Thank you so much!  I will have to get going on filling in info. Looking forward to getting to know you all!

Thank you!

 

Thank you...I will need someone to show me the ropes!!

 

Jackie,

I am glad we are in touch. Life is curious. My German cousins live in Saarland (that is the Black Forest, where my grandmother grew up). I feel very connected to my German heritance, and spent 2 months living there, when I was in my 20's, trying to discover who I was and where I came from : )

My German cousin Jutta also used to ride on horseback and had a black poodle (I did too). Neither of us suspected we had similar animals until we exchanged pictures while teenagers...

I am glad I brought back good memories to you. Chile remains a beautiful country. It is also now the one stable economy in Latin America and recently joined the OECD. Basically a developed country, ahead in telecommunications and infrastructure of all sorts.  Perhaps you would consider visisting? If you do so, don't miss the neighbor (Argentinian) towns and capital, Bariloche and Buenos Aires :)

Let's stay in touch!

All my best,

 

Sandra

Jackie. You know the south of Chile better than I do. And you lived through those huge earthquakes!
I am Chilean, although a mutt (my dad is first generation in South America, Argentinian born, German/Belgian). My mom is Chilean. A real Spaniard! :)
I grew up in Vina del Mar (beach-town girl). But my parents had a little country house in Olmue where we spent weekends and summer vacations (maybe you have heard about Olmue?). In Olmue had a horse, Furia, a German shepherd, Lobo, and a standard poodle, Blackie. And chickens, ducks, etc. etc. It was nice growing up like that... Now that I am a grown up, I see my parents really gave it all to me and my brother...

Yes... :) I also rode around vineyards... it is awesome... I wonder if they have that in CA...

Got to get going to drop my older daughter, Amanda (13) to the airport. She is leaving with a friend's family to Europe for a month... That is how all of a sudden our babies are gone...!

Do you have kids Jackie?

Yes. I grew up riding (in Chile, where I see you started riding too! :)).

Life here  has prevented me from doing it. But now it is the time. I want to start by learning English riding, and then dressage. I think Eva might end up in eventing, because she is very sporty and is already studying ballet, which I think helps...

Jackie, thanks for being so welcoming. I could certainly use some advice, since I am new to this topic in the US, and it was so different in Chile... (just countryside horses!)

Thanks Jackie! I am taking small steps towards getting my daughters involved. My little Eva (8) just started training. She loves it!

Thanks!

 

Hi Jackie-

Not often enough, unfortunately! Thanks for the welcome.

Thanks for the welcome Jackie

Thanks Jackie!  I'm glad you enjoyed my videos:)

Thanks a lot Jackie!

Thank you Jackie! I have started a discussion.

Thanks Jackie! :-)

 

Thank you. 

Yea, Arabs are awesome!(: I  luv them!

Thanks, I feel welcome already!(:

Thank you Jackie! she's a doll :-)