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My mini Major in his winter clothes

I have owned Major for a month now and what a lovable little mini he is. For some reason unknown, I was drawn to this little horse that has a few problems and will undoubtably need a surgery in the spring. I just had to have him regardless of those costs.Off we went to pick him up in Wisconsin the e… Continue

Added by pony gal on November 1, 2009 at 10:54pm — 1 Comment

Lighted Candles

It was early summer the first night I saw him. He rode in complete silence and held the saddle horn firmly with both hands. That may have been the night when he first began to grip his hands tigthtly around a whole new world. What struck me that night was… Continue

Added by Becky (ridendurance) on November 1, 2009 at 9:12pm — 1 Comment

Simple Things

Just wanted to share one of my favorite photos. I took this picture last weekend when I wanted to save my last roses of the year. I had a wonderful time the weekend before in Hannibal, Missouri at the Folk Life Festival. I picked up these pretty antique bottles for 1.00 each as a donation for the his… Continue

Added by Becky (ridendurance) on October 30, 2009 at 9:53pm — 1 Comment

Hoping to buy a new horse

I went looking at a couple of horses yesterday with my younger sister, there was 2 grullas, a chestnut and a buckskin...I always wanted a buckskin, and the owner was selling her for $400..she's 5 years old, around 15.2 hands, and is well built..She needs a lot of work though Continue

Added by MustangLover on October 26, 2009 at 5:29pm — 1 Comment

Blog what?

Ok, I am finaly breaking down and doing this blog thing. Might last one entry and I might make it regular, but you have to start somewhere. A little background to play catch up. I am doing Arabian photography, working a day job, getting my boy Jambo ready for this years rides, riding my Harley, and trying to improve my life with a new way of thinking. I really like TUT.COM and Abraham-hicks.com for ways to improve your attitude, ability, life, and abundance. I have a bid out to do a book on "ho… Continue

Added by Sherry on October 19, 2009 at 4:03pm — 5 Comments

New Addition

Yesterday was a big day for the websites own administrator Ponygal. After a whirlwind trip out to Wisconsin on Friday morning a new little mini has come to be loved and stolen her heart. He has a "barn name" of Major Promise" as this little guy has a few problems to be sorted out. We will be getting some pictures up soon. He is a little three year old Pintaloosa. We have hopes he will be a "major" help in our "Missions for Minis" program that we are starting up. Little Man went on his first mis… Continue

Added by Becky (ridendurance) on October 3, 2009 at 9:41am — No Comments

Small Miracles

Funny how when you think you are going to help some kids with therapy on horseback you find that you are getting as much therapy as they are..., maybe more. I loved the time I spent with them all. Laughter, smiles and joyful faces all around. I liked seeing the parents standing at the gate and waving. I think my… Continue

Added by Becky (ridendurance) on August 29, 2009 at 2:00am — 2 Comments

New Group on the website " HOPE, HEALING and THERAPY"

HOPE, HEALING and THERAPY" I would like to invite anyone to join this group with ideas, advice, encouragement etc. All of the members of our group in QUEST are new to this undertaking. I would love to hear your thoughts and experiences. Ideas for fundraisers, websit… Continue

Added by Becky (ridendurance) on August 15, 2009 at 11:30pm — 1 Comment

New journey of hope and healing

Hope and healing has begun with a few new horsenalities at the QUEST farm. I have spent a few evening with the horses and have begun to get a sense of who they are and how I might help them. Some are right brain introverts, others left brain extroverts, some have feet that move, others… Continue

Added by Becky (ridendurance) on August 9, 2009 at 5:30pm — No Comments

The Deep Dark Forest and why Bonnie is so beautiful and What Elk Have To Do With It Anyway.

A couple of weeks ago we had our "5 month old Bonnie," photo shoot with Annaliese Moyer the professional photographer from Portland Oregon. I knew by now (this was the third shoot to chronicle Bonnie's progress as she grew) that Annaliese was very good but she outdid herself and under somewhat difficult circumstances. Right off it will help if you know that elk and deer figure prominently in Bonnie's life, and her mother's as well. The site for the barn we built for Altea before she foaled is r… Continue

Added by Donald Redux on August 7, 2009 at 8:03pm — No Comments

Parelli, Kansas City, Rescue Horses

I hope this has been a wonderful summer for everyone. I have been so lucky to have great weather and great horses to play with everyday. Life is VERY good and I am so happy to be able to share it with all the special friends in my life. I have been checking in on the website but not posting much. I will do my best to give a quick update on how things are going here. I had an interesting phone call from the ISC ( the Parelli's International Study Center) in Pagosa, Colorado. www.parelli.com Some… Continue

Added by Becky (ridendurance) on August 3, 2009 at 1:00am — No Comments

Most Wonderful Horsie Day

Today was THE MOST WONDERFUL day that I've had with my horse in a while. Now, to bring everyone up to speed, this is my Goofy Girl who we are trying hard to rename to G.G. as after playing the Parelli games for so long, she's not as goofy as she used to be. I've been playing with her quite a bit recently as I've been unemployed since the last day of April. GG still has some issues with zone 3 but is showing improvements in leaps and bounds. As of yesterday she can now JUMP the log in my play pen… Continue

Added by Peggy on July 19, 2009 at 7:53pm — 2 Comments

Ridendurance and ponygal together again

This week the "little girls" as we used to be called, will be together again for a week. We have a big sister so Mom and Dad often referred to us that way when we were children. It is ponygals 25th wedding anniversary and she and her husband will be visiting Hannibal, Missouri at… Continue

Added by Becky (ridendurance) on June 27, 2009 at 8:53am — No Comments

Bad luck?

Okay so today I was riding my horse, montana..while my younger sister rode my mom's mare Darlin and we were both riding bareback...Well I had just asked montana to trot, he strumbled shortly after and couldnt catch his self, so he went down...I put my hands on his neck to try and keep me balanced as he went down, but I fell off to the side and managed to catch myself from hitting the ground hard with my hands and knees, montana rolled onto his side and landed on my right foot, and I pulled it ou… Continue

Added by MustangLover on June 14, 2009 at 5:12pm — No Comments

This Mini Stallion caught my eye.

Saw this adorable stallion posted for sale and thought he was so cute. However, I am not a good judge of confirmation. Can anyone tell anything from this picture that may be amiss?

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Added by pony gal on June 12, 2009 at 3:00pm — 9 Comments

Greetings from Little Man

It has been awhile since I have told a story about life here at Trinity Ridge Farm. I have been busy and lots of things are happening all the time. My Becky said I should tell about some of them so here we go. WINTER lasted a LONG time and I kept warm and toasty. My hair got very… Continue

Added by Becky (ridendurance) on June 10, 2009 at 10:56pm — 4 Comments

Taking a nasty fall

Okay so monday, I tried to work with all 3 horses..I did my big boy montana first well bcuz he's my favorite and he belongs to me, he did amazing, responded to everything I asked, and even jumped really well..which yeah I'm still working on jumping with him, and he's still doing good...I then saddled up my mom's 3 year old filly, Rayne and worked with her for awhile...Didnt get on her bcuz I havent worked with her for awhile, and I didnt want to rush into things...and lastly was my mom older mar… Continue

Added by MustangLover on May 29, 2009 at 3:35pm — 1 Comment

Kayla, Me and Little Man

Had another fun weekend with the horses and introducing my niece Kayla to Little Man. He was hoping to show her how much fun he is and how much energy he has! He wore us both out and still had plenty to spare. I got some nice video and some good pics that I hope to share as so… Continue

Added by Becky (ridendurance) on May 26, 2009 at 10:30pm — 2 Comments

Busy Busy Busy -- sorry about not being online in a while

Well, much has happened since I last logged on. FIrst, I forgot my password -- then I started grad school. My wife had a family issue (both her parents were in the hospital, one right after the other -- gladly they are both well. The big news is that we are moving south. Alabama bound for my next job. We've located a suitable property and will be taking our horses with us. Lots of planning to undertake so this will go smoothly for them. Today JoAnn and I gave Stella a good trimming on her fron… Continue

Added by Citehound (aka Dave) on May 25, 2009 at 10:30pm — 3 Comments

Quotation Of The Month - May 2009

"On the back of a horse you will find Paradise." ~ Stella A. Walker Continue

Added by Suzanne on May 8, 2009 at 7:27pm — 2 Comments

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