A year at a glance...
2007

WD To A Sheik left for his new home in Texas today.  It was sad to see the big guy go, but I know he is in good hands.  His new home will be with Encores Secret at Secret Meadows Ranch!  Brooke said that when they left Texas yesterday, it was 80 degrees!  WD won' t have any problems losing his hair coat down there!

I also sold DL Just Precision to a wonderful couple.  He was one of those I held on to because he had to go to a show home that would pamper him.  He is such a loving horse that the more attention he gets the more he likes it.  Not a mean bone in that colt's body!

I wanted to pick up Detailed by Rockafella this week, but the weather isn't cooperating.  Kara at Double D Quarter Horses is such a sweetheart.  I can't wait to get "Pebbles" home.  She is just so awesome!

Awaiting Christmas with much excitement.  I think as I grow older, the child in me still holds on to that magical dream.  On Christmas Eve, I sometimes still hear bells in the air!

Had a wonderful whirl-wind trip to Florida!  So strange to see all green after looking at all brown!  It is so wonderful to see my family there...I wish we were closer.  Went to a great dog shop called the Pampered Pup in West Palm Beach.  I bought the cutest clothes for Martini!  Enjoying my second childhood with this girl...so much fun dressing her up!

Pebbles finally arrived!  Kara and Leslie brought her down!  Holy cow, this girl has grown since I saw her.  She is going to be a hard mare to beat this summer.  Hoping to get Kent Allen to fit on her for the AQHA and IBHA world shows. 

On a brighter note, Christmas is over and the house is quiet.  Here is a picture of Martini in her new Christmas dress.  She is just a joy and I love dressing her up (I know, my second childhood!)  She is a good sport about it, just looks at me with loving eyes and takes it all in!

This will probably be my last entry this year.  I want to wish all my friends, old and new a wonderful New Year...may you have love, good health and much happiness in 2008!

I sold WD To A Sheik to my good friend, Brooke Smith.  She also purchased Encores Secret from me.  I'm excited that she is going to show him under saddle.  That boy has the softest stride I have ever seen in a horse as large as he is.  How wonderful for him, no more cold weather!   Lucky horse...
 

I just purchased the most wonderful yearling filly from Kara and Leslie Johnston of Double D Quarter Horses!  Her name is Detailed by Rockafella.  She is a dun, but so dark, she looks like a bay!  I'm excited about showing her next year.  I've always showed paints, so this will be a new venture for me.  We are also going to start fitting on Jamaican Rose.  She has had time to grow and mature and is absolutely beautiful!  My daughter and I will have a good time competing with each other!

DC Precision's sire is now registered AQHA!  I am waiting for the DNA sample packet to get here from AQHA, so I can send in DC's hair sample so he can be parent verified.  That's all that's left!  He will have his AQHA papers by breeding season.  Thank you to everyone who has been so patient with this.  It has taken almost 3 years, but will be well worth it!!!! 

October 2007

My hubby and I went to Nashville, TN to visit our oldest son Josh.  We had a great time!  He took us to a climbing place called the OBED.  This time of year was beautiful there.  Our son is a rock climber and a very impressive one at that! The first picture is where everyone was sitting when they weren't climbing.  The second picture shows Josh getting to the ledge that he has to work around.  The next pictures show the progression he has made.  All his weight is hanging from his fingers as he scales the ridge to get on vertical rock again.

The last picture is of me and "Martini."  She had a long day and took a much needed nap on the big rock.  Me...well, I grabbed a good book and took advantage of the beautiful fall day!

All AQHA papers for DC Precision and his sire have been submitted to AQHA.   Hopefully, by breeding season, our stallion will be double registered, APHA/AQHA!  It's been a long haul, but well worth it.

Our futurities are over and what a great fall it was!  Look on our accomplishments page to see all the winnings of the DC babies!  Thank you to all the owners for your hard work and great results.  How proud it made me to see the weanlings win, yearlings win and 2 year old win!!!  DC is not only producing superior offspring, but offspring that continues to grow and continues to win.

September 2007

It's hard to believe that summer is closing.  I hate to see the beautiful warm weather leaving, but am looking forward to no more flies!

Our futurities are going great!  I am so proud of the winning foal crop of DC!  What a producer he has proven himself to be!  I am working on DC Obviously A Titan's quarter papers now and should have them back to  AQHA in a week or so.  I am so excited to be getting his papers....finally!

We sold two horses, I love finding them new show homes, but it is sad to see them go.  I'm lucky enough to have their new families keep me up to date on them and send pictures.  It makes them leaving a little easier.

Mattie and Rika, our two female Siberian Huskies, both had their litters on the same day!  My gosh, surprised me.  I knew they were close, but the same day!  We have 14 gorgeous pups here.  This is the best part of breeding, always having small ones to love on.  You can see their pictures on the husky page.  They still look a little like moles, but are growing fast!

Went down to Florida last weekend and got to meet Phil and Sue at CS Acres.  What a beautiful place they have...and to top it off, they are just the nicest people!  I enjoyed seeing their marvelous horses and their facility.
 

Martini is now 2 pounds and about the funniest dog I have ever had.  She got herself caught in an empty Kleenex box and was walking around with it on her head.  She doesn't give our older Maltese a chance to relax.  What a joy she is!!!

Well, you probably noticed I'm experimenting again with my web page.  I love to change and thought I would do this page different!

July 2007

Back from the APHA World Show and did we have a wonderful time!!!  Got to visit with old friends I don't get to see a lot and catch up!  Mark, my sweet hubby, went with me this year.  Usually my daughter goes.  We ate at some wonderful places.  You just can't get fresh fish in Illinois like you can in Texas!  Wow!!!

DC 'S BABIES WON 2 WORLD TITLES, 1 RESERVE WORLD TITLE, 3 TOP FIVE TITLES AND 3 TOP TEN TITLES!!!  As you can imagine, I was elated and on cloud nine.  To see his babies grow into such massive adult horses is just amazing!  I was proud to be "grandma" to these kids!!  It was especially exciting to see DL Star Precision.  I raised and fit on him myself last year and he took a Reserve World Title.  Bruce and Bev Baker purchased him from Tim Hancz and Bruce showed him in amateur.  I couldn't believe how big "Martin" has gotten.  He is just breath taking!  He took a Reserve in amateur and won the Open class with Tim Finkenbinder at the shank!

I was also proud of the two little fillies I took down there.  Probably the youngest ones there, but so elegant!  I got 2 top five placings with them!  If they would have been January babies, they would have been huge!  Next year I will have early babies!  Joey, alias Barlnks Preicision, was showed by Hannah Walls in a tough youth class and she won a 4th place!  Donna sold Joey to Allyson Rotan and Allyson went on to get a reserve with him in amateur!  They just loved him and are excited to show him! 

I could write forever about DC's babies, but I won't!  We brought DC home yesterday from Griffey Equine Center.  Don and Melanie did such a good job with him this year.  I think he grew since I last saw him.  He's out playing in the pasture as I write and to see him run and play is a truly amazing sight.  For such mass, he moves so gracefully!

Hopefully, Martini will be coming home this next week if the weather stays cooler.  She is flying in from Washington!  My daughter can't wait to see the little puppy!  She is already looking for dog clothes for her!  LOL!!!

June 2007

Hot weather has hit with full power.  In early spring, we had so much rain, we didn't know what to do and now we are just begging for rain.

I'm working on getting the two babies ready for the world show.  They have been such sweethearts and so easy going.  It's a joy to work with them!  I gave them both their first trailer ride last week and you would think they have done it forever. 

My favorite part of a horse is their rear ends.  Luckily DC Precision passes his large behind on to his babies.  The first rear end is DL Precisely Lolly, our solid filly we are taking to the world.  The second picture is of DL Stinging Precision, the colored filly that is also going to the world.

I am also impressed with how DL Just Precision is maturing.  It seemed like one day, he was a lanky yearling and now is growing into such a mature 2 year old. He is standing 16 hands!

I would love to see him go to a 14 year old girl to show.  He loves attention and has a heart of gold!  Here is a picture I took when we got home from our last show.  I let him out to run and stretch after the long trailer ride!

I'm looking forward to the World Show in Ft. Worth the end of June.  DC will have quite a few of his get showing.  I'm really excited to see DL Star Precision, the weanling I took last year who won a reserve world championship!  Tim and Jodi Finkenbinder have bee fitting on him and from the pictures I see, he is amazing!  Tim Hancz, his new owner, will be showing him in Amateur and Tim Finkenbinder will be showing him in Open.  Absolute Precision will be shown in 2 year old stallions in Open with Ray Barton and Amateur with Allyson Rotan.  Rapped with Precision will be shown in Open 2 year old stallions with Garrett Jacobs in open and Christel Worderski in Amateur.  The Worderski's will also be showing a weanling stallion, DL Beyond Precision.  Donna Wall's 3 year old gelding Barlnks Precision will be shown by her daughter, Hannah in Youth geldings.  This is why I am so excited.  I feel like  parent watching her young succeed!

After the world, we have the futurities to show, and also Congress.  Dusty and Stephanie Feller, my good friends are taking their weanling solid filly to Congress.  This filly will be double registered when DC gets his quarter papers.  How exciting it will be to see this "paint" filly win over quarter horses!  I just can't wait!!!  Dusty is planning on taking her to Quarter Congress!

We have a little less than a week to drive down to Texas for our World Show.  I just can't wait!  I will be coming home without Zoey, DL Stinging Precision.  A wonderful couple for LA drove up last Friday and fell in love with her and bought her!  They will give her a wonderful home and promote her!  She is going to be a great show filly and I'm looking forward to watching her win with her new owners!

I want to share with you the newest member of our family, "Martini on the Rocks."  She is a toy Maltese that we bought from Desert Hobby Ranch in Washington.  Shasta mailed me pictures of her and it was love at first sight!  She is only 6 weeks old in this picture, but will get to fly home in 2 weeks!  Thank you Shasta for allowing us to buy your sweet little girl!