Cody the Painted Pony

Just thought I'd share this picture of Cody all decorated in a masterpiece by the kids from our second week of camp. Isn't he gorgeous?

Summer Read

This summer I decided to read a book by one of my favorite authors, Tanya Biank. I read her book Army Wives and watched the show that was based on it and fell in love. She really brings the life of being a military spouse to its fullest. She develops and shows the ups and downs of the marriages as well. I personally feel as though people think the military life is cool because you live in different places and see cool things, but it's not like that. Maybe a little bit, but spouses and children of military members sacrifice their time with their spouse so that they can keep our country safe.

Undaunted is about a handful of service women she interviewed for her book. These aren't ordinary women, these women hold power in the military. In the whole military, the amount of women is very minimal to the drastic amount of men. I haven't gotten far in the book but I am already loving it. I highly recommend that you look into some of Tanya Biank's books and give them a read. You should go watch Army Wives on Netflix!

Happy Fourth!!

Jelly Bean the Half Mini - Half Unicorn

We had quite the day with the bean. We finally dyed her mane and tail with streaks of pink! She didn't mind the process of dying and bleaching her mane and tail, but she didn't like the bath that she got after. She looks like a My Little Pony now! 

We then all decided to dye a strip of our hair pink with Jelly Bean. It is the first time I have ever bleached and dyed my hair. I do understand my hair won't be the same after it fades, but I don't regret it. I'm in college and I have time to mess around with my look to see what I want to look like in the future, or if it is not for me. I've gone 21 years without dying or bleaching it and avoiding many hair instruments (curling wands and hair dryers). I prefer to let my hair air dry. I really love having the pink in my hair so we will see what I decide.

#1 Thing to do when You're at Camp

It is very, very hot here at camp and I've started to worry for when the girls get here. Not only is it hot on the main portion of camp, but it will be about 10-15 degrees hotter in Horse Haven. I'm starting to worry because the girls who will be coming may become dehydrated and get heat stroke. 

The number one thing to do is to CONSTANTLY HYDRATE. Water is important to drink when it is hot because we sweat out the water we have in our bodies. But it this heat, we need to double on the amount of water we drink because it will sweat out twice as fast.

So readers, hydrate as much as you can. I know I will be saying this to every girl I see at Horse Haven and at camp. Water is our best friend.

Camp Life: Update

Lots of things are happening at camp. The other wranglers and I will be doing our swim test so that we can swim if we have time. Then we have staff know-hows at Horse Haven to see who is good with tacking up and such. And finally, we have the night off! We may be going to a movie or out to dinner. We just need to get away and have some fun before the campers come!

A Day or Maybe Week in the Life of a Wrangler at Girl Scout Camp: Week 1

Girl Scout Camp is going great so far. I got welcomed by the riding director Arrow, who is awesome! She is very funny! She made each of the wranglers a clip board with a camp survival pack. This was a smart little pack, it includes: hair ties, hand sanitizer, chapstick, candy, makeup wipes, gel pens, and a horseshoe charm for our penny necklace.

We had a little adventure to Yelm to pick up the mini horse, Jelly, to bring to camp. She is an absolute doll and very sassy! It makes me want to get a mini horse now. I used to drive one, but I never showed them. However, I would love to get into that again. We also got to meet a new baby who was a month old. His name was Wizard and his daddy is a gorgeous Friesian. 

I got a new book for the summer! Can I hear an applause? The book is by Tanya Biank who also wrote Army Wives, which is the base of the tv show Army Wives on Lifetime TV. Undaunted is about the strong women who are leaders in our military today. I've decided to read more books about the military since I am a Navy brat and I want to learn more. I was very into my government class in high school where we watched many military films.

I've grown very close to the horses already. I mean, when do I not get close to them?! I have fallen in love with a gorgeous 9 yr old grulla mare (pictured on the left) who is name Fiona. She is so much fun. Since she is a draft cross, she is very baroque in my opinion. Her canter reminds me of a war horse. She would fit into a medieval fair as a jousting horse and/or in a costume class. 

We did a lot of shopping for the horses this weekend. We bought salt blocks because the horses need their minerals. It is vital. Today, we have also been putting hoof moisturizer on their hooves to add moisture (obviously). They will definitely need it when it is 100 degrees at Horse Haven.

Stay tuned for more!

Going to be MIA

Hey everyone! I'm starting my summer job at a camp tomorrow and won't be able to blog at all. So, I will try to blog on the weekends I am home and to show you pictures!

Have a great summer!