At the beginning of October, we finally finished fixing the barn wall and were able to focus more on the horses instead of just turning them out every day. We decided to start trotting hills to help Diesel get back in shape and to strengthen Stinger’s stifles. We were ponying them up the hill with … More Long Awaited Answers
October was a pretty low spending month, I only bought two bags of feed. While November was a lot more exciting so I included both months in this post. We had yet another trip to the vet for Stinger, we were there for a couple hours for multiple tests and treatments. We did a repeat … More October/November Expenses
Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at The Barrel Racer’s Journal! This is how I imagine this conversation went between the horses today. I didn’t have a picture of all the horses together due to the way our barn is set up, but I included some of them each separately looking out the doors. Stinger … More Comic 4: Thanksgiving
The month of September brings the fair. Since the entries were due in July, everything was already paid for except the fun show. I only spent $20 for four classes. I even placed in one of them, but we only won ribbons. I did place in some of the regular fair classes, but the premium … More September Expenses
Ever since I was little, I can remember the excitement that surrounds the fair. My parents have been attending our county fair since the 90s and I have been going ever since I was 6 months old. It is almost like a vacation to us, if vacations consisted of work. I’m only sort of kidding. … More September Shenanigans
Getting teeth and shoes done and another vet visit all in a couple weeks makes for an expensive month. Don’t worry, the vet bill was only for booster shots and a health certificate. When we go to our fair, we have to have a clean health certificate from within the last 30 days. While the … More August Expenses
Sometimes all it takes is one moment to change your future. When you look back at it, it seems so small. You can spend hours analyzing everything leading up to it and how you would do things differently to change the outcome. We had one of those moments this summer. It took me a while … More Change of Plans
The size difference between Angus and Stinger always makes me laugh. Last time we measured Angus he was 16.2hh and Stinger not so much. So when I put my saddle on him to ride, it looked so small compared to when I ride Stinger. I had to make it into a comic because it was … More Comic 3: The Tiny Saddle
July was an unexpected month as you will see in the next post, so it makes sense that the expenses follow suit. We went to a jackpot and rodeo over the fourth of July weekend, but I was also entered in two other rodeos that we ended up turning out of. I still had to … More July Expenses
Where did we leave off last? Oh right, we just got back from the vet with injections for the second time this year. In between bringing Stinger back to full work and baling hay in hot and humid weather (it’s that time of year everyone), Stinger decided it was the perfect time to give us … More The Story Continues
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