so another weekend come and gone... and it was.. well lets start with friday.. after a wonderful time in a hot tub and good food and company the night before i still awoke at 5:30 so i fed up, did chores and rode the paint before breakfast, right after Jeff and I headed to horse sale in Dublin (about a hour and half south). Leanne and Melissa showed up also, so was my at home typical horse sale with lots of bs and not much horse meat to look at lol.

On was home were 1st/2nd on scene of bad head one car/mini van accident. So i helped keep people consious and best as could outta too much shock, while waiting for rescue to get there and cut them out. 4 into ambulances, one air lifted. Prayers there. Then to cop shop for statement, bu time down was after 7 so home to shower and then into the "big smoke" (adelaide) for the weekend off.

Sat tried to go to AFL footy but after driving around for a hour to get a spot and walking up informed was sold out. boo hoo hoo :( so shoping before a wonderful supper at a mongolian resturant with food cooked on wood heated oven right in front of you.. was so yummy and fillin!

sat night the bute netball team was in for there girls night out and i was invited to join.. so i did lol partied it up and stayed in my first backpackers hostel! finally a real working holiday like experience! lol :)

Sun went to the zoo and walk in the park with friends and their dogs :) hi dakota! and home today after ice cream.. again.. he he

What happens here stays here! lol so another week going by, by tomorrow have worked 11 days straight, this weekend is off... hmmmm... what can i get into!??! ;) posted another pic of Brogey and I.. love him to death! :) and a appy that reminded me of home SO much!!!

Got a new pony in to start.. OMG! so she is a blakc welsh, oh so cute.. till she ran me over and tried to two foot kick my head off! the kicking thing more than once lol. so she is getting manners 101 haha.

Off to Melissas tonight for "tea" and "spa" maybe (hot tub for the home crowds lol). horse sale tomorrow in Dublin, about a hour and a bit south of us. should be fun Leanne (a friend) coming with Jeff and I :)

well here i am again, another weekend come and gone.. so sat i showed captain.. dark horse on right :) and got no ribbons :( but was beautiful out and jeff was happy so i was happy! showing with carly (girl that lives in victoria now but worked with jeff over like 11 years on Judge so that was cool. then sunday... i jumped!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 :) Im in LOVE lol did 50 cm then 65 cm and finally 80cm.. knocked a rail on the last two rounds but horse (Brogey, gray one with tongue out at camera lol) rocked! so much fun! Melissa (who owns the paint) came and kindly took these pics to email to you all back home :) love and hugs!

so last night at sues she made a apple/quangdong cobbler (just for me :) they are a wild sour type peach that grows in wild here, not ripe yet but she goes and picks them from her horse when are in nov ish. good heated with ice cream! (yeah healthy for my cough i know lol)

Gia, wine, always good! I am so into wine and bubbles go me! LOL

had nice long nap today, full next 3 days.. clipping and washing and riding tomorrow and show sat and sun here in Kadina. later all!!! :)

well another day done, cough getting worse :( going for nap before supper at sues tonight. had to throw horse today just to clip her (the one i quit riding cause didnt feel safe on her). kinda entertaining i guess lol. well off to get petrol (gas lol) and maybe cough syrup and wine lol

hi again! well sat dawned with terrible wind.. at 4:15 am! not good start to day here windy in best of times (no thanks!) so off to crystal brook show with Captain in the float (horse trailer :) warming up around 6:30 am and wind and rain started during the day, driving into my head, nasty wet and not cold, he kept me warm lol. was in 8 classes between 2 judges. skipped 2 classes and came away with 2 1sts, 3 2nds and a champion show hunter hack!!! was so happy with "my boy" and drenched right through lol.

ok a double bridle has 2 bits and two sets of reins. a snaffle and a shanked curb. and more reins to figure out lol.

lunch here is lunch or dinner. supper is tea. then afternoon and morning tea sometimes too lol.

Two day show here in Kadina this weekend. were taking 5 horses (and another rider :) but one lame right now :(. will be show jumping too!!! so much fun jumping down the lane way now on brogey.. like a steeplechase sorta set up but log jumps :)

ok hi all again! so i have been jumping and hacking and eating and shopping and seeing people and tryin to sleep and roosters wake you up at 5 and yeah.. you get it lol yeah i bought a couple jean jackets from Allingtons in adelaide and got to see some horse stores (of course he he) and had south australian msa rump (ie steak) for lunch at the lion pub (and bubbles lol) and chicken parma for supper (tea they all call it??!) at a another pub/hotel. was a great day out for sure and yes very pretty city, has park downtown you can ride in even like central park new york i guess?

so got captain going to show this weekend, 8 classes but one horse should be better (i hope) and yeah working with four that ill be showing the following weekend or some of them anyhow. so ar only flat work (hunter hack and show hack). double bridle stuff which is new for me. jumping soon, doing it around the place up the laneway a jump course there so using that too! so fun! :)

sure enjoy the comments thanks all! :)

well... so i survived! lol the weather held, windy and chilly but no rain at least. horses well... they were full of piss and vinegar spooking and kicking and generally playing it up! not so good at a show lol. anyhow was in 8 classes, two then two off and then 6 back to back, switching horses in between.. zoom zoom! so the results.. 1 2nd ribbon in captain (my fav) and a 3rd and 2 3rds on Judge (not so my fav lol). so all in all i was very happy and the judge said i did well for only being here as long as i have so that was pretty confidence boosting :) got lots of pics, sorry cant get them on here at present :( off tomorrow being long day sunday (got up at 5:30) so off to adalaide with sue to see her mom and shop! later and thanks for the prayers :) :)

hey! so tomorrow is the big day! first show.. in 8 classes depending on how horses and i fair lol. fingers crossed for good weather and horses.. and me :) and yeah plaiting and bobs not so fun at all much prefer western long manes and tails encouaged he he. not much going on today, did touch ups on horses and loaded what can into van, early start tomorrow.. next post.. how the show went :) :)

well i remember.. we eat alot of pumpkin soup.. and it is very good for everyone wondering.. and sponge cake lol :) did my laundry today its now on the line, was running between that and the farrier was out too kinda funny watching me im sure.. got the shetland (ruby) in a cart behine the ute (tied to the back.. yup yup..) and me in cart we got pics! tomorrow we clean and plait horses for show on sunday.. not that much fun im thinking but thats what im here for lol.

All the kids here wear school uniforms.. kinda good idea not so many worries about being different. speaking of which, people confirm what you all know.. im weird!!!! ;)

hi again! so another weekend lived through! lol watched the footy again on sat, our team won but was close and even some "hockey" fights as i called them lol. then took part in games, ie scooting around the floor on a towel through a course (which was tiring ha ha) and eating a oreo cookie off my forehead withough hands! out team (the grizzly bears :) won woo hoo! then to bed and up early sunday to go on footy bus/wine/pur crawl tour all day.. home by 11 what a blast!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! started riding horses in double bridle and will learn how to plait a bit today.. fingers crossed... first show on sunday... 2 horses in 7/8 classes.. and here we go!