Last night we had a big storm with lots of wind and rain. Every day after a big storm I have to go and check the place to make sure no trees have fallen on the fences or there is nothing that a horse can get hurt on. Today while I was out checking the farm I decided to take a few pictures and share them with everybody.
This is one of our back pastures.
We did have a tree down, but thankfully it was not close to anything.
Desi, a new horse that came for training last week coming to visit.
Overall everything was good, just had to close a gate. Hope everyone is making it through the storms. I will have a new post for ya tomorrow!
As most of you know I train horses and give riding lessons. Over the last weekend of May, the South Carolina High School Rodeo Association, held their state finals. My students did GREAT! I was so proud of the girls I work with and the horses I have trained. It was a weekend of triumph and tragedy. On Friday afternoon a Junior High girl's horse fell on her and she ended up dying Saturday morning. I did not know Lauren McKenzie Mathias so I do not feel I am a good person to comment on the tragedy, but I do know she will be missed greatly in the rodeo world. (For more information on this accident please go to http://www.cbhnews.com/)
But on a better note, there were great runs and lots of fun. Here are a few pictures I took over the course of the weekend. And I had to include the best pole run of the weekend made on a WWR trained horse.
The arena judge.
Two of my students.
Getting ready to rope.
Nannie Slamming/Goat Tying
The saddles that were given away to the Year End Winners!
I am from a tiny town in South Carolina. I have lived in South Dakota and Ohio, but South Carolina is home. South Carolina is a great place to call home. Within a few hours I can be at the beach, or a two hour drive in the other direction, and I'm in the mountains. The sites are a great part of what South Carolina has to offer.
On the other hand South Carolina also offers very little snow in the winter. Yay! This past winter we did get some snow, but it was gone in 4 days. Around here we consider cold in the 50s. On the other side of the spectrum, we have South Carolina summers. They are HOT and HUMID!!! Today is June 1 and I just took this picture on my back porch while I was outside watering flowers.
I'm not sure where you are, but I hope you are having great weather and if you are around here, stay cool.
~Brittany
