Well, I have settled on a name. Tonka. Hes doing great! Still need to get him to gain some weight, but hes getting really good feed now and it should be no time before hes fattened up and happy!

His personality is so amazing, he is just SOO calm, which is surprising for his age, at 4. I have a feeling he will perk up some after he gains the weight, but I think he will till be calm overall.

Enjoy a few more pictures!

Well, I have been working at a barn in the evenings, cleaning stalls & feeding, along with training the owners QH's. He is letting me keep a horse there for pretty much nothing. So I decided to adopt a new horse! I found a wonderful 4 year old Thoroughbred, he is very sweet & calm. He is 17H tall (which equates to 68 inches tall at his back). I am 5'6" (66") tall... LOL. He's built more like a warmblood than a typical Thoroughbred!
He needs some training, which is perfect for me :D, I like a good challenge. Hes pretty smart and calm, so I think it will be easy to do!
The barn I am at is great, its just a "small" private residence. 5 acres, 2 barns, outdoor arena, round pen & indoor arena.

My horse's name is "First Year", I haven't decided on what to call him yet though. Here's some pics, enjoy!

Darryl and I went for a nice Sunday drive. Its a great way to spend time together, and for me to see more of Colorado.
We started out in Boulcer, CO and made it up to Caribou, CO which is a silver mining town, well used to be a town, its a ghost town now! But they still do silver mining there.

Anyways, enjoy the pictures!
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Driving through the mountains from Boulder up to Caribou.


Stopped on the way to see Boulder Falls






An old building on the way


A water reservoir on the way to Caribou, Boulder gets all its water from this (runoff snow from the mountains make this man made reservoir fill up)


One of the silver mines


a coyote


Some of the leftover ghost town at Caribou




Scenery at the top of Caribou




A tunnel on the way home

Well, it is the start of a new year. And I most definitely started it off right. With Darryl, and some other great friends.

We went to the Cheesecake Factory for dinner, and then stayed downtown in Denver for the midnight new year fireworks.

We had a blast. And the weather was gorgeous.

Now that the new year has started, I feel as though its a fresh start. Nothing can drag me down! My goals this year: Live life to the fullest, get out in teh horse showing world more, and maybe get a new better career or start school again.

What about yours?