This Is Who We Are Episode 1: How to Clean A Horse's Trough

This is Who We Are Episode 1:

How to Clean A Horse's Trough


Yes those really do need a good cleaning! Horse troughs need to be cleaned atleast once a month I would say. Now the weather and how messy your horses are does dicate how often you clean and how thoroughly it needs to be done. Here we go, getting a little gross, but....the bottom of the tank usually gets green and slimy with allgae. Also you will find hay that your horses dropped, little bugs that drowned, etc.

Here are some pics from Amanda at Living Country Photography doing this dirty job. Atleast she makes it look cool and less...gross. But that's just the beauty of being a photographer,you can make any job interesting. 

Catching Up

Howdy!

Here I am back to the world of technology! I haven't even been on the computer for a week, I feel so awful since I have tons of emails that need to be answered, I know what I will be doing atleast all day today ;)

So here's the news and happenings in my life!

1) I held a Bridal Shower for my future sister in law, it all turned out wonderfully! We used the Stage Coach Station at the Chisholm Trail museum, loved the western ambiance of the room and so did all of the guests. I will be posting pictures as soon as I load them to my trusty comp.

2) Planning out Etiquette lessons for my youngest brother's Highschool Homeschool Co-Op, should be a lot of fun! We already have atleast 5 students for that, can you believe they are all boys?! I think it's wonderful that they have an interest in cultivating their manners as young gentlemen.

3) And the last, we have more puppies! Australian Shepherd to be exact ;) They are young right now, but get in your orders because they won't last long!

That's just a few of the crazy things that have been going on in my life recently, although not all by any means! Now comes the rest of the wedding planning, here I come more late nights and rushing! But I love every minute of it so why complain?

This Is Who We Are

 

 

   Ever wonder what a country girl is really like? Ever wonder what a cowgirl does everyday or even what she wears from working in the fields or riding horses to going out on the town? Would you like to know from those country girls or cowgirls? That's my plan for this series! I'm bringing to you pictures and ideas from real country girls, farm girls, and cowgirls. Straight from the horses mouth...or almost ;) You don't get any better than that!

 

Let me know what ideas ya'll have for posts, or what you would like to know. Take care!

Pioneer Days at the Chisholm Trail Outdoor Museum

Howdy ya'll! Just thought that I would take a break and write you all a little note and add some pics. A couple weekends ago I was down at the Chisholm Trail Outdoor Museum with my family and friends for Pioneer Day. Friday was the school day, and Saturday was for everyone else. The amount of visitors that we had there, re-enactors, costumes, time period guns, and things for sale was amazing!!! I'm still reeling from all of the history! All I've got to say is this is my kind of life ;) Let me know what you think of the pics!

The Chisholm Trail Outdoor Museum

  Well, I finally feel like I've found where I belong! Namely, the Chisholm Trail Outdoor Museum in Cleburne, Texas.

  The other day when I went job and museum hunting I was introduced to this wonderfully historic and gorgeous museum. The museum sits just on the edge of Lake Cleburne, and is on the site of not only the Chisholm Trail but what used to be the town of Wardville, which was also the county seat. I will be writing a little more in depth on the town and the trail in future posts.

  As of right now I am going to be a school marm in the 1868, white, one room school house. I will be taking one modern day 4th grade class a week and teaching them as if they were a class in the year 1868. I will be dressing in period costume which is one of the things that I am really enjoying! I am posting some pictures at the bottom of this postof my outfits and just some random photos that I took with my cell phone...thus the poor quality.

For further information on the museum visit:  http://www.jcchisholmtrail.com/about/

 Also if you are in the DFW area we will be having Pioneer Days on November 16th and 17th. We would love to have you out, and feel free to dress up! For more information on Pioneer Days visit:
http://www.jcchisholmtrail.com/events/

 

My youngest brother working as a Blacksmith's Apprentice.

 

 

Happy Birthday Minnie Pearl!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MINNIE PEARL!!!!

What a beautiful and hilariously funny woman! Wish she was still out there making us laugh.

To learn more Minnie Pearl visit wikipedia here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnie_Pearl

Love this video!

Queen Anne Style Homes

Howdy! Just dropping in real quick to post some things that I found while unpacking some boxes...yes I'm still unpacking! Anyone who has ever moved knows that sometimes it takes up to or atleast a year to finish unpacking, organizing, and being happy with where you placed things ;) I will stop rambling now and show you what I found...because those boxes really are still waiting for me!

Found this in a mail out from a Real Estate company (Real Estate Agents LaRonda Anderson and Georgina Van Camp, Merit Co. Real Estate)in Colorado Springs. It is from September 2005, it must have impressed me or intrigued me enough to have kept it this long! I'm not sure if these ladies are still agents or if they would care that I'm reposting their information but here goes...I don't own anything!

Architecture Corner:

QUEEN ANNE STYLE

When one thinks of Victorian homes, Queen Anne style usually first comes to mind. This flamboyant and highly decorative style became fashionable in the 1880's and remained popular until 1910.

Queen Anne homes are often considered romantic, even feminine. Yet this style is a product of a rather unromantic time-the industrial revolution. The advances in materials, technology, and transportation enabled pre-fabricated building elements to be easily produced and shipped across the country. This allowed builders to combine different styles and materials to create flamboyant variations of facade styles, colors and textures.

Although easily recognized, Queen Anne style is not easily defined. The main characteristics include assymetrical design, intricate decorative woodwork, prominent porches, a steep roof with projecting gables and rambling floor plans. One of the most prominent characteristics is the corner tower or turret, although it is not always on the corner, and sometimes not present at all. The facade is made of a combination of materials such as brick, wood or stone, and often decorated with shingles and clapboard. The degree of ornamentation distinguishes the high style from the vernacular, with the more modest single-story versions often referred to as Princess Anne.

What made Queen Anne style popular, namely its detailed, decorative features, also caused it to eventually fall out of favor. These homes turned out to be costly and difficult to keep up, and more "down to earth" styles stared gaining popularity in 1910.

On a side note....I will be starting to work with Save Old Cleburne, and trying to volunteer for some organizations around my county and possibly into Historic Fort Worth. Heading to the museum here in Cleburne to offer my help on Friday, wish me luck! ;) But anywhoo, here is the link to Save Old Cleburne's website. I think it is truelly fascinating and I can't wait to work with them!

http://www.soc-cleburne.com/

First Guest Writer and Model: Living Country Photography's Amanda Ebsen

Good morning!

  While I have biscuits baking in the oven I thought that I would introduce to you the first EVER Guest Writer and Model! Not only is she a beautiful and talented young woman, my best friend and someone that I look to all the time for advice, she is also the owner of Living Country Photography. Amanda is an up and coming photographer with a business comprised of mainly rodeo, fair, and livestock photographs. She is very artisticly talented, I love the way that she portrays the country lifestyle, and those that live it everyday. Her subjects involve the horses of Sand Wash Basin which are absolutely beautiful, country models, her own horses and cattle dogs, rescued animals, barrel racers, bull riders, landscapes, westernaires, and so many more! And adding to her photography portfolio she is also the official photographer for the Jefferson County Fair in Colorado. She has been my modeling photographer for several years now, and I'm so sad that we live so far away from each other now! I hope that you enjoy her photos and some of the future posts.

For more information on Living Country Photography please visit:
http://www.livingcountryphotography.com/aboutus.htm

Or for you facebook junkies like myself please "like" her page!
https://www.facebook.com/#!/LivingCountryPhoto

                       And here she is!

 

Photos by Living Country Photography:

 

 

 

Here is a little video that she made as well:

 

 

 

4H Horse Classifications

Hola my dear friends and readers!

  I was going through some of my old paperwork for 4H and found some things that you might enjoy. Here are some horse classifications. This might help you if you are ever talking to a horsie person, why not be able to join in on the conversation? Or if you just enjoy horses then read on!

 All excerpts from the 4-H HORSE PROJECT MA1500E Member's Manual, Colorado State University Extension. I do not own anything.

HORSE CLASSIFICATIONS

Stock Horse:
  These horses are short-coupled, deep bodied and well muscled. They were developed to work cattle and often compete in rodeos. Quarter horse, Appaloosa, Arabian, Paint, Morgan or POA usually predominate stock horse breeds. Their easy-going gaits are the walk, jog, and lope.

Ponies:
  Ponies are small horses less than 14.2 hands in height at maturity. Most common are the Shetland and the medium-sized Welsh pony. These two breeds often are crossed with Arabians, Morgans, and other breeds of light horses to produce larger, more spirited ponies. The POA is the result of cross breeding an Appaloosa with a Shetland. Hackney ponies are noted for their high-trotting action and light carriage use.

Gaited Horses:
  These horses have a unique gait that results in a smooth and comfortable ride. Each breed has a specific synchronous lateral gait that is characteristic to the breed. Some gaited breeds are Paso Fino, Peruvian Paso, Tennessee Walking Horse, Missouri Fox Trotter, and Rocky Mountain Horse.

Registered:
  These are horses belonging to a specific breed with regristration papers documenting the horse's ancestors. Some registered breeds are considered purebreds. Other breeds of horses have open registries.

Crossbred:
  A crossbred is a horse that combines the characteristics of two or more horse breeds.

Color Breeds:
  These are breeds of horses that are bred for their coat colors or markings. Some color breeds are Pintos, Paints, Palominos, and Buckskins. These horses can sometimes be registered with more than one association.

My horse Babe. She is an Egyptian Arabian and what a horse! I've grown up riding her, I'm her's and she is mine. <3

 

I hope ya'll enjoyed this! More to come soon.....

 

Adios!

Jessie Lou

 

 

 

22 Today! Can't believe it!

Wow....I'm 22 already?! All I can say is the last year went by waaay too quickly. Well hopefully I will be able to get some pics up of my birthday. I'm heading out to pick up my grandma so that we can make her famous scalloped potatoes. She has been making them since the 1950's and I just have to have them atleast once a year! So that's usually on my birthday. BTW, these scalloped potatoes are different than any other that you've ever had, there are hot dogs in it ;) love that part! And then for desert instead of cake is pecan pie...my favorite! I love pies and then pecan is the best out of all of them....although I do enjoy apple and pumpkin as well.

I will leave you with a few pictures from my past and present just for fun. I hope that ya'll have a good day!

 

When I was 8 years old.

My 17th Birthday.

 

My friend and I when I was 17. I already had a flair for vintage! This was a 1940's inspired outfit for a dance.