Horse Camp

Ima, she's a show horse.

Sarah and Sandy

Saying a sad goodbye

Willie feeds Molly a carrot.  She LOVES carrots.

Willie with the three week old Corgi/Peekachoo (sp?) puppies

Sarah and her "Little Man".  She named him. She wants him.  She is crazy about him.

Well, sweet faces, sorry about the extra exposure...

"Teddy Bear" is KK's favorite

I mean, how cute are these guys?!

Puppy life is tough, eat, get snuggled, sleep.

I can't help being adorable. Little Man has a white blaze down his forehead.

Snuggly, even when upside down.  He is so calm!

Awww...

First Place Ribbon for one nervous Nellie.  Not nervous about the horse, of course.  Nervous about the thunder that was rolling nearby.  She darn near wouldn't get up on the horse! Walking Aiden about two weeks ago, a little squall blew up out of nowhere.  There was a crack of thunder and flash of lightning so loud, and simultaneously, that I turned off the stove immediately and ran (no shoes) to the car.  I raced down the street to see Izzy running as fast as she could, eyes wide as saucers, and she jumped in the car before I could fully stop it.  Katy had been left in the dust, running with the dog.  They were scared, but Izzy was scared to death.  Totally terrified.  Now she seems to be suffering from PTSD, and is paranoid about any thunder-like sound, or looming cloud of any sort.  She even checks the Weather Channel to see what the chances of rain might be for the day.  Not sure how to handle it, but hoping it will rain really soon, while we're at home, so we can discuss it!  Any suggestions are welcome...

Smiling now, though. Laughing because Cupcake wanted to "meet and greet" instead of "trot."

Trotting!  Actually Izzy was the first one to canter, and she was very proud.  Not sure she was meant to canter, think it was more like Cupcake saw a nice patch of grass in the distance, but... a first is a first.

Katy just LOVED camp.  She finally found a sport she wants to do for fun, not because Momma makes her be active.  And active she was.  And hot.  Very hot.

A nice trot with Molly...

Lookin' good in those mullet/riding boots! :)

Sarah was sad to see camp end, she was very upset that it was over.  She wants to take lessons from now on, and they were invited to come back in the fall for a weekend sleepover camp.  Don't know how I can say no to that!

Trotting....

And posting, too! A little hard to post on Cupcake, as she is quite a bit smaller than Molly, but they managed very nicely.

Horse camp was a much bigger success than I even imagined it might be.  All three girls just had such a good time, and really connected well with all the animals on the farm.  Their riding instructors, Ms. Laura and her daughter, Brooke, were really great, too.  Patient, kind, plenty of hands-on (including mucking out the stalls, yay!) instruction and mid-day activities in a cool place.  They went roller skating, out for Blue Highway Pizza, Subway, the springs, and TCBY.  The girls would love to do another week (heck, I believe they would go every week this summer if I could afford it) and we will try to do it again in August.  Now, if only those puppies were all gone to good homes by then...I'd be off the hook!