I am interested in this Community, County, and the beautiful state of Idaho. Most of my photos will be in Idaho, but from time to time, they will be my vacations aay from Idaho. You'll see lots of my Children and Grand children, along with others in my family. Of course there will be horses and horse related things, and things I photo'd horseback.

Shoshone County Fair

Posted Friday, September 27, 2013, at 6:43 PM

Yep, we are gluttons for Fairgoing. We had a bit of a stake in this Fair also. A good friend of ours has a daughter who competes in Shoshone, and we had helped her a bit, and she is using my English Saddle and Stuff. She/Christine, has requested a promise from us that we would go and watch her 'Go" Promise given, so here we are

Christine is a ranch girl also, and rides more than adequately. With just a few tips on showing and more encouragement, she had a great day! I believe she came out of the Horse Show with the Overall Grand Champion

Again, as is customary, Halter/Showmanship is first thing in the morning. I'm amazed at me (cuz I'm lazy in the morning) that I made it to Shoshone in time for this!

Getting ready with help from Grandma and a friend for her very first ever English Class

I'm always nervous before the first class on a show day, and I can only imagine the nerves she's got jangling around inside, before the first class of English EVER

It was AWESOME! I was so happy for her! That is her Mom in green too, happily watching, though honestly, I hadn't realized that til JUST now looking closer at this photo

She did an amazing job, and I believe next year, we'll have her jumping too. Any wagers on that?

I did not realize it at the time I took the photos, but the 2 following photos are of a daughter of a very good friend of mine from High School. In High school, my friend wasn't interested in horses, but apparently, she's another that had a daughter who got the 'bug' I was happy to see this!

When a kid/man/woman spends as much time in the saddle as someone like Christina does, doing other things, kind of comes naturally. Her balance and understanding of her horse after working for hours in the saddle, was her best asset. I almost feel as if it was a 'given' that she'd do so well. Others who have horses for a hobby, most of the time just don't spend enough hours in the saddle to compete against someone like her. She might ride in one day the hours that the others do in a month. It's sad but true. For her, sitting a certain way is a no brainer. She's relaxed and aware without having to concentrate. Don't get me wrong, not every Ranch kid is like that. I know lots that ride lots of hours, and can't do it like she can. And many don't look like they have ridden long. Christina's Mom and Dad take pride in what they do, and spend a lot of time with their daughter. It shows in so many aspects in this photo

We talk lots and lots of safe seat. * Legs/hands, eyes, .... well, here it is, learned from her folks.

Her reining pattern

This county has a few different obstacles than ours. I liked it. They rope during theirs too on a dummy.

We left shortly after this, happy that we'd fulfilled our promise to her. We'll be back next year I imagine

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Pretty soon we will have pretty pictures and no blogs viewable to comment on. Why not post your site where you sell your pictures to save space on the blog sites? Just a suggestions. The pictures are nice. I guess you can't have enough pictures of girls on horses.

-- Posted by Sam_1776 on Sat, Sep 28, 2013, at 12:44 AM
Sam, you're welcome to look up my site. I'm not trying to sell photos here, and my blog has no interference with other blogs.

I blog for family and friends who don't live nearby, so they can see stuff of family, i realize it may not be be your interest, and that's ok

Jessie

-- Posted by jessiemiller on Sat, Sep 28, 2013, at 9:18 AM
Jessie:

Thank you again for the pictures. It is a shame that we seem to have a few grumpy bears out there who think that we are responsible for feeding their negative appetites. Pictures are art in themselves and sometime they express more than a few words.

You certainly made my morning.

-- Posted by KH Gal on Mon, Sep 30, 2013, at 7:44 AM
It appears that Sam was expressing an opinion about leaving some room for blogs to discuss the issues like Kelly's blog. Was name calling really appropriate KHGal?

-- Posted by Geordey on Mon, Sep 30, 2013, at 8:12 AM
I want to say Thank You to Jessie. I appreciate the time you take to take the pictures and then to post them here and on Facebook for all of us to enjoy.I know it takes a lot of time and I am glad someone is around to record these memories for us. I wish I was better about packing a camera to record these moments myself.

For a lot of us, these pictures tell a story all on their own. Again Thank You Jessie.

-- Posted by Paula B on Mon, Sep 30, 2013, at 9:19 AM
Thank you very much Paula and Bonnie

Paula's i believe you know what those kids mean to me. I simply love to share their story.

Jessie

-- Posted by jessiemiller on Mon, Sep 30, 2013, at 9:53 AM
People can choose the blogs they want to view. I have no interest in most other blogs, but I'm very happy to see these.

-- Posted by ktlm on Mon, Sep 30, 2013, at 10:46 AM
Thank you

Jessie/Mom

-- Posted by jessiemiller on Mon, Sep 30, 2013, at 11:34 AM
I really wish Mtn Home News could find a way to keep people from getting back on here after they've been kicked off.

Jessie,

keep doing what you do. Sometimes we all need a little sunshine in an otherwise cloudy day.

-- Posted by TundraRat on Tue, Oct 1, 2013, at 8:09 AM
I think that we will have to go the same system that the Idaho Statesman uses. Real names.

I don't believe I directly called anyone a mean name. I just mentioned Grumpy Bears. If you recognized your name or picture on the wanted posters, that's on you.

Plenty of room for everyone and I am sure that Kelly would agree. The blog sites are like a Golden Corral Eatery. You get to choose what you want to put on your plate and don't inconvenience anyone else who doesn't care for the creamed peas or salad bar.

-- Posted by KH Gal on Tue, Oct 1, 2013, at 1:42 PM
Thanks Tundra Rat and Bonnie! Great comments!

I truly don't care about the other comments. I know they have the right to comment, whether it's a useful or a kind comment. I "take it from the source" and just go on.

Again, the reason I do these blogs for my own reasons.

"Sharing the Beauty" is just that. I find things beautiful and want to share. That my family enjoys it is all that matters.

Jessie

-- Posted by jessiemiller on Tue, Oct 1, 2013, at 7:23 PM

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