Ghostwriter at the controls….

Posted June 10th, 2010 by Nealia

It’s been hard to post on the blog as we are in a series of shows.  Three in a row to be specific.  I have always liked to support our shows in the area and given the changes this year to show dates we have had to go beyond the norm.  We took 12 to the Devon Horse Show which I think was the most of any ASB barn.  Now we are at the Jersey Classic with 21 or so.  Next week is the Syracuse International and we are taking a dozen at least to that show.  I always had practice going to back to back shows in the Chicago area, but the big difference is there most shows were within 90 minutes of our barn in Wonder Lake.  From our farm in New Jersey our norm is to drive 3-4 hours on average to a show.  Our own Jersey shows are 2 hours plus from home.  To say the least we put many more miles on our trucks and trailers in a given season than we did in the Midwest.  Support your local shows!

Everyone is here from NWS at this show.  So who is minding the store back at home??   Could it be June our Amish Buttwiggler?  OMG not June.  Maybe she is paying off the $700 she owes Mark for getting the porky-pine quills pulled out of her and Bibi a couple weeks ago.  Some of you may remember that June brought Mark a live possum one night when we were away at a show and he was staying home with the dogs.  Who knows what we will find in the house Sunday night.  We do have someone checking in on her and Wiley while we are away.

Who watches Oprah and has signed on to her “Don’t Drive and Text or Cellphone?  I was never a big texting person but I have done the cell phone from time to time.  After thinking about Oprah’s campaign I have caught myself on the phone and missing an exit, etc so it has made me really restrict my cell phone time in the car.  I think no matter what you do with the cell phone in the car you are distracted.  Jason was out looking at cars for Anne Butler who is in the market and he was leaving a lot and called me on the cell and inadvertently ran the truck up against a fire hydrant doing quite a bit of damage to the truck.  Could that have been averted if he wasn’t on the cell?  I think there is really something about this.  Now at intersections I look at other drivers to see who is talking and you know its pretty scary how many on on their phones.

Saddlebred Rescue has been placing quite a few of its rescues waiting for homes.  That is good news and increases our capacity to go and get more.  The adoption demand has always gone in cycles.  We are using Facebook more to get out the news on our rescues and that has helped.   Mark has been behind in getting out news through the online newsletter between working with SBR’s new accountants and lawyers as well as managing a couple of horse shows.  He needs to work on his time management I think.

Its after 11pm and we have to get up early so nighty night….