Heart Broken!

I have had to make the hardest decision of my life!

I have come to determine that Sissy and I are just not compatible!

I do not feel comfortable riding her anywhere but at my lessons.

Therefore I do not get saddle time in between lessons.

I won't go into details and bore you,

but just know that I am in anguish about it.

I hope I have found her a good home. 

One where she will get the real training that she deserves.

So now, I am looking for a Broke AND Trained horse.

Sissy is broke, but NOT trained.

LIGHT BULBS went off like 4th of July fire crackers!

I need something I can feel confident on.

One that will not fight me or give me problems.

Easy going.

I have been looking everywhere,

Craigslist.

Dream Horse.

Equine Hits.

Friends.

Relatives.

I know there is one out there that could use a really good 

home where there is an abundance of pasture grass surrounding them.

They will get lots of grooming, 

and even trail time.

So my search continues,

As the pieces of my heart begin to mend.

Building a new fence!

This post by:

Sissy

Mom says I am getting fat. I have all this grass and since I am the only person in the pasture

I just can't keep up with it!

I try really hard, but it is a loosing battle.

So 'Mom' got 'Dad' to come out and play today!

Oh Look! I never get this close to dad's truck!

There are lots of goodies in here!

Oh what is this white line?

I hate work, so I will just let you pack it.

This truck is very interesting.

Doesn't taste to bad either!

Ummm....what is inside here?

Oh, I have two noses!

What more can I get into?

Good Chin Scratcher!

Rust! Yum!

Now what do you think this is for?

Lets see if I can kick it.

Nope. But this is interesting.

It rolls when I touch it.

I love this wheel barrow. It brings me hay in the winter.

I will hide over here and maybe dad won't make me work!

Lets see here.....

Tastes like grass on this side.

Tastes like grass on this side too!

Ummm. I thought maybe it would be different.

Well back to see what trouble I can get into.

Umm...what's this? Maybe if I paw at it, it will move!

HA HA Mom, you were not quick enough with the camera!

So many fun toys!

Yep, Husky bags are my bag of choice too!.

After a hard days work, I went an took a nap.
Dad says the concrete in the base posts have to set over night
before he can stretch the fencing.

Note from Mom:
We did as much as we could today to get the fence up.
It is something I have wanted to do for a long time, and now that
Sissy has the pasture all to herself, I really need to give her a SMALL space
to eat. She does not have a buddy this summer to chase around either
so whatever she eats just stays with her..
I will move her back and forth between pastures,

but now at least, I have a smaller area to keep her in.

I don't like her getting this big, she is one that can just LOOK at oats/grass
and gain weight! Just like me! :))

At my lesson this week, I had tighten up the cinch as tight as I could go, and
the first half lap around the arena Sissy farted so much, that
my instructor had to retighten the saddle! She could stick her hand inbetween
the cinch and Sissy! She was quite bloated from the fresh grass.

But we will be fixing that right soon.

Sissy is one that is into everything when you are trying to work.
I think it is cute.
Rick needed my help.
I was snapping pictures!
See how much help 'we' are honey?

I have been up to no good!

Well not really!

I have just been busy!!!!

First, I have been taking riding lesson's so Sissy and I can have some fun.

Last weekend was really the first time I rode her comfortably 

in our own pasture!

I don't have pics, as hubby just does not think to get the camera

and I have way to much to concentrate on while riding.

At my lesson, I had a big confidence boost.

We have been doing a lot of trotting,

and PISSY SISSY does not like to do that much.

It is work to her.

But, I MADE her continue! 

We worked through it!

YEAH! 

I know now, that the most I am going to get from her is a lot of head tossing

rather than being tossed on the ground. 

So we saddled up.

Went into the pasture.

Walked her up to an over turned feeder.

And got on!

I had left the gate open!

Big test!

She wanted to go out the gate!

I did not.

I WON!

With a lot of head tossing

and volunteer side passing,

I made her stay in the pasture.

We walked all over.

She exerted more energy trying to be the boss.

Finally after about 45 minutes, she GAVE IN!

She let ME take her where "I" wanted to go!

No Arguments!

The weather has been pretty crappy since then.

WIND! WIND! and MORE WIND!

So I have not rode in the pasture since.

But believe me.

Nothing is holding me back now!

Every nice day that we have we will be riding!

I need the exercise, and Sissy needs the miles.

We are both novices.

She knows all the ques!
She is awesome with leg ques.
I just need to learn how to use them!

So on the cruddy days, I just go hang out with her.

I am down to one horse again, 

because I wanted to concentrate on just Sissy this summer.

I am determined to be able to ride her out on trails,

which I know she LOVES, and I do too, but

she has to get to where she will listen to me

and not want to be the boss.

Hence the lessons.

So when I hang out with her, this is what we do:

Better to see the new grass growing!

I think she is near sighted. Does not need glasses for distance.

Bet if she had a book she could learn to read! LOL

Tonight we took a walk around the place. 

Had to walk on the road to get to the neighbors driveway to make a loop.

Then walking up the drive, there was 6 horses on one side of us,

charging the fence,

and two on the other side wanting to say hello.

Sissy did some snorting, 

but she 'listened' to me!

I was on the ground. Not in the saddle.

She listens well to me on the ground.

I just have to get it that way in the saddle.

POSTAL SERVICE has never heard of CUSTOMER SERVICE!

Ok, this is going to be my 

FIRST

RANT!

On March 26th I ordered some CD's from AMAZON.

I love to order from them.

BUT.....

When you put in your shipping address

there are two lines.

So...

I use our PO BOX on the top line

and my street address on the 2nd line.

BECAUSE....

I don't know how they are going to ship it.

 AND the FIRST line should be the default line?

RIGHT?

WRONG!

ALSO if you order from Amazon, and use FREE SHIPPING,

it will go by way of the POST OFFICE!

If you pay for shipping, or have your item shipped to you in 2-3 days,

It goes by UPS or FEDEX.

Well HOW WAS I TO KNOW?

It does not say ANYWHERE On their website 

HOW THE F'in they are going ship your items!

If it goes by way of Post Office they need to use the PO BOX.

If it goes by way of UPS or FEDEX 

you need your STREET address!

My order arrived at the Umatilla Post Office on April 2nd.

By the 9th I thought I better check the tracking because I am thinking it is taking a heck of a long time.

On April 6th the PO sent it back.

BAD ADDRESS was the reason given.

I just came from the PO and am more pissed off than when I walked in.

They tell me that if it has:

"ADDRESS SERVICE REQUIRED"

on the label, they have to send it back.

I explained a month ago I got an order from AMAZON and they

had written in large letters on the box, 

PO?

So what is up with this shipment?

I was given the response that

"IT WAS A COURTESY TO ME"

WTF?

(They have done it numerous times for me in the past!)

I also called Amazon to tell them to take that off the shipping label because it is causing HUGE ISSUES!

Today I was told if I have a receptical at my street address they would of delivered it.

I TOLD THEM, that when I set the PO BOX up, that I COULD NOT

get mail at both address's!

I got the deer in the headlight stare!

and an explanition that I could get mail delivered any where I wanted to:

Both places.

Another town, ect.

THAT IS NOT WHAT I WAS TOLD!

Next Amazon does not TAKE THE FIRST LINE of the address!

OH NO!

They take the Freekin' SECOND ADDRESS LINE!

Again: WTF?!?!

Now my order is being returned to 

AMAZON

I have already PAID for it!

I will get a refund as soon as it hits their warehouse,

(so they say)

Provided it is not a "BAD" address, 

and I have had to REORDER my items!

When Ordering from AMAZON, I find that going through

third parties is NICE!

I KNOW they will ship via the post office,

AND I get my items a lot quicker!

AND, usually cheaper too.

I should of done that to begin with!

As far as the POST OFFICE IN UMATILLA goes,

I am sick and tired of all the different stories I get,

It is not like we have just moved to the area!

We have been here for

30 FREEKIN' YEARS!

It WOULD NOT Hurt my feelings if the POST OFFICE WENT out of business!

Their customer service Stinks!

AND the town of Hermiston is not any better!

You walk in there, and NO ONE SMILES!

Only one gentleman is kind, and friendly.

The rest of the counter people act like they are DEAD!

NO EMOTIONS! 

NOT EVEN A SMILE!

NOTHING!

They act like ZOMBIES!

I wish UPS would set up a MAIL DELIVERY service for LETTERS!

Because you know what?

I WOULD USE THEM!

Can't tell I am terribly upset can ya?

Reading Material to Help Me Learn to Ride.....

You can get the book here.

I also want to take this opportunity to THANK EVERYONE that

has commented on my posts about SISSY MISSY and PISSY SISSY!

ALL your comments have been very HELPFUL!

Reluctant Cowboy

KarenV

Laughing Orca Ranch

Gail

Cactus Jack Splash

Jocelyn recommended this book to me, and so

I not only bought this book, which is book number two,

I also bought the original book Sally Swift wrote by the same title.

I have been reading the books, (only because I got book 2 in the mail first),

and right now I am only still in the anatomy of the body and how the 

Foot bone is connected to the

ankle bone, 

and the ankle bone is connected to the 

shin bone, 

and the shin bone is connected to the,

knee bone, 

(Well you know how it goes....)

Anyway, I can't wait to get to the nuts and bolts of Centered Riding.

I do not dare skip a word though, because I might miss something 

very important.

So far all of what I have read,

MAKE PERFECT SENSE!

This helps out ANYONE that rides. 

These books are not just for beginners.

Because I have been reading this book, 

is most likely why I stayed in the saddle on my 

Trotting lesson!