Animals

Esta the barn cat now has the neighborhood record for length of life at 15. She does a great job of sleeping on the haystack, but not a much else.

Pippin - still the world's largest Brittney. Erin had a good time with him in 4H last year. They are at a level now which requires Pippin to jump, which is a major accomplishment for him, since he is also one of the laziest dogs you will ever meet (not your average Brittney).



Savvy - Lindsey now has gone off leash in 4H classes, which means Savvy can more or less decide for herself if she is going to stay in the ring or not. Lindsey has a great time with her and has become very relaxed about the whole winning/losing concept as Savvy has a tendency to go for the cute points instead of the obedience points.



Winston - Winston is .... well, the reason Savvy is spayed now. Actually we don't know what we would do without him, which is good because his personality takes up more room than both other dogs combined.



Horses - Three of these also. Yikes. Joy is more or less retired now. Gracie was a dressage queen this year as was Demi. Lisa and Erin were part of a quadrille team (4 horses and riders), which was a lot of fun for horses and riders alike. There aren't any other teams competing in this area so we won every show we entered. (This is a little like buying your ribbons, but it's fun). Erin is on the bay mare (Demi), second from the left, Lisa is on the right end (Gracie).



We skipped hogs this past year because we had too much vacation time scheduled, but maybe next year.