Good News/Bad News

Good news first:

I got a job! Not that I haven't always had a job, but I got a more fitting job: I am going to be managing a barn!

Bad news:

I am probably not going to have any time to do anything model horse related this summer. My goal was to get back into tack, but I don't see that happening. What really frustrates me is I have all this leather and hardware lying around, but not any time to do anything with it. Bummer.

I am sure you will hear more about the barn soon. It is a slow process and is going to take a huge amount of time to get it up and running. You can always check for updates here:

http://savvywithsonny.blogspot.com/

I will probably continue to post here and there on this blog this summer, but my blog with Sonny will have a majority of the updates.

Hope everyone has a great summer!

Equine Affaire 2012 - Part 2

Here are some other cool photos I got from Equine Affaire. Enjoy!

So stinkin' cute!

18hh Shire, I believe. 

Look at those feet!

Mouth reference? 

Guy Mclean

Canadian Cowgirls

Equine Affaire 2012 - Part 1

For the first time in years, Linda Parelli showed up at Equine Affaire! Wow, what an experience! I learned a ton in just those two days that she did demos! Needless to say, I have lots of parelli photos. Here are some for anyone that would be interested?

The most important photo: Melissa and me with Linda!!

Anyone from Ohio?

Wow, it sure has been a while! I am still alive, and doing really well!

I recently was choosen to be an ambassador for Parelli for their 2012 Horse and Sour Tour! I am so excited and thrilled to be a part of their team!

So along with that, if you are from Ohio (or close enough to come to the Columbus tour stop), shoot me an email and I can help hook you up with some information and tickets! 

I would love to see you there!

A New Halter for a New Year

Over the weekend I figured out that if I really want to get back into take making, I really need to start with a few things I enjoy. For me, that was this fun halter!

It isn't quite finished yet, but it just needs a buckle. Isn't it cute? I thought the colors would be perfect for new years! I originally made it for Salinero, but I don't know why because halters never look good on him. It looks pretty good on Depeche though!

Winter quarter starts tomorrow. It is my first quarter as an animal science major. Now that I am motivated to do well because it is something I enjoy, I might be overly busy because I want to get all A's this quarter (contrary to being busy as a science major because I was slaving away and trying to pass the class). I am not sure what the future holds, but I am sure it is going to be a great year!

Hope everyone had a safe and happy New Years!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Hope everyone has a safe, happy Thanksgiving with good company and great food!

What Now?

This morning I cleaned up my room and was excited to start working on tack for the first time in a while! Well...things didn't go as planned.

My once clean room is now a disaster with tack stuff. This immediately made me feel overwhelmed. Where do I even begin? My friend Travis and I have an upcoming project, but I am going to need a lot of practice before I even think about that stuff.

I need to focus. What do I want to do? I want to make english tack, along with halters and random things. I have that western saddle started and it makes me uncomfortable not to finish it. But I am an all or nothing type of person, so I feel like just trashing it because I know I will never go back to it now.

I guess I will start with a couple bridles and simpler things, then focus on practicing with english saddles. Maybe one day I will go back and order another western saddle kit and give it a shot, but I first need to work with what I really want to do.

So hopefully I will have some bridles made in the near future :).