Fun, Friends & Photos from Ocala

[Pasogirlz]

It was cold for this Ocala show. But I got to meet up w/many folks from the bb.

I got photos of a few too. 8-)

Barb P and her daughter Dianne.
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SandyMM and Greg M
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Leila and Ellis
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Me and BatmanRox aka Alex
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BatmanRox w/just a few of her many ribbons won this weekend.
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BatmanRox took a few shots of me w/the camera too.
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I didn't get loads of pix from the show. The lighting was not good so I did the best I could.

Got some pix of the Flag ceremony.
Alex got to carry the Colombian flag.

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Natalie Oden carried the FPFHA flag.
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Sandy has some new BLING added to her tees.
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It was very tedious for her to do these shirts, but they were a big hit.
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The Showtime booth
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A Hat vendor

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Zarela Olsen owner of Capuchino was serving....what else? Capuchino in her booth.
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[Jasfino]

Everyone looked like they were having a wonderful time. Thanks for sharing!

[lalecl]

Had a wonderful time at the show! Great people. It was cold. Lori kept popping into Sandys booth since it was warmer. She makes a great model for a saddle commercial. Lori I will send you the pics I have.

[SandyMM]

Just got home to .... SNOW on the ground!!! Try driving a trailer with two horses up through a slick, wet, snowy pasture at 2 a.m. in the morning! Greg did and no slithering either! :-) Emi and Katie were happy to get home!

Had a great time at the show - and got enough info and feedback that I may just take a shot at Spectrum and Youth Mundial...... hmmm... :-)

[CarolU]

Looks like a great time! Nice to see some familiar faces...and all smiling too.

Marelyn, Alex is growing up too fast. Look at how tall she is now! And what 'looker'...better lock her away from the boys! LOL

Congratulations Alex on those ribbons!

[Edurne]

Thanks for sharing those great photos...... it's great to put a face to those now familiar names. Thanks.

[ErinC]

thats awesome, thanks!

Thanks, Carol, Alex is indeed growing up and the green shirt is one of her "Lori" shirts. She thinks Lori is one of the cutest women at the shows and wants to look like her. Now if only I could get her to act like Lori, too.

We enjoyed the show and Sandy's new shirts with the crystals were a BIG hit and were sold out immediately. Now I wonder if she will start doing crystal paso thongs or T-backs :lol:

Alex was trying out her new mare that we hadn't seen until the night before the show and her fino gelding had been out in the pasture for the last year and not back in training over a couple of weeks, so was out of shape. Batman had taken a break since Nationals and has put on the pounds, so all her horses will have to go back to the grindstone of training.

[cowboy ed]

nice pics, lori, in spite of the poor lighting. it is dark and dreary in that arena. it is a pretty nice place, but the lights need to be worked on.

[Barbwire]

Sandy, I love the shirt that is behind Barb's head in the first photo...the red, white & blue one, the mane with the star. I don't see it on your web site. Can you post a picture of the entire design here?

[motorgypsy]

Great pictures! We love going to shows and wish we could have gone to that one!!

[PasoJoy]

Great pics! :D Looks like everyone had a good time!
Wish I wasnt' so far away.. :( [/b]

[PASOFAN]

How nice to put more of a face w/the sign on names! Those pics were fabulous! I really liked seeing them! :D

Congratz Alex, you looks fabulous!! 8-)

[Terri]

Thanks for posting the pictures. It IS nice to see the faces behind the names, especially for us far away people.

[GeorgeGuns]

Great pics! Its nice to be able to put faces to names.

[Moniece Dickerson]

Oh gosh I would have LOVED to have been able to be there with you all,nationals was SO fun and after that i'd go to all of them with you guys if I could.Glad you all had such a wonderful time though!!!Sandy those shirts are AWESOME and I can definitely see how you sold out of them,i've GOT to get one sometime!And Alex CONGRADS CONGRADS on all of your wins,you looked great!!Lori,you Leila and Ellis and their baby looked great too!!I miss all you guys!Your friend,Moniece

[Barbwire]

Leila, your poor dog looks tuckered out or really bored. She can barely keep her eyes open. :lol:

[lalecl]

Barb that is my teacup poodle "Hunter"and he is recovering from encephylitis. He was tired a bit and right after that we gave him some meds, food , water and he and Ellis went and took a couple hour nap in the suburban.

Have doctors orders he can't be left alone. But he is greatly improving.


Lori.... The pic BarbC wants to see better i sent you a copy of it closeup. That print looks great on the back of a light denim shirt

[Pasogirlz]

Glad you guys like the pix. I actually have more, but since I'm here in Sebring, it's tedious to get them posted b/c of the dial up situation. So maybe by tomorrow night I'll have the rest up.

[Brigitte]

Great pictures Lori, now I finally know what some people look like :lol:

seems like you all had a ton of fun!

wish i could've gone! hopefully the next show in Ocala :-?

OR the Grand Prix

[Pasogirlz]

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Prometido de Selecta
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More flags....
Alex again w/the Colombian flag.
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A picture Leila took. Not bad. ;-)
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Alex and her trainer Don aka Primroseddp
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Batman himself.
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Oh yeah, I almost forgot....
Buddy the Clyde at the Hilton in Horse Country Ocala.
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kewl pictures dudette !

Prometido is PARKED on that board! He is doing real good from the looks of it!

[~pasowave~]

Great pics!!!!!! :D Prometido looks great, what place did he get??

[Pasogirlz]

Great pics!!!!!! :D Prometido looks great, what place did he get??
3rd

One more pic of Alex w/Suezette Rodriguez.
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[Terri]

No fair, I wanna come to Florida and play with you guys.
Hey, what gives with all the heavy coats. Don't dillusion this northerner and tell me it is cold in Ocala Florida!

[Pasogirlz]

It was cold....at least to us Floridians. :lol:

[SandyMM]

It was cold for _everybody_! Of course, we had our own 'heater' in the booth! :-) I think that
's the real reason Lori hung out with us for a while! :question

And if the temps weren't cold enough for you, the _wind_ made it _really_ nippy!

[GregM]

It was quite cold, by any standard, in Ocala. We kept cold drinks in our booth inside the show ring...in an open cardboard box, not a cooler. Yikes! It was really cold. Verrrryy chillllyyyy...

[Terri]

That's the standard for cold in February???? That you don't need a cooler for drinks????

[Pasogirlz]

That's the standard for cold in February???? That you don't need a cooler for drinks????
Yeah, but ask us about our standard of hot. :shock: * or humid ;-)

[Terri]

No thanks, I can't stand it when it gets above 85.

i can fry eggs on a side walk in june here....

sunnyside up or scrambled?

[cowboy ed]

there is no standard for cold in florida! it can be 75 degrees one day, and 25 the next. i am in northwest florida, 230 miles from ocala, and it was colder in ocala on some days than it was at my house.

anyway, nice pics, lori!

[motorgypsy]

I went to college in Michigan for two years and noone back then had frigs in their dorm rooms but you didn't need one - you just put your food outside the window on the window sill! But not sodas cause they'd burst!

[CarolU]

Well, I have to admit that it is kind of wierd to see palm trees and parkas in the same photograph. LOL

We don't put our parkas on unless it is below 25. Warmer then that and a fleece pullover over a turtle neck is plenty warm.

BTW, it's snowing right now, supposed to snow until 11 tonight, and I'm really thinking I won't go to work today either. LOL

[lalecl]

BUMP BUMP

[appyday]

I ALWAYS love your pics and wonderful stories to go with them..