Did you know that I have an Instagram account that I share with my Painting Pony Friends? You can follow us @paintingpony to keep up with all of our adventures. And incase you missed it, here’s a sampling of my life through Instagram lately…
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Screaming at the top of my lungs this past weekend to cheer on my pal Boomerang wasn’t the only highlight of my trip to Maryland. Oh yes, I got to go camping with my family!
After helping pack the horse trailer – Boomerang, mom, dad and me headed south for the weekend.
I love camping because it means I get to spend lots of time outdoors doing manly outdoor things….like collecting sticks.
Helping dad build the campfire is also quite fun – although it is a shame that all those perfect chewing sticks will soon be going up in flames.
But, it was quite chilly on Saturday night, so I was happy to sacrifice a few of my sticks for the sake of warmth.
This time I got to test out my new camping tent – as the last one I accidentally burst a hole through when I couldn’t find the door….oops.
The good news is my new tent passed my rigorous test and I was extra warm and toasty all night inside mom’s sleeping bag.
When I wasn’t cheering on Boomerang or doing camping things I chowed down on french fries and fruit smoothies in the spectator stands.
I also got to help mom score some of the other divisions. Although to be honest I did use it as an excuse to take a nap.
At the end of the weekend Boomerang thanked me for coming along to cheer him on.
He even showed his appreciation by taking me on a pony ride – isn’t he the sweetest?
You can check out my super awesome pony friend Boomerang in action this weekend by watching the video below.
I may not have been frolicking around in the pasture with the ponies in real life, but I certainly was in spirit (although you can catch a glimpse of me in the video below).
Blitz, Boomerang and Minnow really know how to have a good time!
Nothing like a good romp in the mud on a rainy day!
Some of my weekend plans got washed away when a big storm came rolling in on Saturday night.
I’ll admit, I was a little sad that I had to spend most of my weekend inside of the barn instead of hunting groundhogs and running around the farm.
In fact, I was tempted just to park myself in the comfiest spot I could find and ride out the storm.
My plans changed though when Nitro whispered in my ear, “Hey Ammo, Do you think if it keeps raining like this that we might all float away?”
Float away? Float away?
Definitely not on my watch!
And boy did I watch!
And after all that watching nothing got “floated away” – well aside from some of my earthworm pals (but I’m fairly certain they can swim pretty well….I think).
Just as a precaution though I packed my emergency swimmies in mom’s car and my Chincoteague Pony Pals on the farm assured me that they are excellent swimmers. It’s times like these that I’m glad I have friends that were born on an island!
Sometimes I’m completely perplexed as to how I land myself in the bathtub at the end of the day. However, this was not one of those times.
See last week the ponies had a new “obstacle” set up in the arena that I just couldn’t keep my paws off of.
It’s enticing “dirtiness” and tunneling capabilities were just calling my name.
And when Boomerang pointed out that I had a little something on my face – I knew my trip to the bathtub was inevitable.
Sigh. At least smelling like sunshine again isn’t all that bad.
Etsy Update: My Painting Pony friends have added some new items to our online shop. Click here to check out the newest paintings created by my pal Minnow the Painting Pony!
Have you met my friend Minnow?
He’s a super talented painting pony who also happens to be one of my bestest friends (I know him!).
And it’s because of my bestest pal Minnow that I get to go to super cool events like the Brandywine Point to Point Races and watch horses race through terrain and over fences at lightning speed. Super cool right?
But, do you know what else is cool? Super Heroes. And this little Super Hero loves to work the crowd at super cool events where horses race through terrain and over fences at lightning speed.
I mingle with the ladies.
And draw in the crowd with my sleek look and awesome cape.
I even get the laughs when I bust out my stunt helmet for my death-defying tricks.
And just when they think theres no more, I bust out the big guns and amaze everyone with my big finale “bang” trick. It’s a tough job, but someones got to do it.
xoxo,
This Sunday, April 1st (weather permitting) I will be attending the Brandywine Hills Point-to-Point Races in West Chester, Pa with my pal Minnow the Painting Pony. If you are unfamiliar with what a Point-to-Point is, it’s essentially an amateur horse racing event meant for fox hunting horses in which they race over fences.
Neither Minnow nor I have been to a Point-to-Point before, and although they do feature races where ponies are eligible (ridden by children) we won’t be there to race.
Instead we’ll be entertaining the crowds in the Children’s Activities Area from 11 – 3:30pm. So if you are in the area on Sunday make sure you stop on by my booth and visit! Gates open at 11am and tickets are $15 for adults and $12 for children. You can check out more of the events I will be attending this year on my calendar.
P.S. I promise to jump through my hoop way better than this if you come to visit me!
On Monday I decided to take a break from every day life and head to the beach with some of my pony pals. We took a two hour ride down to Cape Henlopen in Delaware for a little romp by the seaside.
My pal Boomerang was so excited to get to the sand that he couldn’t even make it all the way to the beach before he excitedly began to roll around in it. He certainly knows how to have a good time, doesn’t he?
Boomerang and Blitz (the two pinto’s in the front) have the ocean in their blood – their parents (just like my pal Minnow) were born wild on Assateague Island in Virginia. They seem to feel right at home on the beach.
I may not have the ocean in my blood, but I was extremely excited about my trip to the beach.
This is my super excited crazy run that I do when I can hardly contain my excitement.
My ponies had a super excited crazy run too!
In fact it was so exciting that “Super Ammo” made an appearance!
“Super Ammo” really enjoyed protecting the beach from intruders – but wind & super capes don’t always mix.
The wind threatened to pick me up and blow me away!
Good thing my mom and the ponies saved me though – or I may have drifted out to sea.
Eventually I decided wind or not, I wasn’t going to let it spoil my trip to the Beach.
The “leash law” kept me from venturing too far out to sea, which is a shame because I had my inner tube packed in the car for just this occasion! Inner tube or not though, I had the best time at the beach with my friends and I’m counting the days until we can go back again.
Any other sea loving dogs out there? Or know of any other good dog beaches I could visit? I’m thinking I should take some surf lessons next time too! Yay!
The family farm is such a wonderful place, not only is it home to my magical Painting Pony friends, but it also home to the barn kitties, Spider & Cricket. One of the things that is so great about all my furry friends on the farm – everyone loves each other. I love the ponies & the kitties, the kitties love the ponies & me, and the ponies love everyone too! It’s one big happy family.
Don’t you just feel the love? xoxo,
In Pennsylvania we’re having an early Spring this year. Even though today is the official first day of Spring, in the weeks leading up we’ve been having glorious 70 degree weather.
I’m all about this warm weather, which is why yesterday I decided to take a trip with my ponies to Marsh Creek State Park.
Blitz and Boomerang went for a little dip in the lake while I got to do some exploring.
Did you know that it smells like fish at the lake? I don’t know about you, but I LOVE fish.
Even though I really wanted to do some fishing, the water was a bit chilly for me.
I didn’t catch any fish this time, but I did find a stick. Highlight of my day!
I also found this neat rock.
And then I got really brave, and actually took a dip in the lake!
Next time I plan to bring a raft so I can float out just as far as the ponies can! And Boomerang promised me he’d learn how to use a fishing pole. I’m so excited!
Anyone else having an early Spring this year? Have you been on any Spring adventures yet? I’m already compiling my list of Summer activities that I want to do this year! Yipee!