If this is annoying, I will stop, but I figure it can’t hurt. As you know I’m “cleaning House” and am trying to get rid of some of my unused horse equipment – to make room for new of course! I am running out of stuff, so shouldn’t have too many more of these posts – BUT in the mean time, I am selling a matching breast collar/headstall, an English Pleasure show coat and the ole’ Buford saddle (reduced price).

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&item=130274504025

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&item=130274502485

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&item=130274505800 (day coat size 18-20)

Happy Holidays!!!!

(This little story is for those of you who hate trailering horses…)

As many of you know I live in Northeastern Ohio and if you live in this state you find a lot of truth in the common Ohio saying, “If you don’t like the weather, just wait a day and it will change”. This past weekend we had one of those “days”. It was seasonably cold on Saturday morning, but the skies were clear and the roads dry. However, by 2pm the weather took a quick turn with the temperature dropping and snow beginning to fly (LOVE that “Lake Effect”).

Normally this weather does not pose a problem for me. I certainly don’t like it but my little Honda Element can truck through it with no problem. However, this particular snow brought with it a HUGE problem for me. My daughter and I had decided to take both our horses to a morning Sunday show (I was riding in a Show Rider class and she in the Academy classes) and I needed to trailer them myself. For those of you who know me personally, trailering horses just down the road on a clear, beautiful day is a big undertaking for my brain. I hate trailering horses and it makes me incredibly nervous. I am an okay driver (except maybe for Toll Booths…apparently that is a good joking point for those following me – I just am afraid I will run up over the curb or hit one of those walls). My problem is that I always think about everything that could go wrong…What if someone cuts me off while driving down the interstate? What if I have a flat or my truck breaks down? What if I get lost? And, most importantly, What if I have to stop for gas and I get stuck in the gas station and can’t maneuver myself out? (I know that last one is really dumb, but my poor brain just can’t get past it). Yesterday, however, was the mother of all trailering stresses for me…Snow was falling and sticking to the roads – Yikes!
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