility of trying to find common ground with the "Anti-Slaughter" folks. There is NO compromise in their vocabulary. In the end, all they want is the complete and total removal of slaughter as an option for horses. Useless to even give the time of day to these posters anymore after years and years of it, and watching them proclaim what they were told would happen if slaughter shut down by the non anti side to be not really happening. Sorry, but I don't find banging my head against the proverbial wall of these threads a valuable use of my time. I'll keep doing what I do in the real world and standing face to face with people who cannot just ignore the questions. They either have to answer or walk away knowing and proving they don't have an answer.

Along with....

I will remain pro-slaughter just because it makes business sense.

Without US slaughter AND suffering through a down economy has proven to be very un-healthy for the equine industry as a whole. Many vets the specialized in equines (in my area any way) are either closing up shop or expanding to include cattle and/or small animals. There is an extreme drought that has made hay worth it's weight in gold and people that are managing to hold on to their equines are not having them vetted except in emergency and they are not breeding so need no reproductive/AI services. My horse vet has moved on to cattle, she is not even seeing equines anymore.

I know that different areas of the country are affected differently but there is no way around the fact that a slaughter market is what sets the floor price for equines. With no, or a weak, slaughter industry, there is no floor value for horses which is why they are not selling at auction. 6 years ago a fat horse would bring a per pound price no matter what it's breeding or training level. This per pound price is what the bottom $ value of a horse was and it went up from there. That value is $0 right now, so no number to go up from.

Even if you do not make your living from the equine industry the industry NEEDS a slaughter market to keep our equines safe. They must be worth something to be cared for. How many horses that are starved to death, dumped in national parks or dropped off at a too full rescue would have been sold to slaughter if it was more feasible?

Abuse and neglect are going to happen, always has and always will, but a per pound value is some incentive for some would-be abusive or negligent owners to sell instead of starve.

Pictures

2012-01-08T23:14:00.001-08:00

New Camera

2012-01-07T21:55:00.000-08:00

I love it!

Let's Help!

2012-01-06T15:24:00.001-08:00

The Animal Rescue Site is having trouble getting enough people to click on it daily so they can meet their quota of getting FREE FOOD donated every day to abused and neglected animals. It takes less than a minute (about 15 seconds) to go to their site and click on the purple box 'fund food for animals for free'. THIS DOESN'T COST YOU A THING.
Their corporate sponsors/advertisers use the number of daily visits to donate food to abandoned/neglected animals in exchange for advertising.
Here's the web site! Please pass it along to people you know. Bookmark it and click on it daily. Thank you!!!

The Animal Rescue Site: Feed Shelter Animals, it's FREE!
www.theanimalrescuesite.com
The Animal Rescue Site funds food for some of the 8 million unwanted animals given to shelters in the U.S. every year. Click today and every day to help animals in need!

Horse stuff

2012-01-03T22:06:00.000-08:00

Legacy is settling in nicely I suppose. I brought her out yesterday and she was hot hot hot! So I made her work and move her feet. I ended up lunging her both ways for about 10 minutes each way. I am not sure if she has ever done that before but after a few halts and corrections she seemed to figure what I wanted her to do. Not shabby but it's something I'll work on with her now to keep her brain thinking.

Today I brought her back out and took her for a walk around the yard. She munched on a little bit of everything. She was fine till we got over to the gate next to the road then the llamas, horses, donkeys all came flying up to their property line. She stood dead still and just watched them. She was fine up till the two miniature ponies ran up to the fence and joined the rest of the crowd and she tried to high tail it back to her corral. A quick WHOA and a correction tug on her lead and she halted and tried to hide behind me! LMAO

She wasn't to good after that so I took her over a few feet to let her munch on some grass, she settled down but was still on guard in case one of those midget horses was coming to get her. *shakes head, silly horse*

I figured I would work her a bit more again and lunged her. She does great going one way, the other way (going clockwise) she acts like she can't even get the gist of how her legs and feet are supposed to move. Going to work on that way more with her.

My new saddle is supposed to arrive tomorrow, so maybe if it gets here early enough I'll be able to see how it fits her and work her a bit. I sure do hope it fits!

She's here!

2012-01-01T10:17:00.000-08:00

FINALLY! The day has come and I can't be any happier. Pony is now officially on my property.

Yesterday Eric and I put up the last fence panels for a nice roomy stall. Of course it wouldn't have gone smoothly and resulted in three separate trips to Home Depot. I swear there wasn't going to be a forth trip because come hell or high water, I want bound and determined to make it work! The last four panels were dropped off and we soon got to work... or more less I told Eric he had to help me. First off, the bolts for the hardware clamps, we didn't have the right tools for. First run to Home Depot, to buy a nice ratchet set along with some wrenches. Come back undo all of the panel clamps and find out we need more clamps to clamp everything together. Second trip to Home Depot... to buy clamps (along with some yard tools and a heavy duty plastic bucket for water for Ms. Pony face). Back home I go, I scurry back out to the corral and try to hook the clamps up but no matter what I did, I could not get them to screw on. Stomped into the house, let Eric know what the problem was and he came out to have a look. Well he got the clamps bolted shut and of course as soon as I said "well that worked" the bolt broke in half and blew apart. So we needed good bolts and not the crappy ones the clamps came with. Third trip to Home Depot... to get 10 good 3/8 -3" carriage bolts. Found them and came back home where I happily got everything bolted together and had some fun time killing all the tumbleweed plants that were growing in and near the pen. I'm not looking forward to having to do that to the entire yard since it's all an over grown mess. For now, that would do. Set Legacy's stall up and settled in for the evening to bring in the new year.

This morning woke up bright and early due to our cats being weirdos. Got a few more things ready for Legacy's arrival then played the sit and wait game for an hour. Finally truck and trailer were here and I was unloading Ms. Pony face off of the trailer. She was ready to go but complied nicely and walked on into her new stall. Got her some hay cubes and some grain and hoped she would eat and start to settle in. She gave three whinnies to Jenn and Troy as they were pulling off. I stood around out side with her for a while, watching her eat while listening and watching the llamas, donkeys, horses, and miniature ponies, along with the emu, and chickens that are all across the street.

So far so good. I am happy. She seems content. The world can continue spinning.

2011-12-31T20:45:00.000-08:00

I came across this woman's blog a few weeks ago and I must say she truly is inspiring! Her blog is: Daily Inspirations For YouToday she blogged this and it sent chills up and down my spine while reading it. It hit that close to home for me. Everything she talked about is exactly what I am trying, planning, or doing right now in my life.

It’s a good time for change.
Posted on January 1, 2012 by Liberty
Time for a change.
Perhaps a change of your ways. A change of heart. A change of mind.
A change from bad habits to good ones. From disorder to order. From nonsense to good sense.
A change from bad manners to good ones. From disregard to care and concern. From self-destruction to self-love.
Perhaps it’s time to change your home, your job, your partner. Or perhaps it’s time to change the way you treat your home, your job, your partner.
Is it time to change your religion, your name, your life? Your perspective, your politics, your tactics?
If something doesn’t work for you, no matter what you do, then change it. If it’s right for you, then to hell with what anyone else thinks about it. You can’t please everyone else anyway; don’t waste your energy on trying. Out with the old, in with the new. Goodbye to stale and stagnant, hello to fresh and alive.
As long as you have a pulse, there is always the ability to change. To choose a new course, a new path, a new way. It’s the only chance you’ve got for true happiness. Go for it.

Here's to 2012

2011-12-31T16:44:00.001-08:00

FZ7 Camera

2011-12-30T21:10:00.000-08:00

YIPPIE! I found my good old camera along with my wide angle lens that I thought I had lost. Here's hoping this will kick start my old photography obsession. God only knows how long it's been since I have spent hours lost out in the middle of no where shooting my heart out through a camera lens. I truly miss it! Only need to get an adapter so I can again use my wide angle lens. Might not be the best or most expensive camera out there, but it means a lot to me since my father and Carole bought it for me for my birthday back in 2006. Also it's a very comfy camera to shoot with and I know the old thing very well. =) ♥!

The Sky; lite like a fire

2011-12-30T17:32:00.000-08:00

It was a breath taking sunset this evening. Everything was glowing this beautiful neon pink color.

I hate the news!

2011-12-30T15:46:00.000-08:00

A woman should have the right to choose whether or not she wants to bring a baby into this world. The doctors should be set free. The government should have NO say in the matter. This is wrong on so many different levels.

Two Maryland abortion doctors face murder charges

Elkton, Maryland (CNN) -- Two Maryland doctors face murder charges related to abortions performed on late-term fetuses that were viable, authorities said Friday.
Steven Brigham and Nicola Riley are in jails in New Jersey and Utah, respectively, awaiting extradition hearings to bring them back to Maryland, police in Elkton, Maryland, said in a news release.
The two face identical charges -- five counts each of first-degree murder, five of second-degree murder and one of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder.
The cases did not fall into the exceptions for aborted fetuses under Maryland law, Kerwin Miller, the deputy state's attorney for Cecil County, told CNN.
Defense attorney Tom Brown told CNN by e-mail that Brigham "has fully cooperated with this investigation" and has not "violated any Maryland laws." Another lawyer for Brigham, Norman Wilson, declined to comment.
Sharon Krevor-Weisbaum, an attorney at a Baltimore-based law firm that is representing Riley, said, "We believe that the criminal charges are without merit, (and) we believe it is inappropriate for (Riley) to be held without bond."
The investigation began August 13, 2010, when Riley brought a woman into an Elkton hospital due to a "complication resulting from a medical procedure," police said. The woman had driven from New Jersey to Maryland for an abortion, investigators later determined.
Days later, Elkton police searched the abortion clinic where Brigham and Riley work and found several fetuses "in a freezer chest." The fetuses were taken to a medical examiner's office in Baltimore, according to the news release.
The indictment warrant was issued Wednesday, following an investigation. Camden, New Jersey, police took Brigham into custody "without incident" later that night. The 55-year-old doctor has since been held at the Camden County jail.
Riley, 46, was also detained without incident Wednesday evening by the Unified Police Department in Utah. She is being held at the Salt Lake City jail, ahead of an anticipated extradition hearing, Elkton police said.
Miller, who is the chief homicide prosecutor for Cecil County, said more details on the case will not be released until Tuesday.

New Saddle...

2011-12-28T17:55:00.000-08:00

Many thanks to Tony Pritchett from Sycamore Creek Saddles for his help, on helping me pick a saddle that will fit my mare, along with myself!

I can not wait till it gets here! =)

Good Grief!

2011-12-28T13:11:00.000-08:00

I am going to recap my last few weeks of riding. I swear I am bad luck to my friend Jenn!

I am going to re post what she has written on facebook because the stories are just that much better!

12-15-11

Today's ride started off with me working Desi on the ground some. He was full of himself. Soon he calmed down and I brushed/saddled him. Time for the dreaded headstall. He was naughty but eventually got it on. It just LOTS of patients and letting him know you will keep going no matter long it takes so he may as well give up.

Then I had to desensitize him to the helmet. Good thing I did because he was NOT happy it was near him or above him. It was pretty quick. I mounted and of course he stood waiting fo rme to get my hip situated. Off we went.

NO crazy dogs today. Just a bunch on their own properties.

(The first ever ride I had on Legacy's back on 11-30-11, we were caught up by some wild dogs, who wanted to try and take the horses down but first they tried to take us off of the horses. One even managed to grab a hold of Jenn's ankle. Lots of stirrups and boot kicks to their faces, yelling at them, and making the horses "get them". I know now why people pack guns riding out here! It was pretty scary!)

And except for 5 spooks, we stayed at a walk on loose reins. The first spook I brought out my hand to adjust my sweatshirt, but he did not bolt, but leapt sideways and stopped. 2 Spooks were rabbits under the bushes that ran out as we got to them. But yet, 2 other rabbits ran out in between the spooks and after were no big deal to them. One more spook of my lifting my hand out and up to adjust the helmet. No big deal with any except, right when we came to my house, he had a super big meltdown. At the same time he heard his feet going quicker down the road, he wanted to bolt, but ran sideways towards a barbed wire fence. Right at the same time a damned white car came flying at us. Even seeing Desi was flipping out, they never slowed. I yelled at them and gave them my own flipping out sign. We had 2 choices, real quick into our yard or into barbed wire. I told Allison to quickly get in the yard or it was going to get bad real quick. We slipped in just as they drive by. There are 2 white cars who never slow down even if they see a horse freaking out. Once I would love a cop to pull them over and tell them about speeding down our road could get them more than a speeding ticket if we get seriously hurt.

The last part of the ride we did a lot of corto-ing. No issues with those transitions. No temper tantrums. He did stop everytime he felt me go a tiny bit off-balance which started to be a pain. But, after a second I would tell him to walk on. His brother would pretend he had to pee all the time to stop. And no he had no peeing issues. He just had learned he was allowed to stop and gawk when if he pretended. That is what Desi was starting to learn too, but we worked it out. He is still not happy with the bit. So soon as my spoon comes back, we will try that.

Much better ride than I thought it would be. Everything except the last few minutes with the meltdown. It was the same white car that did this when I was hand walking him over by the neighbors. Unsure what the trigger was. When we left and crossed the road, he had no issues with any sound of his feet. I am sure Allison thought he was a freak LOL

12-20-11

It would be an eventful ride today. 4 horses for Desi to deal with. Just a walk maybe a bit of slow gait now and then.

Ali had Legacy tied in her normal spot. I had Desi tied in his. I normally tie off his leadrope since he likes to untie himself and sneak off when I go to get the saddle. I went in to get grooming supplies when I heard a huge crash. Desi managed to get his halter down to Legacy's feeder and had it completely off her pipestall and hanging off the nose of his rope halter. All Kathy (my other riding friend and Ali could do it watch). He was pulling and rearing trying to get his heavy flying object off his face. You ALL know Desi's history and spookiness and ANYTHING near him let alone on him flailing about trying to attack him. My heart was caught in my throat as I went over yelling at him, "STAND!!!! DO NOT MOVE!!STAND DESI STAND!!" And then he stopped, this thing dragging his nose to the ground still stuck on him. He stood there waiting for me to untie him which was cake because of the way he was tied. Then he waited for me to untangle the hook fro the feeder from around his halter. I moved it to the side, looked him over, all good. He shook for a moment and then I put him back into his spot to groom and saddle him.

Still having issues getting headstall on, but not the bit. Once it was all done we were on our way. Kathy had ridden her NSH mare "Rocky" over. Desi had never seen her before and was trying to strut his stuff. His brother would do the same thing trying to look cool. Boys...

Once I got on and we started to head back, a huge trash truck with it's arms up went by and down the street. He had a small meltdown, but on we went. Crossed the street a small temper tantrum, small rear and baby bucks. Once we went in a bit he settled down. He was following like a champ. A few small spooks at ______ (no clue) but nothing horrible.

We went on and the gal with the Rocky we were trying to reach was actually there riding around LOL Ali and I stayed there while Kathy ran up to go talk to the gal. No issue from him being left by a horse running as long as Legacy was there. She was on a green horse too, and usually rides alone. Unsure if she was afraid we would be going full tilt. We explained I was on a freak and it was almost all just walking. She joined us and on we went, now 4 horses.

Everyone was doing super. Then her horse who was in front spied a big blue tarp that had blown up into the bushes. The bottom on the ground was full of water. Everyone got back under control when Desi spotted it. Oh great here it comes, another meltdown. But he was pulling on my hands hard.. to go get it LMAO! Seriously he walked up to it, stood on it, pawwed it and was fine. Yet the bush behind us touched his butt right there, and he spooked LOL

We went on a ways then circled back to her trailer where her husband and dog were waiting. Desi was not thrilled seeing something moving inside the truck. But he did good considering.

We headed back home and after about 20 min the gal on the Rocky turned to go back because he was acting up not being in the lead. Desi and I were behind him and he was being very good. Behind new horses do not (so far) seem to be an issue. He is staying (most of the time) back far enough without me to keep asking him to. A couple more spooks and we met up with one of my neighbors on her horse. She decided to go with Kathy while Ali and I went towards home. Both Legacy and Desi pitched a fit. Legacy stomped most of the way home LOL Desi kept crying out (something I have never seen him do) and we eventually made it home.

No white car to run us over. Though once we got in through the gate, he did have another mini-meltdown and was fine for me to get off in our normal spot.

What a ride....

Will he ever get rid of the spookiness, tantrums and meltdowns? We will see. But he did improve in some areas and did exceptionally well in others today. I know the fact he stopped moving in mid-terror to wait for me to get there, is that bond we have. The accident did not make him freaky for putting the halter on, tying etc. He did give it a LOOK when we got back and it was sitting on the ground across the way. Glad his feeder is white.. No matter what issues he sometimes has, I love that boy to pieces.

12-27-2011

I need a drink. One of those huge ones from on the strip. Today's excitement was lovely. Allison who bought Legacy came over to try out a new saddle. All was good. Desi was in the front yard playing and romping about with Spirit. Then I noticed one of the neighbors horses is running loose in their yard. I do not have their number and no way to get in their yard. I tried yelling, whistling etc. Then I hear a deeeep horse scream and the horse from next door is fighting with Desi over the fence. I start to go up and see what is going on when the other horse bolts and Desi jumps the fence to go after her. He did not clear it, got tangled in the wire and was stuck upside down. I am yelling at him to stay and not move while I try and figure a way to get next door. Desi waited as long as he could and then got himself free. Then he runs after the other horse which is a HUGE QH with buttcheeks the size of a Volkswagon. She tries kicking him and they go off. I scamper over the downed fence (4 tbars flattened with field fence) and go after Desi. I hear the neighbors voice and we both catch our horses. I check Desi out and not a scratch. Nothing. Thank goodness Allison was here to keep me sane and help out. Poor Allison, last week and now this week. Desi got some Bute because I know his muscles will be sore later. Again, I say, I NEED A DRINK! LOL

Some photo's from our rides

A good one!

2011-12-27T16:59:00.001-08:00

Got myself a good little mare! Second time "shit has hit the fan" and what does she do... just stands there, tied, acting like no chaos is going on around her. ♥ it! Good good mare!

Christmas Present...

2011-12-26T22:59:00.000-08:00

Never thought I would mover 2500 miles away, and only be in town 4 days before I found my new dream horse. Sunny was everything I ever wanted in a horse. Sadly I had to leave her back in Maryland. My goal was to come out here and look for another horse that suited me and was something like Sunny. Little did I know I would find a horse who was just about exactly like Sunny but just a different color. I swear this little mare is Sunny to a T. No joke. I used to call Sunny my little Spit Fire... Guess what this mares name is... Spit Fire. Creepy! Well I got her and hopefully she'll be in my yard within the next month. Only thing holding that back is, lack of fencing. Which is in the works.

Legacy of Fire aka Spit Fire

Merry Christmas!

2011-12-25T10:40:00.000-08:00

I hope everyone has a wonderful day!

Christmas Eve!

2011-12-24T14:58:00.000-08:00

Christmas Eve and it is Bright and Sunny 61° out but the RealFeel® is 63°. =) =) =)

Horse Slaughter

2011-12-21T20:38:00.000-08:00

Horse Slaughter...

Seems like a bunch are up in arms about the new bill that was signed back in November that now has legalized house slaughter in the US... once again. Am I surprised at all by this? NOPE!

In fact, I am already sick and tired of hearing about it. My Facebook is swamped by people freaking out about it, no matter where I go that is horse related someone has to bring it up. I simply can not get away from it. I feel sorry for the big named pro-horse slaughter people. I have no idea how they deal with it, but good God am I sick and tired of hearing about it already!

Simply put, I do believe horse slaughter is a necessary evil. Go a head and shoot me for saying that. The bottom line is.... THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE TO "SAVE" ALL THESES UNWANTED HORSES. Point blank, NOT ENOUGH! I personally rather know a horse is killed and rendered then standing around in some pen in Joe Schmo's backyard starving to death because Joe no longer can afford to feed his horses and killing them by himself is illegal.

WHY HORSE SLAUGHTER IS NECESSARY
Please take a second and read some of the info in those links.

It sucks, it really does BUT what I do not get is why people are flipping out about horses being slaughtered when the same thing happens to cows, pigs, goats, bison, ducks, chickens and so on. Why aren't people up in arms about those animals?! They too can be "pets" just as much as a horse can be. I do not get it. People think horses are some majestic creatures or something. What makes them so special that it should be illegal to ship them out, kill them, butcher them, and sell their meat?

CHEMICALS you say? OH NO THE CHEMICALS!
Guess what!? Cows, pigs, chickens, and so on for our other tasty dinner special meats have had chemicals or other crap pumped in to them too at one point or another. Unless YOU have raised the animal you are eating on your plate YOU HAVE NO IDEA what is in your meat on your plate. Just because the label says "it's ok to eat" doesn't mean anything. You would be surprised if you knew.

Horse slaughter sucks. It does BUT till we people who have created this problem can think of something better, it seems the way to go at this point in time, once again. At least with slaughtered horses, we can eat them if we choose too, and their meats can be used to feed our other four legged friends. I personally see nothing wrong with it. Just my opinion tho.

Cat Escape

2011-12-21T18:31:00.000-08:00

Eric and I just spent the last 4 hours looking everywhere for our cat Hedwig. She became unaccounted for after the home owner came and hooked our dryer and washer up at 12pm today. We ripped everything down and out, ripped what the home owner did for us apart, looked under the house, walked around the entire property, drove around the block, ripped the house apart a little more. Went back out side and ripped the paneling around the house out again, I left a flash light beaming in a little crack while I went back in for a screwdriver to take another panel down. I came back out, moved the flashlight and LO AND BEHOLD I SAW A LITTLE FACE LOOKING BACK AT ME AND IT MEOWED! I yelled for Eric to get over here because she was right there! Eric and I were just about in tears coaxing her back out to us. So pissed off yet so stupid happy right now. Words can't describe it! My favorite cat could not have gone missing, and not finding her was not an option for us. Just glad she is back in the house safe and sound.

<3 this cat!!!

Legacy of Fire

2011-12-20T21:20:00.000-08:00

My new horsey friend Legacy - 9 y/o 13.3hh Paso Fino mare. Reminds me of Sunny to just about a T. No joke, can be a total moody mare on the ground but once on her, she is all business. Can gogogogo then stop and stand still forever. Will take you anywhere you want to go / point her. She can be feisty when you want to go yet safe enough to put a young kid on or a older person who's never been on a horse before, she will carry them around safely. ♥!

Love the view from my computer room

2011-12-13T19:26:00.002-08:00

Wonder why...

2011-12-13T09:46:00.002-08:00

The New Jersey Department of Agriculture has issues with Camelot Horse Auction? Why they don't renew their licences? Something smells fishy again. Not surprised since Frank Carper is a big pile of lying, scamming, dog shit. I hope they don't get reopened! Over a year it has taken The New Jersey Department of Agriculture to try to get the Carpers to comply with their laws/rules. When is enough, enough? Just say no once and for all. I am so sick and tired of reading this BS about Camelot, I am ever more tired of reading and hearing people freak out about it. "OMG we have to save ALL the horses". No really you don't and guess what that is just not humanly possible so please just shut the fuck up! Have fun supporting a criminal, who lies, cheats, and scams money out of your pockets! Not someone I would ever want to associate myself with.

And the biggest laugh you want to see? Frank trying to threaten the NJ DA to renew his licences. LMFAO what a fucking joke that man is! Trying to say he will send them to slaughter. LMFAO HE CAN'T! WHY DOESN'T ANYONE ELSE KNOW THIS?! HE IS NOT LEGALLY ABLE TO DUE TO PAST CRIMINAL HISTORY! ALONG WITH HE HAS NO CONTRACT WITH ANY SLAUGHTER HOUSES OR SLAUGHTER BOUND TRUCKS/DRIVERS. AMAZING!
http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2011/12/horse_owner_forestalls_sale_to.html

https://www.facebook.com/CamelotHorseWeekly LOL

https://www.facebook.com/NJDeptofAgriculture/posts/10150506322982658 Good for them.

Over all I have had a few good laughs at all of this. Sucks for the horses but sadly can't save them all.

We're here!

2011-11-30T09:25:00.001-08:00

WE MADE IT!

Arrived in Las Vegas on Friday around 1pm. The time change has me so mixed up. I will update later once we are settled in our new house, and not living in a hotel. But for now, LIFE IS AMAZING! I am so stupidly happy right now I can not even begin to tell or show it!

Oh and before I sign off... THIS IS MY BACKYARD!

Hello again

2011-11-17T15:33:00.000-08:00

Topper made it safe and sound to Cold Creek! My friend is boarding him till I am able to have him at my place. She has him in her around pen till he settles down then he will be out with her two mules and horse.

So getting the text and photo of above made my day and calmed me down a lot, so I have been so worried about him over the last few days.

Farewell my friend....

2011-11-12T19:10:00.000-08:00

Here's hoping that Topper has a safe trip across the US! Loaded him up on the trailer this evening. See ya in Cold Creek, buddy!

Count Down is ON!

2011-11-07T07:53:00.000-08:00

Two weeks and I'll be outta here!

And with that, I'll warn everyone....

My...

2011-11-06T20:03:00.002-08:00

boyfriend cracks me up!

Cat vs Box

2011-11-01T20:46:00.002-07:00

Darwin says he's ready to move! Headwig is trying to figure out what is going on.

Getting Closer

2011-10-31T13:07:00.000-07:00

Electrician has been called. Will be here Thursday between 12pm and 3pm. Hope he is able to fix our few problems.

Eric and I need to scrape and re paint the bathroom ceiling along with the front porch steps. Silly lead paint fears due to it chipping from the home appraiser.

Toppers hauling trip has been completely paid for. He is set to ship out on Nov 12th. My friend Maria will be getting him at her place out in Cold Creek near Las Vegas. Total for him was $1224.00. Not bad as I was thinking it would be over $2k easily.

We're trying to get rid of stuff that we can not take with us or no longer want. Craigslist has become my best friend as of late.

Settlement is on the 22nd, I hope we can stay here till at least Thanksgiving due to Erics family throwing Thanksgiving, which is always amazing and I'm going to really miss it.

Ah the closer we get, the more depressed I become. As much as I've said I hate this house, it is becoming hard knowing that the house I grew up in from 2 years old to nearly 28 years old, I'm finally leaving, giving up, selling, and will never be able to set foot in it again. It is sad and hurts but I have got to get out of Baltimore city along with making my dreams come true.

Next up hard core packing and getting a uHaul. OH BOY!

Best Thing To Read!

2011-10-30T02:51:00.001-07:00

"THIS LISTING IS SOLD!

Sorry this 1 home, MLS 119312, is now either off the market or sold. For more information on homes in 1 just like this one click here"

I am so looking forward to having this as my backyard!

http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/29/us/east-coast-storm/index.html?hpt=hp_t1
No more snow! If I want snow, I'll look at the mountains that will be surrounding me on all sides, wherever I look.

Old Family Photos

2011-10-26T20:52:00.001-07:00

Looong Day

2011-10-26T20:09:00.000-07:00

Today has been such a long day. I guess because of all the stress and such I have been worrying with over the past few days. Today was the following~
Mitchells neuter day
House appraiser (I was unaware of this)
Home inspection
House buyer, along with his agent, my agent were all here too.

My day started off with the alarm going off at 8am, I sluggishly got up and smacked it to go back off at 8:30am. I figured I would have enough time to get the pup to the vet by 9am. 8:30 hits, I jump up and start running around like a crazy girl who is still asleep, confused, trying to get the dog ready, along with trying to remember to dress myself and that my pink polka dotted pj pants were going to cut it. Next thing I know it is 8:50am. OH CRAP! We're going to be late! Rush to the car, pup jumps in, I jump in and off we go. Of course we hit every light, go stuck in traffic, and whatever else that I don't care to even remember. All because I wanted to sleep an extra 30 minutes. Stupid! I did get the pup there just in time before 9am. Filled out paper work and they took him back. I drove home thinking all kinds of really bad things. I guess only because the last time I had a dog fixed, the vet tech killed her by feeding her before hand. Yeah that ended up with a $4k vet bill. I swear I was going to kill someone if that happened again, thank god it didn't and I know because I've been taking him to a really great vet, who I really like. She is great with him and so are the techs.

I got back home and tossed up the idea of going on a cleaning spree, then going to the barn, or going to the barn, then coming home to a cleaning spree. I ended up sitting around till 10:30am, and said screw it all I'm not cleaning and I'm going to the barn to spend some time with my horse. I pull up in front of the barn and I get a phone call from my realtor saying "The home appraiser is at your door and no one is home to let him in". My head exploded! NO ONE TOLD ME THIS and I KNEW Eric was home. I tried calling him a billion times but he was sound asleep. So I made it back to the city within 15 minutes, when normally it takes me 35-40 minutes on the road. I blew into my house and told him to get his ass up, filled him in on what was going on and let the poor guy in my house.

He said all was well with the house and it all looked good. I guess? I have no idea, I have no hope I swear.

At that point I said screw everything, Eric and I started snapping at each other because that is how I am when under stress, I get snappy, pissy, bitchy, and I'm sure he wishes he could just play ostrich when I am like that. He went back to sleep. So out of frustration I started cleaning. I got the major things out of the way and said screw it again. I was done. Those people were going to see the house as it was. Eric got up and went out to get us food.

3:30pm rolls around and the inspection shows up. At that same time the vet calls me to tell me Mitchell had a draw back, and just then Eric is beeping in, while I am trying to find my fucking keys to unlock the front door to let the poor guy in. I found my keys, fell out the front door trying to talk to Eric and let the guy in, while trying to keep Snick back. I said screw it all, hung up, put dog out, and showed the guy where the basement was. Within minutes my realtor showed up, then the buyers realtor, then the buyer, then Eric. OMG way to many people in the house at the same time. I just stayed out of everyone's ways, and payed some bills, filled out some paper work for my new house out in NV, and just tried to act like I was okay with everything. They all were here for about and hour and a half.

They left, Eric left to hang with some friends, and I went to go get my poor pup from the vet at 6pm. The vet told me it wasn't as easy as we had hoped due to him having a retained testicle that was up in his abdomen. So he has two incisions, is doped up beyond belief, has no idea what is going on, and has to wear a cone around his head till he is healed up. He is home now and asleep. Poor guy. I feel sorry for him.

Tomorrow I have to go to the barn for the farrier, then go drop my car off to get it fixed up for a 2700 mile drive. I am no looking forward to that but I am at the same time.

The other night Eric and I went through some photo albums while cleaning out the basement some more. It was also to see so many old photos of my great grand parents, my grand parents, and my parents along with other family members that were around my age. Pretty neat. I'll have to post some picture of them soon. I LOOOOVE old time stuff. Such a history dork.

Poor guy could hardly stand up once I got him home. :(

Oh Life

2011-10-24T17:33:00.000-07:00

My life and emotions are on a roller coaster, I swear. This whole moving thing is exciting and scary as hell all in the same aspect. One second I am going "OMG I can't wait to get out west!" Then the next I am thinking "Dude, I've lived in this house since I was 2 years old... EVERYTHING I've known and have done, has been based around this house.... WHY AM I LEAVING IT!?" I want to laugh and cry, smile and throw a trimaran all at the same time. I am feeling very bipolar right now, well I guess this is how a bipoler person feels? I'm not sure since I am not one who has it. :|

More later. I need food and to chill out.

New House

2011-10-22T17:45:00.000-07:00

The last few days I have been going back and forth with our realtor out west after signing the contract on my house and forwarding it on to her to see. Well the good news is, we have put an offer down on a house and put down some money for it to be held till the court approves or disapproves our offer.

At this point, I think we have a pretty good chance at getting this house. It has been on the market for 275 days and they have dropped the price over $35k since it was listed back on 01/2011. At this point they just want to move the house and I am more then willing to help them out with that. I found this house a few months ago while searching and looking at homes on the internet. It was pretty amazing to be able to walk around in the houses I had been looking at on the internet while we were out there. I wish I had taken pictures of the houses while out there, but the pictures on the internet will have to do for now.

October 21st, 2011

2011-10-21T12:34:00.000-07:00

Happy New Rapture Date, Day Everyone! =)
We're still here, so far, so good. ;)

OMG THE HOUSE IT IS SOLD* SEE YA LATER BALTIMORE HOOLIGANS

2011-10-18T21:38:00.001-07:00

(*pending everything does not fall apart)

We got an offer over the weekend, friends. An offer we accepted. We signed the contract. Settlement is November 22nd.

It is sure to be crazy and stressful BUT worth it in the end, I’m sure!

Now we need a new house. Wish us luck! Keep your fingers crossed. And your toes. And your friends’ fingers and toes!

Words to live by!

2011-10-18T15:02:00.002-07:00

A great day!

2011-10-17T14:50:00.000-07:00

I had such a great ride today! I figured Topper has had a full week to settle into his new home and he has been eager to try and come out of his paddock. I figured it was time for tacking him up and taking him for a short ride. He seemed happy to get tacked up and was even happier when I lead him on out of his paddock.

I took him over to the round pen and free lunged him just to see if he had any pops and bucks he'd like to get out first. Nope, nothing from him.

I took him to the ring and hopped on. We just did a lot of walking around, letting him take all the new sights in from that side of the farm. He did great! Nothing out of him besides ears perked forward the whole time. He did just what I asked him to do and we even got a few strides in on the trot. God he is so smooth to ride!

Started on a good note and ended on a good note, so over all I was extremely happy how he did to day, for not being ridden since the last time I rode him way back in August, and the time before that was back in July.

I love how going to the barn instantly erases any and all things that are stressing me out. It is so great just to be able to forget about it all and just to completely enjoy yourself!

OH and on the way back home I stopped at WaWa to get something to drink and an apple to eat. THEY HAVE EGGNOG IN STOCK! Winter has officially begun for me today! OH HAPPY DAY!

HELMETS SAVE LIVES!

2011-10-13T20:53:00.000-07:00

Today my friend May, got dumped off of a horse. Thank God she is smart and for her wearing a helmet! If not, she probably would not be here right now.

http://www.riders4helmets.com/

Helmets Save Lives! I Think My Helmet Saved Mine Today – by May Snyder
Posted by admin on October 13, 2011

Thank you to May Snyder for allowing us to share this story of how her helmet saved her head today….

“ALWAYS wear your helmet when doing any sport that uses one.

Today I feel off a lesson barn school horse. Part of my weight went onto my head and I was knocked out for about 5 minutes. I was rushed to Christiana Shock Trauma center. I was immobilized and my clothes cut off. Scans show that I’ll be fine — thanks to my helmet which broke apart to absorb the force of the impact. I’m now fine: just a little sore. But I sincerely believe that without the helmet the injury would’ve been serious.

Please always wear your helmet if you’re riding a horse, bicycle, or motorcycle. I have lost two friends in the last 2 or 3 years due to head injuries (no helmet).

Helmets save lives! ”

Back on track

2011-10-13T14:41:00.002-07:00

I can say I'm back on track. Today I received a great phone call telling me when I start my new job. I can't be any more pleased about this, THIS is EXACTLY what I had my goal set for and damn I did it! It feels AMAZING!

Also this afternoon I drove up and saw my horse. It's been rainy here for the past few days and having him on full care, I got lazy. It was okay though, I was greeted by a very muddy horse who just wanted his ears scratched and was happy to give me head bonks in return. I also secretly think he thinks if he looks cute enough and acts like a gentleman I'll break him out of his quarantine paddock! Sorry buddy, can't happen. Not just yet, at least.

All in all, despite it being a rainy, chilly, muggy, cloudy, yucky fall type day that everyone seems to be complaining about.... I can easily say my day was all sunshine and warm weather for me (in my world!)

I forgot to add this~~~~

My barn owner approached me today and told me that she has a boarder leaving at the end of the month, so Topper will be able to have a stall beginning next month, and with that I will have a nice roomy tack locker. YAY for a beautiful stall along with no longer using my car as my tack shed. The two pictures are from Kim's website. Such a nice farm!

On to the next one

2011-10-12T13:52:00.002-07:00

We had another viewing of the house today. A very nice mother and daughter came by to take a look around at it. They seemed okay with it, though I at this point don't hold my breath with anyone. Everyone wants everything for next to nothing now a days. It sucks! It's a house, of course it is going to be expensive. If you want some dirt cheap house, then please by all means drive into the ghetto and buy a house for twelve grand or less. I can tell you this right now, you are going to be completely miserable!

And that being said. I would LOVE to know what people think is "wrong" with my house. Why don't they like it? Hmmmmm frustrating!

Ride for a Cure

2011-10-11T13:22:00.001-07:00

Those who went on the benefit trail ride Ride for a Cure held by The Mill!
Everyone looks great!

"Camelot Horse Auction"

2011-10-10T15:51:00.010-07:00

Is the biggest joke I have ever heard of and have seen! Frank is nothing more then a man who goes to New Holland Horse Auctions every Monday and buys 20-30 horses for $10-$50 a piece then turns around and sells them on his auction every Wednesday for $150.00-$600.00 or more. It is funny because Frank IS NOT LEGALLY ALLOWED TO SHIP ANY HORSE TO SLAUGHTER! He does not have permits to do so nor does he work with any slaughter bound transporter who moves horses to Canada or Mexico boarders.

This situation makes me livid. You have people that can't give away legit horses - broke, sound, and from honest owners that just can't afford them anymore, yet you have the masses flocking to pay $600 a pop for sale barn horses.
Maybe I should be doing it. I could buy up a small herd of $10 horses and say they are going to slaughter. Since, you know, from my other post, that the KBs are taking all those skinny little things.

Camelot Horses to be euthanized YET Frank is asking US for OUR HARD EARNED MONEY to put theses horses down. I have a solution! It is called a point blank bullet to the head. I have many spares laying around. I wonder if they would like three of them!?

Also anyone who wants a good laugh at how fucking gullible people are, specially when it comes to "saving" a none "saveable" animal, please do read and enjoy!
http://www.facebook.com/CamelotHorseWeekly

Want to know the REAL truth about Frank and his fake "Kill Pen Auction"?
Please read the following:

Gentle Giants Draft Horse Rescue
Camelot IN OUR OPINION is a big scam. I'm NOT saying those involved in helping are aware of this, or are not doing what they feel is right. Please don't say we are "bashing" anyone. But if you examine the inner factual workings of a "Broker Lot", which is what Camelot really is, you will see in the grand scheme it actually hurts more horses than it helps.

Here's how Camelot works: Frank Carper owns the Camelot Auction. Every Monday he goes to New Holland and buys about 25-30 horses. Then he takes them home and consigns them to his Wednesday night Camelot Auction sale in NJ. He "bids" on the horse, which he actually owns, to the price he wants. Then he puts it on his "feed lot" and the rescue girls put pictures up screaming its going to go to slaughter. Since Frank is so great, you only have to pay $50 over what he "paid" for the horse.

So if Frank buys horse X at New Holland for $115, then runs it through his sale Wednesday and bids himself up to $375, and it gets posted online as being able to be "saved" for $50 more, that's a total of $425. So Frank just made $310 on that horse in three days. Multiply that by 25-30. Each week. That's a lot of money.

Any horses who don't get "saved" simply get re-sold back at New Holland. I know Frank from the auction circuit and Frank isn't a meat dealer, he has never held a contract with a slaughterhouse EVER and he hasn't even sold a horse to a meat dealer since Cavel closed in 2007. The whole thing is a money making scam, and the real tragedy is the well meaning homes who take these horses and then find them horribly misrepresented and have no place to go with them. A large group on the ABR chat board have been tracking how many are ending up at other auctions and on Craigslist.

I've turned away more Camelot "saves" that their new homes felt weren't as represented than I can count. I hate having to tell the homes that they made a conscious choice to buy a horse online sight unseen, and now they have to step to the plate and be the responsible owner. Get it trained, or get yourself training. Half of these homes I've talked to are beyond beginners who have no clue and shouldn't even be owning a horse yet, they should be volunteering or in a good lesson barn learning care and basic horsemanship. Many just end up dumping the horse because its not what they expected, and it doesn't take long for the thrill of "the save" to wear off when Flicka is kicking, biting, rearing or bucking.

So Frank is getting RICH, the horses were never even at risk, and lots of homes are getting guilted into "saving" over-priced horses who aren't at all suitable for their needs.

I just wish people would support reputable rescues and ADOPT a horse who has been evaluated, vetted, trained, and is guaranteed to be as described, rather than spend twice that amount and have a nightmare on their hands. If the rescues of the world had all these homes scooping up our trained, vetted, and evaluated horses, maybe we could go actually save some more.

Frank sits at New Holland and openly laughs and jokes about buying up the cheap horses for those "bleedin' heart rescue people", because they all need to be "saved". His favorite line is "I don't know if the horse needs savin', but my check book sure does!"

Please think about the long term effects of supporting Camelot's Broker Lot, and similar programs like the Moore Broker Lot in PA. Our well meaning rescue community is lining the pockets of nefarious horse dealers, who laugh all the way to bank on our hard earned money. Meanwhile, the real horses at risk suffer daily.

Please consider- Adopt from a reputable rescue who outbids in the sale ring, and doesn't pay a dealer a profit.

Go to an auction and buy a horse yourself in the same manner. Contact a local rescue, they will likely show you how if not even go with you.

Take a needy horse off of your local Craigslist, and keep it out of the auction ring altogether.

We won't spend a dime of our donors money making a horse dealer rich, and we hope you won't be manipulated to as well.

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions, I will do my best to answer them all. Again, these are simply our opinions and observations of the darker inner workings of Broker Lots.

Christine Hajek, President and Founder
Gentle Giants Draft Horse Rescue
www.GentleGiantsDraftHorseRescue.com
443-285-3835
https://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=181750578518450&topic=341

Camelot ... What Am I Missing? It looks like a bonus round profit center to me

UPDATE OCT 11, 2011
Amazing what happens when the TRUTH comes out. Lights fires under peoples asses, that's what!

https://www.facebook.com/notes/camelot-horse-weekly/euthanasia-announcement/273535549336129
EUTHANASIA ANNOUNCEMENT:
by Camelot Horse Weekly on Sunday, October 9, 2011 at 8:57pm

UPDATE 10/11 12:41pm:

REGARDING THE EUTHANSIA OF HORSES AT CAMELOT -Due to the controversy over these horses the decision has been made to refund all money and let Camelot decide how to destroy them. The previous owner of 657 and 658 will be asked to deal with Camelot directly. We thank those of you who have and continue to support us.

The fate of the horses is now OUT of the hands of HHER and CHW. We are hoping that the owners of 657 & 658 will be contacting Camelot directly to make arrangements for them.

For those of you who have been supportive of an impossible situation, please accept our sincere Thank You.

If you donated through paypal and did not get a refund please contact the Helping Hearts email address on the paypal receipt.

UDPATE 10/11 11:08AM:

In regard to the Euthanasia Issue:

CHW has collected all necessary funds.

This morning a representative of the farm where 657 and 658 came from contacted us.
They have supplied the funds to humanely euthanize these two horses. They agree with the choices that have been made for the horses. She apologized profusely for this mess.

They had trusted someone who assured them that he would be bringing them to a “rehoming sale run by a rich lady, and if the horses didn’t find wonderful new homes the the rehoming sale, the rich lady would take them into her gorgeous farm to live out their lives”. They paid this person to bring these horses in; they personally saw NONE of the funds generated by their sale to Camelot. They were scammed.

She did not contact us sooner because by the time they heard about it, they thought that the horses were gone/shipped on Saturday. She was relieved to hear that the horses had not shipped and that they had the ability to ensure a peaceful passing.

These horses will be put to rest today. The time will NOT be posted, as no-one wants a circus for their final moments. A representative of CHW will be present, proof of the humane veterinary euthanasia will be provided.

This has been an extremely difficult situation, and while we understand the emotional issue this is, we had hoped and continue to hope that people would be able to disagree but still treat each other with respect. Thank you to those of you who have.

In regard to the $660 overage of funds collected, What we suggest is that the overage be applied to pulling a horse so that it can go to CHW registered rescue that has the ability to intake -- If not this week, then in a following week. Helping Hearts is removing themselves from the pool of possible rescues, to avoid accusations of impropriety. If any donors would like a refund out of the $660, please email Helping Hearts (use the paypal receipt) and advise prior to noon today. After that, we will be transferring the funds out of Paypal to take care of the arrangements

More links to read if you wish.
http://www.pet-abuse.com/cases/6213/NY/US/
http://www.princetoninfo.com/index.php?option=com_us1more&Itemid=6&key=12-14-2005_f_03
http://www.nj.com/sports/njsports/index.ssf/2011/08/enforcement_of_state_regulatio.html
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110510193955AAHNfUn

Settling In

2011-10-09T15:03:00.001-07:00

So as Topper is settling in to his new home, I plan on getting to know my new horse with spending some bonding time with him along with doing just a little bit of work with him. Can't let that jumping bean between his ears stop! It has to continue to think and process.

This morning was The Ride for a Cure. I really wanted to go but sadly wasn't able to due to Topper being in quarantine. I was happy though, I had a nice hour and a half with him while most of the barn was out enjoying the beautiful weather! They really lucked out, could have not asked for better weather for a trail ride. I groomed him off really well and just led him around his little paddock getting to know him over all along with letting him think and process our work. Main goal right now is SPACE! Oh man, he doesn't know what personal space is and was all up in my face and space. Not mean or anything about it, just super nosy and wanting attention. There is a time for attention and head scratches and all but there is also a time that he will just have to stand there, still with out me touching him or him begging for it. A horse who doesn't know him space and where my space meet, needs to learn it! I'm not going to let that fly!

Over all he did VERY well today. Calm, curious, and happy... minus the flies driving him nuts. That is another thing he is going to have to learn to deal with, the flies. Glad it is fall time and they soon will be hitting the ground dead due to the cold.

The barn riders came back and while they were unloading their horses, Topper got excited and tried to show off. Dingus just got himself all sweaty and became a fly magnet. *shakes head*

And a few pictures, enjoy!

Gave him an apple for his good work and attitude. This is saying something because I don't give treats.

New Halter

2011-10-09T13:40:00.000-07:00

Look what a little grooming can do!

Rocking the Pink!

2011-10-08T20:33:00.001-07:00

Second Viewing

2011-10-08T20:08:00.000-07:00

I almost forgot!

The guy that came to look at our house on Wednesday, came back again yesterday evening to take a second look at it. He said he was tied between our house and another house. I hope our realtors talked! I wonder what that other house is like. I wonder what he likes / dislikes about mine and the other. Hmmmmmm

MOUNTAIN TOP!

2011-10-08T11:19:00.002-07:00

My friend brought Topper down to Flying K, this morning. I swear if I didn't know this horse personally, I would swear it was a different horse that she was giving me. LOL

Here is Topper back in August, pretty red-ish bay

And Topper now, his winter coat is growing in

He got off the trailer, took a look around and seemed to settle in. I put him out in his "quarantine paddock". He has to stay there for two weeks before I have full access to the barn and property with him. I can't wait to work him a bit and get him back in riding shape.

I took a ton of photos of him this morning. I think I finally found my "heart horse". I haven't said that or felt that in a looooong time! Not since 2003ish.

OHHHH and if anyone is wondering why his name is Topper, it is short for Mountain Top.... THANKS TO THIS COMMERCIAL! ;)

Anyways photo dump under cut, enjoy! :)

Totally love this horse!

HOLY CRAP! What the hell is that noise coming from that funny looking pony!?!?!?!

RUN AWAY from crazy looking pony making weird noises!!!!!

I'M BRAVE, I'M BRAVE, I'M BRAVE!!!!

HEY YOU! COME HERE

I'M NEW HERE....

CAN YOU BE MY FRIEND?!

Topper Officially Mine

2011-10-08T10:24:00.001-07:00

So to follow up the post I wrote a few days ago about how a friend of mines, mother had to get rid of all of her horses. I on a whim said I'd take him because I had ridden him before, knew him, and liked him. Yadda Yadda Yadda...

Us, back in July.

Well our deal was I would take him if I could have my vet come out to do a PPE on him and if he was sound and still ride able. I never thought a second that he wouldn't be but horses are dumb, and get into some crazy things at times so I just wanted to make sure he was fine, healthy, and sound. After going through the whole Dusty ordeal, I will no longer "take someones word" that their horse is "fine". Dusty was "fine" alright. Fine in pasture pet "fine". Yup, he went back to where he came from and at this point I don't even care. If you couldn't tell, I am still extremely frustrated about that whole thing. I don't want a pasture pet horse and really I grew up being told "No use to keeping a lame horse, when there are so many more out there who have no issues". No Hoof, No Horse!

Anyways my vet came out on Thursday to do a PPE on Topper. He passed everything just fine, physical and soundness exams. He was such a good boy during it all. He's never had anything like that really done or asked of him before and he just did the best he could with what everyone was asking him to do, or was doing to him. I was pretty proud of him and how he handled it all. He also got his vaccinations in the process. He got a lot of head hugs through out the whole thing and in return I was given a bunch of head bonks and nudges back from him.

Life, Moving, & Work

2011-10-06T17:41:00.000-07:00

About a month ago I filled out I'd say 20 applications online. After being out in NV, talking to our realtor out there, and meeting with a loans officer, I was able to set a path for me to get from here to there with a job. First and foremost, I need a job here that they have out in NV. Second I need a job here that is willing transfer me to one of their locations out there.

Sept 25th was that day! I received a called and was happy to have a over the phone interview. It was recorded and then was sent off to the store for management review. The guy whom I had the phone interview with was very please with how it went and had high hopes of getting me in to a in person interview.

Wednesday the 28th I got a call back asking me to come in for a face to face interview. So that was done on Friday the 30th. That interview was great! The assistant manager was impressed and told me to keep an ear out for a third interview after he went over it with his boss. Tuesday morning they called me again to come back in for a third and final interview with the store manager. I went in there yesterday, went over everything with him, and he was happy and welcomed me on board. YES! It isn't "official" till they get my drug test back, but I already know I passed it. Talking about drug test, that had to be the fastest in and out of any drug test I have ever had to do. I literally walked in, handed them my paper work, filled out a sheet, was taken in to the back, given a cup to pee in, peed, gave it back and was out the door. No more then 10 minutes!

I was happy! I even still had time to meet up for lunch with Eric's grandmom and him. That is always a trip and the food is always good. I hate passing those days up! Over the past 8 years, I have grown to really dig the lady.

IN OTHER GOOD NEWS...

We had a person stop by yesterday evening to check out the house. The realtor he had was pretty nice and his client was over all happy. They were the first people to actually not just walk through the house and be back out with in 2 minutes. They spent time asking me questions and over all were here for about 25 minutes. I don't mind and I always like when they ask questions! I've lived here since I was 2, I sure as hope I'd be able to answer any questions that they may have. I really hope he liked it as much as he led me to believe.

Hump Day

2011-10-05T13:35:00.000-07:00

Safe

2011-10-02T15:50:00.001-07:00

Friday afternoon I ran into an old friend, who I used to ride with. We got to chatting and I asked how things were going with her and her mom. At times, this is a very bad question to ask. Sadly this was one of those moments. The next few things to come out of her mouth were just heart breaking. I shall call my friend B and her mom M for short. B went on to tell me that her and M were going through some really tough times. M's Husband and B's dad were going through a nasty divorce. On top of that, their house was foreclosed on back in the spring and M had lost the farm in it too. I gasped with a really worried look on my face. I asked what did you do with the horses? B replied with we had to get rid of them, we found homes for all except for one so far. M's taking him to New Holland on Monday. We can't afford his care anymore. My heart sank! I asked which horse it was and it was her youngest one, the one who I had ridden before and really liked over all. He was a blast to ride and was just a total goofball and completely sweet. I wanted to puke, right then and there. I wish I was rich, I really do! I wanted to say "I'll take him!" but sadly, that wasn't an option. I drove home sick to my stomach, posted on FaceBook about him in hopes of being able to find him somewhere safe. No big bites. Nothing on Saturday. Sunday morning & afternoon came and went. Sunday evening I'm still banging my head on what can I do!

THIS HORSE CAN NOT GO TO NEW HOLLAND! HE JUST CAN'T!

I felt so sick and out there just knowing Monday was creeping up and this poor horse was still not safe. I made a few phone calls around, asked a few friends for help. The end result is HE IS SAFE! He will be coming to the barn hopefully within the coming week.

11 Years Ago

2011-10-01T21:02:00.000-07:00

I lost my mother; my best friend to cancer. Everyone said it would get easier as time passed. Well I can truthfully say, that is the biggest crock of shit anyone can tell you. I know everyone deals with death differently but I can easily tell you that I still think of her every-single-day! It still hurts, I still cry over her death, and I miss her terribly! Some days more then others.

I made this video a few years ago.

-:|:- Barbara Ann -:|:-

This evening my good friend Pasty posted a video from her PhotoDex account on facebook and I remembered that I had an account too. I logged in and damn if I didn't see the video first thing. I was happy and sad all at the same time because A) I thought the video was lost forever due to wiping my old computer clean. B) Because today marked the 11th year that she has been gone.

I find it odd that weird things like this happen to me on specific dates.

Crazy Shit My Boyfriend Says ~

2011-10-01T16:06:00.001-07:00

A friend of mine, has a blog called "Crazy Shit My Boyfriend Says". After this afternoon, that is all I could think about.

This afternoon Eric and I headed to Sears to get a new washer, since ours was confirmed dead yesterday. After picking a delivery date, swiping the credit card, and getting receipt we walked out in to the mall and figured we'd grab something eat while there. We got some Japanese food, scarfed it down, and then headed back towards the Sears exit, to walk out that way to get out to the car.

I was walking about 3-4 feet in front of Eric and all of a sudden he scurries up next to me and kind of leans in and says:
"Hey hon..."
I answer with "what?"
"Back there, did you walk thru... a cloud of... some kind of weird smell?!"
I kind of gave a weird look and said "No, why?"
"You didn't!?"
I then replied with a "I burped...."
He then said "Good God!"
And I just lost it laughing hysterical!

Mitchell vs. Cow Ear

2011-10-01T11:39:00.000-07:00

This is how he apparently likes to his cow ears. Did I ever mention this pup is not normal?

LOL He cracks me up on a daily basis.

Cure Shirt

2011-09-30T10:09:00.001-07:00

And I thought the shirts Flying K had made last year were good. I was wrong. The shirts for this years ride are AWESOME!

Flying K

2011-09-29T22:50:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was a big day, after much thought I decided to move Dusty up to an old barn I used to board at years ago. I am glad to be back there. I know Dusty will receive great care. Also I need to get used to the whole full care thing again. This afternoon I thought "Gotta go feed the horse" and actually got up and got ready to do so, then it dawned on me "DUH Ali!" and I sat back down. HA

Dusty seemed fine, didn't care a bit. He was happy because he had hay.

My Favorite Time Of Year!

2011-09-29T17:57:00.000-07:00

FALL! Need I say more?

Hmmm.......

2011-09-29T17:04:00.003-07:00

~~I have no idea how to work these cuts. Sorry for all the photos in a row. Trying to edit this thing. So confused!~~

Thanks Rob!

Nevada Pictures Round Two

2011-09-29T16:59:00.003-07:00

Picture Round 2

A bunch of pictures under cut. Enjoy!

Pictures from our trip

2011-09-29T14:07:00.001-07:00

Oh how I want to go back!

These are from my phone. I will add the ones from my camera, in a bit.

Life

2011-09-29T00:14:00.000-07:00

An update. A long and over due update since I am horrible at this kind of thing now. Years ago I lived to blog, now I'm trying to get back into it. Can't sleep, figured I would do something to pass my time when I should be asleep.

Eric and I flew out to Las Vegas and stayed in NV for 4 days. We looked at a few houses, really liked three of them, a few were just "meh" and one just needed to be torn down and rebuilt because it's foundation was completely cracked, sunken in and separated through out the entire thing. "Minor cosmetic repairs" my ass! Oh and $60,000 for it? HAHAHAHAHA I think not, no wonder it has been on the market for OVER 2000 days. Yes I did say 2000 days.

We got to eat at a few really nice places out there and oh man their Mexican food was GREAT! Nothing like we have here in Baltimore. We drove out to Death Valley CA one evening, we almost go to the National Park, but it was late and PITCH BLACK out, AND STILL 90+ degrees out. We turned around and had a lovely drive back into town.

A friend of mine, Maria, who I've known for years from the horse world lives on a mountain about 80miles from Vegas. She invited us up to her ranch. It was a fun and long drive but so worth it in the end. We passed by an air force / military base and saw a drone aircraft flying low which flipped Eric and I out. You don't see those things around here. She took me on one of the most wild and amazing rides of my life on horse back. I loved every second of it, even the seconds my legs were getting ripped apart due to the brush we were riding through. My fault for not wearing jeans! OH and by the way, Eric is terrified of horses so he stayed back at their house but did a bunch of exploring on foot. We rode back to their house, un tacked, had a few drinks, and Maria's boyfriend got right to grilling up some steaks, baked potatoes with cheese and goo, along with grilled veggies. It was amazing! So so delicious! We sat around being full and fat blimps for a bit then we called it a night around 9pm since we had to get up early to catch out flight back to Baltimore and we still had an 80mile trip back to town.

The flight back to Baltimore was HORRIBLE! We had a mother who had a bunch of out of control kids, one being a 2-4 years old who SCREAMED the ENTIRE 5 hours in air! IT'S A VAGINA! NOT A FUCKING CLOWN CAR! I think everyone wanted to just kill her and her kids, specially the baby. Thank god for Ipod's because I think I would have been the first to say "Off with that kids head!" We had to have our ipods on full blast, that is how bad that kid was screaming.

A few years ago, the last time I flew, I liked landing better then taking off. Well now I beg to differ! LANDING SUCKS and taking off is pretty amazing! Of course I only say that because on our way to Vegas, we stopped in Phoenix AZ nd that was an "okay" landing. Landing in Vegas was a bit bumpy due to it actually raining there. Amazing, I know right? The landing back into Baltimore had my stomach jumping up into my throat and made me give a few "OMG I'M GOING TO DIE" looks while killing Erics hand. We had to descend through Baltimore's yucky rain / thunderstorm. Though I will say, flying above the clouds, looking down at the storm and seeing lightening stretch out and across the clouds was pretty epic, other then those few minutes, the flight back just sucked!

We got back home where we were happily greeted by our 4 cats and 2 dogs. I think if it wasn't for them, I would have not come back. That is how much I loved it out there. I really wanted to come back home and book another trip back out there ASAP.

Oh come on you stupid house, SELL!

Lots done

2011-07-15T21:36:00.000-07:00

My world has seemed to take on that roller coaster ride status. I'm up and down then thrown for a loop out of no where.

Eric and I have been looking at houses for a while now, one has really stuck out at us. We WANT that house but getting out there, is not easy as said. In fact it sucks that we couldn't till now?The last few weeks have been stressful, calm, happy, pissed off, and tears. I can only think this is how a bi-polar person feels. Today we got a ton of things done. First and foremost was the banking, oh my god the banking. Lots of bills were paid off, things were bought for the house, a few things were fixed. Moving companies were called and quotes requested. Also found a roofing company to fix my chimney. AWESOME! So tomorrow I will go into work and tell them that I need to take some time off because we are now going to Vegas very soon for a few days. Eric thinks I am sending him by himself... hahahah little does he know that my ass needs a vacation as much as he wants one, so let the good times roll.

The Start

2011-07-14T22:46:00.000-07:00

A few months behind, really it doesn't matter. Not to much to post about other then the normal everyday things we are and have been doing to move across the country.