New Challenge; New Blog

I have created a new blog to track the progress of the second Midwest Mustang Challenge. It is titled: 2009 Midwest Mustang Challenge. You can find it at:

http://rebecca-bishop.blogspot.com/

See you there!

Bella-1997 Hungarian Warmblood Mare For Sale

Bella is very quiet, easy mare. She is willing to work and please. She has a soft, trot which is easy to sit with plenty of suspension. Her canter is ground covering. She is easy to make round and goes on the bit very consitently. A good home is very important. She will make a great amateur dressage and/or broodmare.

You Tube links

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9oFIwxCFvw&feature=channel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwJbG62lCPo

Copper- 2000 AQHA Gelding For Sale

Copper has extensive trail riding experience. He goes through all obstaces on the trail without hesitation. He has also been used on overnight camping trips. He has no vices. He is awesome for vet, farrier, clipping, trailering, bathing, etc. He is a horse that you will want to own for many years. He has great gaits with lots of reach in all three gaits. He will make a great dressage/event mount with more foucsed training. For sale because we are boarding too many horses.


You Tube link:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CisCaYFepU8

I finally have a few minutes to give you all the much anticipated updates on the Weekend.

Sign was awesome. She was nervous at times like all of the horses and riders, but she tried to do what I asked of her every minute of the weekend. She did get grouchy in her stall. She has the personality of a cat (aloof) not a puppy dog and that really showed when she was in her stall. By Friday afternoon, she had her fill of attention. Now she is back at Signature Arabians and getting some well deserved rest. Sign is going to stay with me for at least another 60 days to continue her training. I will also work very closely with the new owners to ensure that they have the proper information and everyone is safe and happy. The new owners come from an extensive family of horse owners, so they will have lots of experience and support over the years. Robin Secrist’s horse, Jed, went to an Aunt of the Family that bought Sign.

She sold to a family in Hortonville, WI. Her new owner is a little girl named Brooklyn. She rode Sign from the Coliseum back to the barn after the auction and did not want to get off. They are planning to come to Signature Arabians in two weekends to start with lessons.

Lalo’s horse, Elvis, sold to a husband and wife who live in Kenosha, so Lalo will also be giving the new owners lessons. Nadia Heffner’s horse, Westie, was also bought by another local horseperson, so we will be seeing lots of her too.

I was a great weekend, and was the perfect ending with taking the same two horses back in the trailer that we came with. We were expecting to go home with an empty trailer, instead I could have hauled four horses back with us, next year we will need to bring a bigger trailer or at least more trailers.

I have a few pictures to post now and will post more over the next few weeks.

In the News

Read the mustang article on the front page of the Racine Journal Times, Today, Sat. April 12, 2008.

http://www.journaltimes.com/articles/2008/04/12/local_news/doc48003d057091e251535431.txt

Schedule for Midwest Mustang Challenge

Thursday, April 17; 8AM - Mustangs start to arrive. I think we are all in barn #1

Friday, April 18; 11-2:30 - In hand competition (30%) - Nutrena Arena

Saturday, April 19; 12-3 - Under Saddle competition (50%) - Coliseum

Saturday, April 19: 5-6:30 - Top then finalist freestyle - Coliseum

Sunday, April 20; 1PM - Adoption/Auction - get preapproved and bring your checkbook :)

Getting Ready

I have not posted in a while because I have been busy working and training. Sign is doing great. I took her to a show a few weeks ago and she handled all the chaos well. I planned on taking her again this past weekend, but the weather was too nice to pass up a trail riding opportunity. She has been on a few trail rides now and did great. This past weekend one of the other riders forgot his bridle, so I loaned him mine and rode in the halter. People that don't know her well are amazed at her sensibility, we who do know her have come to expect everything to be no big deal with her. I also took her to a roping competition with Lalo Govea. She got to spend lots of time tied up with the other horses and being patient. She did everything asked with no issues.

I have also been putting lots of effort into getting her condition ready for the competition. She is now clipped and bathed and looking more like a show pony and less like a mustang.

There is also going to be an article on us in the Racine Journal Times probably this Saturday.