Funny Story - Gender Bender

Speeding tickets for driving a horse too fast were once par for the course. In New England, for example, horses were constrained by law to keep a slow pace when crossing one of the many covered bridges over the Connecticut River.

One story that went around was about a woman bringing a load of garden produce to market. Pressed for time, she raced across a bridge and found herself charged with fast driving.

In court, her lawyer argued that there was no case against his client, when the judge confronted him: "The law distinctly reads, ‘ No man shall drive across the bridge faster than a walk.’"
"I still claim there is no case against my client," the lawyer responded. "She is a woman and she was driving a mare.""

Peyton has left MoorMair Acres for more greener pastures!

Alot more greener pastures......100 acres!

Peyton (aka Paper Mache) has grown out of MoorMair Acres...ok so we don't have an indoor arena and 100 acres of exciting trails but over the past two and a half years, we were able to give Peyton alot of love and affection........and a lot of food! That horse can eat a person out of house and home but like my blog states...we do it for the love of horses.

We do have trails and we do have lots of pastures; however, I suppose it was time for Miss Peyton to move on in order for Erika to really be able to work her into a 1st class Champion Hunter-Jumper horse!

We will miss you both. Yeah, I know, Erika, you will still come by to tip a few in the happy chairs but it will not be the same. We will miss your happy go-lucky out look on life and your generous offerings of helping with barn chores but I guess like any mother that has to cut her "child" loose into this crazy world, I must let Peyton spread her wings (or stomp her feet in this case) and explore the crazy world of horse shows and competitions.

Best of luck!

Incredible Story! Must Read

Horse aids helicopter crash victim by Cameron Jahn -- Sacramento Bee Staff Writer
Published 8:09 pm PST Thursday, November 10, 2005

Authorities are amazed that a 26-year-old woman walked away from a helicopter crash Thursday afternoon near Sloughhouse that destroyed the vintage aircraft she was flying.
Perhaps even more remarkable, after walking nearly two miles from the crash site, Alika Rogers was rescued by a horse when her injured body could go no farther. Rogers had ducked under the fence near a ranch house, but could not get back to her feet. She screamed for help, but there was no one to help--except the horse in the pasture, which came to her side when those in the
house failed to hear her cries. "She couldn't get up, and it helped her get up," said Chester Peterson, who owns the 1951 Bell helicopter that Rogers was piloting solo, and runs Rancho
Rotors in Rancho Murieta. "It brought its head over by her, put the collar of her jacket in its mouth, and brought her over to the house." Fire officials reported Rogers suffered moderate injuries in the crash, and was in fair condition UC Davis Medical Center. Flying over the rural, open fields of southeast Sacramento County about 12:30 p.m., Rogers felt the helicopter begin to shudder, apparently from some sort of engine failure, said Capt. Steve Turner of the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District. "Our crews that talked to her are absolutely amazed by what she was able to accomplish by getting to safety," Turner said. The same yellow copter, registration number N16356, was forced to make an emergency landing last weekFriday after its tail rotor failed, Turner said. The Sacramento County Sheriff's Department and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the crash.

According to the sender the young woman had the following injuries ".......... suffered a broken back in FIVE places, a broken arm, broken thumb, and nearly every tooth in her mouth was crushed. Miraculously, she should have a full recovery......she.... has NO experience with horses and at first thought that the approaching horse would only harm her, but the horse not only proved her wrong but played a significant role in her getting help."

Little Story about a Donkey...ok so it is not a horse but same family...sort of!

One day a farmer's donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do. Finally, he decided the animal was old, and the well needed to be covered up anyway; it just wasn't worth it to retrieve the donkey.

He invited all his neighbours to come over and help him. They all grabbed a shovel and began to shovel dirt into the well. At first, the donkey realized what was happening and cried horribly.

Then, to everyone's amazement he quietened down. A few shovel loads later, the farmer finally looked down the well. He was astonished at what he saw. With each shovel of dirt that hit his back, the donkey was doing something amazing. He would shake it off and take a step up.

As the farmer's neighbours continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal, he would shake it off and take a step up. Pretty soon, everyone was amazed as the donkey stepped up over the edge of the well and happily trotted off!

Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds of dirt. The trick to getting out of the well is to shake it off and take a step up. Each of our troubles is a steppingstone. We can get out of the deepest wells just by not stopping, never giving up! Shake it off and take a step up.

Remember the five simple rules to be happy:

1. Free your heart from hatred - Forgive.
2. Free your mind from worries - Most never happen.
3. Live simply and appreciate what you have.
4. Give more.
5. Expect less

Ya right...who are we kidding!!!!!!

The donkey later came back, and beat the poop out of the farmer who had tried to bury him. The gash from the bite got infected, and the farmer eventually died in agony from septic shock.

MORAL FROM TODAY'S LESSON:
When you do something wrong, and try to cover your ass, it always comes back to bite you.