Oh my! It is -1 here and with the 40 mph winds it is unbearable!
Tommie and I are getting ready for the upcoming PA show and we also have a 5 day clinic here at the facility. It will be cold but our indoor facility is a nice 40 degrees. Perfect for training! We had the chariot horses, the Rocky Mountain Horses and our riding horses out to pasture and had to bring them in. It should get to -30 tonight. The horses love it outside, and we know people who will keep theirs outside, but we have a place to bring them in, so we don't make them tolerate it (which most horses will!). We bring them in and stall them inside until it gets back to 30 or higher. We've been digging out from the past 2 snow storms along with freezing rain and ice. Everything is frozen solid. I can't wait until we get a training facility in the South. We can train up here in the spring, summer and fall, but when winter comes, I want to be in Florida, Arizona, Georgia, Kentucky, Texas, well, let's say anywhere it doesn't get weather like this. We are currently talking with sponsors and it looks like everything is on track for 2008 and 2009. It is so time consuming with the facility, store, merchandising, marketing, training, riding, booking, videos, website, and the horses. We are looking to add more staff and depts as we continue to grow. I just wanted to say thanks again to Claire and John at Guardian Horse Bedding. Due to the weather and backorder of bedding over the winter, we just ran out and aren't getting a load until next week. I called them up and without hesitation they got us set up with 2 pallets. I drove up the their farm in Rockford and not only did they hook us up with enough bedding to get us by unti the order arrives, they even helped load each bag on to the truck. That's just another reason we love Guardian Horse Bedding. Not only do they produce the best product, but the people are willing to go the extra mile to make it happen. Thanks for the "pin" too. Now I've got to get the facility plowed out from snow and drifts, plus get storage ready for the 14 pallets of bedding coming. We just finished post production on the dog training video. It's how to get your dog to fetch a drink from the fridge. That is the one trick that people can't believe. So, Tommie put together a video to show anyone how to do it step by step. It's really fun. Well, my to-do list is quickly getting longer so i better go while I can. Hope to see you all in Harrisburg, PA in two weeks. Keep in touch. Ride Fast... Take Chances! karen 
Here is Maverick getting a beer from the fridge. He is 2 years old and does it really well. It is usually hard to train a young dog to do complicated steps other than sit, shake, etc... He gets really excited, but he gets it. Check out our site at http://www.fetchmeabeer.com/
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Man I am glad we don't live any further north. It got down to 8 degrees F here despite the weatherman calling for near 0. The coldest this winter was still that one freak day in December. The wind yesterday was terrible, with 60 mph guests. Our barn isn't so warm inside but I am so thankful that we are able to bring our two in on nights like this. We lost power for most of the day yesterday through today and all of our buckets and troughs froze solid. Luckily no ice too thick that that a 5 lb sledge can't fix. We thought we were going to freeze to death in the house last night and I think the horses' biggest concern was they missed their radio show. I agree they can weather it fine but no need to if they don't have to. We had a couple trees down that I had to cleanup today.
Tommie needs to do a video on how to make your horse drag brush TO the brush pile instead of out of it!! Pretty good idea on the website name for his video on the dog training. I was hoping to see a video of Mavrick fetching a beer, but only pictures (hint hint). Well, if this works for Dr. Pepper I'm sold. :-) Stay warm and just keep thinking warmer days are ahead! Our mare started shedding already so she agrees.
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