Today I went to my horse Evaluation, it was fun. My goal was to lope without falling off. So I was
warming up, I was scared because I had NOT been loping for a while. After a while it was my turn, the judge was nice. I told her what my goal was, she said I am not going to have you do that here, because your horse keeps running away, so... I did a circle at a walk. I did pretty good. Well... got to go- see you soon!
(at the Fair!):)
Saturday, July 18, 2015
Thursday, July 16, 2015
Getting Ready for Fair
For the last month or so my mom and grandma have taken me to another club's sheep meetings so I could get help with Showmanship and learn more about sheep. I would like to thank Claudia Brush and the Vallivue 4-H club for letting me be part of their group! I have learned a lot. I learned how to set up my lamb. How to hold him in the show ring - without a halter! EEEK! And I also had fun.
Claudia and her husband also have a big scale that everyone weighs their sheep on. I weighed 61 pounds! I got to weigh PJ three times and Ruby once. Ruby was 120 pounds a month ago- she would definitely be big enough for fair. PJ weighed 117 the first time we weighed him- I was SO relieved! The minimum weight to sell at the fair is 110 pounds. I do not want to eat my bottle baby, Pepper Jack, so I am glad that I can sell him and not have to worry about my family eating him. Someone else will! : ( But it is also good because that means we can keep Ruby and breed her- she will make some really nice grass fed and all-natural babies that we won't have to pay $200+ for.
Here is a picture of Ruby in the scale.
Claudia and her husband also have a big scale that everyone weighs their sheep on. I weighed 61 pounds! I got to weigh PJ three times and Ruby once. Ruby was 120 pounds a month ago- she would definitely be big enough for fair. PJ weighed 117 the first time we weighed him- I was SO relieved! The minimum weight to sell at the fair is 110 pounds. I do not want to eat my bottle baby, Pepper Jack, so I am glad that I can sell him and not have to worry about my family eating him. Someone else will! : ( But it is also good because that means we can keep Ruby and breed her- she will make some really nice grass fed and all-natural babies that we won't have to pay $200+ for.
Here is a picture of Ruby in the scale.
Monday, July 13, 2015
Hard Work Pays Off
Last week I went to the State Horse Contest, it was fun but it was a 4 hour drive. When we got there I was sooo happy, I was sooo tired. When we got inside, the first thing I did was...I went to lay in my hotel bed, OH YEAH. But I was not tired anymore because we were going to swim. It was fun, we had a great time, including my baby brother. The next day my dad said, "WAKE UP! You need to get up" and I said "NO!" because I was sleeping ..but I got up anyway I got dressed fast as I could. At the Contest I was nervous, but excited too. Then it was MY TURN! But don't worry I made it! YAY! Then came REWARDS! I was scared, my mom said "you might not place," but.........I DID! I got .......2nd PLACE! So like I said, I learned that hard work pays off.
Monday, June 15, 2015
Sheep Weigh In
Sorry I haven't posted for awhile! My family has been really busy so far this summer- my mom had an emergency surgery a couple weeks ago, and also she went to Real Estate School. And I have been really busy taking care of all of the animals we have around here, plus going to horse camp!
I want to share some pictures with you from the first sheep weigh in that we went to last month. Both Ruby and Pepper Jack did great! Ruby weighed 90 pounds! And Pepper Jack weighed 74. Most of the lambs that came weighed between 80-95 pounds. The weigh in was on May 12. The final weigh in will be on July 21. At the first weigh in, my mom said that Pepper Jack would need to gain almost a half of a pound per day over the 75 days left to make weight at the Canyon County Fair. 110 pounds is the lowest they can weigh at the fair's final weigh in. We think he is still on track, but we will find out next week if he is doing well. We are going to weigh him at our next sheep practice!
I really hope that Pepper Jack will be big enough to sell at the fair. I don't want him to end up in our freezer. He is my baby. If Pepper Jack makes weight my parents said I can keep Ruby for breeding and then I won't have to buy new baby lambs next year. If Pepper Jack doesn't make weight, then I will have to sell Ruby and we will have PJ sent to a butcher to be meat for our family to eat. I already told my mom I will NOT eat PJ.
These are pictures from the weigh in. They move the animals through pretty fast, so my mom couldn't get the best pictures.
I want to share some pictures with you from the first sheep weigh in that we went to last month. Both Ruby and Pepper Jack did great! Ruby weighed 90 pounds! And Pepper Jack weighed 74. Most of the lambs that came weighed between 80-95 pounds. The weigh in was on May 12. The final weigh in will be on July 21. At the first weigh in, my mom said that Pepper Jack would need to gain almost a half of a pound per day over the 75 days left to make weight at the Canyon County Fair. 110 pounds is the lowest they can weigh at the fair's final weigh in. We think he is still on track, but we will find out next week if he is doing well. We are going to weigh him at our next sheep practice!
I really hope that Pepper Jack will be big enough to sell at the fair. I don't want him to end up in our freezer. He is my baby. If Pepper Jack makes weight my parents said I can keep Ruby for breeding and then I won't have to buy new baby lambs next year. If Pepper Jack doesn't make weight, then I will have to sell Ruby and we will have PJ sent to a butcher to be meat for our family to eat. I already told my mom I will NOT eat PJ.
These are pictures from the weigh in. They move the animals through pretty fast, so my mom couldn't get the best pictures.
Tuesday, May 12, 2015
Giddy Up
Last Saturday was my very first horse show! I had a great time. My horse, Bonita, and I looked good. I made a new friend and so did Bonita. I also got lots of pretty ribbons.
My mom took this first picture on the left of me riding in my Western Equitation class. The second picture on the right is a picture of us getting ready to go into the ring for Showmanship.
My mom took this first picture on the left of me riding in my Western Equitation class. The second picture on the right is a picture of us getting ready to go into the ring for Showmanship.
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