Sebastian's World

Fun!

2011-12-18T20:54:00.000-05:00

Here is a video that one of my friends made for me! Ignore the description at the bottom of the video though. She didn't know that only Sebastian was rescued! Lol! Turn the volume up and enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4zAml4Ewk0

Gettin There

2011-11-27T20:30:00.000-05:00

Slowly but surely Sebastian is startin to come around. He was gettin more responsive the last time Barb rode him. Unfortunately that was this past Tuesday night :( My goal is next year to send him to a professional dressage trainer so that we can start progressin. I tired of bein at a stand still with him. It's time he starts "earnin his keep".

Slowly...

2011-11-17T20:09:00.001-05:00

Slowly but surely Sebastian is gettin better and more willing to get onto the bit. We are gonna use Barb's training girth the next time we ride and he is goin back in his trainin fork. Let's see how he does!

Sebastian is still...well..

2011-11-16T21:39:00.000-05:00

Sebastian is still Sebastian. We have put him on a tendon supplement along with a new joint supplement. So hopefully that will help his stifle. We were takin some dressage lessons for a while but managed to lose touch with the trainer. So we are on the hunt again for a dressage trainer. One that is reliable. There is one guy local in the area but I'm not sure how reliable he is. Anyway, Barbara O'Leary, our new trainer, has been hoppin on him while I lesson on Remmi to try and get him to pay attention. He really needs a come to Jesus moment again thats for sure. Anyway, I will update y'all as we go. Sorry it has been so long. Life has been crazy and has gotten away from me!

One Last Chance

2010-12-20T22:46:00.000-05:00

Ok so Sebastian has gone to a trainer in upstate SC. This trainer is a natural horsemanship trainer. I really beleive the issues I am havin with Sebastian is all mental with him. So I'm really hopin that this trainer can fox his brain. The good thing is that this trainer doesn't do the normal "you send your horse to me for thirty days of trainin and I'll ride him four days a week". No he actually puts thirty days of ridin on them. So Sebastian may be gone for a month and a half to two months. So thats a good thing. But I have to admit I miss him. It was hard watchin him drive off. I feel guilty at the same time but I know this is whats best. I don't know what more to do with him after this. If he comes back and I still don't feel safe ridin him then I am givin him to Christina (my trainer) as long as she still wants him. So everyone cross your fingers please? I don't wanna give him away cause he is my baby and I love him. Fingers crossed.

Another Trail Walk

2010-12-01T23:35:00.000-05:00

We went on another trail walk today. Sebastian didn't do as good as he has been but he did good for the circumstances. It was windy so I didn't expect to do as good as he had been doin. Also a lawnmower was bein used across the ditch and Rob came up behind us with the Gator. The only thing Sebastian did was blow at the mower and move in a half circle so that he could see Rob comin up behind him. Other than that his head was up and he was a little more tense and looky than normal but still at a level way less than what I though he was gonna do. He actually had his head down about half the time. He did pretty good overall.

So here is a dilema...I can send Sebastian to a natural horsemanship trainer in Abbeville, SC for 30 days. I have talked to the trainer extensively and feel comfortable sending Sebastian there. But he is gonna charge $650.00 for 30 days and if he needs more trainin after that I can say oh well and take him as he is or I can come up with another $650.00 for another 30 days which really won't be feasible.

OR I can call this Parelli trainer down in FL where they are doin this "Free Horse Training" Program. Where the training itself is free but not everythin else. I will have to pay $10.00 a day for the extent of his stay and maintain his farrier needs and vaccination needs. So I'm lookin at normal board for this area of about $300.00 a month plus farrier and vet. But I don't know how much the vet and farrier they use charges. I also don't know if the farrier is an all natural farrier, if so that ain't happenin. But either way it's cheaper than sendin him to this trainer in SC, by alot. But they keep Sebastian anywhere from 4 weeks to 6 months, it all depends on how fast he progresses. I also have to sign over power of attorney so that if medical decisions need to be made then they can, you know what here is the website....it explains it all. Go to the section for Horse Owners. http://www.parellinaturalhorsetraining.com/Free-Horse-Training

So do y'all see my dilema? What do y'all think I should do? I still need to talk to the people in FL though before I can even start to make a decision.

For Fun

2010-12-01T01:02:00.000-05:00

Trail Walk

2010-11-29T21:52:00.000-05:00

We went on another trail walk and made things a little more interestin. As in goin down the head of each trail and headin toward the subdivision and walkin through weeds and trees. He did pretty good again! A little tense, a little looky, and a little breathy but not excessively so in any of those areas. I only had to correct him minorly a couple of times to stay off me. Other than that all went well. Here are a lot of pics from today with him.

Hmmmmm....

2010-11-27T19:39:00.000-05:00

So I'm gonna try one last thing with Sebastian. I am thinkin about sending him to a Natural Horsemanship trainer in Abbeville, SC. This trainer uses alot of Parelli, Chris Cox, Clinton Anderson, etc. This guy is not cheap so if this doesn't do it then I don't know what will. We have used three trainers and all different methods. Natural Horsemanship is the only one we haven't tried yet. So if I can't ride him when he comes back then thats it. He will go to Christina and she can have fun with him. So cross your fingers.

Lots of Pics!

2010-11-26T16:00:00.000-05:00

So I have alot of pics to put up from my computor bein stupid and now bein fixed so here we go!

Here are pics from trainin with Christina (some look bad cause they were taken as it was gettin dark)

couldn't figure out the camera Lol

And here are some pictures from the horrible horse show

ok...then

2010-11-22T13:56:00.000-05:00

So I started Sebastian's trainin on trails yesterday. I just led him down a small trail. Now keep in mind that the last time I lead him on a trail (last summer) he reared from bein an idiot and his hoof almost came down on my head. So yesterday I went with a stud chain attached to his halter and lead rope and a crop. I was ready for his explosions basically. Maddie and another little girl went with me just for fun but I made them walk up front. I didn't want them to get hurt "when" he decided to be a freak and we went flyin backwards and sideways. So here I am all prepared for a blow up and...nothin...he was really good! I was a little tense and he looked around but not excessively so. His head was down he stayed behind me and he didn't prance or try to rush forward. It was the complete opposite of what I thought was gonna happen! Even on the way back his demeaner didn't change. Looks like so far we are on the positive road and he may have a better chance of stayin with me than I thought!

yea maybe not

2010-11-20T18:00:00.000-05:00

Ok so last night's lesson was the complete opposite of Monday's. If he could pull it...he did! Oh my god it was horrible! Needless to say I didn't ride. Christina did.

Well Not What We Expected

2010-11-16T22:51:00.000-05:00

So the ride last night with Christina was not what I expected. Sebastian did perfect! OoO Gasp! I know right? Not a single buck. And he hadn't been ridden in a week and a half. It was odd. I still don't know what to think of it. Maybe he has turned a new leaf since he coliced? Who knows. I am not gonna complain. I just hope that it continues! I didn't get any pictures however. I know I'm horrible. I will try to get some on Friday. That is the next lesson. This time with me on him :| yea we will see.

Back To Normal

2010-11-15T16:00:00.001-05:00

Well Sebastian is back on his normal turnout and feeding schedule. Christina is comin out tonight to work him since its been over a week now since he's been ridden. This ought to be interestin. I'll try to get some pics tonight.

One Word...Crazy

2010-11-11T15:35:00.000-05:00

So just as we are comin back from gettin my new horse I get a phone call from Rob. Sebastian was colicing. So once we got to Christina's we got him settled real quickly and then I headed to Rose Court to take care of Sebastian. Rob gave him a shot of Banamine and I got a phone call halfway there that he was doin better. So I got there and mixed up some gatorade water to try and coerce him to drink and then I headed home. It had been a long weekend. Well about 2130 Rob called me again and he was down again. So again I head out to the barn this time with mom in tow. I called the vet as I was leavin and she headed out. We pumped his stomache full of fluids and mineral oil. Mom and I had to stay over night and check on him ever hour. He passed his first pile somewhere between 0230 and 0330 and that was the start of weanin him back onto hay. It was two handfuls every four hours until we could start uppin it. I didn't get to leave until 1800 that day. I didn't wanna leave until I was sure we were on the mend. He is finally back on his normal feed and turnout schedule as of this mornin and we are gonna start ridin him again on Monday.

October 2010 Tall Pines Horse Show

2010-11-11T15:20:00.000-05:00

So Christina took Sebastian to the Tall Pines Show for trainin. He did horrible. She entered him into three classes. The first class they took second place...it was only her and one other competitor. The second class they took fifth place...it was her and four other riders. The last class she had to disqualify herself because he was a danger to the other riders and horses. Then after all that he decided to break away from the trailer and run around the show grounds like a chicken with his head cut off. I'm glad I hadn't been there. I would have torn him a new one.

Somebody's In Trouble

2010-10-24T20:23:00.001-04:00

So Christina took Sebastian to the Tall Pines Horse Show this weekend...yea...he did exactly what I thought he was gonna do. Every class she rode him in he had an explosian which put them in last place in two out of three classes. The third class she had to disqualify herself because she was worried about the safety of the other horses and riders. He also broke his lead rope while attached to the trailer and ran around the show grounds at the end of the day. I completely expected this out of him....it really is ridiculous. Maybe I should sell him to Christina? It's been playin in my mind lately. I don't know. I really don't want to though because if we could get him to calm down he has such great potential! UUUGGGHHHH why does he have to be so aggravatin?!

We're Off to See the Wizard!

2010-10-18T16:10:00.000-04:00

So the Wizard is actually Christina. Sebastian is goin back to two more weeks of trainin to get his head back on since he was not continuosly rode by the person I was payin to ride him after he came back from trainin. While he is in trainin with Christina I will be takin lessons on one of her horses...the goal there is to work on my confidence a little. She mentioned somethin about a plannin a beach ride so hopfully that pulls through! I would love to go ridin on the beach again. Again she would let me ride one of her horses so I don't get killed on Bastian.

Workin on It

2010-10-13T19:52:00.000-04:00

So I have started my lessons with Christina. Sebastian really has changed! He is doin so good! Our first lesson was just a walk lesson to get used to each other again and so I can start learnin the little cues that Christina taught to Sebastian. Our second lesson we started incorporatin the cues at the walk into the trot and worked on the new cues for the walk to trot and trot to walk transitions. He did REALLY good and was very responsive and we connected real easy in that lesson. Our third lesson however did not go so good. I had a brick wall up between me and Sebastian from the beginnin and as I got on and rode he felt it and I knew he felt it and we, well I, started spiralling. Christina got on him and I realized that he was doin absolutely nothin wrong. It was all me. From there the ridin lesson turned into more of a therapy session. Next lesson will be better thanks to Christina. It's time to leave behind the negatives behind and work towards a gain. Thats what I will do from now on!

First Update in FOREVER!

2010-09-28T18:04:00.000-04:00

Well everyone knows I left for trainin. Now I am back. While I was gone I sent Sebastian for 30 days of professional trainin at Birchwood Farms with Christina. I tell ya what he is doin sooooo good! He is really gettin his head down and there is almost no hesitation with his flyin lead changes. I haven't ridden yet. I wanna wait until my first lesson with Christina cause I don't wanna undo all the trainin she put on him. So we will see how he feels undersaddle!

Awesome!!!

2010-04-11T20:15:00.000-04:00

So Sebastian is almost completely shedded out. I think we still have about a week to go on the sheddin.

After I was done sheddin him I wanted to ride for a bit but didn't wanna tack up so I decided we were gonna try ridin bareback. I have never ridin him bareback before (coolin out one time bareback doesn't count). So I was takin a major risk seein how I leave for trainin in 14 days. But I figured it was now or never. So we bridled up and went to the roundpen. I couldn't get up alone so I used the roundpen fence. :p We walked, trotted, cantered, and cantered over a groundpole! He did really good and the canterin over the ground pole really helped me to understand how to keep my weight back and bend at my hip instead of just leanin forward in the saddle and throwin my weight forward. Sebastian also collected up real nice and slowed to a real nice canter and trot and really started puttin his head down. So ridin bareback helped the both of us so we will be doin it practically everytime we ride now! We had a major accomplishment today! YAY! I'm so happy! Can't wait to ride again tomorrow!

Catch Up Time

2010-04-01T08:42:00.000-04:00

Well Sebastian got his coggins pulled last week as well as his rabies and tetanus shot. Now I just have to go to tractor supply, get the rest of his vaccinations, and Shelly said she would administer them. Dr. Malark also gave Bastian a shot of estrone to try and loosen up one of the muscles in his stifle (which is the poppin we hear and not his joints) so that the muscle can build up the way its supposed to and hopefully fix our problems. Dr. Malark also did a lameness exam and does not think Bastian needs to be on hock injections until we start competin heavily. So thats good news. I have to give Bastian another shot of Estrone in about three more weeks. I'm not sure how many he is gonna get. So hopefully while I'm gone if he is still on it then my mom will swing by the vet office and pick up the shot and either Shelly or Erin or someone can administer it so I'm not have to pay a $50.00 farm call fee every four weeks.

I had a lesson on Bastian last Thursday and he did amazin! I didn't even have to lunge him before we rode and we moved from the round pen into the flat arena. Shelly put down a ground pole and a jump with one side of the pole up and the other down to make a two jump sequence. We did it trottin and canterin and he did perfect...now if only I could focus on my equitation....

Yesterday was Sebastian's birthday. He turned 7. Yes I found out his actually age. I didn't get him anythin but I did spend all day at the barn with him. We bathed, worked on sheddin, grazed in the feild with Parker and Erin, and then was allowed to go in the jump arena to graze. He was in with Parker, Little Man, and Stuart and they were all cute to watch together. When Erin and I decided to get our horses and put them in their pastures their racin days came out again. It was real cute...even though Parker didn't care if we were right in his path and we had to move. They had fun and thats all that counts.

I'm gonna miss my baby.....

watchin out

eatin hay

watchin Parker's back

watchin Sebastian's back

Woot!

2010-03-22T09:06:00.000-04:00

Well Sebastian and I had two lessons last week. The first one we worked on over positionin the head and gettin him to yeild off my legs. For havin two weeks of he did pretty good! We had a moment where he didn't like the deeper sand on one side so he cowhopped straight into the air. It was kinda fun! LOL! But we worked on all of his gaits and his transitions and its really startin to sink in. In the second lesson again we worked on the same as the first lesson. He is really startin to keep his head down and in a nice frame and its forcin him to round out his back so I can feel him better and more comfortably and I know he is buildin muscle on his topline now. We also started puttin him back over a ground pole and worked on gettin him not to rush it at the trot and canter. We also worked on makin sure I don't get into two-point over it so he will learn also what he needs to do. It took him once around at the trot to learn not to jump it and after that it was like there wasn't even a ground pole there. I could keep postin the trot or sittin the canter and barely felt any change what so ever to let on that we had gone over it. He is doin really good! I am gonna hate leavin him in five weeks now that we are makin all this progress so fast! I wanna stay here and continue to work with him but I know I can't and I also know he is in good hands so I have nothin to worry about.

Today the vet comes out. I want a second opinion on whether we really need to do hock injections or not. He is also gonna do Bastian's coggins and some of his vaccines. The rest of the vaccines I am gettin from tractor supply and Shelly said she would administer them to save me some money. This is gettin really tough what with not havin a job and all. It really blows. We will make it by...somehow.

Picture Time!

2010-03-14T23:48:00.000-04:00

Or Not...

2010-03-14T23:46:00.000-04:00

So I didn't have that lesson today. It was really windy and I didn't wanna ride him in that cause the only thing that would have happened is we would have fought the whole time and that is just pointless. That and Shelly was supposed to be at the barn at noon-ish and when 12:30 rolled around I gave up. Its for the better though cause then she didn't waste her gas gettin out to the barn and home again. But oh well. if the weather is nice tomorrow maybe we will ride, in our new saddle :) (thanks mom!!!), tomorrow.

Second Lesson!

2010-03-13T22:59:00.001-05:00

Well I have my second lesson with Shelly tomorrow and I'm kinda curious as to how its gonna go. I haven't ridden him in a week and a half cause of gettin my wisdom teeth removed. We are definately gonna lunge for a good while tomorrow before we ride. Wish us luck! Hopefully I can con a friend into takin pics for me!

The Time Has Come

2010-03-13T17:52:00.000-05:00

We all know what time it is!!! Time for our horse's hair to detach from their bodies and attach to our clothes and our hair and our skin and ulitmately to our vehicles! This is the one thing about horses I don't like. Sheddin them out. LOL! Good luck to everyone with sheddin horses!

Nevermind...........

2010-03-09T20:45:00.000-05:00

I just found out today that I was too late. The horse I wanted was adopted over the weekend. Gonna go cry now. Thanks anyway guys.

Tryin Real Hard but I Need Help

2010-03-07T23:51:00.000-05:00

So I am tryin real hard to get a second horse. And he isn't just any second horse I really want this horse but he is with New Vocations and I don't wanna risk loosin him while I am in trainin for the military. So I am tryin to get him before I leave. LOL! And I know my mom who is readin this is gettin ready to freak out on me but I really think this is somethin I have to do. Once i leave I won't have much to worry about financially. As long as I find a cheap place until I get back and buy my out land I will be fine. This horse looks to have major potential and I think he would be a good horse for my sister to ride until she gets one of her own. I'm tryin to keep her busy and out of trouble and offer her money on the side by takin care of my horses so that she can still earn money but can focus on school. It would be way better for her that way. And no taxes get taken out! And she loves it! Who can ask for more? But anyway so I figure his adoption fee is $200.00 and so I figure I need to come up with less than $400.00 by April but I want to come up with $400.00 to give me a little play room. So if anyone knows of any cheap farms (maximum board of $150.00) basically like a back yard kind of place please let me know! I really wanna do this for myself and my sister and I am hoping this will be the start of my equine career! If anyone has any work they need done around the house or farm let me know and I will come work for you to come up with the money! If y'all have any ideas what so ever on how I can come up with $400.00 by April please please please let me know!

Fungus???

2010-03-04T18:58:00.000-05:00

Sebastian has had a fungus in his ears since I got him. They are called Aural Plaques which is a type of flat wort. The have gotten worse in the past couple of days Rob says. He can barely get the halter on Bastian and when he does Bastian consitantly shakes his head tryin to get it off. I called Dr. Banner from Edisto Equine Clinic and she said for me to try and get out there tomorrow to take a look at it and then call them. So I think I'm gonna be schedulin and appointment with them here real soon. But does anyone know anythin about these Aural Plaques?

Possible Leasee?

2010-03-01T14:43:00.000-05:00

I think I may have found someone to half lease Sebastian! She is 14 and has been riding for 6 years. She seems very competent. She rode Sebastian Thursday night and she fell in love with him (honestly though, who can't?). Hopefully we will be meetin up again tonight and hopefully her mom will be signing a contract! Cross your fingers!

So...............

2010-02-25T01:29:00.002-05:00

I think my horse is a faker! lol! i think he has learned that if he is "lame" he doesn't have to work so he acts like an idiot, makes himself "lame", walk all "owwiee" when I'm around, but canters and gallops in the pasture like there is no tomorrow!

So I had a lesson on him today and we worked on over-correctin his head, leg yeilding, and half halts all at the walk, trot, and canter and he did perfect! It was like he hadn't had a three month break! Not even a single toss of the head! It felt amazing! He got all of his transitions perfect and Shelly says what I have always known which is he has a lot of potential! So from now on I will not beleive him when he shows "lameness" and I will just take it easy just in case! I can't wait for my next lesson! Today felt SSSSSOOOOOOOOOOO good!

My faith in him has been restored! I am not selling him!

Currently Torn

2010-02-23T19:28:00.000-05:00

I'm sick and tired of payin all this money for a horse I can't even ride more than once cause he is an idiot and makes himself go lame! I honestly debatin on sellin him and buyin another horse!!!! I even already have one in mind! Idk.............

sigh...............

fml................

shoots self in head................

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bang

We Will See

2010-02-23T10:12:00.000-05:00

I'm gonna try to get on Sebastian again today if the weather permits but I have a couple things I need to take care of first today so hopefully it doesn't start rainin. I'm gonna ask him to canter today and hopefully I get a good response.

I had a job interview yesterday (on the spot so its a good thing I dressed really nice) at the Banfeild Vet Clinic in West Ashley. I also sent an email out to a barn that is hiring (though I don't know which barn it is) and I am gonna send them my resume today once my mom and I are don't workin on it. So cross your fingers and say a prayer that I get one of those jobs please! I sent out other emails to other places but those are kinda like last resort places. I really don't wanna work there if I don't have to. So hopefully I get the barn job or Banfeild! Hooah!

Well here we go again

2010-02-22T13:30:00.001-05:00

I am lookin for a job again...I know this is gettin ridiculous right? Life can never be easy for me...oh well. If anyone knows of anythin out there let me know! Thanks!

Pics

2010-02-22T08:13:00.000-05:00

ROUND....DOES ANYONE REMEMBER?

2010-02-22T08:06:00.000-05:00

Here we go again. after taking a couple months off of riding...again...I finally got on Sebastian again yesterday! We lunged for about 20 minutes though before I got on him and I got on him in the roundpen (I wasn't takin any chances). We only walked and trotted though. He gave me a little attitude when it came time for me to ask for the trot but I pushed him through it. He actually, at the end before I decided to quit, went into the perfect dressage form! His back was round, his head was down, his nose was tucked in, and he was soooo smooth I felt like I was doin a sittin trot on a cloud! It was perfect. When he did that I was debatin on whether to push for the canter or not...until I got a sign. The gate to the round pen swung completely open! So I took the sign to heart, turned his head away from the open gate and dismounted. He did alot better then I though he would! Unfortuantely I can't get out there today but we will see what we get accomplished tomorrow!

By the way life is crazy so when I don't write on here regularly please don't hate me! lol!

Rules for Kickin ASS

2009-12-21T23:49:00.000-05:00

Rules for kickin' ass . . .

Rules for the Nonmilitary . . .

Make sure you read #13 . . .

Dear Civilians, 'We know that the current state of affairs in our

great nation has many civilians up in arms and excited to join

the military.

For those of you who can't join, you can still lend a hand. Here

are a few of the areas where we would like your assistance:

1. The next time you see any adults talking (or wearing a hat)

during the playing of the National Anthem - kick their ass.

2. When you witness, firsthand, someone burning the American

Flag in protest - kick their ass.

3. Regardless of the rank they held while they served, pay the

highest amount of respect to all veterans. If you see anyone

doing otherwise, quietly pull them aside and explain how

these veterans fought for the very freedom they bask in

every second. Enlighten them on the many sacrifices these

veterans made to make this Nation great. Then hold them

down while a disabled veteran kicks their ass..

4. If you were never in the military, DO NOT pretend that you

were.. Wearing battle dress uniforms (BDUs) or Jungle

Fatigues, telling others that you used to be 'Special Forces,'

Collecting GI Joe memorabilia, might have been okay when

you were seven years old, now, it will only make you look

stupid and get your ass kicked.

5. Next time you come across an *Air Force* member, do not

ask them, 'Do you fly a jet?' Not everyone in the Air Force

is a pilot. Such ignorance deserves an ass-kicking (children

are exempt).

6. If you witness someone calling the *US Coast Guard*

'non-military,' inform them of their mistake - and kick their

ass.

7. Next time Old Glory (the US flag) prances by during a

parade, get on your damn feet and pay homage to her by

placing your hand over your heart. Quietly thank the military

member or veteran lucky enough to be carrying her - of course,

failure to do either of those could earn you a severe ass-kicking..

8. Don't try to discuss politics with a military member or veteran..

We are Americans, and we all bleed the same, regardless of

our party affiliation. Our Chain of Command is to include our

Commander-In-Chief (CinC). The President (for those who

didn't know) is our CinC regardless of political party. We

have no inside track on what happens inside those big

important buildings where all those representatives meet.

All we know is that when those civilian representatives screw

up the situation, they call upon the military to go straighten

it out. If you keep asking us the same stupid questions

repeatedly, you will get your ass kicked.

9.. 'Your mama wears combat boots' never made sense to me -

stop saying it! If she did, she would most likely be a vet and

therefore would kick your ass!

10. Bin Laden and the Taliban are not Communists, so stop

saying 'Let's go kill those Commies!' And stop asking us

where he is! Crystal balls are not standard issue in the military.

That reminds me - if you see anyone calling those damn

psychic phone numbers, let me know, so I can go kick their ass!

11. 'Flyboy' (*Air Force*), 'Jarhead' (*Marines*), 'Grunt' (*Army*),

'Squid' (*Navy*), 'Puddle Jumpers' (*Coast Guard*), etc., are

terms of endearment we use describing each other. Unless

you are a service member or vet, you have not earned the

right to use them. Using them could get your ass kicked.

12. Last, but not least, whether or not you become a member of

the military, support our troops and their families. Every

Thanksgiving and religious holiday that you enjoy with family

and friends, please remember that there are literally thousands

of soldiers, sailors, marines and airmen far from home wishing

they could be with their families. Thank God for our military and

the sacrifices they make every day. Without them, our Country

would get it's ass kicked.

'It's the Veteran, not the reporter, who has given us the freedom

of the press.'

'It's the Veteran, not the poet, who has given us the freedom

of speech.'

'It's the Veteran, not the community organizer, who gives us the

freedom to demonstrate.'

'It's the Military who salutes the flag, who serves beneath the

flag, and whose coffin is draped by the flag, who allows the

protester to burn the flag.'

AND ONE MORE:

13. If you ever see anyone either standing for or singing the

national anthem in Spanish - KICK THEIR ASS.

WE LIVE IN THE LAND OF THE FREE, ONLY BECAUSE

OF THE BRAVE!

IN GOD WE TRUST.

AHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!

2009-11-03T22:16:00.002-05:00

So I would have wrote sooner but so much has gone on! Sunday I went up to Fort Jackson in Columbia for MEPS. By 2:30pm Monday I was sworn in to the Army National Guard! I am officially a Soldier now! Yea I'm so excited! I can't wait to start my career! After that I went home and grabbed a quick bite and met Erin out at the barn to get the trailer (which we were having problems with the breaks on...not good) and everythin ready for our trip. That was at about 6:15 that I left my house to head there and didn't leave the barn until around 9:00/9:30. By that time I had been up since 3:30am and runnin on less than two hours of half sleep and just wanted to go home, take a shower and go my ass to bed. but nooooo...once i left the barn my truck broke down and I had to call my mom and triple A. by the time the tower got there and my mom got me home is was midnight. then i had to get my clothes and everythin packed for today so i didn't get in bed until 12:30am and had to wake up at 6:00am to leave out with Erin today for Tennessee to go look at a horse with her and if she liked him to bring him home. That is where I'm am right now. In my hotel room in Chattanooga. We will go pick up the horse tomorrow mornin and head home! I can't wait to see how he does in his new home!

Well......

2009-11-01T15:38:00.000-05:00

Well y'all....I am headin to Columbia for MEPS for the Army National Guard soon. I am gettin pretty nervous about it. I don't know why considerin its just one really long physical basically but I'm nervous anyway. They are puttin me up in a hotel for tonight then the actual MEPS is tomorrow. They are gonna do all kinds of stuff but I don't know what exactly. My recruiter is gonna tell me on the way to Columbia. So by tomorrow night (unless they find somethin that needs to be waivered and I have to go back) I will be an American Soldier...........oh boy......LOL! I can do this! I think I will be the first soldier in my family...but I'm not sure. At least I'm still followin the military path my family has made! Wish me luck everyone!

Flu Shots

2009-10-27T18:54:00.002-04:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEN5KGwNGeo

And you people wonder why I refuse to get the flu shot!

Lots of Interestin Stuff mature audiences only

2009-10-27T17:11:00.000-04:00

So I never watch the Tyra Banks Show but I just so happened to turn on my TV and it was on. I was gonna turn it when I realized they were talkin about men and their sperm. LOL! So of course it peaked my interest and I had to watch it. Did you know that the testacles have to keep a temperature of 96 to 98 degrees? One degree higher and it will kill the sperm. Smoking also effects sperm and reduces the amount of blood flow to their junk! Marijuana actually makes the sperm "high" and they just "zoom" all over the place! Cell phones also effect sperm. It has been proven that men who keep their phones on their belt or in their pocket or close to their junk that 1/3 of their sperm gets killed! So men start keepin in in your shirt or jacket pocket! Last but not least...fruit increases they amount and they strength of sperm men produce so make your man eat lots of fruit!!!!!!! LOL! Just thought it was interestin!

ahhhh...I Feel Rejuvinated!

2009-10-21T20:45:00.000-04:00

I had a much needed horsey day today! Did nothin but play around all day! First was the farrier, then lookin at barns for Erin (E3) but I think she is good to go, the feedin. I tried to surprise my sister by showin up to her lesson today but she cancelled. So yea that didn't really work. LOL!

Soooooo....

2009-10-18T23:39:00.000-04:00

Picture yourself, if you will, walking to your horse's pasture to blanket him. Its in the low 40's and 9:30 at night. Assume the barn owner is sleeping so you don't want to wake him by shoutin your horses name, but, you don't wanna go lookin in the big dark pasture for your black horse. So you proceed to kiss and whistle over and over again. You wait a few seconds.........................

nothin. So you kiss and whistle again this time quietly calling your horse's name once...............................

nothin. So you kiss and whistle some more............

then, thanks to the help of a passing car's headlights you see a silouhette moving. Is it moving away from you or toward you? You can't tell so you take a tentative step forward. Then you hear the steady rythym of a horse's hooves poundin on the ground. It's cantering. You can count the beats..........

1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3....

but wait........

somethins not right...it sounds like...there's more

sure enough....you hear more than one set of hooves. They're gettin louder...Louder....LOUDER!!!! WHERE ARE THEY COMIN FROM?????!!!!!!!!

Now you can see, and you see more than one sillouhette! In fact you count 4! Your mind is racin. You have four horses all canterin towards you. You remember you locked the gate behind you. No fast way out...

they're gettin closer....what do you do! try to unlock the gate? No time....crawl through the fence what about the blanket? They're almost on top of you! You prepare to jump out of the way! All of a sudden 3 of the 4 horse turn! And your horse slides to a halt in front of you. 12 inches away, breathin heavy, and........

nuzzlin for his treat!

LOL! Yep that was me tonight! Scared the shit out of me! LOL! I got his blanket on him though at least! LOL! I need to invest in a flashlight.....

Help Me Please!

2009-10-17T14:33:00.000-04:00

So I need another job. Wild Wing Cafe ain't cuttin it on its own. I wont make Novembers bills if I don't get another job ASAP! I will do anythin from back breakin yard work to cleanin houses to workin with animals to you name it i'll do it. It doesn't matter. I just need a job! Please help and if you know of anyone hirin please send me their way!

Thanks y'all

Back in the Saddle

2009-10-16T16:22:00.000-04:00

Literally! Finally got back in the saddle today for...god I forget how long. And we went back to square one but at lease it didn't take as long for him to learn again. We rode him today without shoes and he actually seemed to do better without them than he does when he has them on so I think I'm gonna keep him barefoot for awhile and see how he does barefoot. Might as well I've tried everythin else. He is lookin better actually. His coat is almost back to normal (minus the winter coat comin in), and and hooves and still lookin good from the last time Ken was out. Here are some pics of how he is lookin.

Halloween Costume!!!!!

2009-10-05T21:52:00.000-04:00

I can't decide which Halloween Costume I want to get. What do you guys think?

http://www.halloweencostume.com/sexy-cowgirl-costume.html

or

http://www.halloweencostume.com/sexy-army-cadet-costume.html
(minus the hat and jacket thingy)

Let me know what you guys think!!!!!

Thanks!

So Far So Good!

2009-09-24T15:15:00.000-04:00

Well so far Sebastian's hooves havent started crackin or chippin or peelin yet since Ken came out. Hopefully that is a good sign. His coat is also gettin darker, softer, and shinier. His mail, tail, and forelock have still has a way to go. I got his boots for his hooves in so that we don't have to put shoes on him for awhile. I am tryin to get out to the barn to get them on him so that I can start riding him and see how he does but somethin keeps comin up and preventin me from doin so. This is so aggravatin. I should get out there tomorrow. So it may turn out to be an interestin day. Lol!

Farrier Time

2009-09-09T20:22:00.002-04:00

Ken Moody came out today. He recommended that I just leave Sebastian barefoot and ride him in boots until we can get them healed up. So I will be doin research tonight on them. Let me know if any of y'all know of any places that might have them on sale or on consignment please!

GO* D*** IT!!!!!

2009-09-06T16:56:00.000-04:00

Shoes went bye bye. again... this freakin sucks! what the hell! I mean are his hooves ever gonna get better? UGH!

A Few More

2009-09-03T13:16:00.000-04:00

I'm at school and in between classes so I am bored. I am lovin the weather we are havin right now. Its nice to be able to sit out in my truck between classes and not have to run my AC so I don't die. I'm almost ready for it to start coolin off. Not much though. Low 70's High 60's would be perfect. I have turned off the AC in my house for now and have opened all the windows. Our house is stayin at about 73 which is amazing. I can guarantee you once the temperature starts droppin I am turnin off the AC permanantly and openin windows and investin in box fans. I can't wait!

Dakoda is settlin in nice. He is startin to eat a little more so I'm not as worried. He didn't take up as much of the bed last night either. He did step on my stomach early early this mornin. That is one heavy dog. LOL! He has his wellness checkup tomorrow so we will weight him then. I have to admit...I'm never owned a dog that was over 30 pounds. This is a first for me. Anyway here are a few more pics of him.

Nuts I Tell Ya! Everythin Bout My Life is LOCO!

2009-09-03T00:39:00.000-04:00

While I was draggin pastures today Sebastian went nuts. He galloped around and bucked and everythin! It was real fun to watch!

Dakoda is really startin to settle in here. He isn't quite eatin the way he should yet but he should in a few days.

Thats all I have to say for tonight! Later!

Lesson and News

2009-09-01T14:30:00.000-04:00

My lesson on Sunday went ok. I got really frustrated though cause it seemed like Bastian and I just were not on the same page the whole time. He kept runnin my leg into the fence and everythin. Finally Holly got on and then things started clickin I think. I got back on and he seemed to do a good deal better. He is really startin to move into the frame we want from him. Hopefully I'll have time to ride him tomorrow so we can work on it.

Now for the news. I am gettin my new dog today! He is a male and about 1-3 years old. I am gettin him from the Goose Creek SPCA. He is pure white and I think supposed to be a very fluffy dog but he is body clipped right now except for his tail. That is definately fluffy! LOL! The card on his cage said Spitz/Mix but it didn't say what type of Spitz. I have never heard of this breed before so I got online and did research (y'all know me...wanna know everythin about everythin) and there and mutiple types. The one I think he might be is the japanese spitz. Here is a link on them...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_Spitz. I am gettin him today after school. I will get pics up as soon as I can of him! Now I need to come up with a new name for him. I don't like his name now which is "Adam". So if anyone has any ideas let me know!

Thanks!

2009-08-29T00:55:00.002-04:00

Thanks y'all for givin me some advice on my previous blog! I will definately look into that supplement and I have heard that the venice terpentine is good also! The farrier comes out on the ninth so I'll run these by him and see what he thinks! Sebastian is already wearin steal shoes. We decided to put those on instead of aluminum last time because they are sturdier and we figured he would not be able to pull them like he did the aluminum. I wonder why aluminum weakens a horses hoof and if so why do people use them? Guess its somethin to research when I have the time! Thanks again everyone!

Any Advice????

2009-08-28T00:25:00.002-04:00

Sebastian's hooves are HORRIBLE! He is sound but they just down right suck. I have him on smarthoof from smartpak but it just doesn't seem to be working. I have tried soaking them in peroxide. I have tried kopertox. I have tried about three different topical brush on oils of some sort. I have also tried white lighting. None of it seems to be workin. Is it just cause he is a thoroughbred? Any input? I will welcome anything you have to say!

2009-08-28T00:19:00.002-04:00

A redneck was stopped by a game warden in Alabama recently with two ice chests full of fish. He was leavin' a cove well-known for its fishing.The game warden asked the man, 'Do you have a license to catch those fish?''Naw, sir', replied the redneck. 'I ain't got none of them there licenses. You must understand, these here are my pet fish.''Pet fish?''Yeah. Every night, I take these here fish down to the lake and let 'em swim 'round for awhile. Then, when I whistle, they jump right back into these here ice chests and I take 'em home.''That's a bunch of hooey! Fish can't do that.' The redneck looked at the warden for a moment and then said, 'It's the truth Mr. Government Man. I'll show ya. It really works.''O. K.', said the warden. 'I've got to see this!'The redneck poured the fish into the lake and stood and waited.After several minutes, the warden says, 'Well?''Well, what?', says the redneck.The warden says, 'When are you going to call them back?''Call who back?''The FISH', replied the warden!'What fish?', replied the redneck....Moral of the story: We may not be as smart as some city slickers, but we aren't as dumb as some government employees.You can say what you want about the South, but you never hear of anyone retiring and moving north.

Naked Cowboy

2009-08-28T00:08:00.004-04:00

The Sheriff in a small town in Texas walks out in the street and sees a blond haired cowboy coming toward him with nothing on but his cowboy hat, his gun and his boots. He arrests him for indecent exposure.
As he is locking him up, he asks “Why in the world are you walking around like this?”

The cowboy says, “Well it’s like this Sheriff ...

“I was in this bar down the road and this pretty little red head asks me to go out to her motor home with her. So I did.

“We go inside and she pulls off her top and asks me to pull off my shirt... So I did.

“Then she pulls off her skirt and asks me to pull off my pants.... So I did.

“Then she pulls off her panties and asks me to pull off my shorts....so I did.

“Then she gets on the bed and looks at me kind of sexy and says, “Now go to town cowboy…”

“And here I am.”

Son of a gun; blonde men do exist!

Awesome Texas Mornin

2009-08-28T00:00:00.008-04:00

An Awesome Texas Morning(After the horses moved on, the doe came for her fawn. So all is well, in case you were wondering...)

NOT SCARED OF THE "BIG GUYS" AT ALL… VERY INQUISITIVE. AND THE HORSES DON'T SEEM TO MIND.

THE FAWN LOOKS SO SMALL.

DEFINITELY, GOD'S CRITTERS AT THEIR FINEST...

Pics!!!

2009-08-27T23:55:00.004-04:00

I think he was tryin to eat my shirt! LOL! Yes I was layin on the cement by his stall!

Tossin his head tryin to look cool! LOL!

Treat?????

No treat??? awww...sniff

For Lease!!!

2009-08-27T23:53:00.003-04:00

Hey y'all! I am wantin to half lease Sebastian out again! He does need an intermediate to advanced level rider. If you know of anyone who is interested please tell them to either email me at barrelracingjumper@yahoo.com or call me anytime at 843-708-2307!

LONG TIME NO WRITE

2009-08-25T14:14:00.005-04:00

Hey y'all! Sorry its been so long! Life has been nothin but crazy! You would think I would get used to it by now. I moved out of my parents house into a town house right between ladson, goose creek, and north charleston. I have been there since the first of August. I like it. I live with two other people soon to be three. I have to admit I can't wait till this lease is up though so that I can get my own place and not have roommates. They are laid back and everything but sometimes they are too laid back and of course I am always doin somethin. I gave Dixie to my parents. When we tried splittin up the three dogs they went berserk! I am gettin a new dog this week sometime. Sebastian has been better but he has also been worse. He and I are takin a break from jumping for awhile. I have decided I really want him to have a good foundation in collection, impulsion, and general training so we are goin to be doin dressage for a good while. Once we have the muscle, control, collection, and impulsion we will go back to jumping but we will continue to do combined training. I am still goin to school for Law Enforcement and Crime Scene Investigation. I am looking for a job to replace Whirlin Waters. If anyone knows of anythin please let me know asap! Especially if it deals with animals! Anyway...I'm gonna eat my lunch before I head into class. I will try to keep this updated better but forgive me if it gets to be a while. My life is a whirlwind!

YAY!!!!

2009-07-03T14:54:00.004-04:00

So I can now keep my puppy Dixie at the house! Her and Mariposa are terrorizin each other! I wonder who will give up first...Mariposa has an adantage though. She can get up on the couch...poor Dixie can't. She is too small. Poor thing! LOL! Beaux is wonderin what the hell us lunatics are thinkin bringin ANOTHER puppy into his domain?! LOL!

Joy Baker is comin out to the farm July 6th at 3:30 pm to adjust Sebastian or atleast look at him. I am gettin someone from Sally from Edisto Equine Clinic out to do some blood work and a work up on Sebastian to try and figure out why his coat and hooves are so bad all of a sudden.

Here is a picture of Dixie from today. She was sittin in my truck with the AC runnin sleepin while I was out in the heat feedin horses! LOL!

Finally an Update!

2009-06-29T20:27:00.012-04:00

Its been awhile since I've had anythin to post about. But I had Amy Hayek out recently and she said some things about Sebastian that I don't know if I beleive. I am havin Joy Baker come out and give me a second opinion. We had a luau out at the barn this past weekend. There were all kinds of stuff for the horses to look at includin an inflattable pool! It took awhile for me to get Sebastian to trust it but patience won out and he did! He even played with the water a little bit! Too bad my cousin didn't get a pic of it! But here are some others from that day!

Drinkin some Orange Gatorade!

I love me some Gatorade!

Post Show

2009-05-31T16:45:00.003-04:00

Well we came back from the Sea Island Horse Show yesterday. I was too tired to write yesterday so I am doin it today. Thursday Erin and I were out at Rose Court at 0730 to body clip Sebastian. She and I both had to leave that day to go to work. She got off of work at 2100 hrs and I got off at 2330 hrs. Then it was back up and at the barn Friday at 0800 hours to bathe Sebastian and get everythin loaded into the trailer. Holly met us at about 1000 hrs and we started haulin. Erin rode with me and we followed Holly. We travelled from Rose Court to Whistle Stop to pick up Jessie and Pickles (Kelly brought Riley later). Once we got everythin and everyone loaded at Whistle Stop it was time to head to Mullet Hall where we unloaded everythin and everyone and got everythin set up. Erin did some schoolin on Sebastian with Holly havin to get on a few times cause he was bein a pain. Once Erin was done she and I decided to leave cause we had other things to do so we headed home. Saturday mornin I was up at 0400 hours. I left my house and went to pick up my friend Mary so she could spend the day with us. We headed to Mullet Hall and got there literally at 0545. Erin and her mom showed up at 0600. No one was even awake. It then occured to me that I was not the one ridin or competein so what the hell was I up so early for? So Mary and I layed down in my truck and went back to sleep until about 0730 then got up and started the day. Erin competed on Sebastian in the Pre-Green Hunter division and took a second and two thirds and the reserve champion for the division! Congrats Erin and Sebastian! After the show day was over we loaded everythin back up and headed on our way. Holly had to go meet her husband for church so Mary and I were on our own on findin Whistle Stop to take Jessie home. Once Jessie and everythin was unloaded there we headed for Rose Court to take Sebastian home. Once that was all said and done Mary and I had to turn around and take the trailer back to Whistle Stop just to turn around and head home. Lots of drivin, very early, very late, and VERY hot weekend. I'm kinda glad its over. Everyone did amazin though and they were all real troopers! People and horses!!!

Pre Show Day!!!

2009-05-29T21:59:00.003-04:00

Well Erin and I got the last little bit loaded into the trailer this mornin then bathed Sebastian for the show this weekend! I hauled a horse trailer for the second time today, yesterday bein the first in a lesson. Erin rode with me and I followed Holly to her farm where we loaded Jessie and Pickles on with Sebastian. We then travelled out to Mullet Hall and got everythin settled and worked Sebastian which was interestin to say the least. LOL! It is up at 0400 hours tomorrow mornin. LOL!

Finally!!!!!! Thank You!!!!

2009-05-27T22:12:00.003-04:00

Oh thank God! I think we are done with all the bad stuff! Erin is competin on Sebastian in either walk/trot or walk/trot/canter flat only this Saturday. I am takin him mainly to get used to all the chaos of the show grounds. But Erin (E3) put Sebastian in the arena with her horse Emily today and when she took his halter off he started rearin with his legs stretched out completly and cantered/galloped around for a little. LOL! So I guess he is feelin much better which takes a HUGE weight off my shoulders! I can finally breathe again. Breathin is such a nice feelin. LOL! ;)

Almost Done

2009-05-26T16:36:00.003-04:00

Holly met me at the barn this mornin and helped me put a diaper wrap on Sebastian's hoof. It looks like the abcess busted we just did the wrap to be on the safe side. We found out though that Sebastian has thrush so I now have to take cate of that. Thats not difficult though. But Sebastian looked completely sound today so looks like we are finally back on track! Thanks everyone for helpin me out!

SSDD

2009-05-24T22:08:00.003-04:00

Sebastian is progessively gettin more and more lame on his front left foot. The one that has the abcess. So I am assumin that means its gettin closer to comin to head. I don't know what was up with Sebastian earlier today either. I put him in his stall because the pastures were wet and the vet said to put him in his stall if that happens. When I put him in his stall he reared a couple of times for no reason. Non that I could see anyway. I guess he was just feelin good.

La Da Di Da

2009-05-24T11:19:00.004-04:00

Last night I helped Erin (E3) finish feedin a little before I soaked Sebastian's foot. Erin (E3) had put Sebastian in the arena with her mare Emily after they were done eatin. That was before I got there. She said that they were cute together trottin beside each other and once they settled down they grazed together. Thats how they were when I showed up at the barn. Rob got a new lab puppy so while I was meetin Autumn I looked at Sebastian and saw that he was chasin a cat. The poor thing! The cat I mean. LOL! I hollared at Sebastian to leave the cat alone. Like he listened to me! LOL! It was cute though! The new puppy is adorable and Molly (the older dog that has been there forever) doesn't like the new puppy. She tries to stay as far away as possible. All the animals out there are too cute! Anway thats all I got for now. I was postin anyway mainly cause I'm bored. Later!

Good Day Today! Finally!

2009-05-23T13:52:00.006-04:00

I went out to the barn today to take care of Sebastian. He was actually really cute and entertainin today! I get the feelin that things are finally gonna start lookin up for us. I just feel more optimistic! I soaked his foot this mornin and it looks like there is a little bit of a difference so hopefully it will come to head soon! Sebastian did really good just standin in the wash stall with his foot in a bucket of water and epsom salt with his lead rope thrown over his back. He stood there and gave me no problems while I groomed him like that for half an hour! I was really surprised actually! He normally gives me a hard time! I mixed some water and red gatorade together for him, just for the hell of it, and he was soooo funny. He would drink and he liked it so much he would put his muzzle in it so far some of it would go up his nose and he'd jerk his head up and stick his lips in the air! It was too cute! Here are some pics I took of Bastian and me to pass the last ten minutes we had to soak his foot.

Vet Visit

2009-05-22T17:20:00.005-04:00

Dr. Miller came out today to do Sebastian's hock injections. He also checked his front left hoof and he thinks that it is an abcess. So I am supposed to soak Sebastian's foot twice a day for thirty minutes until the abcess comes to head and heals. Dr. Miller said that this should take three to five days so hopefully my horse will be back to normal by a weeks time but with my luck here lately I'm not gettin my hopes up. Poor Sebastian was so doped up on sedation that his head practically touched the ground, his bottom lip was droopin, and I had his foot soakin and he didn't even fuss about it. It was very entertainin actually. It made things alot easier havin him on sedatation though I have to admit! Here is a pic of my goofy boy from today!

Not Again!!!

2009-05-21T14:55:00.003-04:00

Are you kiddin me?! Sebastian is now lame on his front left leg. It might be an abcess. You know I am really gettin sick and tired of everythin goin wrong. Can I not have a break? I mean what the bloody hell! I'm really beginnin to wonder if all this is worth it...unfortunatly I'm too stubborn to give up. My emotions and mentality can't take much more of this. Atleast the vet comes out tomorrow for Sebastian's hock injections anyways and he will look at his front leg then.

Check Out This Link

2009-05-20T22:16:00.003-04:00

Some people really baffle me! How moronic is this ad?

http://horsetopia.horse-for-sale.org/classifieds/ad378756

Back to Ridin

2009-05-20T14:00:00.003-04:00

Bastian and I are now back to ridin after havin about two weeks off. We are only allowed to walk and trot but we still found stuff to work on. Today he and I worked on a nice sittin trot pace. I also worked on no stirrup work to strengthen my legs up. He kept actin strange though and I'm gonna just assume its from him bein in a slight amount of pain cause of his hocks. He tried boltin and buckin a few times but I was able to keep him under control. I rode in a dressage saddle for the first time today and OMG it was weird! Holly said it will help my equitation alot though so I will hang in there for a while. It'll just take a little while to get used to.

So I am now the person with a million jobs. Here is what I have to do...
Feed horses out at Entropy Farms-Monday, Wednesday, Friday and alternate between Thursday and Saturday.
Drag pastures out at Rose Court every three to four days.
Work for the Pinto Horse Association Horse Shows one weekend a month.
Full time worker at Whirlin Waters Monday through Friday.
Part time worker at Wild Wings of North Charleston three nights a week.
Full time student takin online courses over the summer.
Ridin lesson once a week.
Compete in as many shows as I can.
Ride Sebastian four days minimum a week.
Clean my parents house as well as cook occasionally.
Not to mention try to find time for a social life and sleepin.
This is my life now. It is gonna suck but I gotta do what I have to inorder to provide for my horse, pay my mom back the money I owe her, and work on movin out of my parents house. LOL! Wish me luck!

Look Around

2009-05-19T14:23:00.004-04:00

Holly and I went to Tack & Tow today to look for new saddles for Sebastian. We didn't find one that fits so she is lettin me use her dressage saddle for now. The saddle I have doesn't fit Sebastian anymore now that he has gained so much weight and muscle and it has cause his withers to become sore. So if anyone knows of anyone sellin a 16 inch, brown (preferably), narrow tree, close contact, with high withers saddle please send them my way! I am in desperate need of a saddle. But try to keep it at a reasonable price! With everythin goin on I can't afford it. I can't even afford all of June's board. But please keep and ear and eye out for me! Thanks!

Vet Trip

2009-05-18T21:49:00.003-04:00

Well Holly and I took Sebastian to the vet today. It's his hocks. So now I have to do hock injections and everythin. I can start workin Bastian at a walk and trot only for awhile. He is also allowed off stall rest and can now go back in his pasture which I know he will love! I am still goin to take Sebastian to the horse show at the end of the month just to get some mileage on him. We are not goin to compete which will probably be for the best. I am goin to try to take him to as many shows as possible without competin before the Charleston Classic in July. That way I can get him used to the atmosphere and hopefully we will do really good when we compete in the Classic. Anyway thats all I have to report today. Later!

Just a Joke I Got From A Friend

2009-05-17T20:44:00.003-04:00

Your ridin a horse, there is a giraffe beside you, and a lion is chasin you.
What do you do?
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Get your drunk ass off of the Merry-Go-Round!!!

Videos of Sebastian Bein an Idiot

2009-05-17T14:43:00.001-04:00

This Is Gettin Old

2009-05-17T14:12:00.004-04:00

Tommorow Holly and I will be takin Sebastian and Riley to the vet. I don't know what all the vet will do or say so I'm kinda nervous. Wish us luck though. I just can't help but wonder if a horse can only be lame at the trot. Cause he isn't at the walk and when I let him into the arena to graze he canters/gallops off and continues until he is tired. He even adds in some bucks and everythin. He is gettin so rude also. I'm doin my best at keepin his manners in check but how do you do that when you can't make them work if need be? All I gotta say if Murphey needs to leave me alone! This has been lastin for almost a week now and I'm tired of everythin goin wrong. I hope I have the strength to get through all of this without havin some kind of break down.

Pictures of Holly and Me Fightin With the Lugnuts

2009-05-14T17:56:00.004-04:00

OMFG!

2009-05-14T17:30:00.003-04:00

Can we say...the worst day ever? Yes I can! Cause I had it today! Holly and Me both! We had to go through today together and I swear we were both about to just curl up in little balls and suck our thumbs! It started with I was supposed to have a ridin lesson today early early early cause she need my help gettin Mary's horses to the vet. Well we get Bastian out of the pasture and he and I are walkin in front of Holly and she decides that we should put him in the round pen cause he still looks off. Sure enough he is still lame. So much for things lookin up. So Holly calls Shambley Equine for me while I'm gettin his stall ready for him to go on stall rest again. They said I could bring him in today. So we went and got Mary's horses and got on the interstate and blew the tread on a tire on the trailer. Great! Perfect! So we cruise down the interstate at a whoppin 20mph until we get to the exit for my barn. Then gettin everythin done inorder to change the damn tire took half the damn day. Needless to say Sebastian now has to wait to go to the vet on Monday. Holly got all the tires replaced and Mary's horses taken care of so we should not have any problems on Monday. Hopefully. I can't beleive this. You know I'm beginnin to wonder why I do all this. Its all so aggravatin and things very rarely go right or smooth. Why do I bother? *sigh* I'm sure my horse will remind me soon why I love this crazy world we call horses. He always does but honestly I don't know how much more I can take. I need a break. It seems like its never goin to end. I don't have the finances to support all of this all of a sudden either. Just wish me luck for Monday. Hopefully its nothin too bad. Looks like I'm not gonna have a sound horse for awhile though. If anyone has any ideas, advice, words of wisdom, or anythin?

Things Are Startin To Look Up

2009-05-13T16:52:00.004-04:00

I think we are almost done with the healin process with Sebastian's cuts. Two of the three are completely healed and the third one is almost healed. As far as I can tell he is not lame any more either. His manners however are startin to get slack so we are workin on those again. I also walked him along the road with cars goin by today and he did perfect! He paid absolutley no attention to them. So each day we will start walkin further and further up the road and get close to the road as opposed to stayin on the opposite side of the ditch. Then eventually we will do it in tack then under saddle.

Barn Jobs?

2009-05-11T23:26:00.002-04:00

I am goin to be lookin for a full time barn job around the month of September so if I could put on you guys to start gettin my name out there to barns and everythin I would highly appreciate it.

Definately Feelin Full of Himself!!!

2009-05-11T14:01:00.002-04:00

Well at least Sebastian is feelin better! LOL!

Definately Need Help

2009-05-11T11:18:00.003-04:00

Oh boy oh boy oh boy. I'm in trouble. Why does money have to be so hard to come by? ugh! Ok...so I was supposed to work the Pinto Horse Show on the ninth. Well that mornin I woke up at 0400 hours and got sick so I couldn't go. So I lost a hundred dollars that I had put in my budget. Not only that but I had to pay a butt load of money to get tags and registration for my truck I bought as well as pay the property taxes on it. That was one hundred and forty five dollars total. Then mother's day stuff. Not to mention to unexpected strangels vaccination and Sebastian throwin his shoes, comin up lame, and slicin himself up I had to buy all kinds of stuff for that. So many un-planned things has happened this month that it has really put me in a hole big time. As it is I am goin to be one hundred dollars short for June's board and I have the vet comin out to give Sebastian his fall vaccinations. I've had to cancel takin Bastian to the beach already cause I can't afford that on top of everythin. I'm screwed to say the least. Any one have any ideas? :(

Here We Go Again

2009-05-07T23:04:00.003-04:00

Well I was supposed to have a lesson today. Fifteen minutes into it we had to stop becuase Sebastian all of a sudden came up lame. There was no heat and no swellin so we don't know what is goin on. So he is on stall rest for a few days which he is gonna hate but it needs to be done. This is gettin to be ridiculous. In three weeks he has thrown a shoe and sliced himself up, thrown his other shoe, and gone lame. I don't know whats goin on but its startin to drive me crazy! People always say that bad things happen in three's so hopefully my three with him are done...at least for awhile.

On a lighter note...looks like Sebastian and I are doin the May 30th Sea Islan Horse Show. Erin will be competin on him also so wish us luck! We are also hopin to take him to Seabrook to do some trainin with him on the beach. I am only goin with plans to do ground work but if he get on and ride I wont complain either! Don't worry when one of us is not workin with him then the other will play photographer! So expect pictures! Wish us luck with everything!

Farrier time...Oh boy.

2009-05-06T19:02:00.003-04:00

It was time for Ken Moody again today! Good timin too cause obviously Sebastian threw the opposite shoe from last time sometime yesterday or this mornin. I swear this horse is either gonna be the death of me or of my wallet...one of the two! Lol! We cannot figure out why or how he keeps pullin off his shoes. There is no logical way. Ken, Rob, and I tried to figure it out but no luck. Oh well guess we will figure it out eventually if he keeps throwin them which I hope he don't. Ken wants me to buy Sebastian a hoof supplement now cause his hooves are gettin brittle. I also need to get Black-as-Night for his coat. Oh boy...I need a better job. Ugh! HELP! LOL!

Pictures!!!

2009-05-05T17:04:00.007-04:00

Erin came out and rode today and lunged Sebastian in side reins. He actually did really good! She also took him out on the trails today. He has only been hand walked on them once before. I walked along as a ground reinforcement. She made him go threw puddles and everything! He did really good today! I had to do very little reinforcement on the trails! But here are a few pics!

Lesson Time!!!

2009-05-03T18:33:00.003-04:00

Yesterday Sebastian and I had a lesson. Since we still didn't want to push him becuase of his injuries we only did flat work. Holly worked on me trustin him more and actually made me canter around without any reins and my hands above my head! It was actually really fun! But we need better leg steering power! LOL! We were all over the arena! Sebastian also thinks that Holly is break spot! LOL! While I still didn't quite have my reins he went to her and stop from the canter suddenly. It was kinda funny. Gotta work on that I think. LOL! Holly got on after my lesson to do some trainin on him in flyin lead changes. He didn't get it even once this time. I don't know if he was bein stubborn or if he forgot in one week what a flyin change is. Oh well...I have homework to work on this week to try to get him ready for flyin changes so maybe the next lesson when Holly does a trainin session again!

YAY!!!

2009-05-01T19:25:00.003-04:00

Today was the first day of Erin's lease! CONGRATS ERIN!!! She rode him today for a while and worked mostly on supplin him up and she also cleaned his wounds out for me today! Thanks! I also started him on a weight gain supplement so hopefully we should be seein the last of his ribs disappear soon! We are also tryin to figure out plans for the Sea Island Horse Show on May 30th so all of us have a lot of work to do before then!

Doin alot better

2009-04-29T20:37:00.002-04:00

The swellin around the laceration has gone almost completely down. It is still slightly sensitive to touch. I just keep cleanin it with a betadine scrub then spray a betadine/water solution into and cover it with a topical cream and am giving him bute. He seems to be movin fine on it so I'm not worried about it anymore. In fact Erin is goin to do some light riding on him on Friday and I will have a light riding lesson on Saturday. Overall he seems to be doin better though! I tell ya what though...when I got that phone call from Rob my heart sank! Thank god its over though! Thats about all the news though!

I am almost done with my second semester of college! I have two more exams this week then I'm done. Both of them are tomorrow. Wish me luck!

Doin better

2009-04-28T12:02:00.003-04:00

Ken Moody and I were out at Rose Court at 0630 hrs this mornin for him to put Sebastian's shoe back on. He chipped up his hoof pretty bad but Ken said it should be all grown out by the next time he's out which is May 6th. The swellin is down a little bit around his wound and I was able to see that it is not a puncture. Just a bad laceration. I cleaned it out again today and put more betadine and Furazone on it. It is still sensitive to touch which is normal but the heat in it has gone down so I don't think it will get infected. We will have to wait and see though. I also found three more cuts that I hadn't noticed yesterday. One small one on his shoulder, a small one on his hip, and a medium sized one on the inside of his back leg by his buttock area. All of the cuts are on the same side and the shoe that he threw was on the opposite front leg. So goin by history I have come up with an idea as to what happened. When Sebastian rolls I have realized he tends to roll by a fence. So I think he rolled and his hoof got caught on the fence and he freaked out. I think thats where the other cuts came from and I also think that when he got himself untangled he had pulled his shoe off but in the process a couple of the nails snagged him and thats where the laceration came from. Not sure if thats what happened but thats all I can think of. I am goin to the tack shop to buy some Furazone of my own. Rob has been lettin me use his thankfully! Then I have to give Sebastian more Bute this afternoon before I go to school.

On a happier note! I finally got my own truck! She is a Chevy Silverado 2500 Turbo Diesel! She is dark green and has scratches and the finishin is chippin off but that all just gives her character! I love this truck! She rides real smooth and everythin! I'm soooo excited! I'm gonna clean her up then take some pics and post them for y'all to see!

Anyway...gotta study! I got five final exams this week! Wish me luck!

Oh boy...first bad escapade as a first time horse owner.

2009-04-27T17:21:00.002-04:00

Oh boy oh boy oh boy! Not good. So Sebastian threw a shoe today. Ken Moody is goin to try to come out tonight but if not he will be out at 0630 hrs tomorrow. But thats not the bad thing. Yeah I know there's more. On the inside of Sebastian's right front leg by the girth area is a rather large puncture/cut wound. It is swollen and hot and it hurts him. He is favorin his leg a little and will only let you touch it just barely. The only thing I can come up with is that he partially pulled his shoe today then layed down and when he got up next he snatched himself with the shoe then the shoe came off the rest of the way. I don't know though. The vet said to just clean it daily and put some topical cream on it and give him bute daily also. She also said that if it starts leakin puss or anythin to call them anytime and they will come out and sedate him and clean it real well and make sure there is nothin in it or that it is not infected. I have never been through this before. I have been around when things happen to horses don't get me wrong but it was never my horse. So this is all new and I feel like I'm in over my head. But I have some great people on my side to help me out! Thanks Edisto Equine Clinic, Rob, Len, Holly, Mom and Dad!

Just Another Post

2009-04-26T17:54:00.002-04:00

Well Sebastian hasn't made any friends or enemies in his herd so I guess its kinda a neutral situation right now. LOL! I think his rainrot has cleared up also with this medication he is on. Always a good thing! I didn't get to spend much time with him at all today cause I was too busy but I'm his tomorrow! LOL! I also get my truck tomorrow so expect pictures! YEAH!!! LOL!

Yesterday

2009-04-26T10:19:00.002-04:00

Sorry I didn't post yesterday! It was absolute mayhem all day! Anyway I am feelin a little better. I'm at about 85% right now. Yesterday I had a lesson and I was at about 70%. I feel bad for Holly! She was gettin so frustrated with me cause I just was not concentratin and my body wouldn't work with me how I needed it to and it was just a bunch of frustration! Holly had to actually yell at me a couple times becuase things she was sayin just wasn't registerin but in the end it all worked out and we got a flyin lead change out of Sebastian! I also got to move Sebastian from the back pasture (quarintine pasture) up to the front geldin pasture! Everythin went nice and smooth! A couple of the horses chased Sebastian but seein how he is a thoroughbred and trained to race he got away! LOL! It was sooooo cute to watch though! They all accepted him real good into their herd! But I think thats all for now! Later!

Another Day

2009-04-24T14:11:00.002-04:00

Well guys I am still sick so once again I didn't get to do anythin with Sebastian :(. I did go out there today to give him his medication and guess who I ran into. Christine from Tuxbury! I worked with her at the last SCPtHA and we got to talkin and realized she knew Sebastian! So I took her out to Sebastian's pasture to say hi to him and everythin! She might be able to get me a job out at Tuxbury but I have two other barn jobs, a regular full time job for the summer, school, housework, and a horse to take care of, not to mention workin the SCPtHA shows, and competin myself so I don't know what kind of schedule I can manage to pull off! LOL! Oh well, she and I will talk and see what can be done! But it turns out I will be workin with her from now on at the SCPtHA shows! Wish me luck on workin out a schedule for all these jobs and everythin I have to do!

BORED!!!

2009-04-23T21:18:00.008-04:00

I was bored so I decided to upload some more pics!

UGH!!!

2009-04-23T21:00:00.002-04:00

Nevermind on the lesson today. I wound up gettin a real bad cold and could barely get out of bed to go feed the horses this mornin. But they need to eat so I did. But other than that I literally spent twenty minutes out at the barn with Sebastian today. Just long enough to make sure he ate all of his medication. This whole day has kinda been a fog. I don't remember much of anythin and what I do remember its like it was a dream. Hopefully I feel better by tomorrow. I hate not bein able to spend real time with my baby.

2009-04-23T20:52:00.001-04:00

Well I wound up havin to cancel my lesson today becuase I am sick. I went out to the barn for literally 20

Not a Very Good Day

2009-04-22T14:42:00.001-04:00

Well all I have to say is I hope Sebastian has a better attitude tomorrow for our lesson. He was a total jerk today. He refused to go in the arena and he kept refusin a crossrail jump! I mean what the hell? It may have had somethin to do with all the wind but he hasn't had any problems for the past month when I ride him while its windy. Maybe it was an off day who knows. I just hope that we have a better ride tomorrow.