It’s that time of year again where I get to break out my fall and winter wardrobe – as it’s been getting a bit cooler now.
I tend to wear my jackets a lot more when I’m on the farm – gotta keep warm and toasty when hunting for groundhogs.
And as a bonus, I look extra stunning in yellow.
The horses are sooooo jealous. 
The construction on Trooper’s new house at the farm has really been moving along pretty quickly. Every time I come there is something new to look at.
I was admiring the handiwork from afar, when I decided, what the hey – lets go check it out!
Up close Trooper’s new house looked solid enough.
But with these big empty rooms, there is really only one way to know for sure if it’s going to hold up to the rigors of me and Trooper’s wrestle parties.
Time to fly!
Lucky for Trooper I’m such a good friend that I tested out and approved his new home for endless bounding. It gets my stamp of approval for wrestle parties too…..although we may want to add some carpeting.
I can’t wait until Trooper’s new house is ready! I’ve already staked out a few looking windows that have a straight line shot to viewing my groundhog holes – I have my paws crossed the construction workers don’t forget to add a doggie door. I hope Trooper lets me sleepover all the time!
It’s true, on Monday night I lost my collar somewhere on the farm. My pretty one from the Polka Dog Line at Target, complete with my new Blanket ID tag, and my new Cropscotch tag, and even my two new Rubit Clips. Sigh, I was sort of in the dog house when I told mom I had lost all of those things at once. And the worst part was, I couldn’t even remember where I lost it.
So the next day mom and I set out to search the farm for my collar. WE LOOKED EVERYWHERE! Needless to say with 20 acres to search it didn’t turn up.
Then, in a sudden turn of events that day, I accidentally lost my back-up collar! I must have been so engrossed in digging out some local groundhogs that it slipped off my neck. This time we were able to find my collar nearby one of the holes, which made us come to the conclusion that my other collar must be down one of the holes too!
So the very next day we set out on a digging mission (oh happy day) to find my collar.
Armed with shovels and the super strength of my digging paws the mission was simple – dig up groundhog holes!
The whole time I just kept thinking those pesky groundhogs were parading around down there with my prized collar (I am sort of a fashion icon).
I worked myself up into a frenzy over them wearing my collar and ended up doing most of the digging, surprise surprise.
But despite my best digging efforts I was unable to locate my lost collar. Tear. I can’t bear the thought of those groundhogs with something of mine!
But the very worst part was, when we were all done, mom filled in all of my holes!!!! This is just horrible, I’m going to have to pull double digging duty tomorrow to un-dig them all. Sigh.
You may recall that there are some new changes happening on the family farm, most of which involve building Trooper a super duper new house!
And since we consider this the family farm, everyone is expected to pitch in and help with the construction, Trooper and I included. I am certainly no stranger to working hard on the farm, in fact, it wasn’t that long ago that I was just a wee pup being introduced to fence building with the family.
So for our newest family construction project we set out to tackle laying radiant flooring on the basement. I gave Trooper the task of Foreman #1.
I on the other hand, took on the job of Foreman #2, mostly because Foreman #2 can get away with taking naps on the job! Trooper is such a sucker.
On Day #1 of the install I oversaw the installation of the floor insulation which had to be cut and taped into place.
My crew worked pretty diligently but by sunset they still had lots of insulation left to install. (those slackers).
So by Day #2 I decided to get my hands dirty and speed up the process.
And wouldn’t you know, with my extra help the install went much quicker and by sunset we were nearly complete! I guess all they needed was a little doxie power!
Stay tuned, as there are lots more construction projects in my near future!
On Sunday we held another competition at the farm.
When we hold competitions, they typically aren’t what you think of when you hear “horse show”. No, you won’t see any fancied up ponies parading around an arena earning marks for good looks. Instead you’ll see handy ponies navigating obstacles in our versatility trail and top speed racers vying for a first place finish in our mounted games events. It’s totally my kind of event, which is why I volunteered my services to judge.
We had a variety of ages and skill levels attempt our challenging obstacle course, all of which were hoping to win the jackpot cash prize!
I put on my most serious face, and took to judging the riders with great scrutiny. Looking for those who worked well with their ponies, and navigated the obstacles with ease.
As you can imagine, it’s quite exhausting to use your serious face all day long.
And inevitably I had to take a short nap to regain my strength so I could score the mounted games portion of the day.
Scoring the mounted games events is quite difficult, because not only do you have to keep your eyes peeled for rule infractions, but you also have to keep a close watch on the finish line in order to catch the placings. It’s such a challenging job that I enlisted to help of several scribes.
Sometimes the riders come into the finish neck and neck and you really have to pay attention!
Don’t worry – I was on the job the whole entire time!
Ok, fine, there may have been a quick nap between races – but I swear that was it!
Our next competition on the farm will be held on Sunday, October 7th. If you are in the Chester County, PA area I hope you’ll consider coming out to compete or cheer on the teams! It’s always such a fun day! More details here.
Phew! I don’t know about you, but I had a busy weekend!
I spent most of my time on the farm, helping to run the horse show, and even doing a little construction work.
Well, I may have squeezed in some quality time with my ponies too.
So after my busy weekend, I’m looking a little bit like this. And it was so wild in fact that I even lost my collar – somewhere on the farm! (Mom and I are off to search for it this morning).
But not to worry, I should be fully recovered from weekend-overdose tomorrow – and I’ll be back to share my exciting weekend adventures with you!
You might remember that back in July the Painting Ponies and I began filming for the a brand new Painting Pony DVD. And while my Uncle Taylor still has lots of editing to do before we can release our big Trick Performances DVD, I just couldn’t wait any longer to share our new Intro Video for the website.
I know you are all on the edge of your seats in anticipation, so without dragging it out any longer, here it is in all it’s glory….
And to answer your question, yes, I did most of my scenes in the nude. You’re welcome. *wink*
You can check out all the wonderful artwork that the ponies and I created on the Painting Pony Website.
Until our new DVD is available for purchase, you can also check out The Trick Ponies of Chincoteague DVD which has my happy little face on it too.
And if you’re looking for some video work make sure you check out Envision Event Media and Depthink Productions!
Yesterday Mom and Dad did something totally crazy and thrilling and adventurous – and I wasn’t even invited!
They went zip lining without me! Can you believe it!?
I was pretty annoyed that I wasn’t allowed to go along, even after I offered to provide my own helmet, so I decided to have an adventure of my own on the farm.
Mountain Climbing is much more exciting anyway!
Yeah, you go ahead and have your thrills while safely tethered to a zip line – I on the other hand live life on the edge, and you’ll see no safety net here.
What kind of adventures did you have this weekend?
Yesterday mom and I snuck out a bit early from work and headed out to the farm. I love spending time on the farm, but because of my recent injury I can’t do all the fun stuff I normally enjoy. Sigh.
So instead of tagging along with Mom and Blitz and Boomer when they trailered out to ride in the Laurels Preserve I had to wait at the farm in the tack room until they came back.
Lucky for me my pal Trooper stayed to keep me company. He looks thrilled doesn’t he?
We ended up getting to play on the farm late into the wee hours of the night, which is always a treat.
So late in fact that when darkness settled around us we broke out our Glowdoggie LED Collars.
However, I was quite disappointed when mom told me that Trooper and I couldn’t play lightsabers on account of my boo boo. Sigh. How much longer do I have to sit on the bench?
Yes, it’s true, I may be a super hero but even heroes have accidents and over the weekend I had a little accident myself on the farm. See I was having a grand time playing chase with my pal Trooper when something punctured my side. I’m not sure if it was Trooper’s claw, or perhaps a fence board – on account of I was running way too fast to know for sure.
Regardless it definitely hurt!
Dad brought some medical supplies from home out to the farm so I could get my boo boo doctored up (on account of it was Sunday and my vet’s office wasn’t open…not to mention it wasn’t a “medical emergency” per say….I’m a pretty tough dude).
I tried to be brave while I was bandaged up, but I was more upset that fun time with Trooper for the day was over.
I had to spend the rest of my day resting quietly in the car while mom did the farmwork without me, but upon returning home activities resumed pretty much as normal – even if I did look like I was a victim of a magician’s saw act gone wrong.
Mom says we’ll be taking a trip to the vet today, just to be sure my wound is healing properly…..my paws are crossed they still let me go to agility this afternoon. I can’t wait to tell my agility friends about my battle wound!
I’ll be sure to update all my fans on my facebook page as to the status of my Dr’s visit, but have no fear, I’m sure I’ll be back to my regular adventures in no time!
UPDATE: The vet checked me over, and I didn’t even need stitches! Apparently super heroes are super awesome at healing themselves, and I even got to attend my agility class!