Tag Archives: happy sigh

Mills Rim Campground

By Patty Wilber About an hour eastish from Wagon Mound, NM, is a little (6 sites) campground on the rim of Mills Canyon, above the Canadian River. It is about six miles in on a gravel road. It is in … Continue reading →

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Back to “Normal”

Posted on 2206.03 by BlogPatty

By Patty Wilber May was a little crazy with our gone every weekend (Delaware, Hawaii, Horse Show, Illinois) schedule. This week, we are getting back to “normal”.

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Back Country Horsemen 101, 2022 Version

Posted on 2204.15 by BlogPatty

By Patty Wilber Back Country Horsemen 101 at the Stanley Cyclone Arena was my entertainment last Saturday! (Friday was judging high school rodeo cow horse with Jordyn!)

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An Afternoon at the Barn

Posted on 2202.25 by BlogPatty

By Patty Wilber After a night of snow, the sun was out and the wind was calm, so the horses took the opportunity to snooze it up in the afternoon (35F).

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2021 in Review and Happy New Year

Posted on 2112.30 by BlogPatty

By Patty Wilber Two thousand twenty one was not a bad year. We had 19 head that came through here. Six were colt starts, which I do still like, And eight went a showing, (and Jim brought his bike).

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How to Take Adequate Christmas Hat Pictures of Horses with Your Phone

Posted on 2112.24 by BlogPatty

By Patty Wilber Here are a couple of tips for Christmas Hat pictures, which, as we will see, I apparently don’t follow all that well.

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The first little bit.

Posted on 2111.12 by BlogPatty

By Patty Wilber After the huge excitement of the World Show, I am back at it and have a new colt start to keep me on my toes. When I am ready to get on for the first time, I … Continue reading →

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Green Chile Show and then a LOT of rain

Posted on 2107.23 by BlogPatty

By Patty Wilber Maddie and Leo decided to go to a show! They did the senior 4H events at the Green Chile Classic sponsored by the NM Paint Horse Club. They showed in every event from ranch to western to … Continue reading →

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The Quest for the Lost Keys

Posted on 2107.02 by BlogPatty

By Patty Wilber Last Fall, Amber lost her keys sometime around when she shot her elk, so we figured we would ride out there (Cruces Basin Wilderness Area) and try to find them. It was about a 10 mile round … Continue reading →

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Let’s go to a show!

Posted on 2105.11 by BlogPatty

By Patty Wilber Last weekend was the NM Buckskin Horse Association’s Ranch Show. As usual, it was fun! Also a treat for me since all three of my mares (LT, Penny and Lucy) got to go AND I unexpectedly got … Continue reading →