Glad you could stop by my little corner of the world and get to know a bit more about me!! I am mainly a Buyer on eBay but have also been a Seller off and on over the years!! I am honest to a tee and believe communication is the key to a happy, successful transaction. Being that I live out in the 'boonies' I am only able to get to the post office in town a couple of times a week (when the weather allows) and they are not even open on Saturdays..so please keep this in mind when sending/receiving a package. I only have packages shipped that includes a DELIVERY CONFIRMATION number.
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My hubby & I own a 23 acre ranch we affectionately named THUNDER ROAD RANCH after the thunder of horses hooves & the roar of Harley pipes. We have spent the last 6 years fixing it up (from being a poor mans sheep farm) and making it very horse friendly which has been a spendy & time consuming project. Seeing it all come together little by little & watching the horses graze on lush pasture grass out in the open..makes all the time & expense worth it!! I am very blessed to have my one in a million man who is so understanding of my love for horses & giving of his time to make this ranch the best that it can be
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My 2 daughters are also my friends and we truly enjoy hanging out together. Our family is so close that when one daughter became pregnant the other one followed suit so our 2 Granddaughters..Celeste and Lulu..are only 5 1/2 months apart in age and are the best of friends. They are the apples of our eyes and are such a joy to be around!! Celeste is Grampas side kick and our 'Yeehaw' little Cowgirl while Lulu is calmer and would rather do things with Gramma............We also have a Harley Heritage Softtail and a custom Chopper named the Green Reaper and love getting out and feeling the sun on our faces and the wind in our hair whether on motorcycles or horses. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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We have the good fortune of having 8 fantastic horses as my riding/showing companions plus 2 minis that I show and drive...that I call my 'KIDS'. I show them in Western Horse Shows and Gaited Horse shows, Parades and Playdays and this year our 2 granddaughters will begin showing thier horses (Lightning and Chopper) and also the minis. I also give lessons when the weather permits..and ride in the mountains every chance I get. Paris (Paris Jack's Prize) is an 8 year old sorrel/white Tobiano registered APHA Paint mare that always places in the top 2 in every halter class. I even had a judge come up to me after a class that we had won and tell me that Paris is EYE CANDY. We have 4 registered gaited horses that are alot of fun to pleasure ride as well as show. MC (Milk Chocolate Royale) is a 5 year old dappled milk chocolate Rocky Mountain Gaited gelding (and my Baby). Our first gaited show together last year..He came away 2 1st, 2 2nd and 1 3rd place trophies. Cowboy (Cheyennes Cruzzin' Cowboy) is a 7 year old red chocolate Rocky Mountain Gelding and we have nicknamed him Happy Feet!! Chopper (Ghost Riders Chopper) is an 8 year old black Kentucky Mountain Gaited Gelding and just a super horse that anyone can ride and belongs to our oldest granddaughter...Celeste.
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Recently..I have taken in a couple of rescue horses and truly believe in 'RESCUE A HORSE..SAVE A SPIRIT'. Lightning is a 20 year old AQHA Foundation Buckskin Gelding and was a Rescue Horse that I took in last year (2008) that has to have corrective shoeing every 3 weeks with pads in between his hooves and shoes!! He also has to wear Healing Magnetic Wraps off and on and was in dire need of of weight gain. But with vitamin/mineral supplements, joint formula and good hay and pasture grass..he has really come along wonderfully. He is a great kids horse and belongs to our youngest granddaughter..LuLu. Dusty is a black speckled dapple gray 13 year old Quarab (1/2 Quarter Horse and 1/2 Arabian) Mare that was also a Rescue Horse last year. She has very bad arthirtis in her knees and was malnutritioned and had split hooves when I got her. With alot of filler when she got her shoes on every 3 weeks..has come through it with flying colors and is pretty close to normal once again. She also needed supplements, joint formula and a lot of good hay/grass to get back to good..but both are doing great!! Red Wind (Red Winds Hilltopper) is a 9 year old sorrel/white Tobiano Tennessee Walker Gelding. He is really alot of fun to ride and this will be my first year to show him. Dakota (Dakotas Black Hills Gold) is a beautiful and sweet 10 year old unique silver dappled Palomino Quarter Horse Mare that I just got on 2/6/2009 and is really doing awesome being shown and as a trail horse. When she finally shed out this spring..she turned out to be a real head turner!!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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On February 8, 2009..I bought 2 double registered AMHA/AMHR miniature horses. BeBe is a 33" Palomino Mare and Lea is a 28" Buckskin mare. Both have been shown in the Idaho Miniature Show Circuit and have done very well. They do Halter, Trial and Liberty classes and can clear 2 1/2 foot jumps. I have been looking at a bunch of different mini's lately and fell in love with these 2 at first sight. Now I not only have my Dream Palomino Horse..I also have a Palomino Mini...LIFE IS GOOD!!! They are both being bred right now to a 22" pure black stud named Whiskey and will have their foals in June of 2010. I can hardly wait!!
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