News Archive:

Waiting for Dia - Feb-April, 2008 - following the long anticipated birth of Dia.

Dia and Hannah -2008 the addition of Hannah and a picture review of Dia and Hannah through December 2008.

PBJDressage news for 2008 - the rest of the story for 2008.

PBJDressage news for 2009 - including 2009 photos

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PBJDressage 2010

Updated April 1: PBJDressage in Photos 2010

August 10, 2010

I think our move to Facebook has really cut down on the news reports here on the web page! We are all still alive and kicking. What a hot summer it is!!

May 9, 2010

Today is Hannah's birthday and she is a big two year old. She had her birthday party a few weeks back with her smaller but older sister Dia. There were cupcakes and balloons and fun people; all were here courtesy of PBJ Connections. We continued the tradition of photographing her with Dale so we can see how much she growing. The first photo was taken today,mthe second one was taken last year on her birtday and the baby Hannah was the day we got her at three weeks of age.

April 1, 2010

It's finally spring and the grass is growing. It looks like the mud is also growing, but that is what spring is all about. Baby Hannah who is nearly 2, has started a few week baby-boot-camp with baby trainer Kate. Having another person handle her is great as she is learning to work with that person's expectations. Hannah is quite submissive and trainable and I think this is going to go well. Next week Holly will start Baby Dia in baby-boot-camp as well. I predict that Hannah will be like the chocolate you get after dinner and Dia will be the soup that is way too hot.

March 13, 2010

At nearly 31 years of age, Holly's dear horse Schmoo passed away today. As Holly said, he was a sainted horse. He lived a grand life and we are honored to have known him.

February 2010

The snowiest February in my record book. What a month it has been. We have had about 3 feet of snow fall this month. Nearly every inch that has fallen has required plowing. Mountains of snow dot the driveway and barn area. For over a week we were unable to get the tractors out to pull the manure spreader. It's been an adventure. There is still several unmelted inches on the ground and more snow falling. The horses, thankfully, are on cloud nine with the snow. They run and play and charge about.

January 2010

Cold, mud and yuck are the buzzwords for January. As with every January I can remember as a barn owner, it is hard staying motivated to ride. After battling the elements just to keep the barn going, riding seems just too much. About half way through January, Molly was here for a clinic and that helped inspire me back to being serious about riding. There is nothing worse than having a trainer know you aren't ridding, so back at it.

We had two tractors break down this month. One of the funniest break downs was the Kabota loosing it's ability to turn off. Dale was out of town and I spent hours trying to get the tractor to turn off. I finally took it out in a field and gunned it going up a hill to stall it. The Kabota was fairly quickly fixed, but the old Ford still doesn't start. It's primary job is to drag the arena and we are missing the ability to keep the footing in A+ shape.

Shout out to my barn cats Oddie and Zeus who proved that the rat who was half their size was no match for their instincts and persistence. Butch cheered them on from his warm bed in the tack room. Next time, may they put their bounty somewhere other than in front of Hannah's stall.