We had a big announcement at breakfast, we had a new colt born last night! Now we get to name the little guy. The guests and staff will submit names and we will vote Saturday evening. It was suggested something with a "latin" flavor would be good since his mom is Layla and her mom had a latin name. Our family entered Lorenzo, which is Larry's nickname. Here is the newest addition:
For Friday's horse related activity instead of going for a ride, we are learning to pen cows and ride barrels. We decided to just hang around the corral until time to go to the arena to start the penning.
The horses are really stirred up today. The old horses have been brought in from their pasture, which is not normally done. I found out the wranglers are going to be tested today on the names of all the horses, so all of the horses are in the corral. Not sure why that causes an issue, but they are nipping and snorting!
Anyone who knows much about me knows I am a CITY GIRL. This cowboy and horse stuff is all new to me, so penning cows seems like a BIG challenge! Lucky me, it was "team" penning and Mary Anne, the owner's teenage daughter, was on my Team and she was using her roping horse! It was really fun! I liked having a goal instead of just riding around looking at the trees, mountains, the river, blah, blah. One cow would almost walk into the pen if you just rode up behind him...I penned him! But they also threw in one "ringer", none of us were able to pen that ornery cow!
Then we started on barrels, I had seen that at rodeos but never tried it. We were not timed, we were just required to use our riding skills to ride the correct pattern without knocking over the barrel. That was lots of fun!
After lunch Larry, Devin and Sasha went to shoot clay pigeons. When they got back it was time to get cleaned up...tonight is "fancy" dinner! The chefs and the baker did a spectacular job!! I had Mahi Mahi with a sesame seed crust. We had salad, fresh bread, vegetables and wine. It was delicious! Now to finish off a perfect dinner, coffee and crème brulee! The best I have ever tasted!
While the adults enjoyed their dress-up evening, the kids had pizza or hot dogs and played games. They played a game called "Sardines"...this is a reverse Hide and Go Seek game. When you find the person who is hiding, you have to join him in the hiding place until you are packed in like "Sardines"!
Well, tomorrow is our last day! Good night.
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