Jesse's Summer Friend!!!

Jesse has never spent a summer is the desert since he has been in in our family however he was born and raised nearby. Jesse is so fortunate to be a "snowbird" along with his family, until this year. Jesse's "bad feet" lead us to the decision of leaving him in the desert to be near the Shoesalesman for a full year. It will be a year and a half that he has been in the desert by the time he comes home next spring.
Because of the extreme heat in the desert most of the boarded horses are moved to high desert during the summer. That meant that both of Jesse's stall neighbors would be leaving. Because Jesse is a very "social guy" with horses and people, I asked The Bossman to see about getting a neighbor for Jesse this last summer. The Bossman did better than that...he arranged for "BIG" to be Jesse's neighbor!

This is "Big", checking out my rental car!

Jesse makes sure that "Big" is being a gentleman when he greets The Desert Rose!

But Jesse has taught him well..."Big" was a perfect gentleman as he accepted his "car treat" from the Desert Rose!


Some of you may remember "Big" from a previous post.


Jesse and "Big" are friends because Jesse ponies "Big"! See how BIG "Big" is???The Bossman says that Jesse and "Big" play so hard at times you would think that the rails between them are going to fall over! As long as Jesse has a good friend to play with, I am happy!
Your Desert Rose!

Just a Little Cowgirl Bling!

Hay all of you Cowgirls!!!

I just wanted to send you all a bit of cowgirl love!!!

The Desert Bride Chinks!!! (never been worn...virgen)

Yes...I have named all my chinks!!!

Your Desert Rose!

Cowgirl Xmas Gifts!!!

Cowgirl Xmas gifts...waiting to be opened! The large white and black one in the back is for the Bossman! ( Another blogg will tell about this phobia of his)

The brown and green ones are for desert Buckaroo's.

However the red one is for this girl and she knows it!!!

This is Cowgirl...she rides with us when it is not too hot in the desert!
Isn't she just too cute!
Your Desert Rose!!!

Pinky Swear!!!

When the Good time Cousins, now reinvented to be The Pony Cousins, 1st started getting together we were all over 35 years of age ( I am the 2nd youngest, hee hee) it had been years since our days of carefree growing up together...and quite frankly did not trust each other the way we did as when we were growing up. So...we devised the "Pinky Swear"! Which means...anything said at a Pony Cousin gathering was to be taken to your death...and if not, you would meet your death!!!

This year for the Pony cousin Stampede...Bronco Betsy and She Who Rides with Full Moon ( a mother, daughter team) brought these waters for all of us!

However...they are so fantastic that NONE of us ever drank them...instead have them as souvenirs of another great Pony Cousin Stampede!!!

Your Desert Rose!!!

Disorderly Conduct Award!!!

Pony Cousin Disorderly Conduct Award!!!


I am so proud to have received this award from my Pony Cousin, Saddle Mountain Rider! She bestowed this award upon another Pony Cousin and myself for conduct BEFITTING a Pony Cousin! Both of us went way above and beyond the call of duty to "Cowgirlthefuckup" ( 25 cents in the cuss jar!)and just do it at our last "mini" pony cousin gathering!
I cannot divulge exactly what went on but some one yelled out...that's it...ride me hard and put me away wet!!!
Your Desert Rose!!!

The Transformers are on my Bed!!!

So every other week, we rotate which boy (grandchildren) will be staying over night with us and spend all the next morning with Papa and the afternoon with Zsa Zsa. I pick the "lucky boy" up from school on a Monday and they are sooooo happy! They always say...just one boy today!

Papa plays with them while I fix dinner. I came into my bedroom s few weeks ago and this is what I found!!!

I had 2 transformers on my bed both of them with "pewers"! A pewer is a space gun that sounds like...pew... pew...pewpew!!!

5 hours later both of the transformers were in my bed...snoring!!!'

Your Desert Rose!!!

Cowboy Bling!!!

Hay...you all know that I am a cowgirl that loves BLING!!! However...my loving husband is a "Reluctant Cowboy" to say the least! On one of my recent cowgirl shopping trips, I picked up this wonderful bolero for my loving husband to wear at those cowgirl events he reluctantly goes to with me!!! Yes... I am being sneaky at putting together his "outfit" for the "Cowgirl Ball"! We are the defending champions for best dressed couple...I was best dressed cowgirl 3 years running and then they changed the category's to best dressed couple!!! That means I need someones corporation to win the BIG RIBBON!!! I will keep working on HIS wardrobe!!!

Your Desert Rose!

Cowgirls Paradise!!!

Hawaii's version of "Cowgirl Lemonade"!!!

A place to rest your weary bones!!!

A good read!!!

Great bling!!!

Summer "horseshoes"!!!

Great grub! ( Lobster salad club)

At the end of the day...a place to rest your weary bones!!!

Your Desert Rose!!!

Hawaiian Cowgirl!!

All week I was studying the 8 brochures for the horseback rides on Maui trying to decide which ride would give me the kind of ride I wanted. I wanted a new experience and of course it needed to be challenging which I would not get unless it was a private ride. 2 of the rides were down into the crater of Haleakala...the doormat volcano on Maui...but they were overnight rides. 4 of the rides would take me about a hour and a half to get there...and of course the drive back! One brochure was for the ranch that I rode at 2x the last time I was on Maui...and although it was a nice place to ride...been there done that! And that is where my cinch loosened up and the saddle slipped while loping. I figured out what was happening just in time to get my horse stopped and then the saddle just rolled and dumped me on the ground. I had kicked my feet our of the stirrups anyway to dismount...I just went out faster than I had planned. I wasn't really hurt, just knocked the wind out of me and I was a bit stiff for a few days. Ever since that I ALWAYS check my cinch when others saddle the horse!!! That left one brochure that seemed to meet my needs and was only 15 minutes away form where we were staying!

The road I had to drive to get there was the only thing right smack in the middle of this lava field! Must have taken them along tine to clear some of it so that they could pave over it.

Truck and trailer back from a roping session last night! The owner and head wrangler both rope!

I sat in the shade on the porch drinking my morning coffee filling out the paper work and signing all my rights away...as it should be.

Several paddocks of extremely nice looking horses surrounded me. I just love to see a rental stable with fat and sassy horses!!!

These next picture I took for PAINT GIRL...enjoy!!!!

Cute stable puppy!!!

Cute stables goat!!! ( Who by the way was born wild on the island!)

Now for the fun part!!! I had called the stable to get prices for rides including a private ride...but ti turned out to be too rich for even my blood!!! So I decided to "unfuckthecowgirlup" (25 cents in the cuss jar!) and ride with the "tourists"!

Here's the guide Christine on Baily!!! She was one of the most knowledgeable guides I ever ridden with and I was right behind her so I could hear every word....because

I was the only one to book the ride for the day and got my private ride for the single $$! Yippeekieyaeh!!!

And because of my riding experience I was put on a 17 year old mare named "Miss Makena" that reminded me sooooo much of Little Lady in looks and manner!!! I felt right at home! Miss Makena is half Arab half Quarter horse bred and born at Makena Stables! This was before the "Quarab" name was coined.

My view was just like on the mainland!

Our trail started out winding through a bare but very neat little forrest where a old Hawaiian village used to be! There were still lava rock walls that they had built.

This was a wind break built by hippies in the 60's!

And...just like Little Lady she says...wha wha what was that???

Oh...it's just the wild goats that live here in the forest!

I took so many pictures of the goats, the baby's were so cute...but alas...you can't tell the lava rocks from the goats in all but 2!

Here is the real reason I wanted to ride at Makena Stables!

The "OCEAN"!!! I have never ridden in or near the OCEAN! 1st...I have "Seahorse Sickness" so the tide coming in and out...and in and out, makes me dizzy even when I am not on a horse! 2nd I have not had the opportunity to ride at the beach except on rentals...and they do not take you into the ocean!!!

I asked Christine if Miss Makena would go into the water...she said YES! However...Miss Makena did not want to do this for me so we had to work on it a bit before she would do it! (Again I felt I was on Little Lady!!!)

Miss Makena listened to me just like Little Lady does and WA LA...a photo opp!

Miss Makena and The Desert Rose LOVE photo opps!!!

Is this view to DIE for???

I love the white rocks next to the black lava rock!!!

Heading away from the ocean now!

If I have to ride thru this...so do you!!!
Wild basil!!! I asked if I could eat some...Christine said yes but it would numb my tongue and be a bit spicy...it was and I ate more later on cause it was so "tasty"!!!

We're almost thru the lava!!!

We tie the horses and climb up to the top of a hill to eat our trail snack!

What a view!!!

Photo opp time for The Desert Rose and Miss Makena!!!

After the photo opp were do some loping and trotting...was so fun!!!

This guy was so happy to see me come back...for this!!!

I had a terrific guide and ride while in Maui...may have to go back soon!!!

Your Desert Rose!!!