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We brought Shadow home from Ride for Joy on Sunday.  It took about 45 minutes to go from a nice clean barn baby to a muddy paddock girl.  I counted at least 3 rolls in the first 45 minutes.  This girl loves her dirt.

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This is Jazzy.  One of our horses at RFJ.  She has the sweetest, kindest eye.  I just love her.
(Nikon D50, 1/160 sec. at f/2.5, ISO 200, 50 mm)

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 I really don’t like it when we change the clocks back.  Gunner agrees, he started looking to the house for dinner at 4:00.  The animals don’t do time changes well:)
(Nikon D50, 1/1250 sec. at f/5.6, ISO 400, 300 mm) 

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This is Cowboy, one of our wonderful “Equine Specialist” at Ride for Joy.  We have six horses in our herd right now and without them we could not accomplish our mission which is “To bring the joy of horses to Treasure Valley children with special needs.”    We are in the middle of our annual fund [...]

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Ride for Joy is on break this week, so Shadow is home taking a break from her Equine Specialist duties.  It is nice to have her here.  She has 10 more weeks of work so I am sure she is appreciating the break too.
(Nikon D50, 1/50 sec. at f/2.2, ISO 200, 50 mm)

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So Monday night was slack for the cowboys, and Tuesday morning was time for the barrel racers.  Or as Doug likes to say, fast women on pretty horses.   Caldwell Nite Rodeo is a huge event in the area.  It is one of the top 20 rodeos in the nation.  It runs from Tuesday to Saturday [...]

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Christmas in July for Ride for Joy.  Flynn’s Saddle Shop is a big supporter of our program.  The event was fun and a big success.  We raised over $2,000 in donations for the program.  Thanks Flynns!

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