Glover The Holiday Moose

Once a year I like to dress up as Glover the Holiday Moose. You might be familiar with the tale of Glover, how he saved a herd from disaster and brought holiday joy to all horses and mooses — He's an inspiration to all. So to celebrate Glover, I found some old gloves that were kicking around the barn, and thanks to Bonnie and Annie, I slipped the gloves over my ears and POW! Glover came alive. They also keep my ears warm during these cold winter days.

Winter Clip

This year I'm stepping up my game a bit and going for a custom designed logo to go with my clip. I hired a San Francisco design firm to come up with the logo and had it professionally installed today. I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out.

THE SKETCHES


THE INSTALLATION


THE FINAL


THE BIG PICTURE


THE GENERAL'S "G"


READY TO GO

So much to nay, so little time

I've been pretty busy lately. I've been all over the state doing things like herding cattle, jumping over logs and winning lots of ribbons. I'm not one to brag, I'm a humble little pony, but I've been pretty much kicking ass lately.

Here's the rundown:

Sept. 21, Moss Beach Ranch. Cross Country jumping. This was a total disaster. I think I just woke up on the wrong side of the pasture. I couldn't stop thinking about by buddy General Mayhem. He was off somewhere doing something, what? Why? Where? It just makes a young pony go crazy when he doesn't know where his conjoined twin is. I crashed though two jumps and was stopped by a cowboy who told me I was done. Bad scene.

Sept. 28, Moss beach Ranch. Team Penning. This involved a team of four horses with humans attached to their backs. We tried to get four of the same numbered cows into a pen at the other end of an arena. I learned that I like chasing cows. They pretty much do whatever I want and that is refreshing for a change.

Oct. 12, Lone Tree Farm. Hunter pace. I did three rounds. Beginner novice (2'6") as a team with General Mayhem. Then I went around the same course on my own. Next we did the novice level jumps (2'11") on our own. I jumped out of a pond and did several combo jumps. I had a bit of a problem with the brush jump in the final round, but Matt hung on and we crossed the finish line for a second place ribbon. See the 1,2,3 sequence below.












Photos By Debbie Dasker. Hope she's ok with me blogging these. I purchased the one above.

Oct. 25, Cteta Horse Park in Woodside. Hunter pace. Did Three rounds through water over brush. Had a few hickups, but did pretty well. Earned a 1st place ribbon in the intro pace; took fifth in the Hunter pace; and second in the novelty class where horses switch humans at the halfway point. Matt for the first half and Annie on the second part. GM and I earned the high point for the day and took home the big ribbon.

Trail ride 10/05

The I'm a pony who likes to keep up with the times. I like to get the latest gadgets, and this year's hot gadget is the iphone 3g, so I got one, it's pretty cool. I like to use it to keep track of my exercise routines. Here's a recent ride I did and recorded with Trail Guru, a GPS app for the iphone. Above is the view heading up Mount Montara on the Pacifica side. That's Linda Mar beach in the distance. Below is the GPS track of the ride home. Total distance was about 10.25 miles.

I am loved

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I got pretty high for the first time

I've lived a pretty sheltered life. Started out in the central valley, then moved over to the coast to escape the heat. One thing I hadn't experienced in all my years is high altitude.

That all changed a few weeks ago when we packed everything up and headed for the mountains. I was a little nervous; would our little truck make over the pass; Could I survive on less oxygen; Do they have hay in the mountains!

After a long haul we found ourselves in a nice little paddock in the forests of Richardson Stables in South Lake Tahoe. The pine air was invigorating, and most importantly, they had hay.




Don't ask me what the dude sitting on my back is doing.





We drank from some pretty sweet creeks.






We rode through the Angora Fire burn area.





A boy named Gabriel brushed me and we went for a ride. I forgot he was on my back and and had a roll. He fell off but was ok. Did I apologize for that? Sorry Gabriel!







A girl named Bridget rode me over a log. That was just after I dumped her on the trail ; well actually I just kinda forgot she was sitting on my back; also the general was way ahead and I wanted to catch up.






I'm a hippopotamouse.





This is my eye up close. Thin air must be getting to my head.

Outfoxed Again!

I took my annual trip down to Gilroy to attend the Hunter Pace training day with Ryan Brown at Outfoxed Farms. My normal rider had an injured arm, so I got to ride with Annie, who is more experienced and less heavy. She makes me do things, sometimes that pisses me off, but it's probably for the better. I actually like being told what to do, it makes me feel like I'm part of the team. Anyhow, we had a fun day and jumped some good size jumps, maybe around 2'9" or so. I did get pretty tired towards the end and knocked over a few poles. I can get clumsy when I'm tired, heck, I'm pretty clumsy when I'm fully charged.

Oh yeah, ribbons! Got one. A third. I tried to tell Annie that her yellow outfit was going to attract yellow ribbons, but I'm pretty happy to have another ribbon on my resume.

You can also check out my post from last year here

Point Reyes Camping

Every year I get out to Point Reyes and do a bit of camping. This year I went in style with a padded halter. The idea is that it keeps my head for chaffing while hanging out on the high-line. A few years ago my buddy General got a nasty chaffed head on the high-line, so he warned me and we came prepared.






We took a long walk in the woods, past lakes, and all the way to the cliffs high above the ocean.

I'm a tired winner

First I got a ribbon:


Then I got tired:

TV Gig

Every once and a while I'm called on to do some bit parts on TV shows. I've established myself as a bit of a hoof model in the broadcast scene. I trade shots of my bare naked hoof for carrots or grain. My latest gig was shot last Saturday at Shamrock ranch. I modeled some trendy new foot wear for horses, and was background fodder for an interview with my hoof care professional, Bonnie Hellevig.

Check out the video.


Me on the far left.

Getting my feet worked by Hellevig.

Me on the right, Rufus on the left.


That's me trotting around.

Camping and Jumping

I took a little trip up to Lone Tree Farm near the town of Waterford, just outside of Modesto. The weather was nice and the stars were out in full force. We ate hay under the moonlight and told scary pony stories by the campfire. I met some pretty sweet mares, and ran through a pond a bunch of times.
Jumped some things that were sitting in a field.

Would been a great weekend if this dude wasn't sitting on my back the whole time.


Me and my buds hanging out in camp.