Grandpup sleep over...

This past weekend both Adam and Chris had to be out of town.  This meant that Emily (Mom's grandpup) would be home alone.  They'd arranged for Mom to come take care of her in the evening and a friend in the morning. 
(Sidenote: Chris and his girlfriend broked up and she took her Pit Remington with her)
Mom didn't like that Emily would be home all alone all night now that her was an only dog. So being that our dogs and her gets along, Emily got to sleep over with our gang.

As you can tell Emily fit right in, aside from the fact that her legs are much, much, much longer!!!  Even Margeaux liked her lots.  I however didn't get to hang with Emily, as last time I hung my nose over the fence to say "Hi Emily" she jumped up and tried to grab hold of my nose!!!  So Mom nixes any thoughts of Emily and Me hanging.  Mom can envision Emily literally "hanging off my nose"!!! Emily is used to sleeping with Chris, Mom n Dad don't however apprciate that.  It only took three times for Emily to realize the couch is fine, the bed off limits!!!
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Haflinger head pix...

Camryn here:
Almost forgot about posting the Haflinger head shot pictures Mom took.  Oops!!!

Mom wasn't really this up close and personal while these guys were in the ring.  She was using her zoom.  The third down has my head type.  Mom figures they use chalk to make their blazes so whitey white.  That's what they use at the dog shows, plus purply shampoo.  Makes me glad I'm a homebody, I'd sneeze at chalking my nose I'm sure!  Ahhhhhhh they are soooo beautiful aren't they.  Just like me :)
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Carriage Classes...

Camryn here:
I know how to do this, but Mom don't.  Soooooo, we have no plans for me to pull any wagons, carriages, sleighs, non of that.  Mom wouldn't mind putting Dad in a little sled while her rides and pulling him about like ski-jouring kinda stuff though.  Sounds fun, I could go really fast and WHAM Dad goes flying!  I can picture that.
Mom loved the carriages and the peoples clothes, they really looked like they were back in the day when traveling by carriage was the norm...

If you biggify you'll see a little terrier dog riding next to the driver.  He was just adorable and seemed to enjoy himself lots

So many differant carriages, Mom liked the two wheelers best.  This guy looks soooo serious

This lady and her Haflinger just looked beautiful together. 

OK, I got some serious mane envy here.  Wonder how/why I got shorted in the mane department (literaly).  Mom has pix of my family and I'm the only one that has Kramer hair!  Just not fair I tell ya!

Lined up for judging.  The judge had this HUGE red hat on.  Mom commented that I'd probably be reaching over to take it off her head for a taste.  Yup, I would've!

There were a total of 10 entered in the class, they judged them 5 at a time then brought them back in for the awards.  Mom had no idea there were so many differant vareties of carts/carriages.  They like the horses were all beautiful.
Tommorrow Mom says we'll post some pix of some head shots of the Haflingers.
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Haflinger Show...

Camryn here:
The Central Ohio Haflinger Show was this weekend.  Mom and Danette went, I got to stay home and eat.  I like shows like that!  Mom really enjoyed it lots, specially seeing all the beautiful Haflingers all dressed up.  Even though her liked going, she says I don't have to worry about participating myself.  After 10 years of showing dogs, she's had her fill of "hurry up and wait".  She only stayed for a few hours, woulda stayed all day to watch all the classes and fun stuff planned for after, but of course she had to get home to tell me aallll about it. She did manage to take lots of pictures. 
She loved the kids showing their Haflingers, and wished she could ride half as good as those girls did.  We're only posting kids pix where the faces are unrecognizable as Mom feels you should not post kids faces without their parents permission.

The last one is kinda built like me I think.  Which of course makes it the best of the three!  JMHO

Mom was kinda partial to this one as it's head is quite similar to mine.

What a pretty and thoughtful expression

This one was a real cutie patootie

K, Mom got some serious mane envy from this one.  She LOVES it's head and markings big time

All the kids Haflingers behaved just wonderfuly for their mounts.  Mom says as far as she's concerned all deserve blue ribbons.
We is hoping to turn some into paintings this winter, when Mom doesn't have the gardens keeping her so busy. Wouldn't that be cool.  Mom also chatted with a bunch of peoples and of course as we already know, Haflinger peoples are just as nice as their horses.
Tomorrow I'll ask Mom to help me put up some carriage competion pix...
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Hi Ho Silver episode...

Camryn here:
First off, I have been "trying" to post but, blogger keeps eating it all up!!!!  Secondly, we haven't been doing much of anything round here.  Margeaux pic about sums most of our days up lately:

Zzzzzz....

A little excitement caused by myself though.  Mom's tribe came for a cookout on Sat.  Her nephew Ryan (shoot most of her family) is scared of us big mean horses!!!  Ryan is dating a girl who is on her college equestrian team.  Fortunatly for him her horse doesn't like him.  Soooo, since I'm "generaly" a peaceful friendly kinda gurl, Ryan decided to cowboy up and take a ride.
 Mom got me all tacked up, gave him instructions on mounting.  Once he was in the saddle she further instructed him then walked alongside making sure all was well.  I was wearing my bitless, mainly cause I always do around the barn and also because this way newbies can't pull on my mouth as we all know they can/will!  Mom noticed my ears were back lots and kept trying to figure out why.
 At one point Ryan had me whoa'd and I showed Mom why I wasn't happy.  I did a "Hi Ho Silver" and reared up, just a weensy little bit honest.  Mom was right there so grabbed the rein and pulled me down.  Walla, Mom now understood my ears back, Ryan in his fear had been clenching my sides with his legs in a vice like grip the entire time.  Here I was being all good, I turned when asked, backed and whoa'd, he still clamped on.  What was I to do?  I figured since I couldn't go forward his legs musta been telling me to go "UP", so that's what I did.  Mom had a chat with him explaining that his legs were a guide so the only time they needed to be on me was to talk to me.  Her also let him know that I could feel a teeny fly on my butt, so his vice grip was pissing me off to boot.  Ryan did real good and stayed on during and after my "Hi Ho Silver".  Impressed his girlfriend which was what he wanted.  So, my way of thinking is I done good right?
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