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We are off and running with
2010. Wow, last month sure was cold. Not much keeps me from riding my horses,
but I’m not much good when it gets in the 40’s. It’s funny how your memory
works. I just thought of one of our last times at the deer lease in San Antonio, Texas. I had been looking at this deer several times that
year and had decided on our last hunt that I was going to shoot him. The first
morning of the hunt I woke up sick. I had a 101 degree fever and didn’t feel
too good. My husband figured that I would stay in bed. I was mad that I was
sick. I put on my hunting gear, took three tylenol and said I was ready. I was
determined. I hunted for the next three or four days in freezing temperatures.
I took my tylenol everyday until the sickness finally gave up. The last day
with pouring down snow, yes I said snow, that deer finally made his mistake by
venturing near my deer blind. I said all this to say it’s only how bad you want
to do something. Not everything is easy and comfortable. It takes a lot of hard
work when it comes to horses and rodeo. It’s not a hit or miss thing. You have
to give it your all in order to succeed.
I read something really interesting in a horse magazine recently. It compared the horse industry now to ten years ago. I could not believe the change. There were stallions on every corner it seemed. Breeding has really scaled back, but things will get better. My horses are a way of life, not something you get tired of and throw away. Sure we have to make a few changes along the way, but that’s okay.
I saw the most beautiful sight at the end of last month. Standing on some property in Keithville, LA my daughter is wanting to buy, we saw a bald eagle fly over. It circled for a minute or so; it was unbelievable.
Our thanks go out to Mike Louviere for the cover photo and others throughout the paper this month. They were taken at Longhorn Entertainment in Vinton, Louisiana.
Until next month. Tammy
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