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Remali
10-12-2009, 05:17 PM
I can't wait! Who else is going? I missed the MN Horse Expo this year, and I also missed the Midwest Horse Fair in Madison. So, I'm really excited to be going to the MN Equifest. It's the weekend of October 24th, I've never been to the Equifest. I'll be taking my camera! :)
farmers_wife
10-12-2009, 05:19 PM
I will be there with Shewasmyshadow. What day are you going? I am going sat. I can't wait either. I would love to meet you. It is a ways for you to come, Like 3hrs or not that much.
Remali
10-12-2009, 05:26 PM
I'm going Saturday too! We should meet up somewhere there. I am near Eau Claire, WI (Chippewa Falls) so I'm only about 85 miles away, give or take a few miles. I would love to meet up with you and Shewasmyshadow. I'm going with a couple friends of mine, they have horses too. In fact one of them is the friend who will be boarding my new horse. She was talking about the Equifest today, I'm not sure what time we'll be going...... but we can all perhaps meet up at some point during the day on Saturday, that would be so fun!
Ranger44
10-12-2009, 05:50 PM
I'd like to go but with the time of year with work and a Saturday I'm not sure it will happen. If I can it will be a last minute thing. But, somebody needs to keep an eye on FW! lol
Remali
10-12-2009, 06:02 PM
LOL. We'll keep an eye on FW! ;)

But hey, if you can make it..... you have to meet up with us!
Ranger44
10-12-2009, 06:08 PM
LOL. We'll keep an eye on FW! ;)

But hey, if you can make it..... you have to meet up with us!

For sure we'd meet up. I'd never miss an opportunity to give FW some crap.

I'm serious about keeping an eye on her. She's just like a little kid, in a good way. :)
Remali
10-12-2009, 06:14 PM
Too funny! I sure hope we have nice weather, I love to sit outside and get photos.

Being like a kid is a very good thing.....way more fun that way and I like to have fun and enjoy!
farmers_wife
10-12-2009, 06:32 PM
LOL Ranger. I was hoping you would go. I need a body guard. Because someone might take advantage of my shyness and I need you there to protect me. ;) And you know how I hate people staring at my feet in the bathrooms. So if you could find the time to help me out that would be great. ;)
Ranger44
10-12-2009, 06:43 PM
LOL Ranger. I was hoping you would go. I need a body guard. Because someone might take advantage of my shyness and I need you there to protect me. ;) And you know how I hate people staring at my feet in the bathrooms. So if you could find the time to help me out that would be great. ;)

You know I love ya like a daughter FW. I'll be by your side if I can but don't hold your breath. I know it wold be a lot of fun and we could show Remali what she is missing by living in WI.

ROTFLMAO about the feet comment. That was just too funny at the horse expo.
Remali
10-12-2009, 06:52 PM
:) You guys crack me up!! LOL.
Ranger44
10-12-2009, 06:56 PM
You should have heard her at the horse expo. She is anything but shy. We had barely met and she had to use the ladies room but loudly proclaimed while looking through the door. "Look, you can see her feet. I can't go if someone can see my feet." That's not a direct quote but it's real close. She cracks me up and SWMS just takes it in stride like it's a day at the beach.
Remali
10-12-2009, 07:03 PM
LOL..... I'll fit right in then, I pretty much say whatever is on my mind.....well, within reason..... ;)

I used to be terribly shy when I was a kid..... but then all of a sudden I did the total opposite, now I'll jabber away to anyone who will listen, whether I know them or not, ha ha!
farmers_wife
10-12-2009, 07:27 PM
We had a great time at the MN horse expo. Ranger is a nice person.
farmers_wife
10-12-2009, 07:28 PM
Ok I am not shy by any means. I am just a bubbly person.
Ranger44
10-12-2009, 07:33 PM
So bubbly is what you call it. :) It works well for you whatever it is.
farmers_wife
10-12-2009, 07:39 PM
So bubbly is what you call it. :) It works well for you whatever it is.

Yea I think I will go with bubbly. We will have to ask the Vegas ladies what they think.
Ranger44
10-12-2009, 07:42 PM
Yea I think I will go with bubbly. We will have to ask the Vegas ladies what they think.

I bet they haven't looked at this thread.

Are they really coming here next year? If so I would love to be a mouse in the corner for that one. LOL
farmers_wife
10-12-2009, 07:46 PM
If they do, you better get those horses broke and go riding with us. We might just have to go camping at the bottoms. So I guess you have a winter project.:innocent:
Ranger44
10-12-2009, 07:53 PM
I'm going to be riding something next year if I have to get another horse. LOL
Remali
10-12-2009, 08:32 PM
Bubbly is good! I like bubbly!!! :)
Deserae1114
10-13-2009, 08:06 AM
I think I will be going saturday! It would be fun to meet up with everyone!
Remali
10-13-2009, 12:34 PM
We should see if we could meet up sometime that day. We'll post more as it gets closer, but it would be fun to meet you too Deserae. :)
Remali
10-14-2009, 06:22 PM
I see they are having a colt starting competition this year. But I wonder if they are having anything else....
has anyone heard anything? I checked the website but it mainly mentions the colt competition. At any rate, it will be a great time!
hobby farmer
10-15-2009, 07:54 AM
I won't be able to make it on Sat. :(However i will be going up on Sun. :)You guys have a great time on Sat. enjoy!
Remali
10-15-2009, 01:30 PM
Wish we could meet up with you Hobby Farmer..... in case the weather is crummy on Saturday, my friends and I just might have to go on Sunday, so, you never know. We better have nice weather that weekend!!
hobby farmer
10-15-2009, 03:29 PM
I hope so to. We have had so many wet weekends that we are due a nice one.
farmers_wife
10-21-2009, 04:29 PM
It is almost here. I have to look up and see what time everything starts. When it gets closer I will give you ladies my cell.
Remali
10-21-2009, 06:09 PM
Looks like the weather may be dry for the weekend, I sure hope so. As long as I'm feeling OK my friends and I are planning on going Saturday!
Ranger44
10-21-2009, 07:37 PM
Still not sure if I can make it. Work this time of year takes up a lot of time and there's just a lot going on.

If I can't make it I will get my horse fix at the annual Frostbite Ride by stopping in while I am working. I'll be looking for hunters and checking horse trail passes so I can spend some time there. :)
farmers_wife
10-22-2009, 04:44 AM
Ranger, When is that ride? We might be going up to the bottoms on Oct 31st for our last ride. We have to see how the weather is.
hobby farmer
10-22-2009, 07:27 AM
Frost bite is this weekend. Wish i could go, however as always my children are keeping me busy.
farmers_wife
10-22-2009, 07:30 AM
oh. If we decide to go on the 31st, I will let you know.
Remali
10-23-2009, 06:33 PM
Well.... looks as if we are heading out tomorrow.... sounds like the weather may cooperate and warm up and the sun may (hopefully!) make an appearance!
farmers_wife
10-23-2009, 10:50 PM
I sent you my phone number. I almost forgot. I am going also. My husband said I can even though my father in law just passed away. Not much I can do.
Deserae1114
10-24-2009, 08:25 AM
I am on my way!
Remali
10-24-2009, 05:50 PM
Oh no Farmers Wife, I am so sorry to hear about your father in law passing away. You were so good to him.

I wasn't online last nite or this morning.....darn it.... I thought about checking in this morning but I was running late and I had to meet up with the two friends of mine that I went to the Equifest with, so I never saw this until now, otherwise I definitely would have called you. If you were in the coliseum for the parade of breeds.....I was standing down there by that flatbed trailer in the arena and I was taking pictures of the horses that came in. Wasn't the Icelandic horse cute??!!

So what did you guys think of it? We enjoyed it and had fun, but we were disappointed at the small turn-out....not many horses were there. Still, it was nice to get out and see the horses. And we didn't even know about the stuff going on in the Judging arena and the other areas.....duh! We didn't pick up a program until after we'd almost been there all day long, we walked thru the horse barn when we first got there and then we spent the rest of the day in the coliseum, glad that had heat in it, we got cold in the barn.
farmers_wife
10-24-2009, 09:22 PM
Sorry we missed you. I was a little disapointed of how small it was. We got there before 9am and left at 11:30 to go to lunch and then we came to my house and rode horse. It was me Shewasmyshadow and her friend Abby. We rode all 3 of my horses. Dolly was in heat of course and wanted to be next to Monte. We took turns on all the horses. It was a good day concedering what happened to my FIL.
Remali
10-25-2009, 06:39 AM
We were real disappointed too and had thought it would be much bigger than it was. Maybe it is still getting known and getting started, I think this was the third year of the EquiFest. Unless the previous day's lousy weather kept everyone away.

Glad you got out to ride, it turned into a not-so-bad day weather-wise.