Hag and Taylor Made, her love child. I had her bred (twice) to Gen's Silver Pusher, but she was too in love with KC, so we have Taylor Made and KC has a new home. I am still waiting on the paternity but I think I know already.

Here is Hag out in the yard. I know there is a lot of junk but I still like the photo. This time of year the grass is growing so fast it is hard to keep up with around the place. My theroy is, "why mow when we can graze".

We went to the vet's for our Coggins. Here we are waiting.

The Coggins test checks for Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA) antibodies in the horse's blood, and samples must be tested by a state approved lab. EIA is a viral disease with no vaccine and no cure, though a percentage of infected horses appear to recover. It is because of these healthy appearing carriers that we must test. The disease is spread by horseflies. If they bite an infected horse and then bite a healthy horse within thirty minutes the disease gets transmitted. With acute infection the horse has fever, depression, no appetite and will not be positive on the EIA test for a month and a half, if he lives that long. Some infected horse will having recurring bouts with weight loss, ventral edema (swollen belly and legs) and anemia.

Here is Hag getting a bath at the field trial grounds after a hunt. We have so much fun there and have made some interesting friends.

Hag in a field trial saddle. She fit right in and I didn't slide off the back going up hill.
You can see what a big girl she is as that is me standing behind her.

Here is a photo of the group taken on Wenesday.

On Sunday I forgot my girth so rode bareback. She is such a good girl these days.

The Missouri Open Championship, Open All Age, and Open Derby, were being held the last week on March in Grovespring Missouri. I went and rode with them on a few occasions. This is a photo from Wenesday. Had a great time. The people were friendly and helpful. I learned some things about field trials and bird dogs. It looks like the scouts do all the work and have all the fun. I decided I want a job as a scout.

This is my dog Steven. He is an Aussie. He is an old dog and very well behaved. He guards the truck while we ride. He stays in the truck real well. When I got him he had a set of papers but I didn't send them in and lost them. I do not know his breeding nor where he came from. He was a gift. Thank you Catherine and Jessica.