Candy meets the bit

Our day started off bright and early....chores, chores and more chores. Between horses, dogs and parrots, there is a ton of the repetitious chore that goes on around here.  Add to that the chores that need doing for just one day or for a week, and our life is soooo busy. I am thankful for this! My daughters know the value of time as a result and we do not have the time to sit in front of the TV. I regard television and our media as a tool being used to destroy a cornerstone of America; the family. If you can destroy the family, you will destroy our society. The Word promises us that peace enters when we set our minds on what is true, noble, praiseworthy, just, admirable....the things you do not find on TV.

Back to our day.....We planned on attending our first meeting of MHAA....Miniature Horse Association of Arizona. Kay Morris cooked a fantastic meal and had invited us up. Jessie is very motivated by food, and I wanted to learn more about the AZ show schedule, so off we went. Kay is an energetic little lady with many good ideas and an enthusiasm for miniature horses. My favorite idea of hers was to make Touch of Class a 6 judge show where one could qualify for Worlds all in one 4 day weekend. There would be a 3 judge show on Thursday, skip Friday, and have a second show starting Saturday. There used to be a an AMHR show on the Friday, but that is not on the schedule. She had other new ideas. We laughed a ton with the members of the club, but the group is very small. There are a ton of miniature horses in the Phoenix area.....how does one get others to do more with their horse? Clinics seem to be one answer.

Upon returning home, we started to work horses.......

Candy has had a life of luxury for a while. We thought she was pregnant, but after seeing her heat cycles return, the sad fact is that she is not. So, out of the pasture she was pulled and the bit went back into her mouth. We broke her to cart a while back, but stopped working her. She is the coolest mover, is very sour and this video shows a bit of her arguing attitude. But, she looks like a blast to drive. She will get over her attitude too in time. I always loved her hocks and her action, but felt like her neck set was not high enough for my tastes. Beamer really corrects that in a mare, so He will be a great match for her, but I am liking what I see as she is harnessed up.