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Merry Christmas 2006
It doesn’t look like we will see a white Christmas.
In my corral, there seems to be a gray theme going on with all the mud they have
been wallowing in. Don’t get me wrong… we need the moisture & I will take rain
over ice any day! It is close to dark when I get home from work and lately have
had a hard time telling my bay horse from my black horse. They are a lot the
same physique and when sporting a crusty coat of muck, it makes identification
tough until they face me and the blaze of one is revealed.
A friend called me the other day and confessed to being crazy, but couldn’t help
but start to look at dates for a horse vacation …next July! Of course, I didn’t
think she was crazy & pulled out my calendar so we could pencil something in.
That’s what horse people do when they can’t ride… plan next years rides! Not
crazy in my book!
 I’m
hoping to get some arena time in during February and March. My black colt will
be coming four and we haven’t worked with him as much as we should be. He may be
my project over the winter months. God help me. A good friend is also working
with her colt, so it will be fun to get together and see if we can't make them
into horses! Things will also start heating up for
Horse Expo 2007.
Seems once Expo is here, its time to start thinking about ride season again!
By joining the Nebraska
Horse Trail Committee’s Trail Time, I hoped to be motivated to achieve 250
hours of saddle time in 2006. Currently, I am at 247.50 hours. I never thought
2.5 hours would be so hard to get! I’ve got one week to “git ‘er done”, and by
golly, its going to happen. I just can’t figure out how to get the mud scraped
off enough to saddle one up!
Merry Christmas to all of you and have a wonderful holiday!
Thanksgiving
archived 12/22/06
I never take my blessings for granted. I’m a forty
five year old woman who in my head doesn’t feel a day over 27 (although the body
reminds me now and then.) I am grateful to have a nice home, a good husband, and
two happy boys (who only occasionally I would sell to the highest bidder.)
I have a steady job that affords me the luxury of owning horses.
 I
am so grateful for having an ever changing picture out my kitchen window. There
is just nothing better than looking out every day, in all seasons and seeing the
horses grazing, or laying in the sun or running through the pasture. How do you
explain that beauty to the people who think we are crazy for giving up shopping
for new shoes so that instead our horses can be shod?
I am grateful that my husband is strong enough, smart enough and cares enough to
fix the fences, clean the corrals and pick up farrier duties when needed. And
ride along with my friends and I as we giggle and gossip and have a never ending
dialogue about nothing but horses!
I watched my sons grow from being a passenger on a horse to becoming a rider and
their faces showed it. I am grateful that I have horses they can call their own;
that they trust enough so that we can share the trail together.
 And
at my age, I am grateful to have met so many new people who have become very
important in my life. Once “horse people”, now “my friends”, who share my
passion and share the trails.
Oh, money is tight like I’m sure it is for most people raising kids and feeding
horses. When whining about spending recently, my oldest son reminded me that I
shouldn’t buy so many “horse things!” Hah! I told him that I hadn’t been to a
tack store in…. well, a few weeks. (And then we promptly went to the open
house of Messick Feed and Tack in Lincoln.) But I haven’t bought a new horse in
over a year! A new record for me!
Oh sure, I could be 10 (or 20 or 30 or 40…) pounds
lighter. A better cook, a better housekeeper, a better wife & a better mom. But
couldn’t we all do better in life if all there was to do is work on perfection?
My biggest complaint in life is that there are not enough hours in the day or
days in a weekend to be who I am now! And fewer yet that are a perfect 80
degrees with a slight breeze. But once again, I’m grateful for what I can get.
How many adults can look at their life and truly say, “I’m living my dream”. I
am grateful that I can!
Happy Thanksgiving! ~Tammy
Riding Season Over archived
11/16/06
Last weekend was
awesome! We headed out to our favorite close by spot, Camp Moses and enjoyed
the beautiful fall weather. Nothing like riding in the fall in my book. But
this week, I’m not liking this weather, folks. October is supposed to be one of
my favorite times to ride and it really resembles November the last couple of
days. Snow in Wayne? Ah, come on! Not yet! Since November is my LEAST
favorite month, I feel like I am getting double dosed of gray skies. Not good.
I hate to start whining about weather yet, but jeez. This just isn’t right!
The fur coats are
now on the herd. My black horses are black again; my beautiful bay and sorrel
seem wooly and unkempt. GinnyBelle, the palomino, will not be clean until
spring. I took some pictures of the herd recently and share them with you on
this page.
Some friends
returned from
Rock Creek Station this past weekend. They rode both in Rock Creek and Rock
Glen WMA and were pleased to report that the native grasses in the WMA have
returned and the riding was gorgeous. Wayne Brandt, the superintendent of Rock
Creek Station said that horse riding was down at the park this year. I know we
only made it down there once, but our first excuse was fuel prices and then we
just plain ran out of time. It will be on my list next spring. This park has
been a great friend to horse trail riders and we need to give back by enjoying
their trails.
I also had hoped
to make it to
Indian Cave at least once this year. Maybe in November we’ll have an
unseasonably nice day and we can sneak down there for a couple days.
I’ve exceeded two
hundred Trail Time
hours this year. The Trail Time program of the Nebraska Horse Trails Committee
was started this past year and has so far been quite a hit! Although members
renew annually, their hours continue to accrue. I’m hoping to finish out the
year with 250 hours and earn my 500 hours by the end of 2007. You can enroll
anytime in the year and log hours back until January 1 of that year. So there
is still time to get your hours on the board!
 This
past month has been especially hard on a friend of mine who had to make a choice
to let her injured horse die with dignity. It’s a road many of us have been
down and know how hard it is. To all of you who have lost a horse, I wish you
peace. She shared with me a poem she found titled Where to Bury Your
Horse. It seemed appropriate to include that poem on my
Tributes page. Blessings, my friend.
~Tammy
Cowgirl Weekend 2006 archived 10/2006
Every year I think that Cowgirl Weekend can't get
any better than the last and every year proves me wrong. What contributes to
the improvements? Every year we go to beautiful places. Each year we grow more
as horsewomen. As time passes, our friendships deepen. And as a group, we only
get together once a year. All this makes the weekend special.
 We
just returned from Niobrara River
Ranch. Wow! What a place. We stayed on the ranch, complete with
electrical hook-ups & great corrals and stalls for the horses. Ranch owner, Lee
Simmons went all out for the cowgirls, even riding with us one day. Our trail
guide, Valentine's own Twylla Gallino, showed us the best of the best. My
friends and our horses came home refreshed, healthy and happy -- and the bond
between the women & their horses & their friends a little bit stronger.
I could write about the days on the trail, the
wildlife, the scenery and all, but I think you know how good it was. Instead,
I'm going to share with you what fellow Cowgirl, Marvel Rahn, of Wayne, Nebraska
wrote in a recent email to friends. While the trip was one big slumber party,
we weren't just moseying down the trail. There were some challenging moments.
How does the saying go? That which doesn't kill us makes us stronger?
Marvel tells about happened one day while on the trail at Cowgirl Weekend &
how she earned her shirt.
Cowgirl Weekend 2006 archived
9/2006
Autumn is my favorite time to ride….
No wait! Spring is! Or.....a summer evening after the heat of the day is
gone!!! Then there is that rare 50 degrees in the winter. All favorite times to
ride when they are happening. And anytime on a horse is a good time…. But there
is just something about riding in the fall. Crunch of leaves, sumac changing
color, sweatshirt weather… crisp mornings.
 Okay,
enough clichés about fall. What it really means is Cowgirl Weekend! I am
fortunate enough to be invited to spend the weekend with 19 other cowgirls and
their horses. Our benefactor of Cowgirl Weekend started the event several years
ago so her friends would become more independent with trailering and traveling
with their horse. And that’s our story and we’re stickin’ to it! What it
really means is no cooking (we have our meals catered), no cleaning – unless
it’s with a curry comb and hoof pick or muck rake -- no kids, no husbands, and
no men (except the cook). And we do nothing but ride!
 I
think you have to be a girl to understand the concept. I’m not sure men “get
it”. They don't understand the bond women have with their friends. Or that
spending a weekend with about 2 dozen women is enjoyable (unless they were the
only guy in the bunch!) And suggest a CowBOY Weekend and they think
Brokeback Mountain and get all-nervous. Whatever!! All I ask from my
husband is to give me his blessing for this one weekend a year and he does.
Our event is not unique. I hear of
other “Cowgirl Weekends” in the area; have read about some in other states in
Western Horseman. The secret to the success of our Cowgirl Weekend is
keeping it small and among friends. Many of us only see each other once or twice
a year, so Cowgirl Weekend becomes a reunion of sorts. Another unwritten rule is
we all ride together. No cliques. No division of trails. You won't see this
event listed; its my vacation with friends. But the idea is simple: Choose a
spot, invite your friends & go! Fun is mandatory!
Cowgirl Weekend also signifies the
end of the summer. But it is amazing how quickly time flies until the next
September. Planning is half the fun; being there is the best. And one more
cliché: Cowgirl Weekend is a state of mind....
Summer 2006 archived 8/2006
The rains finally came! This past
Sunday, it rained steadily all day and soaked up at least an inch. Then later in
the week, another few inches fell fast and furious. Is it my imagination or do
the pastures look a little greener already? Now if we could tone down this
blasted heat!
John picked the hottest week of the year to begin construction of our outdoor
arena. It’s been something I have wanted for a while – and he has been less
than enthusiastic knowing how much work it is to put it in. I had measured off
the area two farming seasons ago and wouldn’t let the farmer who plants our
field use that area in hope the arena would be built. Over the last year it has
become a weed garden! But thanks to a neighboring farmer having dirt work done,
we commissioned said bulldozer to level out our ground & walla! – arena
is underway! Since our family budget can no longer afford a simple luxury like
diesel fuel, my horses will now have the pleasure of riding around and around in
a circle! Maybe I should learn to rope a calf or something.
Lots of horse things going on.
The
Platte River Riders rode in the Wahoo parade last week. Fairs and rodeos
going on in about every county right now. The state fair in Lincoln is only a
few weeks away. And don’t forget that Clinton Anderson is coming to
Chance Ridge in
Elkhorn over Labor Day weekend – sure to be a crowd pleasure (especially to his
female audience!) Plans for Nebraska Horse Expo 2007 are underway. Stay tuned to
the Nebraska Horse Council
website for entertainment information and volunteer opportunities.
 School
is due to start shortly and none to soon. Injuries sustained by my rather
rambunctious boys throughout the summer included 2 broken arms, 2 broken teeth
and 10 stitches resulted from 2 horse accidents and one bungee cord "incident".
(Thank goodness I have witnesses!) This is the year they have really become
little cowboys – starting to take a few more chances than they have before.
(Someone just needs to teach them how to fall!)
It has officially been one year since we bought (or acquired) any new stock! A
new record! And we have 6 out of 7 of our horses riding. Although I have my
favorites, it is also pretty cool to have a choice of who to ride. I spend most
of the time on my mare, Windy, although I’ve taken Case’s little mare,
Butterscotch, out on a few Platte River rides. And just recently I spent a
little time on our three-year old colt. It’s a good thing – since we’ll be
loping circles rather than filling up the tank to go on trail rides, none will
get too worn out!
Mid Summer Heat archived 7/2006
“It’s not fit for man or beast!”
The weather, that is. With
temperatures soaring almost to 100 degrees, there are no plans for riding around
our house. The horses even ventured up from the pasture -- on their own -- to
take shelter in the barn. I ventured out briefly to soak Butterscotch’s foot
(always something!) and I think when the herd saw me with a halter, they all
thought “she’s got to be kidding?” I heard a collective sign of relief
when only Butter was haltered.
The riding community has more trails! Thanks to Vicki Frasier
and friends, Walnut Creek has expanded their horse trails to almost 7 miles!
The Omaha World Herald did a nice write up about the trail expansion and
horse trail riding in the Omaha area. I was quoted in the story (did I really
sound that silly?). Horsetrailriders.com and the
Platte River Riders were
also mentioned. The story is
available online
via the World Herald.
 Yes,
I’m still whining about gas prices. My whining is not going to change anything,
but I find it ridiculous. We are staying closer to home as a result. That 30
gallon diesel truck is just too expensive to keep filling up! This past week,
we took advantage of the full moon and rode the
Oak Creek
Trail in Valparaiso – after dark! It is just a short 12 mile drive to
Valparaiso and the kids were looking to do something different. We met my
friend, Sandy, and
her son, Jason and ventured out about
8:30 PM. We rode about 4 miles
out watching the sun set. Once the sun was down and the moon had yet to make an
appearance, it was pretty awesome dropping down into the trees and watching the
ears of my horse fade into the darkness. The boys had a great time! And so did
I!
My oldest son, McCain, and I are considering entering the
competitive trail ride at Indian
Cave
this fall. I competed a couple years ago and it was a lot of fun doing
something different with my trail horse. I’m not competitive by nature, so I
had no burning desire to go out and compete again. But in an effort to keep
McCain interest in riding, I thought it would be fun to do something together.
If the timing doesn’t interfere with Jr. High football, we might take a stab at
it. You can find information on competitive trail riding by visiting the
NECTRA website.
My family & I continue to log hours
on Trail Time. I'm
over 100 hours, John is close to 80 & the kids not far behind. This riding
program has been a real incentive for my family and a successful program for the
Nebraska Horse Trails
Committee. Its not too late to join! Sign up now & log all your 2006 hours
to date (from January 1, 2006).
Summer Notes archived 6/2006
If you tuned into
Horsetrailriders.com this past weekend & found the links missing, I apologize.
My web hosting company had a recent change and as a result -- in layman's terms
- my site got messed up. I'm not sure when it happened as I was out of town
since Friday, but I am hopeful all the links are working now. If you find any
problems, please let me know. I may be delayed in getting Classifieds & events
updated, but please stay tuned!
My son's broken arm may have put a
damper on one vacation, but shortly thereafter he was back in the saddle. It
has been a great riding year already. We haven't traveled far, but kept busy.
In June, we rode at Rock Creek Station near Fairbury. If you haven't been there
yet this year, the new trails are very scenic; deep in the trees with some water
crossings. There has been much burning on neighboring Rock Glen WMA.
Management assures us we should see new prairie grasses coming up soon and
positive progression over the next 10 years. I am thankful they continue to
allow equestrian use in this area. On horseback, we are given the opportunity
to watch the rebirth of one of our favorite areas.
This year, the
Platte River Riders schedule weekly rides on both sides of the Platte. With
the price of gasoline out of control, this gives riders an opportunity to ride
at the most convenient (if not economically best) location. On any given
Wednesday, each ride hosts usually a dozen or more riders. It has been fun
getting to know everyone and I look forward to sharing Wednesdays with other
riders!
We have saddle time at Pawnee Lake,
Two Rivers, Oak Creek, and Camp Moses -- many on more than one occasion. Also
Rock Glen, Oak Glen & Rock Creek Station. John has made us a little trail
through the dried up creek bed that separates the fields next to us and we go "barebackin'"
through there with the kids. And this past weekend, we had the opportunity to
explore new trails at Broken
Arrow Wilderness at Fullerton. Pictures & information on our trip can be
seen here.
Spring Update
This column has always been one of the favorite
things about doing this website. And I've found I've had a hard time just
sitting down and writing lately. Since Expo, there has been a whirlwind of
horse activities... a sure sign that spring is finally here!
After recovering from Expo, we had a very successful
Game Day at 3V Stables. Funds from that
event are used by the
Nebraska Horse Trails Committee for trail projects earmarked for this year.
We are excited about some of the new opportunities out there and hope to see
more miles of trails by the end of the year!
The Platte River Riders are riding again! And have we had some nice
evenings! It was like old home week that first Wednesday at Two Rivers. So
good to see you all again. This year we are having rides on both sides of the
Platte most Wednesdays. Perhaps riders don't get off work in time to hit the
ride on the "other side". However, with the steep jump in fuel prices, I think
it was a smart choice. Its more about expense than distance anymore!
I spent May Day with my friends at Cottonwood Creek
Stables near Holstein. On a cold winter, several of "us girls" decided we
needed to have a spring ride & in February determined May Day to be the day!
Surprisingly, we all made it! Good weather, good friends & good horses! Had
another good day with my family & friends at Two Rivers. The boys actually swam
with Blue! It was pretty incredible and smiles couldn't get any wider!
I told friends recently, that I felt aliens abducted
my oldest son... the one who really doesn't like to ride -- and left me a horse
lovin' fool. All of a sudden he is talking me into riding with him! I'm
shocked! What brought on this change?
Trail Time!
Nebraska's new riding program. Seems he is determined to reach 100 hours this
season and come home with 2 rocker bars! I'm likin' this new alien boy! And in
the spirit of competition, son #2 is getting in on the action! Watch & see!
This may be a fun year!
Happy Trails! ~Tammy
Expo Recap!
Do you know how
hard it is on your feet to walk on carpeted covered dirt for several days
straight? Some of the Nebraska Horse Expo vendors and volunteers can probably
relate. I do not know of any other time except when detassling corn that I put
on this many miles walking on dirt! Expo was a heck of a lot more fun than
working in the cornfields! And I can’t say enough about my Ariat Terrains!
Boy, did they save my feet!
A little
history lesson. Nebraska Horse Expo is sponsored by the Nebraska Horse
Council. This was its sixth year. Attendance was down for Expo 2005 and many
of us involved with the Horse Council decided then that if Expo is going to
continue in our state, it needs a major jump-start. The Expo 2006 team was
formed in May of last year. Some committee members from the early years of Expo
came back to lend their expertise. Others, like me, were new to Expo. Our
mission was a resurrection. Pull out all stops!
 It
was my job to line up the clinicians, presenters and entertainment. Ignorance
is bliss -- I was happy to take on the task! Hiring them is easy --
coordinating these demonstrations can become a scheduling nightmare. Thanks to
a great team, we pulled it off! (Only a few of my closest friends know that I
forgot Julie Suhr at the airport! Or that Van Hargis really didn't plan his
"How to Catch a Hard to Catch Horse" demo without a round pen! And surely none
of the twelve other people holding walkie talkie heard me use any bad words!)
The barn was
full. The vendor hall was full. There was a presentation in the round pen or
the lecture room every hour on the hour as well as shows and demos going on in
both arenas. Gate receipts exceeded our expectations! Expo’s success though
was not just measured in vendor sales and attendance, but by the enthusiasm and
smiles of our customers, riders and our guests. And it couldn’t of been any
better!
You may be
surprised to know that less than 50 volunteers put Expo together. From
soliciting ads to recruiting sponsors. From working with John Lyons and Van
Hargis to accommodating 200 horses in the barn and filling the vendor hall. The
volunteers greet customers, sell t-shirts, and put out fires. They run sound
equipment, reboot failed computers and call an ambulance when our guests need
help. They negotiate contracts and arrange seating. They put together the
photo contest and the Mane Challenge. They set up round pens and tear them
down, move cattle and distribute shavings. They arrange advertising and
distribute posters. And they walk miles on carpeted dirt beginning two days
before the doors open!
The enthusiasm
of our volunteers never wavered. It wasn’t always easy and we didn’t always
agree. But we pulled together as a team to bring back the Nebraska Horse Expo
to its glory day! Thank you for being a part of the success!
Expo Time!
This past spring I
received a phone call from one of the board members of the Nebraska Horse
Council, asking me if I would be interested in being one of the committee
chairman for the
Nebraska Horse Expo. The committee I was asked to chair was no “stuffin’
envelopes & lickin’ stamps” committee, but lining up the clinicians and
entertainment for the Expo. It took me all of about a nano-second to say “yes!”
The entire Expo
committee knew we needed a big name for this years Expo and as a team, we
decided on John Lyons. Van Hargis was already contracted. Scot Hansen was at
the request of the Expo chairman and many of you suggested Kent Williamson & we
were lucky enough to get both. My friend, Kathy, found Brian Bausch and felt
he would be a great entertainer for children, as well as adults.
I started
brainstorming about something special I could do celebrating the bond between
women & horses,and having recently read Julie Suhr’s book, Ten Feet Tall
Still, took a chance that she may want to come to Expo. She did! And then I
called Lanie Frick, an equestrian & artist whom I met at Golden Hills in
Missouri & asked if she was interested & she was. Combine that with “a man’s
perspective” from Scot Hansen, and Women & Horses was put together. Be sure to
visit this special presentation!
And as much fun
as I had planning the “big names”, it was equally as rewarding building
presentation programs in the round pen and lecture room. And I'm fortunate that
we have such enthusiastic horse people in our area willing to volunteer to
demonstrate a particular discipline or product.
The Expo committee
brought together horse people that may not have met under other circumstances.
And there were very few veterans of prior Expos. It was a challenging year as
the committee defined responsibilities. And I’d be lying if I told you it was
without stress. Have you every planned a wedding? That’s a piece of cake
compared to Expo!
The efforts from
this past year have resulted in a full barn with around 200 horses, almost 100
presentations, a full vendor hall, and an excitement about Expo that I haven’t
felt in years. An action packed schedule may prevent you from seeing everything
you want to see, but that’s a good problem to have.
I have learned so
much this last year and know that I will learn more as the Expo weekend
progresses. Its not an easy event to host and with multiple personalities and
expectations, it not always a walk in the park. But the people I have had the
pleasure of working with this last year – who at one time were only
acquaintances – I now consider my friends. Come join my friends and I at this
year’s Nebraska Horse
Expo beginning Friday, March 10 in Lincoln.
Back to School
It’s been almost 6 years since we brought home
our first horses. I have always said that I have learned so much over the
years. This past weekend I had the opportunity to learn some more. I found out
quickly how much I didn’t know!
My adventure actually started weeks before when
my friend Sandy and I signed up to attend a one day clinic offered by Sherry
Jarvis. I’ve known Sherry for quite a while and have always wanted to
opportunity to attend her Heart in Your
Hands Horsemanship. Her one day curriculum provided a much needed escape
from Expo work, house work and the other things that keep me busy on weekends.
After much consultation with Sherry, I decided to bring my young mare, Windy, to
the
clinic..
The day before was a beautiful day. I spit
shined Windy. I braided her tail, Show-Sheened her bay winter coat. I got my
gear and tack ready and Sandy picked me up at 6:30 in the morning. Rain
followed us all the way to Madison, but the clinic was held inside, so we didn’t
mind the moisture.
Sherry introduces the horses to little goodies
in the arena. Pom-poms, umbrellas, coolers and hula-hoops. (You never know when
a storm may break out on the trail & you encounter a cheerleader standing
underan umbrella!) I was proud that Windy didn’t have much of a reaction to
them. She has been pretty solid on the trail and hasn’t been spooky. As we
moved through the games, I felt she was doing well, even lifting her tail with
subtle movements Sherry demonstrated. She would give her head fairly easy to
pressure and move off my rib poking, after some encouragement. I’m feeling
pretty good about this little mare!
Lunging has always been a challenge to me. I
long to lunge beautifully like I see so many of you do. But it never comes easy
to me. A few of my horses lunge… only because they learned it from previous
owners or trainers. Windy lunges, but didn’t learn it from me. Equipped with
the orange stick and lunge rope, we were going to do beautiful circles. Ah, if
only it were to be that easy. How was it that Windy ended up standing patiently
by the fence and Sherry was lunging me?
My equine education has come from watching
other riders combined with the wild rides I had as a child on horses children
probably shouldn’t of been riding! These past years my horses have taught me a
thing or two. Sherry taught me things about my little mare that I hadn’t seen
before. And she unveiled some things about me, too. There is no way I have
learned everything there is to know about horses in six years. There is no way
I will learn it in a lifetime. But I am grateful for Sherry and those like her
who have the passion to keep doing what they are doing for the sake of the
horse, for the good of the rider. I was humbled to tears.
Today when I look out the window at Windy, I
know our relationship changed. I thought before of the expectations I had of
her, but know now there are things she needs from me, besides food, water and
shelter, to make this partnership work. The trail is a little different now,
the terrain less defined. The distance is longer, but the destination is the
same. There are many ways to get from point A to point B. We’ll find them
together. Time is our greatest ally. And I pray for patience. I wish all of
you some special time with your horse -- for discovery, for joy.
~Tammy 020106
The Trails Committee
This week, the
Nebraska Horse Trails
Committee will be submitting their budget to the Nebraska Horse Council for
approval. As an active member (and now Vice-Chair) of the NHTC, the budget and
our business plan are very important to horse trail riders.
I first became acquainted with the NHTC about 5 years ago when the group began
clearing a horse trail on the
Oak Creek
Trail in my neck of the woods. With such an impressive name and big project,
you would think the group was huge. In reality, the core group is less than a
dozen people. But just as important as the core group, are the volunteers who
come to the clearings or our fund raising events to show their support for our
efforts. It takes volunteers of all kinds to help keep our trails open.
Our successes are growing. Here are a few examples of what the NHTC has
accomplished!
• The Oak Creek Trail is complete
• NHTC donated & installed corrals at Indian Cave State Park and Rock Creek
Station
• Additional trails were opened at Indian Cave State Park
• In cooperation with park officials, the horse trail at Pawnee Lake was
improved
• Eroded trails repaired at Rock Creek Station and Rock Glen WMA
This year, we have plans for new projects and programs to not only benefit
riders, but to promote horse trails in our state. There will be more
opportunities for you to help – even without having to attend a meeting! Stay
tuned to this web site and that of the Nebraska Horse Council and see what the
Nebraska Horse Trails Committee is up to next! And be sure to visit us at
Nebraska Horse Expo
2006!
For more information on the Nebraska Horse Trails Committee, contact Chairman,
Mike Anderson.
-Tammy 011606
Changes to Horsetrailriders.com
Have I gone too commercial? I
hope you don't think so and it’s not my intent. And most importantly,
Classified Ads with photos can still be posted FREE. When I started
Horsetrailriders.com, I wanted a place where local riders could post their
horses or tack or trailers. Even when I’m not in the market for a horse, I
still enjoy seeing what is out there. And I think you do, too. So keep those
horses and trailers and saddles coming! I get testimonials every week from
readers who have sold their horse off of this web site. The only change is
there is a limit to the number of words you can use & buy-up ads are now
available if you want to include more words, additional pictures or find a spot
at the top of the list.
I am, however, charging a minimal fee for
commercial advertisements which won't effect most of you. Basically, if you
run a business or are campaigning a stallion and want to advertise on my
website, there is a small fee. Believe me, it's not enough for me to quit my
day job, but it will help defray some of the expenses of web hosting and
software upgrades. And may also help me provide an answer to my husband when he
says, “and you do this web site why?”
It’s never to early to start listing your horse
events for 2006! Trail rides, clinics, events! They are welcome
here and listings are always FREE! And
if you have any leads on new trails to explore, let me know!
Our horses are a muddy mess. Our yearling,
GinnyBelle the palomino, has no clean spots left on her. But hasn't this
weather has been awesome for this time of year? Just scrape off the mud and
ride!
-Tammy 010506
   
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