Reflections

Today I woke up and decided to make a "Ollie Calendar." Going through pictures from early last year to the present made me realize how much Ollie and I have changed. From our bond to my posture in the saddle, everything is different. I made collages of most of the changes and I thought y'all would want to see them.

Left: January 2015. Right: January 2016

My posture improves: Left to Right: April, June, October, December.

Collection at the trot! Left To Right: April, December

Starting Collection at the lope! Left to Right: April, November

Ollie's mane: Left To Right October 2014, December 2015

Ollie's Weight Gain: Left to Right: May, November

Look at how much his facial markings have changed! Left to Right: October 2014, October 2015

The changing herd: Left to Right: May (Half Pint, Ollie, Sherman, Tucker, Rosie) July (Cheyenne, Sherman, Ollie), September (Billie Jean, Sherman, Ollie).


Looking at all of these Reflections makes me very thankful and happy to see where Ollie was, and to where he is now. I am very blessed to have a horse like him, and I am excited to see what the future holds. :)

~Alyssa

Dorks Forever

I try to get good pictures for this blog-I really do. However, it seems as if every single time I get Ollie and my photographer (my younger sister) it seems as if we cannot take any good pictures that are blog worthy. I decided to show you all how Ollie and I really are.....forever dorks. :D

Maybe I will be able to pick out a few that are not so bad. I hope to do a in-depth blog post on Ollie's training very soon, but I can hardly do any training at this moment because of all of the snow. 

More Snow

It has snowed 2 feet in the past day. 

It started snowing really big flakes yesterday afternoon and didn't stop until a few hours ago. Add in some blizzard conditions and now we have some snow drifts up to my waist. 

As soon as the snow stopped, the boys went out and Ollie found the snow to be a bunch of fun. 

Sherman sticking his tongue out for the camera.  

Ollie reminds me of a little six year old boy sometimes. He wouldn't stop pestering poor old Sherman. 

Ollie: "You are no fun!!" *sticks tongue out* Sherman: "You are so immature!" 

Sherman: "I HAVE HAD ENOUGH OF THIS!" 

Yawns

Ollie and Sherman are so photogenic sometimes. #Twinning

Am I the only one who thinks Ollie sometimes looks like a stallion? 

~Alyssa

Snow Day

It snowed today. 

Six inches of snow came in and the boys got quite excited about that. Since Ollie is a bit "cowy" I played the "cow" and sometimes he "cuts" me, as seen in the picture below. Look at those ears!!! 

Photo spam (and a video!) awaits you. :) 

Cutting the human "cow."

That FACE!!! 

Sherman 

~Alyssa