Scotty McCreery-A surprise!!

Enjoy this amazing video, of Scotty McCreery at his homecoming concert!!!! (plus an unexpected guest... :D )
Nicki

Event!

CALLING ALL HORSE-LOVERS, OWNERS, ENTHUSIASTS, COWBOYS, OR ALL OF THE ABOVE!!!

If you have a love for horses like I do, then you're gonna want to gallop on over the Springfield, IL on March 4-6 for the Illinois Horse Fair, presented by the Horsemen's Council of Illinois.

It will be held at the state fair grounds in Springfield.

The schedual is as follows:

Friday 1pm to 7pm

Saturday 9am to 7pm

Sunday 9am to 5pm

Here is a link to the wedsite with more information, such as; the schedual of events, cost, clinicians who will be their, ticket sales, and more!!!

http://www.HorsemensCounsil.org/HorseFair

Hope you can make it, if so have FUN!

~please comment on this post, if this article brought you the the Horse Fair, and if it helped or not!!!!~

Important

Please visit my other blog, Sacred Honor, for a very important post!!!

An Update of My Horse Adventures

I know that I haven't updated on what I've been doing lately with horses. So here's a quick on what I've been up to!
{Me teaching a "first lesson" to my cousin this winter}

{"Keep those heals down in the stirrups!"}

{"Way-to-go! Nice steering"}

Haiti Benefit Christmas Concert

Sunday Dec. 5th 2010
6:30-8:30
Trinity Oaks Christian Academy
409 N. First St. Cary, IL
$5/person $20 max/person

~Refreshments will be served~

All proceed benefit for:

Leve Project
Empowering Haitian Families
to stop the cycle of poverty.
Watch the video to the left to see what Leve project does!
(the video on here isn't the best quality, so click here for a better look Leve project ) thank you!
Merry Christmas....please consider attending!!

New Blogs!!!!!!!

Hello blogger readers and followers!
Just wanted to let ya'll know that I have start two new blogs...so go into my profile and check them out!
They are fairly new, and I dont' have much on them yet, but you'll have new things to read SOON!
Thanks!
Nicki

Fly Season!!!!!!

Now that it is officially summer, a day at the barn can be a very buggy experience. Flies, skeeters, gnats...you name it!
Because horse and rider alike would rather not be bothered by these incessant pests....there has been many concoctions made to deter icky insects, this is known to the horseman as "Fly-spray."
Now, in my opinion although many of these "fly-sprays" work well, thinking of all those many different chemicals going on to my horse's body-that could be potentially be harmful-makes me quiver. So, I have recently found a natural alternative bug repellent that *should not* harm the health of these animals so dear to our hearts.
Following is a recipe...

Mix one cup of warm water with one teaspoon of tea tree oil, add to a spray bottle and you are good to go. (For more than one cup's amount...keep adding more...a cup of water to every teaspoon oil.)

(Now take it into consideration that using a more natural spray might not work just as perfectly as might a chemical-rich spray, but it will work better than nothing...and your mind will be at peace knowing that your horse isn't at risk with any chemicals!)

*Tea tree oil, otherwise known as Melaleuca oil, is known to be safe for topical use....but should not be used internally! Here are some links to info on the substance: http://www.todayshorse.com/Articles/HolisticCare/TeaTreeOil.htm
http://www.webmd.com/skin-beauty/tc/tea-tree-oil-melaluca-alternifolia-topic-overview

Try it! I have and it works!

UNDER CONSTRUCTION!

Just as a warning: If you see random changes in the appearance of my blog it is because it's kinda under construction right now...I've been trying to figure out just the right look for this blog for a while, and I've just about found it. But, please keep reading!!


Also, my new blog- which I've already told you about- is still being put together, too. Don't be surprised if there isn't anything on it yet! :)

Things to see, Places to go...!

If you are a horse-lover and are ever in the kentucky area try stopping at The Kentucky Horse Park.

They have seasonal horse shows, and a breed show.(Although we were alittle dissapointed, because they claimed to have a show including 50 breeds, but there were only about 6 or 7 total when we were there!)
It was neat, but dissapointing...

They also have an all horse museum which takes you through many centuries of horses in various cultures, there various breeds and uses, and their impact on human life.



{side-saddle*}

Although it was a neat place I would recommend going there for the International Horse Games 2010 or after that has passed, because The Kentucky Horse Park was (and I imagine still is) under construction while we were there-which made it alittle harder to enjoy the grounds and to find things while walking around.

So, at a good time, it would be a interesting place to visit.*

New!

How does everyone like the new look??

I'm curious to hear your thoughts, 'cause I'm not sure If I like this new background enough to keep it.....

So comment away!!

Nicki

The Owl Critic...

About the poem "The Owl Critic", I'm so sorry about all of the stanzas being clumped together. For some odd reason my spacing wouldn't work right on that particular post.---sorry again, if it is hard to read---

Nicole

Tag...you're it!

Hello, I'm joining the game of Tag...lol. Julia and Amy just tagged me and my blog on their blog, "For a Lack of Anything Better". The tag was for "Six Random Things", the rules are: link to the person who tagged you, list the rules, write six random things about yourself, and then tag about six people by leaving comments on their blog and letting the person who tagged you know that you've written the post.


1) Some of my favorite smells are; the smell of leather and a horse barn, the smell of a camp fire, the smell of delicious things(like brownies) baking in the oven, the smell of sea air, and the smell of freshly cleaned laundry.


2) I love to take long, event-full roadtrips!


3) I love the changing seasons, and have always felt that I wouldn't want to live in place where it is always warm or always chilly, but in the midwest where there is Autum, summer, winter, and spring. Call me crazy, but it's true! -each season has it's up's & it's down's-


4) I like to doodle alot while I do my school work. ~+%**:o) (there I go again!)


5) One of my (bad) habits is craking my nuckles.


6) Some of my favorite sodas are; Mello Yello, Rootbeer(the best kind is at the trail of history, even though it's bubble-less it is homemade & a-m-a-z-i-n-g!!), cream soda, Dr. Pepper, & well... Culver's has really good rootbeer too!



-THE END-


I tag:

Julia and Amy @ their blog For a Lack of Anything Better, Ella and Eleree @ their blog A Banner of Crimson.



P.S.
Julia, thanks so much for the help, it worked!
Tag...you're it!

Clock

Yes! Now my blog clock is fixed, so now it won't say a totally different time on my posts then when I really posted them!