C.H.O.C in the U.S.A...

Does anyone else have that song in their heads now? Or for that matter know what im talking about?

So i have resorted to turning the volume on my mp3 player to maximum at dawn and dusk, as Deer Hunting season has officially started. The once quiet and peaceful mornings are now filled with blood-curdling echos of distant gun shots. However it gives me a little peace of mind to know that Arno doesnt hunt, and no one is allowed to hunt on his property. Just hope the deer know that too.

Thanksgiving was and interesting one.... still, no one has told me what we were giving thanks for, nor why we had a dinner to celebrate it, nor why i there were four little pilgim salt and pepper shakers staring at me while i ate my turkey covered in cranberry sauce. I think i managed to put the pieces of the puzzle together though. Alls i know is that there is a butt-load of turkey, ham and cranberry sauce in the fridge.

I have once again managed to put my back out by riding so much so it looks like a trip to the chiro is in order at some stage and a couple days rest form riding. On the other hand, the horses are doing really well. Arno is actually picking up two more ponies today from a farm and bringing them here for me to ride and get into shape before he sends them off to a family who came to camp during mother-daughter week. They are both gorgeous ponies, one of them is Jackson (the little grey pony in some of the pics) and the other is Sir Frederick James Reginald III (aka 'Peach Pie')... lol he is quite the looker of a pony and someone dubbed the poor thing Peach Pie, so we gave him a name that we thought gave him a little slice (sorry couldnt help myself with a 'pie' pun) of his dignity back. Anywhos, im excited for their return.

Am helping Olga with the making of her chocolate and have become a chocolatier... sorry, dont get your hopes up guys, i think this is a profession im going to leave in the US... as much fun as it sounds, its actually really tedious work. But yes i do get to try the chocolate. For anyone who is interested, what im making is handmade gourmet Belgian Chocolates.

K, well im off to actually go make choc right now. joy joy joy. Much love to all. xoxo

Stating the Obvious...

So I thought i would state the absolute obvious and let everyone know that I have changed the appearance of my Blog. It may change again, depending on how bored I get with it... but yea. Im Bored, can you tell?! Hmmm, well, comments would be 'A'-to-the-'preciated'. have fun. xoxo

Surprised...

Well its been quite a big week for me in the land of growing frosty...ness. I have now resorted to wearing special 'mountain horse' boots (as opposed to my beloved, paint covered wellingtons) in fear of the fact that if i continue to wear the wellies, i might just end up freezing my toes off... literally. Anyways... for those of you who arent aware these riding boots are "special" according to everyone here becasue they insulate your feet... im not complaining cos my feet are toasty warm inside them. Enough about feet.

On the weekend, i was helping Olga with her Chocolate business, aware of the fact that on Saturday night, Liz and her fiance Brennan were coming down from Canada for a few days to visit. So Saturday night rolled around and i went into my room to put my jacket and bag down and went into my bathroom to find Marieke standing in there in a desperate attempt to hide herself lol. it was awesome. Apparently Arno had set the whole thing up just so Marieke could come down and surprise me. Liz and Brennan came too... just so you know! So Saturday night we spent hours on end around the dinner table drinking, eating and being merry. Sunday, i had to go to the chocolate show with Olga again and Sunday night, Arno's friedn Chuck came around for dinner and brought some ducks that he had shot (its hunting season :( *sniff*) for dinner. The girls and i were kinda grossed out by the ducks for dinner but we had a great night. Marieke was also freaked out by 'winning' the contest to find the most gun shot pellets in their duck... the poor thing. Hmm so Monday, Liz and Brennan went out and Marieke and I hung out in the barn and went for a ride and just bummed about. On Tuesday, we dragged Anna up from NYC for the morning and met her new (disabled) puppy. LOL, she rescued it from Argentina, its 5 months old and has a mended broken paw, which looks really painful but actually doesnt bother her at all. Anyways, by Tuesday arvo everyone left and I was once again on my own with the horses but enjoying the peace a bit.

So today I'm back into the routine of things. I rode Iris this morning and had lots and lots of fun

cantering around the big ring doing flying changes across three huge circles... (i made pretty circly patterns in the sand of the ring) well it was fun for me anyways. Then this arvo i stained some boards for the carpenter and then hopped on Josie for a quick burn before it got dark.

Its Thanksgiving tomorrow and i have been invited to 'Thanksgiving Dinner'... would be really nice if i knew what i was 'giving thanks' for... something about Indians, pilgrims and turkeys... I will just smile and nod and eat my turkey when prompted. yay.

Well i think thats about it for now. Im excited for Thanksgiving, and to see some snow very soon. They are all freaking out over here because there is no actual snow yet and normally this place is under more than a foot of snow by now. Im thinkning its the same sort of reaction to the non existant rainfall in Adelaide this winter?? Hmmm, oh yea, some time in the near future im going to NYC for a few days to stay with Anna so that should be exciting too. ok, adios. xoxo

Pictures...

Well this morning i took some pictures that Marieke had originally asked me to take of some of the horses and then i kinda got carried away with being an idiot (which i know is totally unlike me) and i ended up with some of these pics... amoung some normal looking ones... but who wants to see 'normal' photos?! te he he. still having fun (as you can see) and getting excited about coming home. A little over two months left - or 7o something days. well, have fun and stay safe. xoxo

Still going...

Well I don’t really have A LOT to write about at the moment. Not much has changed, but I thought I would post something to make sure you all new that I haven’t fallen off of the face of the earth! Arno and Olga have returned from their honeymoon in CA, which means that I no longer have to drive the big tractor up the scary, muddy hill to feed the horses each morning and Im still helping “Mr carpenter” (think his name is Rosan, but not entirely sure) stain wood for the house, which is extremely messy but fun all the same. Have been riding alot still. Have succeeded in getting Josie and Toby to work very nicely (Josie esp. on the hunt course) and have now started new projects on Cajun and Maple (the one who doesn’t like turning left) Cajun is getting much better but just needs to be ridden everyday to make sure she remembers things (otherwise she becomes a rodeo horse) and Maple, well, she will get there! Hmm what else. Oh – I think Brenna (one of the girls I worked with this summer) might be coming down from Canada this weekend to visit me so that should be fun t catch up with her and have some company around the barn for a few days. Anna is back from Argentina on the 14th of Nov and sent me an email saying that we are sure to catch up when she gets back… and Marieke and Liz are planning to come down for thanksgiving weekend… (which is the weekend somewheres around if not on the 25th Nov.) YAY. Well that’s all the news from me I guess. Looking forward to coming home but enjoying the last few months here. Love to all xoxo

BRRRRRrrrrrrrr...

So today im not big on writing... mainly cos my hands hurt from being frozen (-7C in the barn this morning)... and then burning my finger on the heater in an attempt to warm them. Fortunately i took quite a few photos today and i rekon i can pretty much sum my day up with them so here goes....






Cooookkkke on the waaater... bow bow bow....










My day written out so i dont forget stuff (lol... like lunch?)
And part of my tres messy desk



















I went and annoyed Lotus (and cleaned her leg)










Then i thought All Star would be jealous of Lotus getting the attention, so i went in and gave him a pat... but he stole my beanie. te he he he.

Then i went back and annoyed Lotus some more.

Then i went and checked up on the polo ponies: from left: Tomate (taking a chunk of hay), Cubano and Nene (in front)

After Lunch and helping the carpenter, i rode Josie. The End.

Yay, and that was my day... exciting huh!? lol. ok so maybe i did a little more than that! Te he he he.... hope everyone is having fun. xoxo

Im Amazing...

Well i just thought you should all get your daily fact... nothing much more to say... the title says it all.

HA HA HA HA just kidding! Ive had an awesome week. After hurting my nose, i got on Maple the next day and did some ground work with her and jumped on her and she turned left so i was happy. My nose and face are fine by the way - just had some minor bruises under the eye but nothing worth taking a picture of. The nose is still a little tender but the pain is disappearing as the days progress.

On Tuesday (which was Halloween) I had a day off and got to go to New York City for the day. I ended up wandering around Times Square for most of it, but had lots of fun nevertheless. OH yea! and i got to see the band KISS on the street in Times Sq. so that was fun, but very crowded. Was interesting to watch people walk around the city in halloween costumes and just carry on with their day to day life. not to mention the interesting KISS crowd who were randomly spotted walking around the city after the band made the appearance... It made the day fun. On the way home I got to see the trick or treaters runnning from house to house with their little baskets and bags of candy.

Hmmm, lets see what else is happening in the the world of Dani... nothing new to tell i dont think. Other than Arno and Olga are on their honeymoon which is, umm... nice. And im here doing my day to day barnly routine. OH YEA! IRIS (my fav horsey) came back on Tues, much to my surprise... I guess the barn she went to didnt like her. But thats fine by me! So i have been riding her alot. Oh and we have a carpenter here who i am helping paint/staining wood for Arno's house cos its getting quite cold and the house is nakie, so the carpenter has to work quickly. Getting down to -3C tonight. fun fun fun with the frozen barn in the morning... mmm, numb hands... lol its all part of the wintery fun i guess.

Anywhos. Im guna leave it here. SOrry abotu my random last post... i really was bored. More photos soon... catch! xoxo

I was bored...

Odd Facts about ME
DO YOU SNORE?:	Sometimes
LOVER OR A FIGHTER?:	depends on my mood...
WHAT'S YOUR WORST FEAR?:	Not succeeding
AS A KID, WERE YOU A LEGO BUILDER?:	OH YEA
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF "REALITY TV"?:	I cringe at it... but shit happens right?
DO YOU CHEW ON YOUR STRAWS?:	If im excited / nervous
WERE YOU A CUTE BABY?:	Probably not
HOW IS THE SINGLE LIFE FOR YOU?:	A-OK
WHAT COLOR IS YOUR KEYBOARD?:	Hypothetically? probably black and white.
DO YOU SING IN THE SHOWER?:	In my head
HAVE YOU EVER BUNGEE JUMPED?:	Nope
ANY SECRET TALENTS?:	Well If i told you, they wouldnt be secret.
WHAT'S YOUR IDEAL VACATION SPOT?:	Whitsundays
HAVE YOU EATEN SUSHI?:	Yep
HAVE YOU SEEN THE MOVIE "DONNIE DARKO"?:	Yep
DO YOU GIVE A DARN ABOUT THE OZONE?:	Probably should
HOW MANY LICKS DOES IT TAKE TO GET TO THE CENTER OF A TOOTSIE POP?:	See, before i would have asked what the bleep a tootsie pop was... but now i understand... and the answer... will come to me next time i eat one.
CAN YOU SING THE ALPHABET BACKWARDS?:	I can write it backwards...
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN ON AN AIRPLANE?:	AH.... .yep, think so
ARE SPEEDO'S HOT?:	Gotta love budgee smuglers
WHAT'S YOUR STAND ON HUNTING?:	THEY KILLED A DEER THIS AFTERNOON :( its sad.
IS MARRIAGE IN YOUR FUTURE?:	Probably
DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING?:	Oh gawd no.
WHAT ARE YOU ALLERGIC TO?:	EVERYTHING
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU SAID, "I LOVE YOU":	The last time i spoke to someone
IS TUPAC STILL ALIVE?:	Nope
DO YOU CRY AT WEDDINGS?:	BAH!!!! no.... should i?
HOW DO YOU LIKE YOUR EGGS?:	cooked preferably... then sunny side up
ARE BLONDES DUMB?:	huh?
WHERE DOES THE OTHER SOCK END UP?:	In Sockland
WHAT TIME IS IT?:	11:20am at home... 7:50pm here
DO YOU HAVE A NICKNAME?:	Yep.... oh sorry, did you want to know what it is?
IS MCDONALD'S DISGUSTING?:	OMG YES
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU WERE IN A CAR?:	um... yesterday
DO YOU PREFER BATHS OR SHOWERS?:	Showers
IS SANTA CLAUSE REAL?:	Yes. Except his name is Father Christmas
ARE YOU AFRAID OF THE DARK?:	Nope
WHAT ARE YOU ADDICTED TO?:	Coke
CRUNCHY OR CREAMY PEANUT BUTTER?:	Creamy
HAVE YOU EVER RIDDEN IN AN AMBULANCE?:	Yep
HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU BRUSHED YOUR TEETH TODAY?:	2
IS DRUG FREE THE WAY TO BE?:	Depends what the drugs are for!
ARE YOU WEARING SOCKS?:	Yes as a matter of fact i am thanks for asking
HAVE YOU EVER HITCH HIKED?:	Nope
WHAT COLOR ARE YOUR EYES?:	Blue
WHEN'S THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED?:	On Maple, 3 days ago.
DO YOU LIKE YOUR LIFE?:	Yes
WHOSE LIFE IS BETTER?:	I have NO idea.
ARE YOU PSYCHIC?:	I knew you were going to ask that.
HAVE YOU READ "CATCHER IN THE RYE"?:	Actually im about to...
DO YOU PLAY ANY INSTRUMENTS?:	very very badly
CAN YOU SKATEBOARD?:	yes.
DO YOU LIKE CAMPING?:	yes.
DO U SNORT WHEN U LAUGH?:	HA HA HA HA NO... although i have one it once or twice
DO YOU BELIEVE IN MAGIC?:	"In a young girls heart..." now thats in my head... dammit
IS A DOG A MAN'S BEST FRIEND?:	Sure
YOU BELIEVE IN DIVORCE?:	It happens
CAN YOU DO THE MOONWALK?:	Yes
DOES YOUR MOM KNOW YOU HAVE A MYSPACE?:	HA HA HA Not that i know of.
WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE?:	Bacon
DO YOU WEAR NAILPOLISH?:	Nope
DO YOU LIKE SOMEONE RIGHT NOW?:	Not right at this particular second in time, no.
WHAT'S THE MOST ANNOYING TV COMMERCIAL?:	I havent watched TV in 5 months... dont talk to me about TV
DO YOU SHOP AT AMERICAN EAGLE?:	Yes
FAVORITE BAND AT THE MOMENT?:	OOO OOO um... i cant remember their name... maybe i will remember after i post this.
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Chilled...

So if we missed the point of my last blog, it was that im actually on a tropical island off of the coast of QLD... te he he he... ok, maybe not... i may or may not have been very very excited cos it snowed! te he he he. hmmm. FYI... i counted and it snowed 4 times today... but none of it was enough to stay snow for more than 3 seconds on the ground, so unfortunately no piccies of it. hmmm. I rode Josie this morning and she went really really well so im happy that at least some of the riding im killing myself with is paying off just a litte.

On the other hand, I rode Maple this arvo and that was 2 and a half hours of fun... wait... it think the 'fun' word in this case is actually pronounced "TORTURE"... after spending half an hour chasing her around the Hunt course, I finally caught her and brought her in and tacked her up and got out into the 'big ring'. I then discovered that Maple doesnt like to turn in circles to her left... it results in her rearing and bucking and bunny hopping and just generally trying to get whoever is on her at the time, off (in this case being me)... this afternoon, the bucking and rearing gave me one unschelduled dismount, a bruised bum form the uncschelduled dismount, one bruised face (possibly broken nose) from the rearing, and one bruised ego form the whole situation. So once after it took me another half an hour to catch her again... i jumped back on her and got very frustrated with my serious lack of riding ability. - its here that i should point out to my fellow riders that it turns out, that sitting on the horse and crying doesnt solve anythign either! - Anyways i finally calmed the horse (and myself) down and then laughed at myself for crying like a big baby and then carried on trying to make the horse turn left. The end result was one happy me and one unhappy Maple... we shall see what she has planned for me over night when i get on her tomorrow!

Hmm so that was my day... i ended up being cold and bruised but slightly satisfied with my efforts for the day. just waiting for the awesome bruises to come out underneath my eyes now... if they show themsleves i will be sure to take pictures so you can all laugh at me! Currently i just look retarded with one swollen eye... te he he... aaahhhh horses... gotta love em.

Well i hope everyone is having fun at home and are slightly warmer and slightly less bruised! xoxoxo

YAHOOooooooooo.....

It snowed it snowed it snowed it snowed it snowed it snowed it snowed it snowed it snowed it snowed it snowed it snowed it snowed it snowed it snowed it snowed it snowed it snowed it snowed it snowed it snowed it snowed it snowed it snowed it snowed it snowed it snowed it snowed it snowed it snowed it snowed it snowed it snowed it snowed it snowed it snowed it snowed it snowed it snowed it snowed it snowed it snowed it snowed it snowed it snowed it snowed it snowed it snowed it snowed it snowed it snowed it snowed it snowed it snowed it snowed it snowed it snowed it snowed it snowed it snowed it snowed it snowed. But then it stopped :(

5 Months down...

Wow... its officially been 5 months since I arrived here at White Fence Farm... Its strange to think that i have been away from home for that long! Can't wait to see what the next 5 months holds for me!

Today was quite a good day... Arno asked me to ride Toby (who i have renamed Rupert), Cajun and Josie. So this morning, i rode Cajun, who tried to buck me off, and then Josie, who subtly tried to buck me off! Then after lunch, i got to drive the big tractor around the top ring for a few hours and after that, i jumped on Rupert and hooned around the hunt course on him! and that was pretty much my day... it was fun. Also today i found out that my friend Anna will now be in New york until christmas time, (as opposed to leaving today for Argentina for two weeks and heading straight back to the UK) so that means i will get to see her and hopefully go and party in NYC a lil bit!

hmm good times. ok, well im going to head off, but i thought i would let everyone know that im still kicking on over here and having fun! hope evryone is doing the same back home. xoxo

Excitement...

So today i got up at 6:30am and stumbled my way down to the barn and did my barnly chores and then caught two polo ponies, brushed the copious amounts of mud off of them, hosed their feet off and loaded them into the trailer with Normandy (who is a school horse). Arno, the Korean guy (aka "C.S") and myself all hopped into the truck and made our way to Arno's Arena Polo(which is really indoor polo). We arrived there at approx. 9:30am and i took CS out for a lesson (on Normandy) before the polo match and then we went to watch Arno play his match at 10:30am. It is quite a fast little game i have to say... the 'field' is a small dirt indoor ring with the garage doors a each end use as goals! After Arno played his first 'chukker' (the polo equivalent to a footy quarter. kind of...) he called me over and told me to get on his horse because i was going to help out in the next chukker!... (you should all be informed that I have NO idea how to play polo!) Anyways, with that, he jumped off of horse, shortened the stirrups and began to walk toward the exit (to get his other horse) and yelled out "have fun kid" as he disappeared down the barn way. So I got to help out by picking up the balls for few chukkers, which is ALOT harder and lot more scary than it sounds, but it was SOOOOOO much fun cos i got to gallop around on the polo ponies and get to be in the action without the pressure of actually playing! lol anywhos, im now known as "arno's kid" in the (arena) polo world. As you can tell by the way i have rambled about it, i had alot of fun! te he he he. Yea, so after the games finished Arno swapped my ball 'picker-uperer' (thats what i like to call it anyways) for his polo mallet and let me 'stick and ball' for ten mins and gave me a mini polo lesson! Well anyway, i really hope that he plays more arena polo this winter (he was 'filling in' to show the beginners what its like out on the actual pro fields!) because i thoroughly enoyed it today!

In other news i have 4, maybe 5 horses leaving the farm tomorrow. Normandy, lil Porkchop, Donald, Hopscotch and possibly Iris (sniff sniffz). Also the Korean man leaves early tomorrow aswell. So that leaves me and Friday (the cat) in the barn (hence the pic)... oh, and a few horses of course. Te he he he. K, well i should really go and get some sleep... because i have to be in the barn in 9 hours.... BAH! HA! love to y'all... have fun, be safe....xoxo

Letting everyone know....

Wow, so mum just left the farm to head to the airport to begin her journey home. The last two weeks have absolutely FLOWN by! Its actaully really weird to think that i won't be seeing her for another 4 months. And i have to say that it is as equally weird to think that when i get home i won't have seen you all for 9 months... its a scary thought but an exciting one all the same. Anywhos, so im once again alone in the barn (te he he) and have many-a-thing to do... Im currently working on a pony called Hopscotch, because he is going to another kiddie farm and he has some personality problems that need sorting out. Also about to start riding Toby, who is a mustang that Mum convinced Arno to keep... so now i have to ride him pretty much everyday! I other horsey news... Lotus aka "Lolita" (my very injured lil polo pony) is doing very well and it looks as if she will make a full recovery over the next 6 months or so.... yay for that. Well I hope mum is enjoying her trip to NYC and has a safe return home... thats about it for now. Have fun. xoxo

On Tuesday mum and I caught a lift with Arno to spend the afternoon in New York City! Braving the wet and cold weather, we started out at Zabaars (famous deli in NY) and then headed to the (recommended by Arno) American Museum of Natural History... which was a lot more fun than i had anticipated i must say! Mum and I wandered around the museum for a few hours and admired the large dinosaur collection... which blew the pants off of Adelaide Museum's little dinosaur section! (te he he) Anywhos, I decided that there was only a certain amount of walking around and looking at dead things i could take, so we headed out on the streets for an (unscheduled) visit to Central park before we jumped into a cab and headed to Times Square! Mum and I spent ages wandering up and down broadway and 42nd St. and in and out of stores, taking in all of the lights and sounds that Times Square had to offer. We then had dinner in a small Italian restaurant and headed to the Hard Rock cafe for dessert... where we also had our picture taken infront of the wall of guitars! After filling ourselves up with too much food, we jumped on the bus for the three hour journey home which was also a welcome nap! well, thats about it for now me thinks... its Mum's last night tonight so we are having a party with Arno and Olga and some Korean dude that is here for the B&B... fun times. ok, have fun and stay cool. xoxo

Cold weather and Riding pics...

Another cold one last night, getting down to -2C... when i got down to the barn this morning, some of the hay was frozen... rather than just gaining a layer of frost overnight. Mum and I did quite a bit of riding today. This morning Mum rode Normandy and I rode (my new fave) Iris and took them out on the hunt course for some jumping excitement. After lunch i jumped on problem pony 'Jewel' and mum gave me a lesson in schooling her, as she tried to buck me off in protest of the rather large whip i was using! unfortunately for her, she was unable to buck me off so she had to put up with me on her back for about an hour! - fun times.

hope everyone is having fun and being cool. love y'all. xoxoxo




Me riding Jewel













Iris - on the hunt course















Mum and Normandy on the Hunt Course














Iris and I on the same jump














Iris and I warming up on the log jump














Mum warming Normandy up in the ring













The frosty.... nay, FROZEN hay this morning

One more picture... grr

well im being stubborn.. the puter had a lil spit at me before and wouldnt let me post this pic of Falcon in the paddock this morning (for unknown reasons) so im posting it in a separate lil thingy all to its self... ha ha ha ha... beat that mr computer! (guys... ive actaully lost the plot!... dont worry, i'll find it again soon)
hope everyone is safe and doing well...
xoxoxo

Pics of Ma and I...

As promised: more pics of this morning!...




Mum riding Josie (not a pic from this morning but oh well)












Mum this morning with the frosty tyres

me pointing (with enthusiasm) at the frosty tyres

Porkchop (eating his breakfast happily) before mum and I started pestering him

Mum with Porkchop

Me on Porkchop

Melting ice from the top of the water trough

Me and Falcon (one of my injured polo ponies)

Me kissing Falcon (he doesnt have a mane incase you are wondering)

Mum kissing Falcon (everyone loves Falcon! te he he)

Fun with Mum...

Well today and yesterday have been the coldest days of my 'American experience' so far! last night it got down to about -1C and during the day it gets a little warmer.. getting up to 11C and then plummeting back down as soon as the sun disappears! Well given these temps, we have had frost (much to my excitement) on the ground and everywhere else for that matter, in the mornings. I set out this morning with my camera on our hunt course and around the barn yard and took various pictures of frozen things... it kept me entertained for a while at least! ha ha ha.

Mum and I were feeling slightly energetic this morning and decided to go and pester Porkchop the pony, so we took some pictures of that as well.

I also decided to paint some poles this morning, however i think the mixture of cold and blonde hair is getting to me, because i painted poles last night and came to them this morning to put the second coat on, thinking they would be dry.... of course forgetting that they were FROZEN last night... hmmm i know... im shaking my head too!

Anyways, thats about it for now.... thought i would add a couple pics for everyone to see... will be sure to add some more within the next 24hrs... enjoy!



The Frosty Grass













The hunt course












The Log jump on the Hunt course

Another hunt course pic!

Mum and I being losers

Mum with Porkchop

Me on Porkchop... pointing at him as if i had something funny/useful to say! (te he he)

A Wormy situation...

So the last couple of days has been perfect sunshine all day, but today it looks like the weather had a change of heart and it has literally been raining all day. Arno and his (polo) friend Chuck have been trying to convince Mum and I that it is going to snow on Friday.... I myself am slightly skeptical of this suggestion but it IS forcast for a low of 0 Degrees.... so who knows!

Mum and I passed the time away in the barn today by worming some horses and ponies and then cleaning tack. I think maybe the horses and ponies drew the short straw (pardon the barn related pun) with Mum worming them today because it actaully ment that they had someone who knew what the heck they were doing so they were all taken back by the fact that they couldn't actually spit the paste out, nor rear out of the way... pretty sure some of them were saying "This wasn't in the brochure" as mum made her way through the 20 horses on property... although we did have a little excercise running around to catch one of the horses aptly named Mouse to break up the routine of successful 'wormings'... we finally cornered him and enticed him by telling him that it was 'Apple' flavoured... i think thats what really sealed the deal personally. te he he he.

When the sun is out, i have been dragging mum out into the rings with me to ride... yay for that... In other news, for those of you wondering, i have moved out of the Dormitory (yay) and moved into the Main House, into one of the guest rooms, which is fun.

hmm. thats about it. i think so anyways... Well, until next time my fun friends from down under... Be safe, stay cool and have WAY too much fun.

Catch!
xoxo

YAY for mum

Mum arrived safely on Friday night in the big apple and made her way to meet and greet us by catching Subway and hailing a taxi... she ses she did her best sex in the city impression for that! So all is well, happy to have mumsicles around and having lots of fun in the barn and sure to have lots of fun out and about over the next two weeks!

In other news... as promised, i thought i woud tell you how my day finished out on friday... managed to live through calming the horse down and ended up with minimal paint coverage... so all was well. we then left the farm and went to pick up mum and then went out to dinner in NYC to a japanese restaurant and had sushi... which i keep discovering is deceptively filling. anyways.

Mum and i are going for a ride this arvo so im going to get ready for that! yay.... catch!