Circle C Stables Current Events

CAMPING IN THE RAIN!!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Beth) — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:14:00 +0000

Mom and Mack enjoying the warmth of the fire!

This past weekend we went up to Payson and went Camping. My 96 year old Grandma had decided she wanted to experience camping... so we packed up the horses, our friends and Nanny and went camping. The campsite was Called Houston Mesa; http://www.2az.us/camp-houston.html . It is a very nicely laid out camping area. 2 stalls at each site for the horses that were actually big enough to fit 2 horses in each stall. They supplied water between sites and the firepits. It was very fun BUT the riding inthe beginning of the trail is very rocky and rough. It evens out if you stick to it and turns quite beautiful as you go but there is truly only one major trail out of the camp. Lots of ups and downs..

We had rain on Saturday which actually was quite relaxing and nice. We had a great time. After riding out on Saturday morning, we made it back just in time to unsaddle before the rains came in. A quick lunch and a nap in the tent while the rain pitter pattered away made for a perfect time.

Joe and Diane came with us and we got lucky enought to have Alonso that weekend too.

LOTS OF WILDLIFE!!!!

We hauled up 3 horses, but with 4 riders Alonso had to ride in the backseat at times! It was still fun!

Diane and Joe getting ready for the first ride. After a YUMMY fireside breakfast.

Mom rode Mark the first ride. Mack wasn't feeling well (we think he was faking it!)

Getting Ready!!!!

Mom and Alonso hanging with the horses

Memo and I at the rocks!

He looks mean and nasty but he's really a softie!

Some of the trails were pretty steep and rough

This is the big open area by the group sites.. kind of fun to cruise on

Mom finally got to ride Mack!!

Nanny sitting bythe fire "reading"

Nanny kept the campfires burning while we were out riding

For Sale at Circle C Stables

noreply@blogger.com (Beth) — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 12:13:00 +0000

ALL TYPES OF METAL AND HORSESHOE ART

Memo has taken up doing custom mailboxes and other metal art. He can do anything from custom mailboxes to horseshoe gifts. Just let us know what you might want and he can make it. Here are some samples of his work.

Personalized mailboxes

Various things made out of horseshoes

Nice Used Saddle- Synthetic- $75.00 Good billets only ridden in twice

forgot a picture!

noreply@blogger.com (Beth) — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 23:07:00 +0000

My sister Kelly came all the way out from Ohio to help me. I don't know what I would have doen without her. So how did I repay her... make her ride a horse! Thank you Kelly! Actually thank you to everyone for making that day so special.

My good friend Starlene I could not have done without!! Her and her family ran interference before I killed the caterer for getting lost and her son did the most AMAZING video of it all!

WEDDING PICTURES

noreply@blogger.com (Beth) — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 22:27:00 +0000

Ok, I just got yelled at for not ever posting any pictures from our wedding. Soooooo here are some pictures of the best day of my life... just a year later.

Here's the family!!! all sides and 4 generations on my side!!

My dad gettin jiggy at the reception

Zeeban lookin on

My dance with my Mom. She is the best Mom anyone could ever ask for.

MY NEW FAMILY!!!!!
Our Padrinos- Joe and Diane Of course the prettiest Nanny in the world
My wedding present to my husband was one of the closest things to my heart... Captain.

our Niece and Nephew- Danny and Evelyn

Brain Cram, our friend who played all the music

before the wedding and the wedding march!!

Our Beautiful Cake Topper- It's been lived out in truth on many an evening ride!

We seemed to kiss A LOT that day... come to think of it we kiss A Lot every day.

My big baby Baloo

Alonso was the ringbearer. He took his job very seriously

PARTY AT THE RANCH

noreply@blogger.com (Beth) — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 22:08:00 +0000

Well we had our first Boarder's Party of the season. It was a pretty good success. Lots of people showed up and we had lots to eat. We have such a new group of boarders it was great to see them getting to know each other. Some rides were planned and some people went out on Saturday morning together for a group ride. Hopefully next time it won't be quite so hot!!

OUR NEWEST ADDITION AGAIN!!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Beth) — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 18:13:00 +0000

oK, HE ISN'T TRULY GOING TO STAY.... MAYBE... A friend of mine had a litter of Great Dane Mastiff mixes. Her husband was being a butt and wanted them out ASAP. SOOOOO we took two of them. Lucky for us Mary,, Maggie, Matthew and John (Cinnamon's family) decided they would like one. Little did they know getting a horse also meant getting a giant dog!

The one we have is named Fred. He is 6 weeks old and cute as a button!

Swimming Horses!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Beth) — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 12:10:00 +0000

Ok, Memo got me to take the plunge and use our newly painted pretty pool to swim the horses. For those of you that don't know it, we have a GIANT pool in our backyard that was originally made for equine hydrotherapy. Well I have been a big chicken about swimming the horses. My loving husband pushed me and tada... we did it. Now that we did it, I love watching them do it!

We gradually led them down the ramp that goes into the pool. Most of them were a little hesitant (except Zeeban) but we let them splash and play in there first. After they got comfy, we led them a little farther. A couple of them had a little panick right when they had no footing, but they all seemed to realize quickly they were fine. As a matter of fact, they really seemed to enjoy themselves.

LOTS OF RAIN!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Beth) — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 12:00:00 +0000

Ok, now that we have dried up a little the mosquitos have arrived! UGH! We had a full week of some of the worst thunderstorms I have ever seen here in the valley. There were times the whole house was shaking so badly I thought the windows were going to break!

Well, we all (horses included) fared through it well. The cool part was all the puddes that were left behind. Sunday AM Mom, Memo, Pancho and I went for a ride out in the Goldfield mountains. It was a beautiful 3 hour ride and we had ablast playing in the puddles as you can see!

Our New Family Member

noreply@blogger.com (Beth) — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:40:00 +0000

We had the litter of kittens that we raised and of course we ended up keeping one... ok two of them. We now have new members Viera and Popeye. Here you can see just how Popeye is making himself at home.

A Beautiful Sunset

noreply@blogger.com (Beth) — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:26:00 +0000

We were on the porch last night and couldn't stop staring at the beautiful skyline. Just wanted to share it.

Cinnamon's new Family

noreply@blogger.com (Beth) — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:30:00 +0000

I am happy to say Cinnamon's new family finally got a chance to ride her yesterday!! Not the best picture, but John was able to get up (without sliding off, he tried to ride her cute little ROUND butt bareback!) and ride her. He got her into a nice little trot and she really seemed to enjoy it. She is really coming around and I think she may be the cleanest horse on the place... she tends to get a bath a night! BUT they want to cut her "bangs" NOOOOOOO!! They are so pretty and long!

Better pictures at a different time!

Meet Miss Jorga

noreply@blogger.com (Beth) — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:15:00 +0000

Jorga has been taking lessons with since Christmas time. She is doing fantastic and can touch Zowie's tail while sitting in the saddle. We've been working on her balance and she can now ride all the way around the arena with her eyes closed and both her hands out. This weekend we worked for the first time bareback. Jorga was SUPER!!! She got the hang of Zowie moving under her (it's a totally different feeling) and by the end of the lesson... she was cruising along.

Her friend Angelica was visiting so after the leson Miss Zowie Rose got the pleasure of a scrub down by two very happy little girls. I think they may have gotten wetter than Zowie!

MORE GREAT PICTURES

noreply@blogger.com (Beth) — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:15:00 +0000

Here is his first ride! Miss Zowie Rose was her usual good girl.

I can't help it.... I have to post more pictures, he's just too

cute.

Here he was deciding playing in the mud and letting the hose run on him. He was very happily muddy!

Ok, so after the horsehair and the mud, it's bathtime!!! Good thing we have a big sink!

WHAT A GREAT WEEKEND!!!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Beth) — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:00:00 +0000

It was a busy busy weekend at the ranch. Which is always good.. but tiring. We have 5 new boarders. So getting used to their horses and getting them all settled in has been fun. We went up to the P&M arena on Saturday night to watch our one new boarder, Nicole, run in the Kids on Critters gymkhana. She did really well, coming in 1st in 2 classes and 2nd in two others.

The best part of this weekend was our suprise visitor!! Maria and Julian decided to come out and spend the weekend. Maria got a chance to relax and enjoy watching her dad chase after Julian for a bit. Julian is 13 months old and boy can he cruise! Memo finally figured out how to contain him... ON THE TRACTOR! His little eyes were so big from looking around at everything, his little neck had to be tired from looking back and forth. He liked the puffy dogs, but Baloo (who loves kids) was a little too big for him...maybe the next time. Poor Maria didn't get to sleep because he didn't want to stop looking at everything. We had a great time and got to hang out and show Maria the town and the horses. We didn't get a chance to ride, but next time!

Alonso was here too and wishing he didn't have to start school today... but he does. We got all the things he needed... well he says he needed a laptop and an IPOD... so almost anything. We miss him, especially Isack. We can't wait for the next time the family gets to come back out!!

TESSA'S DOING WELL

noreply@blogger.com (Beth) — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 17:51:00 +0000

Ok, not the best picture, but Tessa is healing up really well. Her wound is filling in and she has decided that flyspray is not going ot kill her! I am proud of how well she is doing. She will be back under saddle in no time at all!!

OUR NEW PET IN OUR POOL

noreply@blogger.com (Beth) — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 11:30:00 +0000

Ok, maybe not. But the pool might be big enough for a couple dolphins! Well this last weekend I had to go to San Diego for work and decided to take the family with and go to Sea World.

We had a great time, the work part was...well work. We stayed at a beautiful place called the Paradise Point http://www.paradisepointresort.com/ it was soooo pretty. Right ont he beach and surrounded by tropical plants everywhere. It was right across the bay from Sea World http://www.seaworld.com/ so we were able to see the fireworks from our room the first night.

Anyway, it was also a good week at the ranch. We had 5 new boarders come in. I will tell you more on them later!

Ohhh yea, I can't forget this lovely picture of my husband at Old Town San Diego!!! Quite handsome isn't he... now you all know why I married him!

OUCH!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Beth) — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 21:42:00 +0000

Well in the storm last week, we had some slight problems. Poor Tessa decided she didn't want to stay in her pen with the lightening and tried to break out. She ended up putting a big hole right in the center fo her chest. Luckily for us it was one daya BEFORE Dr. Cooper went on vacation!! :) He happily (ok maybe not happily) came out and patched her up. He said if it had been one inch over to the side, then she would have gone through her heart. She's doing well, hanging out with her boyfriend Mack and it seems to be healing. She is such a good girl. She stood super still the whole time we were working on her.. oh yea it might have been all the dope we gave her too. We have to clean it every day and she gets lots of drugs for awhile. Keep your fingers crossed for her!

SO MUCH GOING ON

noreply@blogger.com (Beth) — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 21:36:00 +0000

that I keep forgetting to post!! Let's start with the exciting stuff- Turkeys are getting bigger- Memo thinks we will be eating them, little does he know I have named them and they won't be going anywhere except out for a walk! Alonso is still here for the summer and having a blast. He is doing really well with the horses and I am proud of how good he is at Basketball. His team is getting better, they've won a couple games so far!

We had a BIG 4th of July party and it was FUN! the pool was a perfect temperature, the food was yummy and the fireworks were a blast! We almost had to cancel due to the storms, but they ended up blowing over.

We've had the first of our monsoons and man have they been strong. Flooding everywhere and LOTS of rain.

Lessons have been quiet lately due to the rain and the storms at night, not to mention the heat!

Meet Mary

noreply@blogger.com (Beth) — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:30:00 +0000

Mary has been taking lessons with us for about 3 months. She started off on Zowie but has progressed so quickly she is now on Mark. Mary may seem tiny but she is a force to be dealt with. She has just began trotting and this Saturday really started getting the hang of posting. She is a master of posting at the walk and it has definitely helped her on her balance. She trotted like a pro and really got into the groove of the post by the end of the lesson. Afterwards, her and McKenzzie spent a couple hours playing with the horses and giving them baths.

Dog Days of Summer

noreply@blogger.com (Beth) — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 22:24:00 +0000

As you can see Isack is no longer a foster... he has taken our hearts and made us fall in love with his crazy, needy, chewy neuroticness! Here he is dug in a hole he made right in front of the water line. He really is a nice dog.

Well this week is a little weird, Alonso has left for camp up in Prescott. It sure seems quiet without him here. He was very nervous but excited. I think his dad was more nervous. Once we got him checked into his cabin and walked around the camp, he gave us a hug and zoomed off with no look back. We know he'll have fun!!

This Saturday we got to go to Julian's (our grandson) birthday party. He is growing so fast it's unbelievable. Maria is back in school and studying nursing... too much dirty work! I don't know how she does it. Work and a 1 year old! YIKES! We are super proud of her though. Judging from Julian's happiness, she will take great care of her patients!

TOO CUTE NOT TO POST

noreply@blogger.com (Beth) — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:49:00 +0000

My father was in town this week and we all had a blast taking a little R&R. We had a very busy week... we went to Pinetop, rode horses, had a big Father's day / Memo's Birthday party/ had a slumber party.... anyway we were busy!!! We had Clara and Evelyn (my nieces) stay the night so they could spend some more time with their Papa Bass. It was a blast. We all played with the horses and rode. Evelyn has no fear. She may be tiny but she'll ride like the wind given the chance. Here is a picture of the nights end and her leading Captain, one of our biggest horses to his stall. Well now life goes back to normal.. Lessons, training, work and HEAT! BUT we do have the pool up and running. I think we are going to try and swim Milo this week. I think he'll like it!

WE HAVE TURKEYS!!!!!!!!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Beth) — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 21:15:00 +0000

So you all know we bought baby peeps with our friends this winter. Well... there are 2 of them that are growing kind of funny. We just figured since we ordered a binch of weird ones that they werre, well weird! Anyway, one of the fathers of my lesson kids was looking in there the other day and said "What are you going to do with the Turkeys?" YIKES... when I looked, there seems to be no doubt we have turkeys!! We looked them up on line and they most definately look like turkeys, not chickens!

What do you think??

MACKENZZIE AND MARK

noreply@blogger.com (Beth) — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 11:00:00 +0000

Meet Mackenzzie- She has been taking lessons with us for a couple of months. This week we were working on tight turns She will be leasing Mark this summer to learna little more about just how much is involved in having a horse. She is doing extremely well and has helped me to work with Zowie. She was at our big show and was a great hand in cleaning the horses up.

She loves playing with Mark in the water and as you can see, he loves it too!

GIANT POOL OF ICK!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Beth) — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 06:52:00 +0000

Well we stripped our horsey swimming pool down and are in the middle of re-vamping it. In case you have never seen it here is a picture of our giant pool. We emptied it and bleached the heck out of it. Now we are painting it. After that we will be changing out the pump and filter. it's been A LOT of work but I can't wait to have it back up and running!!! Pretty soon you'll see pictures of horses and kids swimming!! That tiny speck at the bottom is Memo painting. Kind of puts the size of the pool in perspective!!!

HAPPY HOLIDAY WEEKEND!!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Beth) — Tue, 27 May 2008 13:00:00 +0000

It was a GREAT weekend for us. After the rain finally stopped and all the horses stopped shivering, the weekend weather was perfect. It was chilly (70's ) and sunny. We had a great time riding. Alonso is really learning his stuff. Pretty soon he's going to be calf roping and riding broncos. Memo and I spent the Saturday and SUnday workign hard on Captain and Zee. We were riding them and getting them to relax. Zee is now to a point of trotting as well. It's so exciting seeing these little babies that came to us so scared turning into such incredible horses.

Yesterday was fun time!!! We all (Alonso, Memo and I) went for a 2.5 hour trail ride out intot he desert. We ran into and Eagles nest. It was incredible!! While we were out there, we decided to go to the local Circle K and get something to drink. I think both my cowboys liked the idea of riding to the store!!

Isack is getting used to having Alonso. They seem to both have TONS of energy!!