Everyone, it looks like you are all doing great! I still haven't successfully gotten a saddle on Nine and cinched up, though yesterday I was able to set it on him three times. I am terribly sore from chasing him around holding a saddle!

Rebecca, Bu looks great! That was a great article, too. Me and Nine were also in the newspaper, here's a link:

http://www.azdailysun.com/articles/2008/07/15/news/20080715_front_177436.txt

Pirate! What a great name! I hope you're shoulder feels okay, Vicky. I am also a bit behind everyone else, mostly because I messed up with saddling; twice the saddle slipped beneath
Nine, and now he's pretty scared of the saddle. But we're getting there!

Good work everyone!