Happy 1st Birthday Levi!

This is my Blue Eyed Levi at 1 year of age! 

Happy Birthday my little friend! 

Born on 7/7/11, the runt in a litter of 7 puppies!

I think Reuben sent you, to heal my heart! 

Photo by Bryan Pittman  www.sliveroftimephotography.com 

Photo Shoot!

Bryan Pittman came on June 16th and did a photo shoot for us! He did a great job! He stayed for several hours taking photos of my mules, donkey, dog and even the cat. Christina brought over Oakley for some great photos too!  Here is a link to his sight so you can see all the photos!
www.sliveroftimephotography.com  

Congratulations Debbie & Tucker!

Congratulations to my friend Debbie on the purchase for new mule TUCKER! He is a a great guy and I look forward to seeing them both on the trail a lot!  Another great mule purchased from The St. John's Family at Windy Hill Mule Farm!

Wheat Harvest!

Wheat being harvested in field across from my house on 6/21/2012.

Lure Coursing!

On June 10th Levi and I went with Molly and her dog Mandy to a Lure Coursing Competition! It was great fun and next time I will get Levi entered for real!  Two white bags get pulled across a course on a flat field for the dogs to chase. They are timed and get points taken away if they take any short cuts!
Mostly Greyhounds and those type of breeds do this sport but it has become popular for shorter breeds and non-hunting breeds too.
Here is a video link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmS7VehZoPM
Levi is the last dog to go, this was his second try at it and I think did pretty well.  Molly and Mandy did the course in 23 seconds on Saturday and 27 seconds on Sunday! She is the third dog to go!

There was a lady there selling big dog beds at a very good price. So I got Levi a bed to help train him with for the living room! After all that running he sure enjoyed it that night!

Baby Birds!!!

 My friend Tara gave me some Ferns and the first week they were up birds made themselves at home! Five Eggs turned into 3 chicks!!! Too cute!

Congrats Tollie & some Hat Shopping!

Congratulations NEW MULE Owner Tollie Mitchell!  He is now the proud owner of a mule named Charlie! The two are a perfect fit! We got another one hooked on mules!!! 

After a nice ride with Tollie and Aimee, Reed and I had some Italian for lunch and then cruised into the Zebulon Hat shop! We were trying out hats for Driving Donkeys!!!

Supervision!

The amount of supervision I need from my charges to keep the St. Clair Red Mule Farm running smoothly is amazing!  Now if they could just all help out! 

Levi in the yard, Seven to my right and Sadie's nose to my left, Charlie the visiting mule behind me! We are filling the guest paddock's water trough!

My New Donkey!

When Christina and I were headed back from the Trail Obstacle Race in Denton we stopped at this little road side stand. They did not have the angel statue I was looking for but I think I found something better!  He is about the size of a soccer ball and just too darn cute!!!  Has found a home in my garden next to the side door!!!

Trail Obstacle Race 6/9/2012

Well the first obstacle of the course was the Teeter Totter! He went right over it like a CHAMP! I was so proud of him! Next was a mattress, no problem. He did the rest of the course with no problem, I was so pleased with him! Competition was steep so we did not place in the Money this time! But we will be working on some stuff for next time!!!
Photo of us heading for the pipe jumps that go along the pond! I just love his stride, collection and roundness! Just soft and light!!!