I haven't done illustrative comic of Goma for a while...so I did one. This is about Goma being so obsessed with brand new stuff we get. Anything new he needs to get his hands on it. We bought this office chair on this Black Friday and he has been on it ever since! He didn't even move when I tried to sit on it! I am sure all cat owners can identify with this!! See below? This is what he is doing all day.
As we enter the holiday season, our thoughts may turn to fellow gifts for riders -- those we really, really like, and well, those that we might consider frenemies. You know who I mean. Don't we all know someone who:
asks "Was that supposed to be a shoulder-in?"
says "it's so great that you can still enjoy training level year after year."
Coos over your horse when you're within earshot, but complains to others that he's spoiled and annoying.
There's something to be said for getting even--or at least fantasizing about it :-). Yes, consider retaliation in the form of a passive-agressive gesture. Bury the knife in a show of holiday generosity.
Hey, what about the Spursuader (pictured upper right), which the ad says is "made especially for the rider with an uneducated lower leg?" I'm half-expecting to get one as a gift, and to be honest I'd like to get a pair! I think the spur looks like a kind and gentle aid.
I guess it can be for "real" friends too. :-) By the way I have no frenemies that I know of -- this is all in fun.
Here I am in my heated cat cup, on my Barcelona chair because I prefer not to sleep on the ground. And for added warmth, I am covered in a blanket! Can you see my toybox in the background?
When I get a little bit too warm, I just stick my arms out. My Mommeh calls this my Supercat pose. Even though I cannot really fly.
Goodnight, everybuddy! Even Supercat has to sleep sometime.
Happy Two Cats Tuesday, Cuteheads! Today, Pimp is doing a little pouting. I told him to snap out of it, but he just has this face...I am pouting a little bit. But I'm still cute, right?So why is Pimp pouting? Well, he is a sad because there are lots of kitties and doggies in shelters that won't be lucky enough to have comfy, warm, loving forever homes like he and Moo have for Christmas. He is sad
I've done a few articles on the stallion Quaterback when he was the hotsy-totsy stallion du jour. I was, and am, a big fan, and was thrilled to see one of his sons, Qredit, at Devon as a yearling. Then I was distracted by Totilas, and... Well if you get the Hilltop Farm newsletter, as I do, you learn things. Qredit is now owned by Hilltop. He's coming 3 years old and is now a big, gorgeous grown-up boy. He was named the Champion Stallion at ISR/Oldenburg Licensing. Congrats to Hilltop, to former owner Michelle, and to breeder Judy Yancey who must be busting buttons over this. Below is an excerpt from the Hilltop Newsletter, and if you need an adrenalin rush, check out his video (adult footage starts at 45 seconds)!
New to the Hilltop Farm line-up in 2011 is the Oldenburg stallion Qredit. Bred by Judy Yancey of Florida, Qredit represents three generations of her breeding program and traces back to her foundation Trakehner mare Helena whom she imported in 1977. Qredit's dam, Dream Rubina, is a Premium Oldenburg mare that is by the Grand Prix stallion Dream of Glory (grandsire to our Grand Prix horse Douglas Hilltop). From the legendary Donnerhall-Pik Bube combination, Dream of Glory proved his value as a breeding stallion siring 4 licensed stallions and over 20 S-level competitors, Bundeschampionat winners, and high-priced auction offspring. Granddam Reina H has produced an impressive 8 Premium offspring with the GOV and is the dam of the licensed stallion Sirringo (Sir Donnerhall).
