Honest Scrap

I have received this award from at least three bloggers and have been very lazy about getting this one posted. This has been a crazy-busy summer around here. I never guessed between the rapidly growing boyz and the big juvenile equine delinquent I acquired to fill my stall I'd have so little time to compose my thoughts!

So in an effort to catch up, I'd like to thank those who sent me the honest scrap award. Here are the rules:
--Recognize your award presenter and link back to their blog in your post.
--List 10 honest things about yourself.
--Present this award to 10 admirable bloggers and link to their blogs.
--Leave a comment on your recipients' blogs to let them know to visit your post to retrieve their award.

I believe this has been sent to me by Go Diego Go, A Horse and a Half and HorseyPants. If you don't see your name listed here and you just know you sent this award to me, I apologize for the omission and will make it up to you in some entertaining way!

Here's the 10 honest things about me:

1) I love cherries. I have clothes with cherries on them, purses with cherries, cherry jewelry, even had a saddle pad with cherries printed on it.

2) I am amazed at the things I am learning doing the natural horsemanship with my new horse. I used to be sceptical about all this stuff but as I'm learning to add it to my almost 40 years of working with horses I see the results of the new tools I'm learning and enjoying the new journey I am on.

3) I love Ford Trucks. I've owned and driven two Ford Explorers through the last 20 years. They each gave me well over 100k miles, have required nothing more than the most basic maintenence and the first one towed my 2-horse trailer almost everywhere. I'm getting closer to purchasing our 3rd Ford. Y'all can keep your Toyotas and Hondas. I'm stickin' Ford tough!

4) I dream of one day owning a classic, quilted Chanel bag. The kind with the chain shoulder strap. But that's about 2-3 months of horse board or several car payments... 'sigh'

5) I love to live near the ocean. I love to live a train ride away from New York City. I love to drive to the North Fork of the island to be in a place that has changed very little from when I was a child. I love to take my children there.

6) I like to lead by example. I like to choose when to follow. Those who have proven their skills well will get my attention, those who are all talk I will see through very quickly.

7) I have a huge collection of Breyer model horses. I thought I would never give them up, but as I get older, it gets easier to send them on, one or two at a time to another child who dreams of galloping through imaginary fields on a plastic pony.

8) I want more than anything to keep connecting with my new horse Rugby and get back to riding him again. I want us to form that bond that I have been able to do in the past and have a horse who will be as mindful of me as I am of him.

9) I want a really good slice of carrot cake. It's not easy to find the perfect slice of carrot cake but when I do it's amazing.

10) I love my boyz. I just wish they were a little less intense sometimes. I know that trait can mature to serve them well but as a stressed out mom I wish they'd just CHILL OUT once in a while! LOL!

Now for the task of finding 10 blogs to pass this to. So many of my regulars have already received this one! I'll try but if I can't find 10, forgive me oh blogger gods!

The Eventing Percheron
The Aspiring Equestrian
Natural Horse Lover
Tacky Tack of the Day
Breyer History Diva
Braymere Custom Saddlery
Buckskin and Bay
Red Horses can't Jump...or can They?
Writing and Riding
All Around Horses

Have Fun Y'all!

Zombie Chicken Award!

Coolness! I was bestowed with the Zombie Chicken Award by English Rider from her great blog, Where's My Effing Pony?. She gave me the award awhile ago and I hope she knows I'm not ungrateful as I'm only just picking it up now. Just too dang busy and can't keep it all together lately!

The Blogger who receives this award believes in the Tao of the Zombie Chicken - excellence, grace and persistence in all situations, even in the midst of a zombie apocalypse. These amazing bloggers regularly produce content so remarkable that their readers would brave a raving pack of zombie chickens just to be able to read their inspiring words. As a recipient of this world-renowned award, you now have the task of passing it on to at least 5 other worthy bloggers. Do not risk the wrath of the zombie chickens by choosing unwisely or not choosing at all...

And with that, I send the Zombie Chicken award to:

FoxyPants
Tacky Tack of the Day
I Hate Your Horse
A Horse and a Half
Riding Aside

Kreativ Blogger Award

I just received the Kreativ Blogger Award from War Pony at PhoenixDown Farm Thanks so very much to War Pony for thinking of me!

From reading past winners it seems the tradition is to list 7 of your favorite things and then pass the award to seven blogs who you think deserve it. This isn't an obligation but it's always fun to read about others in the blogosphere.

So here goes:

These are a few of my favorite things (in no particular order)!

1. My Family!

2. My horse, (although lately we're having issues!)

3. Diet Coke

4. Taking my kids to the beach

5. Watching movies

6. Doing needlework

7. Shopping


And now, to give the award away!


1. Mugwump ChroniclesI can't say enough great things about Mugwump's blog. I love reading her stories and her training advice is well written and sound. She's a good source of information and her blog has been one I've gone back to especially now with this big, green horse.

2. The Eventing Percheron The name says it all. I enjoy reading about Brego's adventures. I hope my horse has adventures like that some day.

3. Oh Horse Feathers! Because Mrs. Mom just - rocks!

4. A Year With Horses Kate is a great blogger and always has good input in return!

5. Horses of Follywood Jean is also a great blogger and has good input to share!

6. Ellie and Werther I guess I have a soft spot for Wesley and always read Ellie's blog to check in that he's doing okay.

7. A Horse and a Half Always entertaining, On The Bit is a fun blog friend to have!

Friendship Award

"These blogs are exceedingly charming. These kind bloggers aim to find and be friends. They are not interested in self-aggrandizement. Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propagated. Please give more attention to these writers. Deliver this award to eight bloggers who must choose eight more and include this cleverly-written text into the body of their award."

Horseypants sent me this sweet award. She's a doll and if you haven't discovered her blog, take a little time to give it a read.

I appreciate the affirmation of friendship. I'll admit I'm not the best blogger when it comes to following up on the comments of those who take the time to read and comment on my postings. But I do appreciate that there are folks out there who read me and like to comment. I have made a few friends here whose opinion I give credit to and others who's viewpoints encourage me to stay true to my own. I know lately the tone of my blog hasn't always been positive but that's life.

So, I'm passing this award on to the following fellow bloggers. I know some of you have already received this award but I'm giving it to you anyway, to let you know that your input and interest really does mean a lot to me. And to let you know that I stop by your blog almost every day to see what's new and know how you're doing.

A Horse and a Half
Oh, Horsefeathers
Behind the Bit
Glenshee Equestrian Center
Horses of Follywoods
Lucchese to Louis Vuitton
Riding Aside
Where's my Effing Pony?

There are others I know I should add to the list but I'm sure if it doesn't come from me, it will most certainly come from another blogger. It's a big blog world but surprisingly close!

Enjoy!

Lemonade Stand Award

One of my favorite bloggers, On The Bit has sent me the Lemonade Stand Award, bestowed upon those bloggers who have taken life's lemons and made lemonade from them (or tried to, anyway). Or at least put out positive energy in their blogging that we can all benefit from.

Well, I've recently been handed one of the bigger lemons in my life. So bear with me as the lemonade that results from it might be more sour than sweet at times.

The Lemonade Stand Award is to be passed on to 10 other bloggers who fit the description and shared with everyone here. I'll try my best to find 10 who haven't already received this, and if you already have, then feel free to disregard it or pass it along again.

My top 10 - (will be updated later today)

Lucchese to Louis Vuitton
The Twisted Path
Diary of a Mad Horsewoman
Me and the Blue Skies

My First Blog Award!

Wow! My blog has just received the Arte Y Pico Award from On The Bit, another of my fellow bloggers! I am so honored that she considered my humble musings worthy of this recognition!

I will update this post later with all the rest of the information that is required once this award is received.

Many Thankees to On The Bit!!

Here are my choices to send the award on to:

1) Culinary Types - this is one delicious culinary blog. Peppered with mouth watering photos and wonderful descriptions of the offerings of the places they visit, I feel it's a worthy recipent of this award!

2) Late Nite Landfill - this always eclectic, clever blog is worthy of note for its extensive informative links and witty critique of the best of the worst that late night television has to offer!

3) Mugwump Chronicles - I enjoy these tales of a horse trainer. Her visual writing style is worthy of this award.

4) Behind The Bit - I'd be willing to bet that this blog has been awarded this before but here it is again, for entertaining posting, interesting subjects and generous photos to illustrate her points.

5) The Dead End - What a great blog with lots of photos for anyone interested in Halloween and all things spooky!

Don’t Forget to Pass on the Rules with the Award:

1) You have to pick 5 blogs that you consider deserve this award, creativity, design, interesting material, and also contributes to the blogger community, no matter of language.

2) Each award has to have the name of the author and also a link to his or her blog to be visited by everyone.

3) Each award-winning, has to show the award and put the name and link to the blog that has given her or him the ward itself.

4) Award-winning and the one who has given the prize have to show the link of “Arte y pico”blog , so everyone will know the origin of this award.

5) To show these rules.