Whisper In

Emily and I needed to start work early to get everything done before the girls arrived. Whisper was the first mare out to tease. She didn't show but we knew she was ready because of the ultrasound the day before. So today was the day to force the issue. She was taken over to Evan's paddock and when he went to mount she pulled back and broke the halter. Emily had her hands full stopping Evan from following her but thankfully got him under control and tied up. Whisper was good and let Emily walk right up and put a halter on. The next try was done inside a paddock but this time nothing broke. Funny thing she only started showing after Evan mounted her, that is sometimes the case with a maiden mare. Next up was Ribbon. She was not covered yesterday so we wanted to make sure she was covered today. This cover went like clock work an experienced  mare with an easy to control stallion! Valiant didn't use to be easy to control but he is learning to wait until given permission to jump.
Rachel Sauder gave me a new lens for my camera and today I tried it out on action shots. Braelyn and Taegan were more than willing to jump on the tramp for grandma.

I think it does pretty well focusing on jumping girls. Mom, Faith, the girls and I decided to take the golf cart on Mark's trails. We were coming up the cabin trail when the mares and foals in that pasture noticed us and were trying to figure out exactly what was coming out of the woods.

We had fun exploring for a while until Faith got called back to get ready for pictures. The wedding party got all their pictures taken today to help with the timing for the big day tomorrow. The wedding guests started arriving around 2:00 pm. It was fun getting them all settled in the various houses and cabins around here. The kids that weren't going to the rehearsal dinner had a swimming pizza party at Diane's. Emily was put to use as a life guard.