Source: Arizona Paint Horse Club and Arizona Appaloosa Association
Sunday, November 2 at San Tan Regional Park in Queen Creek, AZ
Registration deadline is October 24, 2014 to have lunch provided.
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Do you like to set a pretty tablescape when there’s been a big event in the family? My daughter competed in a horse show last weekend, so I thought it was a good excuse to set a table with an equestrian theme! After all, I had a rather equestrian-looking candle globe already, and my other daughter has a nice collection of Breyer horses. And it seemed like the perfect occasion to use the newest addition to the vintage Franciscan line-up in my kitchen.
There’s even a vintage Avon cologne bottle shaped like a horse on the table, just for show. The candle globe was a very inexpensive find at TJ Maxx a few years ago. I’ve always thought it would look right at home hanging in a stable. It’s sitting on an orange Fiesta plate.
These dishes are from the 1960s, made by the Gladding McBean pottery, though I think they may have been using another name by then. The brand name is Franciscan, and the pattern is called Tahiti. A recent thrift store find.
The dishes set came with a lovely sugar bowl and creamer, and also a covered butter dish. The Breyer horses are a mixture of some new, some from antique shops.
If you don’t have cloth napkins that work with your tablescape, or you hate ironing as much as I do, then feel free to use decorative paper napkins! In fact, I declare here and now that you will be seeing more paper napkins on my tables in the future. They’re fun, colorful, biodegradable, cheap if you find them on clearance, and best of all, they don’t have to be ironed!
This vintage dishes set didn’t include the coffee cups and saucers that were made. I was tempted to buy some online but resisted the temptation! I figured if we want a cup of coffee after dinner, our Franciscan Autumn cups and saucers would blend just fine. What do you think?
The horse show was a big success! It was held where she takes lessons, and they let the students use their horses, so no, these lovely horses aren’t mine. We had beautiful weather, and Musical Daughter did very well. Here she is riding her favorite horse in one event:
And here is a photo of the horse I’d once forbidden her to ride, because I thought he was mean. She was assigned to him for the category of jumping 2′ fences, and they won 1st place!
Well, I guess that shows how much Mama knows 
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So, the next time you’re out of ideas for a wonderful table setting, just think if there is a special event or occasion coming up, and whether you might have anything around the house that you can use on your table to mark the occasion within your tablescape. There’s no telling what you might be able to pull together!
Thank you so much for reading and following along, y’all!
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I spoke at a fundraiser for a local equine rescue today. It was a discussion about horses that ‘misbehave’, and how to methodically eliminate triggers. I put together a handout with a number of possible causes for conflict behaviours. It’s not comprehensive, and I don’t think any checklist ever could be. But it at least gives a number of common triggers to check a horse for when there are problems. I thought I’d post it here on the blog in case anyone else is interested. I’d welcome additions to the list as well, so feel free to comment.
Horses do not like conflict. They don’t like it with other horses and they like it even less with predatory species like humans. Conflict behaviours during handling or riding (rearing, bucking, bolting, propping, balking, biting, striking, kicking, etc.) indicate that the horse is unable to cope with the training situation. When assessing…
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You might have liked horses all your life.
Or you might have had an awakening not too long ago that is urging you to explore horseback riding for the first time.
You can’t tear your eyes away from the sight of glowing coats and rippling muscles.
You get excited every time you drive by horses in a field.
Contrary to your friends, you even like the smell of a barn!
And now, you know you are ready to take the first steps on the long road of becoming an equestrian. You’ve booked riding lessons at a local barn and you are convinced that you are ready to tackle the learning curve that lays ahead. Before you begin, here are nine tips to smooth the way into your new adventures!
1. Be prepared to be a beginner – for a long time!
Once you step into that stirrup for the first…
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The summer is now definitely over, and I know this not because I have noticed a golden leaf on the ground, or felt the cool morning air on my face, but because I haven’t caught my breath since the beginning of September, … and it’s already Thanksgiving (what?!). We are in the midst of a real whirlwind – the absolute chaos of getting kids ready for school in the morning, homework and reading in the evenings, and long hours at work and constant running in between – soccer, hockey, birthday parties, violin lessons; (I also try to sleep a little). It’s a major juggling act with multiple objects (some of them perhaps even sharp, who knows), and I have no idea how other moms do it (please, share your success stories!!!). I am just hoping one of those objects doesn’t hit me on the head and cause some permanent damage.
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In reading the description of this photograph provided by DJMatticus, I know it is in the Sierra but for me, it reminds me of my family’s trip to Yellowstone National Park. In particular, I remember our horseback ride and cowboy cookout adventure.
If you have been reading my blog for a while, you probably know that I refer to my family’s trip to Yellowstone National Park as the trip of a lifetime. One of our many activities during that trip was horseback riding from Roosevelt Corral.
One unfortunate note about this part of our trip was that my husband was getting a head cold and due to the need to blow his nose, he didn’t think he could also handle a horse. My daughter and I were on our own. We found out later that my husband could have joined in the cowboy…
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Ok, well a couple. Because it is pretty dazzling:
Sadly, my lovely host found herself under the weather on a day we were to venture into nearby canyons to fetch a wild mustang. Left to my own devices, there was only one option: go catch a cowboy. Erm, I mean, go find a horse to ride. I made my way to Rimrock Adventures in Fruita and begged them to take me on a last minute horseback riding tour. It…
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