May was quite busy after a major storm on April 29th knocked out our power for four days, an impromptu trip to Virginia to visit my sister, practicing at the saddle club, taking lessons, plus squeezing in two barrel races and a rodeo, a Memorial Day parade, oh and a little detour to Pittsburgh for … More Follow the Rodeo Road
It’s been a while, but we are back with our expenses post for May and June. May Show season is in full swing and we went to one rodeo, two barrel races this month, two days to ride at the saddle club, and two lessons, for about 7.5 hours of total driving and a little … More May/June Expenses
‘April showers bring May flowers’, everyone knows the famous saying, but I think we tend to forget that we have to deal with all the rain before the flowers can bloom. I feel like all this rain is really on point for my life right now, literally and figuratively. We need the rain, but the … More April Showers
April brought showers and our first rodeo! We went to an open rodeo for slack, with an entry fee of $50. It was about a 1.5 drive to get to the rodeo. Then we made our way to a local show, less than 15 minutes away. I signed up for year-end points ($15) and entered … More April 2025 Expenses
Talk about an expensive month, I definitely don’t want to do that again. We started out this month with not only one but two vet visits. Now the second one was a virtual follow up, but it still resulted in a second bill. Our first visit bill included a reevaluation of Stinger’s lameness, sedation, another … More March 2025 Expenses
And just like that winter is ending and the spring sun is shining down on us again. Although while I was breaking ice from buckets and wearing a million layers of clothes to do barn chores, it felt like winter was going to last forever. Now I can’t believe it is already time to start … More Melting Into Spring
January 2025 Expenses January’s expenses were not very exciting. We didn’t do very much with the temperatures as cold as they were. I am now feeding two horses, and that’s where the majority of the money was spent this month. Stinger is only getting a half scoop of feed while Reno is getting a full … More January/February 2025 Expenses
Last year I made a post about all the things I wanted to accomplish throughout the year and when I looked back on it, I didn’t really meet any of my goals. So, here is a little recap of how last year’s goals went before I show my new ones. Click the link for a … More New Year, New Horse, New Goals
December Expenses Well, the December expenses took a little bit of a wild ride, because I bought a horse! Believe it or not, this was my first time picking out and buying a horse for myself. Every other horse I rode was either bought for me by my parents or borrowed. (Or in the case … More December Expenses and Year End Recap
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
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