It was soo nice today.

The weather was amazing today. However, my dad didn't think the weather and days through. I wanted to go trail riding today while it was nice out, he wants to go tomorrow. Its supposed to rain tomorrow..oh well. I didn't get to ride period today, but I did get some stuff done.
I went down to the Stockyards to take a look at some cutting saddles for sale. My old youth director was there from the OkFQHR and he showed me a few saddles. I found a used Circle Y that I really liked, but it was in a little bit of rough shape, but heck.. Its a cutting saddle!! There not exactly trimmed up with high dolar silver.
Also, today me and my dad finished sand blasting the wheels for my 85 Chevy, Sheila as I call her:) My dad thinks we will have her up and running well come spring break. I can't wait:) We also painted the wheels red..so when the hubcaps are on, there will be a small ring of red around them! Sounds ghetto, I know..but a little touch of color never hurt anything:)

The diagnosis...

We took Rebel to the vet this morning..The trotted him up and down like 10 times, stretched his shoulder, felt his ligaments...nothing. They did a nerve block on his shoulder joint, nothing. Then they decided to take x-rays..I thought about how excited I was to get to ride him again, the vet thought it might just be arthritis. Nope. The xrays were something I never would have wanted. At some point in his life, we don't know when, he fractured his shoulder bone down by his joint. It healed very well, but it did not heal correctly. A small bone fragment had slowly started to bore away at the joint. The vet said there is nothing that we can do for him, just let him be a horse. He's going to enjoy a long, happy life of being a pasture buddy..He's only 7. I thought I would have many more years left to ride him. I had dreamed for so long to get him to the APHA World Show one day...I doubt that. It hurts him everytime he extends his leg too far infront of him. We are going to keep him on joint supplements and maybe start giving him steriods if arthritis does develop. I'm going to miss riding him so much....it feels like all of my hopes and dreams were suddenly ripped out from under me...its not fair...but at least he will be with me for a long time. He's so sweet..there will never be another horse like him.

But on a happier note, I'm looking for jobs for my beautiful boy. Personaly, I think he should get into modelign with State Line Tack..he looks so fancy when he is decked out in a english saddle:P My boyfriends mom gave me the idea of him being a therapy horse for special needs childeren to learn about horses and how to groom them, but he would get to nervous with a lot of kids around him. I'v been trying to think of ideas for him..I don't want him just sitting around in a pasture all his life. I want it to be fun for him. I'm thinking about hauling him to my shows where I take Dusty and Rosie, so when I go with one of them, Revel will be there to keep the other company.

"Hey mom, aren't I pretty?" :)

Just whatever comes to mind...

While I'm waiting for my boyfriend to finish changing out the transmission in his truck..God bless him for even possessing that skill (I'm overly mechanically challened lol)....I will just randomly rant on whatever comes to my head. Maybe not even rant...just randomly talk lol.

Horse slaughter. A rather tender subject for most people, yet something I feel very strongly over. Picture this: what would you rather see? Hundreds of thousands of horses starving and suffering until they die, or horses being killed for their meat to possibly feed starving childeren in Africa or somewhere?
I know, I used to be all like "omg I don't want to see a horse die!! :(" But know that I am older, I realize their is just no other way. Too many people have thought it would be okay to breed a lot of unregistered horses. Too many people have decided that they need more horses. Too many people don't realize there is not enough resources to provide for the overwhelming number of "unwanted horses". People have just started turning their horses out on country roads because they just can't feed them anymore. Horse rescues are having to say "no" to horses in need because they just don't have the room for them.
I, personaly would never want to see my horses go to slaughter. The way the treat the horses there is as if they were never even alive. This is the part that I don't like about the thought of slaughter. It seriously needs reform. They need to find a much more humane way of, well, killing the horses, as every other slaughter house needs to do with cows, pigs, etc.
All just my opinions, hate if you must:)

On a lighter note, I got a new video editing program! Its called Vegas Home Studio, and its pretty legit!!! I'm still a beginner, so my videos have crappy transitions and blah. Here's a video I made for my horse Sassy:

I can't wait to go to the vet tomorrow. Even though I know the trip is going to be hard on Rebel (he is terrified of trailer rides by himself), this is one step closer to him becoming the horse of my dreams. He is literally the sweetest horse I have ever known. He's never kicked, bitten or pinned his ears at me. You sit down in the pasture and he stands behind you and rests his head on your back and lightly plays with your hair. He doesn't deserve to be hurt..I blame it all on his first owners. You can't just leave a horse in a pasture for two years, no human contact, and expect them to be fine. They weren't experienced horse people however, so I can't blame them too much. However, they did spend the money to have him trained before he went to pasture. He was one when they got him, then they rode him when he was two, then it was whatever after that. It took me forever to gain his confidence back. He was scared of humans for the longest time. He is still very spooky, but he comes along everyday. If he gets better quickly, I hope to start getting the barrel pattern on him well and taking him to rodeos...he loves to run:)

Rebel will be going to the vet tomorrow

  So the vet came out today to look at Rebel. He's been limping for about a month. He had EPM around this time last year, and he got over that and healed with flying colors. She did several nerve blocks all over his heel and fetlock, and nothing happened. She flexed his shoulder and made him trot off, and he got worse after that. She referred him to a vet clinic tomorrow at 10 a.m. YAY! Thankfully I sold my saddle and made some extra dough, ($1000) and I see that going down the drain very quickly. But that doesn't bother me; I'm ready for him to be in top shape again.
   My parent's don't like spending money on him; the personally believe that he is a waste of money and won't amount to much. However, I know this horse has the heart of a champion. He is the sweetest horse in the world, all he wants is to be loved. He is my baby:) I really hope he gets better..
   I'll take my camera tomorrow and take some pictures of the place.