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RibbonRidg@xxxxxxx wrote:

> Keith,
> I know you live next to Shawnee.  How are the winters in those parts?  
> Very snowy?  Cold????
> My recent change was from 42 miles one way:  house on dirt road next 
> to WMA, 13,000 ozark acres and scenic good riding, though rocky, and 
> horses pastured on 30 acres.  Access to trails limited to six 
> months/year.  7 miles of rough dirt road, mostly uphill!  then 35  
> miles of great 2 and 4 lane, little traffic.  Work nights for more 
> daylight.  12 hour shifts.
>  
> New place:  45 miles one way, all two lane and mostly fast till last 3 
> miles in town, bumper to bumper sometimes, taking min 20 minutes for 
> those 3 miles.  NO RIDING at my house,  I must haul about 40 minutes 
> for access to year-round good trails.  Only 6 acres of pasture, BUT, 
> city water, sewer and trash pickup, and no close neighbors yet.
>  
> Trade-offs.  I would easily drive a little further - up to 60 miles, 
> for more acreage with riding right off the farm.  But the convenience 
> of this little town is new and different.  And I want never to go back 
> to those 7 miles of dirt road driving, taking 20 minutes min.
> Work from home and make a good living????? What a dream!
> Kitty Longino
> Cassville, MO

Hello again Kitty, Sandy also always says hello to you and wants  you 
to  come and stay and see the Shawnee  with us!
We have turned into all weather riders and rode at least 2 times a week 
in  the shawnee  all winter.  We rode  Sat in the light rain here  and  
had  flood like ground water.  As long as you went slow it was a blast.  
The  streams all had alot of steam  and mist coming off them.
   Winter here was very mild. Hardly any snow. The Shawnee is only 35 
minutes from our place. Sandy traded the mftr she rode with you for a 
comming mare:
This is the mare:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/kkibler/Horses/Paducah021-1.jpg
This is the baby that came with the deal:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/kkibler/Horses/DSC02106_0015.jpg

We are going to Big Creek in Southern Mo in may, are you going?
Have a great day Kitty,
Keith


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