Hi Araya and Avery
I wanted to share that I am going on the best possible holiday in October!
A horse riding camp! My mum is long time friends with the lady that owns it
and was the first person to go on the camp! I can't wait!
At this camp you own the horse for a week and a half and you have to feed it
and groom it and everything else! And best of all... We can ride whenever we want!
It's going to be so fun and i'll tell you more about it soon!
Your horse pal;
Meg ♥
A DAY IN THE LIFE ...
May 16, 2011
March 17, 2011
HUGE T-SHIRT SALE AT THE STABLE DAYS STORE
Hi Horse Pals ~
With Spring here, we're having an awesome t-shirt sale at our store. Pick up your "It's All About Horses" tee at the lowest price ever!! We have super soft tees and stylish tank tops that are perfect for riding or just hanging out! And they make cool gifts, too!
To go to our store, simply click on the beautiful horse that says "Store" on the top right column of the blog!
Happy Shopping! Your Horse Pal, @raya
P.S. Whenever you buy anything from our store, you are also helping animals because a portion of all sales goes to animal rescue! We also have really cute peace t-shirts, too so check them out!
November 02, 2010
A DAY IN THE LIFE ... MY DREAM HORSE BARN
Hi Horse Pals,
One day my dream is to own a horse barn and give lessons there. It would be called Moonlight Meadows Stable. We would specialize in English and jumping. It would have 10 horse stalls and 3 out door pens, a lounge, a tack room, hay and feed room, and indoor arena and two out door arenas. It would also have a big pasture for the horses. I made a model of the barn last year and have been wanting to share it with you. I made the roof removable so I can just life it off and you can see inside. Hope you enjoy the pictures! I had a lot of fun making it!
Your Horse Pal, Erica
October 26, 2010
A DAY IN THE LIFE ... A SHOW JUMPER!
Hi Horse Pals ~
Horse Pal, Elizabeth just sent us these awesome shots of her and Snickers. We hope you enjoy them as much as we did!
@raya and @very
July 22, 2010
A DAY IN THE LIFE ... OF MOLLY, THE AMAZING HORSE!!
Hi Horse Pals ~ Erica sent us this beautiful story to share with all of our Horse Pals! We hope you enjoy it as much as we did! Thanks for sharing it, Erica!
@raya and @very
Ya gotta meet Molly...
photos by Pam Kaster
Meet Molly.She's a grey speckled pony who was abandoned by her owners when Hurricane Katrina hit southern Louisiana . She spent weeks on her own before finally being rescued and taken to a farm where abandoned animals were stockpiled. While there, she was attacked by a pit bull terrier and almost died. Her gnawed right front leg became infected, and her vet went to LSU for help, but LSU was overwhelmed, and this pony was a welfare case. You know how that goes.
But after surgeon Rustin Moore met Molly, he changed his mind.He saw how the pony was careful to lie down on different sides so she didn't seem to get sores, and how she allowed people to handle her.She protected her injured leg. She constantly shifted her weight and didn't overload her good leg. She was a smart pony with a serious survival ethic.
Moore agreed to remove her leg below the knee, and a temporary artificial limb was built. Molly walked out of the clinic and her story really begins there.
'This was the right horse and the right owner,' Moore insists. Molly happened to be a one-in-a-million patient. She's tough as nails, but sweet, and she was willing to cope with pain. She made it obvious she understood that she was in trouble.The other important factor, according to Moore , is having a truly committed and compliant owner who is dedicated to providing the daily care required over the lifetime of the horse.
Molly's story turns into a parable for life in post-Katrina Louisiana .The little pony gained weight, and her mane finally felt a comb. A human prosthesis designer built her a leg.
The prosthetic has given Molly a whole new life, Allison Barca DVM, Molly's regular vet, reports.
And she asks for it. She will put her little limb out, and come to you and let you know that she wants you to put it on. Sometimes she wants you to take it off too. And sometimes, Molly gets away from Barca. 'It can be pretty bad when you can't catch a three-legged horse,' she laughs.
Most important of all, Molly has a job now. Kay, the rescue farm owner, started taking Molly to shelters, hospitals, nursing homes, and rehabilitation centers. Anywhere she thought that people needed hope. Wherever Molly went, she showed people her pluck. She inspired people, and she had a good time doing it.
'It's obvious to me that Molly had a bigger role to play in life, Moore said. She survived the hurricane, she survived a horrible injury, and now she is giving hope to others.'
Barca concluded, 'She's not back to normal, but she's going to be better.To me, she could be a symbol for New Orleans itself.'
This is Molly's most recent prosthesis. The bottom photo shows the ground surface that she stands on, which has a smiley face embossed in it. Wherever Molly goes, she leaves a smiley hoof print behind.
P.S. We have recently found out that Molly is a book, too so check it out!
July 14, 2010
A DAY IN THE LIFE ... RIDING DANDY!
Hi Horse Pals,
I've been having some great summer rides with Dandy!! We've been doing some fun jumping courses and have also worked on our flatwork. We did a pattern of four circles interlocked, trot one, canter one, trot one, canter one. It was hard! We had to make sure that the circles were balanced and the right speed. But Dandy and I did great! We've also been working on leg yields.
We've been doing some fun jumping courses with some great bending lines and angles. Here are some photos:
If you have any riding times that you would like to share, please send them to me at [email protected] and you can send us some photos too!
Your Horse Pal, @raya
July 07, 2010
A DAY IN THE LIFE ... OF A RICH MAN'S FARM
Hey guys!!! A little while back, my dad drove me to this guy's farm, and it is AWESOME!!!! I took some photos and thought it would be an awesome post!
My dad saw it when he went to the state rendevous or something. But anyway, this guy bought his house and ranch for 40 million dollars I think. It's either that or it's 400 million, I can't remember. But it was in the list of America's Top Twenty Most Expensive Houses. It is in Boulder, Wyoming.
He raises WHITE buffalo, regular buffalo, and texas longhorn cattle. He also has 2 big black shire horses. We just drove by his house and farm, so I don't know what else he has. But I believe that he is from China. And celebrities come to his house and stuff, it was SOOOOOO cool!!!! His house is bigger then 19,000 square feet, that is HUGE!!!!! That's bigger than some celebrities' houses!!!
On the way back from his house, we saw some Halflinger horses. They are either Halflingers or Belgian Drafts, but we are pretty sure they are Halflingers. They are sooooooo cute, I LOVE THEM!!! Their faces were the most adorable things ever!!!
Okay, the first picture is the White Buffalo Bull
the second picture is the white bull rolling
the third picture is some of his white buffalo
the fourth and fifth pictures are some of his texas longhorns,
the 6th picture is some of his regular buffalo, he has like 800 of them...That is a lot of buffalo.
Here are the Halflingers ... The 3rd picture of a Halflinger, was my favorite horse (and Araya's too!) out of them all, she is sooooo cute!!! Her face is just, so cute!!! Then the 4th picture, the darker Halflinger, was my dad's favorite. Then we LOVED all of the rest, too.
A Day in the Life ... Of A Rich Man's Farm by Darby
P.S. Darby, this looks like an awesome farm to visit! Thanks for sharing your photos!! LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the horses!! @raya
July 02, 2010
June 24, 2010
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June 22, 2010
CHECK OUT OUR NEW STABLE DAYS STORE FOR AWESOME HORSE GIFTS!
Hi Horse Pals ~
Avery and I are so excited to launch our own Stable Days Store! Click on the store button located on the right column at the top of our blog to check it out.
We have created a "Live Your Passion" line of products that go with our motto of 'playing hard and living free'. We helped design these t-shirts and tote bags and hope you all like them.
You will also find our Stable Days DVD for sale in our store.
The cool thing about buying any products in our store is that you are also helping animals because we donate a portion of all of our sales to animal rescue.
Our t-shirts and tote bags make great gifts for all your family and friends.
Happy shopping, @raya and @very
P.S. We are in the process of designing a dog tee so check back soon!!
June 19, 2010
A DAY IN THE LIFE ... HORSEY DAYS!
Hey guys!
This a day in our school holidays when i went horse riding with my sister.
Here are the pics!
Meg
This is my sister Lauren riding a buckskin pony named Flash!
This is me tacking up Pablo a Clydesdale sleepy head!!
This is a funny little Shetland called Nemo! He's SO naughty!!
This is Muffin (he was playing with Nemo they were both running around going mad and pig rooting and whatnot!!)
I'll keep you updated on more Horsey Days!
Thanks, Meg for the great photos! Keep 'em coming! Your Horse Pals, @raya n' @very
June 14, 2010
May 28, 2010
A DAY IN THE LIFE ... OF TWO OZZIE GIRLS!
A Day in the Life by two Ozzie girls
(claire and meg)
Our riding career doesn't go as we would LOVE it to.
Because we live in the city of Perth riding schools and facilities aren't as close as we like....
But when Clyde comes down to stay in Mandurah with some cousins, in the holidays and long weekends in winter (your summer!!) we go down to ride and take care of him and all the other things.
The weekend before last, we went down to our farm down south. Claire couldn't come this time but i saw my pig Thomas and soon we're getting a girlfriend for him!! Who knows what after that!!
We also saw some other cousins Tess and Chris (Chris just came out of the air force)
Tess might be getting a Shetland or miniature pony along with her calf's Clarabelle and Daisy, sheep Curly and Bubbles ! And kelpie Ben.
We've got a long weekend this week and I'm going to stay with Claire and were going down to see Clyde!
Thanks and enjoy these few pictures
Meg and Claire
The first pic is CLYDE!!
The second pic is Tequilla i used to ride in Malaysia!!
The third is me (meg!)
The fourth is all our cousins (us on the bottom row 3rd and 4th people!!)
The 4th is Claire and Nanna
and that's it!!
ENJOY
May 26, 2010
A DAY IN THE LIFE ... UNDERWOOD FAMILY FARMS FUN!
We recently went to Underwood Family Farms where there are lots of animals and fun things to do, including taking photos! We went strawberry and vegetable picking with our friends and the strawberries were delicious! In the fields, we saw sweetpeas and sunflowers and they were very beautiful!
After picking, we went to visit the animals. We saw horses and cows! The cows have BIG horns! And one horse looked like Jimmy!
We also mined for gems and fossils, which is always one of Avery and my favorite things to do at the farm. We also found a few arrow heads and some Fool's Gold. It was so amazing!
We also saw a baby sheep! Her name was Freckles and she was only one week old! It looked like she had freckles on her face! We got to see her eat and then we got to pet her! Her Mom could not take care of her so a girl who worked there was her new "Mom". When her "Mom' left, she ran after her! It was so cute! Here are some photos of her:
We saw 3 adorable baby goats that were 3 weeks old playing in a huge tractor tire. It was so cute to see them jump in and out of the tire over and over and over! They had amazing balance and were jumping up and walking along the tire, too.
The farm was so fun and I can't wait to go again!
Your Horse Pal, Araya
May 17, 2010
STABLE DAYS PRESENTS A NEW COLUMN ... A DAY IN THE LIFE!!
Hi Horse Pals ~
We thought it would be fun to start a new column where all of our Horse Pals could write about a day in their life. It will be a great way for us to learn more about each other. It could be a day in the life at your barn, farm, with your animals, whatever you'd like to share. So send us your stories (along with photos, too) and we'll post them.
I got the idea because Darby always sends us the most amazing emails about her life on the farm. So, we are going to start off this column with "A Day in the Life on Darby's Farm":
Yesterday, we tried to clip Latte's hooves, because they were wayyy too long, and well she needs a lot more training, she kept rearing up everytime we touched her feet, but she lets us pick up her feet and touch her on her legs and everything, and she doesn't care usually. She is quite the weird pony. I got my pigs, on April 1st. They have gotten bigger! They weighed 30 pounds when we first got them, and we could pick them up and hold them! They are sooo cute! We have 2 of them, and they are named Dueces Wild, and Texas Hold Em. I call Texas Hold Em, Tex and Dueces Wild, Duece. I will have to send you some pictures. They aren't tame yet, but they are getting better. Tex, yesterday, had a weed in his mouth and was chewing on it, then it touched him on the neck, and they are still wild so they don't like to be touched, and he started running!!! The funniest thing in the world has to be pigs running. The scrunch up when they run. And trust me, they can run, and run fast. Patches has been getting better, she lets us touch her now, without too much of a running away trick. And she only sometimes bites. She is so cute and sweet, oh osh, I just love horses! Mom decided that we are going to get Miniature Cows. She said she would like to have Miniature Milk Cows, but we wouldn't be able to go on vacations then, because they need milking day and night. But she said she will settle with plain ole Miniature Cows. She said she wants Angus and Herefords, but that would be quite a bit, so she said she wants the Herefords. I guess we are going to get them when we can find a breeder or something. When we went to Seattle, Washington to visit my Great Aunt, the day right after we got the piggies, we had to leave them at one of my Aunts house, Aunt Dee's sister. Aunt Dee is the one who has Salsa and is training her. Anyway, my other Aunt, she has turkeys! She has White Turkeys and Wild Turkeys. And she has a male and a couple of females in both kinds. And the male Wild Turkey is like 3 feet tall, and he is only 3 years old! And she said we can have some eggs to hatch into Turkey babies! I can't wait for that either. But of course we wont eat them, we won't eat the things we raise. But Turkeys are stupid, because when it rains, they look up at the sky to see where the water is coming from, and their mouths are open! Then they drown. Talk about stupid, so we will have to get them inside their house when it rains! Salsa is doing pretty well. Turns out that that really tall Walker that I thought was her, isn't, they are almost like twins though. Kind of like a ringer. But she is still the same height, and mom said that Aunt Dee and Uncle Rob are training her to pull a cart. And she is doing really good! Well I think that that is about all I have to say, but we will talk some more soon! Your Horse Pal, Darby We hope you enjoyed Darby's story and we look forward to receiving yours, too!! Your Horse Pals, Araya and Avery When they run and stuff, we call it Rodeoing. Sometimes they get going so fast they start spinning and they fall on their butt, or their belly and they slide!
And Mom said that someone, I don't know who, just got on her and sat there, without any bridle, halter, saddle, nothing, and she just sat there! She didn't even have her ears back! She hadn't ever even gotten ridden before that! She is soo sweet!
Araya & Avery
Araya and Avery are young equestrians and entrepreneurs with a passion for life!
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