Whew, time just flies sometimes. I feel like I have been sick on and off most of the winter. Roscoe bred five mares and I know of three confirmed. So here is the line up: Bred 5/11/23 Fairy Gold aka Pixie (Welsh/WB) Bred 5/18/23 Ashland Ginger Rose (Welsh Cob) Bred 6/22/23 Maggie (Belgium/Arab) A chance for a Duncan 2.0 Duncan, finally showing his chrome The basic's: Guess the birth date Guess the gender Extra points for guessing chrome: Face legs body Coat Color  Winner of each will get a $25 RW or store of choice gift card. Overall Grand prize winner (points com ..read more

 So, I have spent all my free time working on the Foal Pool Prize cross stitch. That's why I have not posted. It took longer since my sister accidently cut the fabric too small and I had to start all over once I discovered it when it was halfway done. This was a fun one to put together. Liz has a ton of photos to choose from. These were the ones that make up the final picture And the final product And my sister's framing to finish it up Luckily Liz enjoyed the picture, which is always the goal. I always hope I do people's horses justice. Thanks everyone for participating ..read more

 And of course just after I posted the last foal results, the last edition arrived early. For the first time ever Roscoe has two fillies in one year. Meet Juliet's (Remember When) filly, SFW Pardon My Ffrench (Kahmee) In a twist Kahmee has two socks and one stocking. Maybe a coronet, but I have not been able to see clearly. She also has a star, stripe, snip. Her owner is thrilled with all the traits Roscoe passed down. Kahmee keeps her mom running now that she has figured out those long legs. Congrats to Liz! She has won this foal pool and the overall prize. Let me know if you ..read more

 After an extended wait, Saturday Maggie had a big Colt just before dinner.  Meet Duncan! I waited to post because I could not tell from the pictures what his leg marking are. And I still don't, so since he has four white feet everyone who guessed white on legs got points. I think he has at least 3 stockings. He is super light though. Congrats to Liz! Email me at equinpilot@aol.com and I will send your RW or other stores gift card. Duncan made the news too click here ..read more

 Winter riding brings the need for warmth. For me my ears are one part that needs to stay warm or I am miserable. So years ago we found this headliner in the motorcycle section of our Marine Corps Exchange.   The liner is super thin, so it barely takes any room in your helmet. It is stretchy and can also be a balaclava or just a neck warmer. It is sleek enough to wear at a show or clinic. Just as many things the price has gone up over the years. It is still worth the $18 price tag.  We just gifted one to our Magna Wave practioner and she was thrilled. She has a long walk ..read more

 As you all know Lauren from She Moved To Texas, won Roscoe's 2021 foal pool. She generously donated her gift card amount to a charity. So I really wanted her cross stitch to be special.  Fortunately she has really great photos to choose from of Simon and her dogs. I ended up formatting something completely different than I had ever done. It has a level of depth and nuance I hoped would come through. I gave it to my sister to be transferred to the pattern and crossed my fingers.  Amazingly it worked out to fit all my parameters. It did need every stitch completed to make it come ..read more

 We said goodbye to Karrigan at our last lesson as she moves with her military spouse. She definitely pushed Roscoe and I to be better and I felt she was invested in our progress. Unlike previous trainer exits, this time there is not an assistant trainer to take over. I was mildly panicked at the thought of no lessons the winter before I attempt rated shows. Enter Lauren who worked it out that I can ride with her until an assistant is hired. Now was nervous for a whole other reason. Which turned out to be for nothing. Lauren is a completely down to earth, tell it like it is person. I f ..read more

 The downside to having a breeding stallion, lessons, shows and a full time job is the trailer is tough to schedule a checkup. We did not notice anything until the well into breeding season and the show season. So we did fixes and watched until we could get it in. Fast forward to the beginning of November. Mom and I were driving back to the barn after a saddle fitting. The roads are hilly, winding and a little narrow, but we have gone this way for four years with no issues. This time we felt a huge bump, or something that only affected the trailer. Immediately we thought it was a tire. A ..read more

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 Sadly this winter my trainer is going to Florida so I will be on my own. She was going to come back a couple of weekends but now that's not happening. Lauren Sprieser emailed and said we were stuck with her. Like that is a bad thing. So the winter before my biggest show season will end with camp with Lauren. Although I have ridden at Sprieser for four years, I have not ridden with her. Her lesson prices are nearly double that of my trainer making it too pricey.  I am looking forward to getting her help. Sometimes a different person can say something in another way that causes a l ..read more