Apr 10, 2010

New tractors, old tractors, stables and cutting horses.....

I liked this new tractor that is designed to look old:


Sam loved this old tractor because it had won a lot of rosettes - he seemed to think it had won a lot of races ;) 


Lloyd loved this barn/ stable - the big brother of the stable we saw at the auction house last year.   They are made in Red Deer and delivered in three pieces - put together on your property in about 6 hours!!!!  Built of pine/ and spruce for the most part (steps are pressure treated) it needs to be treated approximately every five years.  I have to admit this is a lovely stable - much nicer than the smaller one we saw last year - the room upstairs was a lovely size!!!  Would make a great office space!!




We went along to watch the auction of the performance horses - we were really surprised at how little the horses went for.  Some were going for under $2,000 and many for around $5,000.  I thought they would be going for around MUCH more than that for breeding purposes at least!!  They kept mentioning that many were from the same line as Peppy San Badger  which I thought would have mattered more but I lol I know NOTHING about horses really...but looking at pedigrees online it looks like Peppy San's parents were Leo san and Peppy Belle - and they were Peppy San Badgers Grand Parents!!
Ok - I know there is a cutting Horse expert around here somewhere who might be able to explain further..... ;)  There is a statue of Peppy San in Millwoods Mall.







Fishing at the show!!













Susannah also caught a fish but it broke free - and even snapped the line - and it was so fast that I didn't get a picture!!


The children were given a certificate each for catching their fish :)  I think they deserved them for having the patience to stand there that long and wait for the fish to bite!!

Off to the Farm and Ranch Show...















Relaxing Saturday afternoon....


The 'boys' playing games.....kitty sleeping on my leg and keeping my foot warm...and me reading
 Ariel Gore's Blog.  Waiting for the lasagna to be done....


Private again...for a while.

Now that all of my online classes are finished, I have made my blog private again.  I am so much happier and feel safer when it is private - I've now had it open since the beginning of December - which is a long time for me, and while it was nice to share a little with a few new people, I did feel very 'open'.  I know that making it private doesn't make it totally safe - but it makes me feel safer ;)

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