Sonnet - Mare of the Month - April

On April 10th, our beloved mare JV Sonnet+// will celebrate her 20th birthday. This incredible nationally decorated mare has been a blessing to our barn and has become Ashley's best friend. Ashley & Sonnet do everything together and most days Ashley rides her bareback with a halter. She is best friends with Poetka & Angel and is a very kind and nurturing mare that loves babies and is the first to comfort anyone who is feeling down.

Last month we had a huge colic scare with Sonnet and had to rush her to Alamo Pintado. We are especailly blessed that her treatments went well and are grateful to everyone who helped save her. She is a treasure and we appreciate every moment she is with us. Thank you for the wonderful families that helped bring Sonnet back home to us.

News & Pictures from Lisa (Pandemonium's owner!)

Did you guys know the sire of Bella's baby is named Pandemonium and he is closely related to Barbary++++ - which means he is also related to our very own Festivity, Cameo and Barbary!!! Isn't that exciting?

Pandemonium is owned by a lady named Lisa Morales who was kind enough to send pictures of her stallion with Bella.

I can't wait for that baby to come! What do you think it will be???

Our Mascot, Little Dish

The barn is much less exciting when Dakota isn't there. At least once a week he manages to get loose and make us all chase him down. Often we run on foot, in the car, and on horseback to hunt him down while he chases every squirrel & bunny in town! He loves the girls and the horses very much!

Ruby has a new home in Maryland!

Ruby our very own wonderful Icelandic has found a new permanent home in Maryland on an island no less. She will have the life she deserves and although we will miss her terribly, we are all happy for her & Kathleene, her new owner. www.Clyde-bred.WarmBloodHorse.com Kathleene has Ahkal-Tekes & breeds sheep - she is even starting her own sheep breed called Harlequin Sheep. We love adding her to our extended horse family.
A special thanks to all the girls who scrubbed Ruby today and groomed, fed, & loved her one last time :). (p.s.) It is almost 11 pm and there is no hauler in sight! I am so tired! Jordan, you rock with her dreds!

Another trip to Malibu Creek to Swim?!

I must be crazy. Thank goodness Holly & Linda came along or the day would have been impossible! Six girls wanted to come along - Ashley & Sonnet, Jordan & Gracie, Tallulah & Tiko, Hannah & Angel, Geffen & Poetka and of course Brooke & Lola! The day was filled with laughter, adventure, dunking & jumping and of course Lola ran away again (no fisherman or Daniel in sight!). Ashley even rescued another shoe. Tiko was the deep swimmer, Angel was the pro, Gracie was solid, and Geffen jumped and ducked like the big girls! It is Monday and I am still tired from all that fun!
The highlight of the day was the incredible Easter Egg hunted hosted by Serena & Tallulah - it was the perfect ending to a LONG day! :)

Sonnet finally comes home from Alamo Pintado

Sonnet was finally released from the hospital and thanks to our wonderful families she was able to come home! Luckily the day we went to pick her up, the girls were on their first day of Spring Break! So me, Ashley, Brooke, Julia (& of course Little Dish) jumped in the truck and trailer and headed to Santa Ynez. It was very exciting! The girls took Dakota and found Sonnet in the pipe corrals with the racehorses. Dr. Erin, her wonderful vet, suggested the girls take her to graze while I dealt with the paperwork. While the girls were enjoying the sunshine they got to see a stallion collected! It was very entertaining for them and I heard about it the whole way home. Sonnet was clearly so happy to see Ashley - she missed her so much and their reunion was very touching.

 

While driving home we saw a huge field of wild mustard flowers. The scene was so beautiful we decided to pull over and have an impromptu photo shoot. The beauty of the scene really captured the moment and the pictures are some of my favorites!

Val Paradiso - the ranch on Paradise Valley Road

It's easy to see why the street that leads to this property was named Paradise Valley. BDS renamed the 8 acres at the end of the cul-de-sac "Val Paradiso". There are dozens of bird that live on the property and sing every morning. This property is certainly one of the most beautiful places in Hidden Hills and one of the best kept secrets!

While Cefarino has been building away at the Plum Tree we moved some horses over there to enjoy the open spaces. The horses love running free on the property and eating all of the knee high grass. We love visiting them there and although we miss them at the Plum Tree, we are sad to see them leave Val Paradiso. Wouldn't this property make a great summer camp? It even has a working bathroom!