Well, today turned out dry and slightly cold. Amazing! Imagine a cold dry winter day in California!
Went to Equifest and spent about 4hours watching a great horse show at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center. There were two accidents, not serious but curiously they were all caused by saddles slipping and the riders ended up on the ground. One shire horse became very nervous and his lady who was riding side saddle dismounted but as she did the saddle slipped and she ended fallig on the ground. He ran off an was eventually caught and she was unhurt. There was much cheering for the mounted cavalry and their horses were rock solid even with gun shooting from their riders.
We went around the barns afterwards and I fell in love with a rather large horse, as you can see in the photo. We ran into Jann and his team got 'bumped' from the Rose Parade because two riders withdrew and therefore his group did not have enough to perform. He encouraged me once again to think about entering Quincey in one of these paradesin Medieval garb. I will think about it.
The afternoon ended with us doing chores at the ranch and I do admit I wispered in Quincey's ear about how splendid he would have looked all dressed up. He just tried to take off my hat in answer. We will have more 'talks' anout this in 2010 I think.
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Monday, December 28, 2009
new year....well almost
Well the bleachers are up on Colorado and the Rose Parade has alost hit Pasadena. My roses in the graden look sad and small after a siege of cold nights and dry days. The water rationing in California is getting to the garden.
Tomorrow we are off to Equifest a sort of Rose Parade preview show for all horse lovers. I suppose that the riders from all over the country and their horses have to do something while waiting for the long cold night of New Years Eve to be over. I am told by our friend Jann of Sweden who is Horse Marshall for the parade that they wait all night across the other side of the 134 freeway with horses and trailers to get into line at around 4am. Sounds like what we do before a Chinese New Year event.
Tomorrow we are off to Equifest a sort of Rose Parade preview show for all horse lovers. I suppose that the riders from all over the country and their horses have to do something while waiting for the long cold night of New Years Eve to be over. I am told by our friend Jann of Sweden who is Horse Marshall for the parade that they wait all night across the other side of the 134 freeway with horses and trailers to get into line at around 4am. Sounds like what we do before a Chinese New Year event.
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