Hi Diana,

haven't looked on here in a while but what a funny coincidence that the same day you posted about the problem loader, I was standing beside a trailer, in a round pen, Lyons on Horses sitting on the wheel well, trying to convince a certain buckskin mare that the trailer was a fine place to be after all. She suddenly decided she wanted nothing to do with them, and I think we made some mistakes in rushing her, which we are now trying to undo. It's an ongoing work in progress.

But also letting you know that Russian Revlution has been going strong and solid, being a most excellent schoolmaster. When I post photos of him on Facebook, we constantly get comments on his keen and ears-forward expression over every fence. He's been showing all over Saskatchewan, and a little in Alberta, and will be going to the Royal Red. He is such a character, we are just loving his company. He formed a surprisingly fast friendship and bond with his sometime-show-buddy, our big QH, even though they'd never actually met before their first show together. He is now living in a grassy, shady paddock located right next to a jumper ring, so he gets to watch other horses jumping, and he watches so intently you'd swear he's analyzing their technique!

Hi Diana. Yes, she self-loads now, though she's still nervous about it. We had a breakthrough recently when I discovered she's much less anxious if I let her stand facing the "wrong" way in the slant-load. Well, if it makes her happy, she can travel backwards! She used to travel perfectly fine, and it's taken months to undo the damage of a few minutes of "rushing".

Hi Diana Thank you for asking me to be your friend. Through out the past i had at least one horse or pony with a blue eye. I found that they have special personality. I live my large pony his name is Spirit Blue Eyes a 12 year old Pinloosa.