Tour Tom Balding Bits and Spurs

If you've been in my tack room you might know that my favorite bits are Tom Baldings. Now, I don't have just a whole lot of them, but I think I have more of them than any other single maker. Except for maybe Duttons. But anyway, for finished horses they are my absolute #1 first choice. Here is a neat slide show that takes you on a tour of Tom Balding's Bits and Spurs. If you ever get to Sheridan, Wyoming stop in and see the real deal. I know I will!

http://www.tombalding.com/tour.htm

A few days off...

Brandon and I both took a few days off work for a mid-year breather. First, for Brandon's birthday, he made me play golf for the first time ever. 18 holes of real golf. That was interesting. I actually did much better than I had expected and even had a couple of bogeys. I've been to hit balls with him on the driving range half a dozen times or so, so I had a little practice at least. Next, we visited family in Elk City and Erik Oklahoma. Grandpa Gillum's 91st birthday! Then we spent most of the rest of it playing with the ponies. Remy got saddled a couple times nd Brandon ponied him around on Studly, the big trusty ole rope horse. Remy wanted to balk at first but Studly has moved much bigger creatures than little Remy. He was acting right in no time. Then the yearlings got some leading lessons. They have not been worked much since right after they were weaned.

Pole bending - riders optional?

Here's a really neat video for all you horse folks. You don't have to run poles to appreciate this horse. Valentine here runs the pole bending pattern all by himself. With no rider. Very cool.

http://www.cbs7.com/news/details.asp?ID=6681

Stacey