HI!  Another Trail Rider, alright!!!  I'm Nicole, I have 4 horses, 2 cats, and 6 dogs (yes I said 6)!  I raise Pembroke Welsh Corgis, and have a litte due Feb 7th.  I used to show western pleasure a bunch, then did alittle barrel racing, retired my barrel mare and now we just trail ride!  I have been working with green horses the last 2 years and am trying to get one broke enough to do the barrels!  I am a slow worker!   My friends and I have been to hocking, almost got lost!  So if you know the trails, let me know!  We are always looking for a good trail guide!!!

Maine- you don't have to like WAY up there!  We will let you move to Ohio, Ind, or KY!

"A Colt's household?" Ok, what do you call 46 millionairs watching the super bowl?
The Indianapolis Colts.
I would have like to have seen them live up to the hype, but I guess that is how the (foot) ball bounces?

AWESOME HorseHappy....oh man my boyfriend would hate that... when they missed the field goal that would have tied the game, i think he cried.  I felt really bad. He L-O-V-E-S the Colts...it goes Payton Manning, then me.

Yeah I've been there before!  Nice place and really decent prices!  I'd go more often but it's probably a good 45 min - hour drive from me.  Plus the fact that I hafta buy something everytime I go to a tack store so that's not good! LOL

Ok Nicole,

I will let you know but I have to use a friends horse rigth now when
I go trail riding because my filly is to young and is green broke so I
don't trust her around others Horse(s)!

Ramsey,

The Lady (George Nida) that ownes the tack shop was my Moms friend
so she has been very good to me since I got my filly!

Carlie

Oh girl you have never been trail riding with us!  Our group is full of green horses!  Last year was the year of the "lets get our unbroke 4 year old stallion gelded and take him trail riding in 2-3 weeks"!!  This summer was very interesting and fun!  No-one got hurt and everyone had a good time- which is all that matters!  The only way to get a horse broke is to get them out there!   Heck for that matter it won't be till the summer/fall so you will have plenty of time to get her ready!

Ok Nicole,

  I will keep you updated.

Carlie

Hey Nicole,

   I was looking at the website for the Hocking State Forest
Bridle Trails and found they have a new map and just thought
maybe, someone wanted a copy of it:

http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/forestry/Forests/stateforests/hockingbridle.htm

Carlie

Cool thanks!  We had one of those, but there are so many little side trails that go off the main trails to get turned around on!!!   Though it could have been the Champange we had for breakfast!

This afternoon I rode my filly.  

Hey can anyone give some tips to get my filly to turn?    

Because every time I ride her outside the pasture she
will not obey any of my commands!

For example: Today I wanted her to go back to the barn,
and she wanted to go across the road, every time I want
her to go L or R, she continues to go straight even with her
head pulled to the side!

What Do I Do???

HELP!!!!!

Carlie

Now Maine,You know we consider you a mid-westerner at heart. You just got kinda lost on your way to the post office.   Besides, you are not alone. Jet is in Florida, TB&B is in Washington, Shann is in Kentucky (which could almost be considered a forigen country )   Besides, you are the one who is doing radio shows, speeches, magazine articals, and cool things like that. You are the one who has the fun with out us. We can only read about all your adventures.  

Oh man HH, did you REALLY go there?? ESPECIALLY after your "tour" of our fair commonwealth today???

I don't know if this will help but, here it goes. Do you have an arena or area that is confind to ride her in? tyr do some wall work with her. With her age and all she may not understand what it is you are asking her to do. One thing you can try is to flex her to both sides while standing still. Get her to the point she gives to the pressure smoothly. Then once you have her understanding that, while you have her head around, gentley que her with you feet to get her to understand you want her to turn. Don't worry if she turns only half or goes around in less then a perfect circle. Just get her to understand that when you have pressure on one side and putting your heel in her she is to follow through.  You can also walk her straight to a fence (so she will have to turn one way or another)  and then put the pressure on one side and que with your feet. I have another suggestion, untill you have her understanding more of what you want, I would not ride her in open country. She is a baby, and babies spook at wierd things and sometimes nothing at all. Keep working her in a controles enviorment until you know you have basic controle of her. It will keep her mind on you and you bones and internal organs where they should be. Val can also give you helpful hints to. E-mail her and ask. Val has been in the business for a while and she really knows her stuff. She would be happy to help if she can. Just a thought (or two)
Good luck and keep us updated.

Oh yes I did!!!! I went there and about every where else!
Ok, everybody let me set the stage here for this one. I live just north of Evansville In, About 15 miles. Shann lives just west of Louisville Ky. About 45 miles maybe 50. It only takes me 2.5 hours to get to Louisville from my house with a truck and trailer. Starting from Henderson Ky., following Shanns directions, it takes me three hours and I still over shoot her place by about 10 miles. I end up on the other side of Fort Knox in a small whistle stop named West Point. Shann gave me direction and told me to look for a Marathon station at the intersection of 448 and hwy 60.  It should be easy to find since the intersection has a stop-light at it. Once I see this then I am to look for the next Marathon station about two miles down and turn there. Ok, I am traveling along and get to see the wonderful countryside of the middle part of Ky. I am looking at the clock and wondering when I am supposed to get there since I have been hauling Sissy for almost 2.5 hours now. I see a Marathon station with a light but it is the junction of St Rd 144 and 60. So I go past still looking for 448. I get to a ‘T’ and must turn right or left. I look at the signs. To the left is hwy 60 to the right, is hwy 31. I turn left. After going a little further and noticing I have now been on the road three hours and am quickly approaching Louisville, I stop at a gas station, with just enough room for me to pull the truck and trailer. I call Shann. Ok, I am in some place called West Point and some one had better come fetch me. Now, as I am waiting, I ask the girls in the store what road I am on. They tell me I am not on 60 but I am on 31W. Hu? There is the sign (you can see from the counter) that has both road signs on it. The girls tell me that I am not on 60 but that I am on 31W.  What ever. As I am waiting, Mother Nature tells me it is time to go to the little girls room. I ask where the restrooms are and the girls tell me “we don’t have one”.  Are you kidding me? You are a public gas station with out public restrooms?  I am thinking, “Shann, get here fast!” I try to think of something else (anything else) crossing my legs but finally have to go in and ask if there are any restrooms with in a short distance. “Nope”. I go out side and start to survey the area for the nearest tree or clump of bushes. I have been on the road for several hours, and had been drinking my Mt. Dew since I left Henderson and Mother Nature is not going to let me ignore her request.  I guess I must have had a look of desperation on my face, because right before I try to find the nearest tree (and there is no where I would not be in the public view) one of the girls comes out and tells me I can use the employee restroom. As I am sprinting past her I tell her thank you and find the restroom. Relief never felt so good! Very shortly after I am finished, I see Shann and George pull up. Since Shann also did not know that 31W and 60 run together, I show her the signs. Learn something new everyday. I can believe that she might not know this easier then I can believe that the two girls in the store don’t know this since you can see both road signs from the counter. Shann gets in the truck with me but George does not let us out of his sight anyway. As we get to the Marathon station I point out the road is 144, not 448. When I went home last night (following George’s directions) I saw where 448 feeds into 144. That would have worked well had I been coming in from Brandenburg (which is north). Does not work if you are coming in from Henderson (which is west).
Shann honey, you are a truly smart, caring, wonderful person, but Rand McNally your not.   Next time someone needs directions, hand the phone to George.

I should mention that since She and George fed me some really good bar-b-que and they are housing Sissy and my trailer (long story of why the trailer is there) the looonnnnggg drive was well worth it.

Thanks HH,

   I will try you helpful tips!

Carlie

HH, I do feed ya good when you come down, huh? And yes, from now on whenever anyone wants to visit us George does the directions LOL!

Madison, I don't think I've said welcome yet, so HOWDY from KY! Great people on this board & lots of help and info when you need it.