Heat Wave!

haha, not quite!
But it was warmer today. In the 20's with only a little wind.

So, I did get to play with Eddie and we ran around out in the pasture. We jumped over the tube, barrels and did some big circles out in the drifts. He was having quite a blast running through them and kicking up his heels. But this morning, they were really romping around! It snows some more this morning too. We have gotten so much snow this winter, probably 4 feet, or more - easily. It's fun though! Riding in the snow is a blast, even when Eddie is crazy and hyper! :-)
Anyway, we played out in the pasture today and Diesel and Scout would follow us around. It was really cute and really fun to play with our boys! I love our ponies!


~Lea & Eddie~


1 Corinthians 13:4-5
Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; ⁵ does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil;

New video!

Here's a video with clips from the Great February Blizzard! :-)

Thoughts on being a leader

Well, the forecast is quite perplexing... A high of 12 today and a high of 41 on Sunday. That is going to feel like a major heatwave!!! Welcome to Illinois!

Anyway, yesterday Eddie and I got to play for a nice long time, an hour to be exact. even though it was in the teens, we still had a lot of fun! We trotted around out in the pasture and the ponies came with us. It was really cute! We would all run together and then of course they would get a little treat. After a while, I started to get cold because the wind was picking up, so we headed to the outdoor, where it was a little more sheltered.
I hopped on Eddie and we rode around in there for a while. I think he really enjoyed it! And I did too, because I was sitting on a nice, warm, black blanket! hehe! It was very warm! We walked around a little bit and I just focused on using my intentions to direct him. It went really, really well and I referred back to Carolyn Resnick's dvd that I watched earlier that day. She said that a leader is anyone who makes a request. I thought that was a pretty good explanation of a leader. Not the best, but a fairly decent explanation. So I made thoughtful requests and he responded to them like, "Sure! Let's go that way!" or "Sure! Let's stop."
It was really cool! :-) I love my Eddie!

So, I've been thinking about what a leader is and I came up with my idea of a leader.


A leader is any person (or animal) that leads.

Pretty simple, huh? Well, here are a few things that LEAD can mean:
to go before or with to show the way;
to conduct by holding and guiding
to influence or induce; cause
to guide in direction, course, action, opinion
~~~~~Now there's a change~~~~ 
to be superior to; have the advantage over
to command or direct
to have the directing or principal part in 

And there are still 50 more things that it can mean.
But, as you could probably see, there was a clear distinction between the first four and the last three. I think that our horsemanship can also have two types of leadership. One is being passive, the other is being dominant. I'll talk about that in my next post! :-)


~Lea & Eddie~


Romans 12:2
Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is-his good, pleasing and perfect will.

Playing in the Round Pen!

Well, the round pen is the only place that is actually 'playable.' So, Eddie and I went in there and ran around together! I set up a little jump for him and he hopped it over a couple of time, he was so cute! Then he cantered around the edge and I waited until he got some of his energy out.
He was really enjoying himself! We did some more jumps and we found the pedestal that was buried under snow.

After that, we went through the track, into the outdoor and we played in there too. The snow was really deep, so we couldn't do much, but we made the best of the space that was available! :-) Oh yes, and we also got a couple more inches of snow this morning, so that was interesting... hehe! I think that we finally have enough snow!!

hehe, that's not how deep it really is, but it's still really deep!!

~Lea & Eddie~


Proverbs 21:21
He who follows righteousness and mercy
      Finds life, righteousness, and honor.

Blast From the Past!

Just for fun, here is a video from June 11th, 2009.

We've come a long way and I'm so proud of Eddie and all that we are doing together!
Love you Eddie!

Going for a walk!

Today was mostly sunny, warm and there was no wind. So it was a perfect day to play with the horses!
All I go to do though, was take Eddie for a run around out in the pasture (wore me out more than him! the drifts are huge!) and we went for a walk around the barnyard. We found some yummy grass and hopped over some snow drift. It was fun and he was very happy to get out and explore!
Here are some pics from yesterday, when Al and I hung out in the outdoor with the ponies!

 It's been a really fun/lazy couple of days and the horses are very happy to have somewhere to run around.
This is a pic of Ed going through some pretty deep snow! And that's what it's like all the way around the track! 0_0

 I sat on Eddie for a little bit while he ate some grain off of a barrel. That's their new favorite thing to do now, lick barrels! Oh what silly ponies we have!

Scout! He looks pretty collected in this pic.

I trimmed him up today and he was awesome. :-) Such a champ! His feet are looking really good and I got them the most balanced they've ever been when I've been trimming them. They are pretty tricky feet to trim, but it's getting easier every time I do it!


~Lea & Eddie & Scout~
And Diesel too!

Psalm 33:4-5
 For the word of the LORD is right,
         And all His work is done in truth.
 He loves righteousness and justice;
         The earth is full of the goodness of the LORD.

Finally! The Sun!

The sun finally came out today! And you know what Finally and sUN equal.... FUN! :-)

This morning the horses slept in the sun and then this afternoon we opened up the track (which is a continual 2-4 drift) and the outdoor (which is the same). Eddie didn't go far and neither did the ponies. They trotted around a little bit, but stayed pretty close to the barn.
So, while the horses were sleeping, I skied around the property. Some of the snow piles were awesome! I skied down those and then by the time I came back, Eddie was awake!
We went for a nice walk through the pasture and I felt tempted to hop on him and let him carry me through the drifts. Because they were huge and I could hardly walk through them. Let alone run through them!
Even though it was freezing (high of 15) we did get to play and enjoy the snow.
Hopefully tomorrow will be warmer so we can explore some more! :-)

~Lea & Eddie~



Psalm 59:16
But I will sing of Your power;
         Yes, I will sing aloud of Your mercy in the morning;
         For You have been my defense
         And refuge in the day of my trouble.

Pictures of the Blizzard!

 These aren't even half of the pics we took, but it summarizes how much snow we got!

Our neighbor plowing us out. Thanks so much!!
hehe, we need to get ourselves one of those! ;-)

 Snow in the barn. Not bad, and Eddie was keeping it at bay by eating it! lol!

 Tundra much?

 The wind was incredible!
50+ wind gusts and drifts galore!

 My sister's car all drifted in. WOW!

Eddie and I out playing in the snow! More like surviving the elements. Eddie was in the process of running back inside!


Such good horses we have!

Blizzard! Take Cover!!

B  -  First we Baked yesterday morning. The snow was coming down and the wind was blowing!

L  -  Lock up, we locked up the horses at 10am yesterday, and they were in until 10 this morning.

I  -  Ice. It snowed all day, and left 15-20 inches of snow everywhere!!

Z  -   Zany! The wind was incredible!! 40+ mph winds and the gusts were insane!

Z  -  Well, s is close enough. We went out at Seven and woke up to 3+ feet drifts.

A  -  A is for aftermath. There was snow everywhere!!! There were drifts in all of our buildings!

R  -   Rest. We took some time inside to rest up for the...

D  -  Day ahead.

It was an awesome day! We let the horses out for the rest of the day and they were running around and jumping through the drifts that were far up above their chests. I have a ton of pics coming. But here's my personal favorite!!

Our neighbor plowed us out and the horses were so happy to have their paddocks open.

More pics to come soon! :-)

~Lea & Eddie~

1 Corinthians 2:9

Eye has not seen, nor ear heard,
      Nor have entered into the heart of man
      The things which God has prepared for those who love Him.