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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.