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Updates at Sugar Ditch Stables · Divas That Care Network

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  SPEAKER_01: Howdy to all this morning.
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  SPEAKER_01: Welcome to DevaSecCare Network.
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  SPEAKER_01: I am Joyce Benning, and I will be your host for this invigorating, robust lifestyle show.
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  SPEAKER_01: I am just overly excited today to have a monthly returning diva, Lori Murphy, with me, who is going to give us updates on happenings at Sugar Ditch Stables.
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  SPEAKER_01: Lori?
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  SPEAKER_01: Lori?
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  SPEAKER_01: Could you introduce yourself today and tell our listeners a little bit about yourself?
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  SPEAKER_02: Hi, Joyce.
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  SPEAKER_02: Thanks for having me back.
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  SPEAKER_02: My name is Lori Murphy, and I have a ranch in Northern California that's dedicated to helping children, and we are doing big things.
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  SPEAKER_02: We've been here and working with kids for about 10 years now.
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  SPEAKER_01: Wow.
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  SPEAKER_01: Oh, that's incredible.
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  UNKNOWN: Wow.
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  SPEAKER_01: That long, wow, 10 years of helping children.
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  SPEAKER_01: Oh, man, your heart must just be bubbling over with all the experiences you have had with all them children.
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  SPEAKER_01: That is exciting.
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  SPEAKER_02: Yes, it is.
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  SPEAKER_01: Oh, I could only imagine.
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  SPEAKER_01: Well, give us some, you said there's all kind of happenings happening there at Sugar Ditch Staples.
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  UNKNOWN: Yes.
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  SPEAKER_01: Tell our listeners a little bit about the updates of what you've been doing and then maybe go into why you are doing all these updates for the children.
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  SPEAKER_02: Okay, sure.
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  SPEAKER_02: We are really excited.
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  SPEAKER_02: We have the garden in and all the sprinkler systems in the garden area.
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  SPEAKER_02: And we have about, I would say about 200 plants going right now.
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  SPEAKER_02: And the park section of the ranch, I put in about 700 feet of sprinklers.
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  SPEAKER_02: We're putting in the lawn.
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  SPEAKER_02: We're going to seed it so that we're supposed to get rain here in the next couple of days.
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  SPEAKER_02: So I'm I'm hopeful that everything will grow great and we just got the landscaping designed and super excited for that.
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  SPEAKER_02: And the reason we're putting in a garden and a park is not all children will be comfortable around horses because they can be intimidating.
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  SPEAKER_02: So I wanted to make sure that there's a place for them to play and feel safe in gardening and in the park setting as well as the horses.
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  SPEAKER_01: Oh, wow.
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  SPEAKER_01: Wow, that is just incredible.
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  SPEAKER_01: Now, when you speak about the children, are there a certain age group or a certain group of children that you are targeting to bring into the ranch to share this with them?
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  SPEAKER_01: If
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  SPEAKER_02: any children that, you know, are young adults that need some peace and feel safe and, you And just need some horse therapy or some just clean, fun country outside, you know, living type.
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  SPEAKER_02: It's really to help the kids, the rescue children.
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  SPEAKER_02: And I can't think of a better way than with horses.
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  SPEAKER_01: Right.
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  SPEAKER_01: Oh, yes, yes.
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  SPEAKER_01: Horses are so magical anyway.
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  SPEAKER_01: And just being out in nature in itself, it just gives you– a good sense of feeling.
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  SPEAKER_01: It brings up your energy and it's just, it's just a whole different level.
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  SPEAKER_01: I mean, I, I love being outdoors and outdoors all the time and with my horses and animals and it's just a vibration from the universe that just makes you feel good all over.
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  SPEAKER_02: Oh, it sure does.
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  SPEAKER_02: And I, you know, I learned how to put the sprinklers in myself, which was, I couldn't move for a You know, there's something about playing in the dirt, with the exception of the next day when you wake up and you're kind of stiff and sore.
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  SPEAKER_02: But it's turning out really nice, and it is.
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  SPEAKER_02: There is something about just being outside and, you know, getting things planted and moving forward.
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  SPEAKER_02: It's a really exciting time because it's coming out exactly how it's supposed to.
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  SPEAKER_02: It's turning out perfectly.
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  UNKNOWN: Yeah.
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  SPEAKER_01: Oh, wow.
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  SPEAKER_01: Wow, that's incredible.
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  SPEAKER_01: There's a higher divine that's helping you so it does turn out perfectly.
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  SPEAKER_01: Sometimes plans don't always go the way we think they should, but this sounds like it's really all coming together.
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  SPEAKER_01: Oh, that is just beautiful.
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  SPEAKER_01: I love that.
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  SPEAKER_02: It really is.
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  SPEAKER_02: And the funny thing is I hired a sprinkler man, and he came and he did the valves for the garden.
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  SPEAKER_02: And I watch everything everybody does so I can learn.
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  SPEAKER_02: And so something came up that he couldn't come back to do the park area.
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  SPEAKER_02: So I just rented a trencher and laid all the pipes and put on those.
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  SPEAKER_02: It was pretty amazing that I could...
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  SPEAKER_02: watch what he did and then go over and do it.
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  SPEAKER_02: So I'm pretty proud of myself in that aspect.
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  SPEAKER_02: But, you know, it's supposed to happen this way.
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  SPEAKER_02: It's supposed to be, you know, even if there was an obstacle here or there, it's still going as planned.
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  SPEAKER_02: So I'm pretty pleased with that.
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  SPEAKER_01: I love how you look at that because some people would have thrown up their hands and said, well, the guy can't come now.
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  SPEAKER_01: What am I going to do?
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  SPEAKER_01: And instead you turned it around and said, okay, I can do this.
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  SPEAKER_01: And what a feeling of accomplishment.
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  SPEAKER_01: You have for yourself now that you did do it yourself after just watching him the one time.
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  SPEAKER_01: So there was a reason.
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  SPEAKER_01: The universe had a reason why he couldn't come back.
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  SPEAKER_02: Yes, I believe that.
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  SPEAKER_02: But I did throw my hands up for a split second and go, okay, now what?
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  SPEAKER_02: But, you know, I figured it's...
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  SPEAKER_02: You can do pretty much anything you put your mind to.
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  SPEAKER_02: And I'm really super headstrong.
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  SPEAKER_02: I'm not sure if you're aware of that.
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  SPEAKER_02: But if I'm told I can't do it, there's a real good chance I'm going to prove you wrong.
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  SPEAKER_02: So that's just how I've always been.
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  SPEAKER_02: But it's a funny thing about me that if I can't, then I'll figure out a way.
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  SPEAKER_01: It kind of reminds me of the saying, you remind me of if there's a will, there's a way.
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  SPEAKER_01: And how true that is.
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  SPEAKER_02: Absolutely, yes.
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  SPEAKER_01: Oh, how good.
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  SPEAKER_01: You took kind of a hurdle that came in your way and you made it into a positive and made it still work.
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  SPEAKER_01: And you're going, okay, I can do this.
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  SPEAKER_01: That's great.
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  SPEAKER_01: Awesome.
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  SPEAKER_01: Oh, that's great.
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  SPEAKER_01: And that was in the park area where you laid your own lines then?
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  UNKNOWN: Yeah.
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  SPEAKER_01: So now in the park area, are you planning to have some different play equipment for the kids or just kind of an area for them to just hang out in?
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  SPEAKER_01: Or what are your future plans for the park area?
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  SPEAKER_02: Well, we're going to have a play structure built, and we're going to have a little reading section.
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  SPEAKER_02: I don't know if you're familiar with the little boxes that have the books in them.
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  SPEAKER_02: No.
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  SPEAKER_02: They're like little mailboxes, but you donate books to them.
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  SPEAKER_02: They're all over around where I live that you can just come and help yourself and take a book and leave a book.
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  SPEAKER_02: And so we're going to have a reading area.
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  SPEAKER_02: We're going to have a play area.
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  SPEAKER_02: We're going to have a little concession stand for them.
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  SPEAKER_02: And just, you know, there's going to be a little path with different– different trees and different uh landscape and and we'll have the you know history of the you know detailing what plants is which and what it does and how how you know it can help you you know medicinally and and that type of thing
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  SPEAKER_01: oh that's a
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  SPEAKER_02: section
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  SPEAKER_01: oh that's a great idea i love that along with being out in nature you're also learning about nature too you're putting another aspect in it too while the kids are having fun but they're also learning also oh that's great great idea now are you going to kind of do that with the garden area too kind of explain the different kind of plants and different of gardening and things like this
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  SPEAKER_02: yes absolutely and you know, show how each vegetable or fruit is grown and what it provides and, you know, just the time it takes for each one.
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  SPEAKER_02: You know, just the basics that a lot of kids don't know.
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  SPEAKER_02: Everybody just goes to the grocery store.
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  SPEAKER_02: But when you do it yourself, you know, it's quite different.
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  SPEAKER_02: You know, I think about broccoli a lot and how long it takes to grow one.
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  SPEAKER_02: And, you know, you can just buy mounds of it at the grocery store.
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  SPEAKER_02: But it really, it's really, you get back to nature watching it grow, you know, and seeing how it's all done and everything.
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  SPEAKER_02: And it's a really neat thing for kids.
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  SPEAKER_02: I used to, in our summer camps, we will plant on Monday or Tuesday, because they're here all week, we would plant like radishes or something that's pretty fast growing.
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  SPEAKER_02: And the kids would get to plant each one and then take it home at the end of the week and monitor it and water it and see the results.
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  SPEAKER_02: So kids are really excited about, you know, making something grow that they've done themselves.
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  SPEAKER_01: Oh, yes, yes.
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  SPEAKER_01: When they can take something home with them and take something actually in their hands that they have planted and grown, oh, how exciting.
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  SPEAKER_01: Oh, that's a great experience.
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  SPEAKER_01: And you were saying on the last one, you're kind of thinking of doing maybe two days a week, and that way the children, when they come back each week, they'll be able to see how things have progressed in the garden, too.
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  SPEAKER_01: Is that still kind of your plan of having the children there a couple days a week?
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  SPEAKER_02: Yes.
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  SPEAKER_02: Right now it's looking that way, you know, just have an all-day.
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  SPEAKER_02: I'm envisioning, you know, groups of children, like let's say on a Tuesday and a Wednesday, different groups.
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  SPEAKER_02: And then they could return and that type of thing so that they could see the growth in the garden and, you know, and, you know, get to know the horses and get to learn, you know, on different, you know, I always start with just getting them comfortable with the horses and then, you know, grooming them and just getting to be with them is the goal and then build from there.
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  SPEAKER_02: Each child would be different.
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  SPEAKER_02: So, you know, like I think I've mentioned before, some are, really comfortable with horses and some want nothing to do with them because they're some you know they've never been around them so
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  SPEAKER_01: right right and um do you see like the ones that are kind of shy or a little bit scared of the horses in the beginning do you see them warm up to the horses as the time goes on and they are around them more frequently
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  SPEAKER_02: Oh, yes.
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  SPEAKER_02: Some of them you can't separate the love of the horse and the child once they get past the, you know, the little bit of intimidation.
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  SPEAKER_02: Once they get, you know, I can tell if they're going to be horse kids or not.
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  SPEAKER_02: You either love them or you don't.
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  SPEAKER_02: And 90, I would say 98% of them absolutely love them.
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  UNKNOWN: Yeah.
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  SPEAKER_02: So some are a little shy, but I never push it because if you push it, it's not fun.
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  SPEAKER_02: It's scary and stressful.
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  SPEAKER_02: So I always let them go at their own pace.
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  SPEAKER_02: And before you know it, they're feeding them treats or they're hugging on them.
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  SPEAKER_02: So it's really neat that you just can't push them because once you make it scary or stressful, it's not fun anymore.
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  UNKNOWN: Yeah.
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  SPEAKER_01: Right.
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  SPEAKER_01: Exactly.
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  SPEAKER_01: Exactly.
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  SPEAKER_01: So do you kind of start with them, just kind of let them be around them and start if they want to groom them and just kind of do things like that?
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  SPEAKER_01: Is that kind of where you start before they do anything on getting on them and riding them?
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  SPEAKER_01: Oh,
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  SPEAKER_02: yeah, they do a lot of groundwork.
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  SPEAKER_02: They, you know, just simply, you know, putting their hand up to their nose to smell them.
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  SPEAKER_02: I mean, some of the students, they just, you know, that's terrifying to some of them.
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  SPEAKER_02: And so just really slowly, you know, they'll stand back and bend and stretch to try to touch them.
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  SPEAKER_02: And you can tell they're a little nervous.
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  SPEAKER_02: And, of course, the horses know that too.
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  SPEAKER_02: But all of our horses are so, they love kids as much as I do.
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  SPEAKER_02: And they all know.
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  SPEAKER_02: You know, none of them would, except for Dusty.
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  SPEAKER_02: Dusty got nervous one time because the little girl was so nervous.
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  SPEAKER_02: And then Dusty's my blind girl.
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  SPEAKER_02: So it takes, each student's different.
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  SPEAKER_02: So, you know, they go at their own pace and some don't want to brush.
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  SPEAKER_02: And by the end of the time, the day at the ranch, they're brushing and they're so proud of themselves.
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  UNKNOWN: Yeah.
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  SPEAKER_02: They have accomplished so much when they go ahead and, you know, brush.
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  SPEAKER_02: And, you know, there's a certain way you go about doing it.
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  SPEAKER_02: Oh, can you show me how to– did you see how I did that?
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  SPEAKER_02: Can you show me how to do that?
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  SPEAKER_02: You know, that kind of thing.
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  SPEAKER_02: And soon they're all over, you know.
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  SPEAKER_02: They're loving on the horses and stuff.
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  SPEAKER_02: So each student is different.
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  SPEAKER_02: They're their individual selves.
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  SPEAKER_02: So, yeah, it's an interesting process, but it's also so rewarding for them.
• 14:28
  SPEAKER_01: Oh, yeah.
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  SPEAKER_01: And rewarding for you.
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  SPEAKER_01: I can hear the passion in your voice that it just rises.
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  SPEAKER_01: Your energy levels are just rising as you're seeing these children come to these horses and they are communicating with them and becoming accustomed to them and enjoying what they're doing with them.
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  SPEAKER_01: Oh, I love that.
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  SPEAKER_01: I can hear it through your energy levels and your voice.
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  SPEAKER_01: That's just awesome.
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  SPEAKER_01: Yeah, I love
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  SPEAKER_02: horses and kids, that's for sure.
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  SPEAKER_02: Oh,
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  SPEAKER_01: that's awesome.
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  SPEAKER_01: Well, when you were saying kids are intimidated, I have a lot of adults that are even intimidated.
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  SPEAKER_01: They'll see my horse come up and put his face right next to mine, and they're going, oh, my word, you let that big animal have his mouth right there?
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  SPEAKER_01: And I said, I trust him, and he trusts me.
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  SPEAKER_01: I said, it all comes down to you know your horse, and you build a trust relationship with them, too.
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  SPEAKER_01: And you have done that with yours.
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  SPEAKER_01: So your horses know when you bring these children in that you're right there and they get that trust through you is how I kind of feel with it on horses.
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  SPEAKER_02: So true.
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  SPEAKER_02: You know, it's funny you mentioned a lot of adults.
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  SPEAKER_02: I have a sister that we were raised around horses on Hay Ranch.
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  SPEAKER_02: And now since we've moved to, you know, as kids we moved to the city.
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  SPEAKER_02: And now my sister will come out here and say, can they get out?
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  SPEAKER_02: And she's terrified of horses now.
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  SPEAKER_02: It's really sad.
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  SPEAKER_02: But she's like, no, I can't be around them.
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  SPEAKER_02: They're too big.
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  SPEAKER_02: Can they get out?
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  SPEAKER_02: And if she's comfortable enough, she'll go down and maybe snap a few pictures.
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  SPEAKER_02: She loves them, but she's just intimidated.
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  SPEAKER_02: And, you know, it's to each their own.
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  SPEAKER_02: But it was funny because I had one parent of some of the lessons I was giving that We have a horse named Roxy, and she's a buckskin paint.
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  SPEAKER_02: And she is the kindest, sweetest horse outside, just sticking her head out the stables.
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  SPEAKER_02: The parent was a little nervous about horses, and she was standing there, and Roxy licked her cheek like a dog.
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  SPEAKER_02: It was the funniest thing ever.
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  SPEAKER_02: After that, she fell in love with Roxy, but I had never seen our horse do that.
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  SPEAKER_02: It was comical.
• 16:53
  SPEAKER_01: Oh, that is too cute.
• 16:54
  SPEAKER_01: I love that story.
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  SPEAKER_01: That horse was just saying, it's okay.
• 16:58
  SPEAKER_01: I'm not going to hurt you.
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  SPEAKER_01: Or she got a good giggle
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  SPEAKER_02: out of it.
• 17:05
  SPEAKER_01: Yeah, she probably did too.
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  SPEAKER_01: She was probably looking at the other horses going, watch this.
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  SPEAKER_02: Exactly.
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  SPEAKER_02: And that's exactly how she is.
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  SPEAKER_02: That is exactly how Roxie is.
• 17:17
  SPEAKER_01: She's a comical one.
• 17:19
  SPEAKER_01: Oh, that is so deep.
• 17:20
  SPEAKER_01: Well, they sound like my horses.
• 17:23
  SPEAKER_01: I have three of them, and all three have different personalities, totally.
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  SPEAKER_02: Yes.
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  SPEAKER_02: Every one of them have their own personality and their own little characteristics.
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  SPEAKER_02: I have one named Tank.
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  SPEAKER_02: He's about 1,800 pounds, and he's a gypsy vanner cross.
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  SPEAKER_02: And if the hay delivery man stacks the– when he drops the hay in the stack– I have to move it to put it under where I store it, but if he puts it too close to the fence, Tank will jump up and take a bite over the fence and then jump back down.
• 17:59
  SPEAKER_02: I have them sneaking hay.
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  SPEAKER_02: It's comical, and they know, because I can just holler out the back and say, I see you, and they're like, oh, whoops.
• 18:08
  SPEAKER_02: I got caught.
• 18:10
  SPEAKER_02: Oh, yeah, him and Texas, they always...
• 18:13
  SPEAKER_02: They live to eat.
• 18:14
  SPEAKER_02: That's all they do.
• 18:16
  SPEAKER_02: And they're chunky little– well, they're big, but they just love to eat.
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  SPEAKER_02: And they team up together.
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  SPEAKER_02: I call them TNT for Texas and Tank, but they are silly, funny animals.
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  SPEAKER_02: And so each one of them definitely has their own personality.
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  SPEAKER_01: Yes, yes.
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  SPEAKER_01: Well, it reminds me of a little– kids putting their hands in the candy bowl or the cookie jar and quit grabbing one when they think nobody's looking.
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  SPEAKER_01: They're like, nobody's going to see us.
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  SPEAKER_02: Uh-huh.
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  SPEAKER_02: Exactly.
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  SPEAKER_02: That is exactly how they are.
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  SPEAKER_02: And then when they get caught, they just stare at me like, oops.
• 18:56
  SPEAKER_02: It's fun.
• 18:57
  SPEAKER_02: Horses are so much fun.
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  SPEAKER_01: Yes.
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  SPEAKER_01: Yes, they are.
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  SPEAKER_01: Definitely.
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  SPEAKER_01: Well, when the kids become comfortable enough to ride, then do you have like an arena where like if...
• 19:09
  SPEAKER_01: Families are going, where do they ride then when they feel comfortable to ride?
• 19:14
  SPEAKER_02: Well, I have a very large outdoor sand arena, and then I have a covered arena also.
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  SPEAKER_02: So we usually start– the way I do it is we start in the round pen, and I never let the child alone or the person alone on the horse in the beginning.
• 19:32
  SPEAKER_02: I've always got– You know, the lead line.
• 19:35
  SPEAKER_02: And kids are really comfortable with that.
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  SPEAKER_02: Some will get on and go, can I do it by myself?
• 19:40
  SPEAKER_02: And I say, okay, show me how to stop.
• 19:42
  SPEAKER_02: And if they can't stop, then I say, then we've got to learn how to stop.
• 19:44
  SPEAKER_02: So we start with stop.
• 19:46
  SPEAKER_02: Our program is mount, dismount, stop.
• 19:50
  SPEAKER_02: left right stop and go that's when you're first on a horse and so we get that we get that nailed down real well and so we're in the uh in the round pen then we move over to the covered arena where you have a little more room and then when they're real comfortable we go out to the large arena so it's in stages and some kids can be in the round pen for six months others two days you know it's every student is absolutely different so it's just the you know they have to i have to teach them they have to be boss no matter what when you're around a horse the horse has to know who's in charge and so if not then it can be bad because you know they they'll take advantage of that but you know the kids have to have the the um the control that the horse needs to think we're bigger than they are.
• 20:38
  SPEAKER_02: So, otherwise, they have no idea.
• 20:40
  SPEAKER_02: You know, the horses have no idea.
• 20:41
  SPEAKER_02: They don't really need to stay in the sensing that we have.
• 20:45
  SPEAKER_02: You know, I mean, they can get out, but they just know that, oh, there's a fence up, so we can't go out.
• 20:52
  SPEAKER_01: They don't have
• 20:52
  SPEAKER_02: the idea how much control they have.
• 20:57
  SPEAKER_01: Yeah.
• 20:57
  SPEAKER_01: That's awesome how you progress.
• 21:00
  SPEAKER_01: I mean, they start in a...
• 21:02
  SPEAKER_01: Small round pen and then move to a little bit larger pen and then to the bigger outdoor pen.
• 21:07
  SPEAKER_01: That's perfect.
• 21:08
  SPEAKER_01: That way they're building their confidence in different stages, basically.
• 21:14
  SPEAKER_01: And getting to know the horse a little bit, too.
• 21:17
  SPEAKER_01: They're kind of learning who they do.
• 21:20
  SPEAKER_01: Some of them, have you seen that children attract to one of the horses?
• 21:25
  SPEAKER_01: Like they make companions with one of the horses more than they do the others?
• 21:32
  SPEAKER_02: Oh, absolutely.
• 21:33
  SPEAKER_02: Absolutely.
• 21:34
  SPEAKER_02: And some think that because, you know, we have a pony and the pony is a doll.
• 21:38
  SPEAKER_02: Her name is Susie Q and she's all pony.
• 21:41
  SPEAKER_02: There's no doubt about it.
• 21:42
  SPEAKER_02: I looked at about a hundred ponies before I found her, but they think because she's smaller that, you know, they're not as, you know, they're less intimidating, but really and truly a pony is a pony.
• 21:54
  SPEAKER_02: And I had to look at a hundred of them for a reason.
• 21:57
  SPEAKER_02: But, you know, they learn real quick that the pony doesn't listen quite as well as the horses and the size intimidation.
• 22:07
  SPEAKER_02: So when they try the pony, then they'll move on to, you know, they'll get on cowboy, which is my quarter horse and go, you know, the size is a lot of the factor.
• 22:15
  SPEAKER_02: They think that, you know, because she's smaller, they'll be more comfortable, but then they get on cowboy and he listens so well.
• 22:21
  SPEAKER_02: And he's just up there a little ways.
• 22:23
  SPEAKER_02: As soon as they get used to the height, They're fine, and a lot of them will have a favorite, and they only want to ride a certain horse, and, you know, they'll bring treats out to their horse and that type of thing, but they absolutely do.
• 22:36
  SPEAKER_02: Their personalities kind of match up with the horses.
• 22:40
  SPEAKER_01: Right.
• 22:40
  SPEAKER_01: Yes.
• 22:40
  SPEAKER_01: Yes, I would definitely say that, too.
• 22:43
  SPEAKER_01: Oh, that's awesome.
• 22:44
  SPEAKER_01: What experiences you have had having children around for the last 10 years at different– different stages and different times in during the week and days and stuff oh man you have you have all kinds of experiences you could talk about with the children
• 23:01
  SPEAKER_02: oh my goodness i could tell you some stories we have you know we have the homeschool program during the school year and private lessons and then we have summer camp and that's all those are two different Two different, completely different programs because the kids in the summer camp program, many of them have never even been out to the country.
• 23:24
  SPEAKER_02: None of them, you know, I would say 99% of them have never been around a horse.
• 23:29
  SPEAKER_02: I have a couple of them.
• 23:31
  SPEAKER_02: Tank, like I was mentioning, the Gypsy Banner Cross, he's black and white.
• 23:35
  SPEAKER_02: And I have had students and even a parent say, And I was just in awe when the parents said, is that a cow?
• 23:44
  SPEAKER_02: And I'm like, no, that's a horse.
• 23:48
  SPEAKER_02: So, you know, I can understand the children saying that, but the parent threw me off a little bit.
• 23:55
  SPEAKER_02: And, you know, my comment was not in the country much.
• 24:01
  SPEAKER_02: But, yeah, so it's a huge thing.
• 24:03
  SPEAKER_02: And I always strive to the kids to leave here with– a positive attitude, knowing they can achieve anything, but there's rules to life and you have to follow them.
• 24:16
  SPEAKER_02: And if you follow them, you'll be fine.
• 24:18
  SPEAKER_02: You know, so, and that's the cowboy motto, like I had mentioned before, and each of them get taught that, you know, that we have them recite it.
• 24:25
  SPEAKER_02: And, you know, parents are pretty impressed with, it's a very simple motto and it explains life.
• 24:31
  SPEAKER_02: And if you follow that motto, then everything will be okay.
• 24:35
  SPEAKER_01: Yes.
• 24:35
  SPEAKER_01: Yes, definitely.
• 24:36
  SPEAKER_01: Well, for our listeners that are going, what is the cowboy motto?
• 24:40
  SPEAKER_01: Please share the cowboy motto for our listeners today.
• 24:44
  SPEAKER_02: Sure.
• 24:44
  SPEAKER_02: If it's not true, don't say it.
• 24:47
  SPEAKER_02: If it's not right, don't do it.
• 24:48
  SPEAKER_02: If it's not yours, don't
• 24:50
  SPEAKER_01: touch it.
• 24:52
  SPEAKER_02: So that's the cowboy motto.
• 24:54
  SPEAKER_01: Oh, that's awesome.
• 24:56
  SPEAKER_01: And I see that is on your Facebook page for Sugar Ditch Stables.
• 25:00
  SPEAKER_01: I love that.
• 25:02
  SPEAKER_02: Yes, it is.
• 25:03
  SPEAKER_02: And, you know, when you really think about it, that's you know the three simple three simple rules of life and you'll be fine yeah
• 25:13
  SPEAKER_01: oh you know and
• 25:14
  SPEAKER_02: parents and parents love that and and i'm i'm a little bit more um i i don't want to say strict but i'm when you're around horses and you're here you're going to listen you have to because it's a safety issue and i always tell the kids i only say it once i'm i I'm very...
• 25:33
  SPEAKER_02: Kids need to be disciplined and, you know, and have structure and have rules to follow.
• 25:38
  SPEAKER_02: And the parents are absolutely amazed on how well, you know, they listen when they're here.
• 25:46
  SPEAKER_02: Not so much at home, apparently, but when they're here, you know, it's...
• 25:51
  SPEAKER_02: I say one time, and then I always tease them and say, I have duct tape and rope, and the parents just laugh.
• 25:55
  SPEAKER_02: I say it to the parents, you know, but it's really...
• 26:00
  SPEAKER_02: it's really important.
• 26:01
  SPEAKER_02: The structure is very important.
• 26:03
  SPEAKER_02: And my sister, she, she helps with the summer camps.
• 26:06
  SPEAKER_02: And one time she says, I don't know how people keep bringing their kids back to you.
• 26:10
  SPEAKER_02: You're kind of mean.
• 26:11
  SPEAKER_02: Cause my sister babies, kids like really, you know, like, Oh, it's okay.
• 26:14
  SPEAKER_02: It's okay.
• 26:15
  SPEAKER_02: Kind of thing.
• 26:15
  SPEAKER_02: I'm like, okay, shake it off.
• 26:16
  SPEAKER_02: Let's go.
• 26:16
  SPEAKER_02: You know, you just kind of, life isn't about, you know, you're going to have real life obstacles and, you know, shake it off and keep going.
• 26:27
  SPEAKER_02: But it's, I think that, All of the students at the end of the camp, you know, some cry because it's over.
• 26:36
  SPEAKER_02: Others will run up and hug you or me.
• 26:39
  SPEAKER_02: And, you know, it is so
• 26:42
  SPEAKER_01: – it
• 26:42
  SPEAKER_02: gets kind of hard because I get attached to these guys, especially after a week or some that come the whole six weeks, you know.
• 26:50
  SPEAKER_02: But it's a learning experience, and I've been absolutely blessed to have so many kids come through here.
• 26:56
  SPEAKER_02: And I, you know, I can only hope that I've helped– quite a few of them and just in their everyday confidence and how they feel about the horse actually.
• 27:07
  SPEAKER_02: Oh,
• 27:08
  SPEAKER_01: it sounds like you have.
• 27:11
  SPEAKER_01: How rewarding it's been for you.
• 27:14
  SPEAKER_01: You've given to them and they've given so much back to you that they didn't even realize what they were giving back to you.
• 27:21
  SPEAKER_01: Oh, absolutely.
• 27:24
  SPEAKER_01: Well, Lori, this has been a really quick interview.
• 27:27
  SPEAKER_01: I just love all the updates you have shared with our listeners today.
• 27:32
  SPEAKER_01: What are some final tips or thoughts you would like to leave with the listeners today?
• 27:39
  SPEAKER_02: Let's see.
• 27:42
  SPEAKER_02: Be happy.
• 27:43
  SPEAKER_02: Everything turns out for the good, so just keep looking up.
• 27:48
  SPEAKER_01: Yes.
• 27:49
  SPEAKER_01: Oh, that's a beautiful way to put it.
• 27:52
  SPEAKER_01: Just the best is yet to come.
• 27:54
  SPEAKER_02: It absolutely is.
• 27:56
  SPEAKER_02: That was my next sentence.
• 27:59
  SPEAKER_02: Not even kidding.
• 28:00
  SPEAKER_02: The best is yet to come.
• 28:02
  SPEAKER_01: I love that.
• 28:04
  SPEAKER_01: I love it.
• 28:04
  SPEAKER_01: We're both thinking on the same path.
• 28:07
  SPEAKER_01: We sure were because we know the best is yet to come.
• 28:10
  SPEAKER_01: Yes, most definitely.
• 28:12
  SPEAKER_01: Live by the cowboy motto and the best is yet to come.
• 28:16
  SPEAKER_02: You can't go wrong.
• 28:18
  SPEAKER_01: That's right.
• 28:20
  SPEAKER_01: Well, Lori, I want to thank you so much.
• 28:23
  SPEAKER_01: for sharing all the updates at Sugar Ditch Stables and a little bit about everything that's happening there and the horses.
• 28:31
  SPEAKER_01: It was just fantastic for all of our listeners, and I just want to thank you so much.
• 28:36
  SPEAKER_02: Well, thank you so much for having me on again.
• 28:39
  SPEAKER_02: I always look forward to it.
• 28:40
  SPEAKER_02: And getting the word out there and helping children, you know, everybody can put in a little bit of effort and help, and it's a better world.
• 28:50
  SPEAKER_01: Yes, yes, definitely.
• 28:52
  SPEAKER_01: Oh, thank you so much, Lori.
• 28:55
  SPEAKER_01: And listeners, I want to say thank you for listening to this great diva, Lori Murphy, who is working on her sugar bitch sables for the rescued children and everything she is doing.
• 29:07
  SPEAKER_01: Be sure to catch this interview.
• 29:09
  SPEAKER_01: She will be giving us updates the fourth Thursday of every month at 1130 Central Time.
• 29:17
  SPEAKER_01: So be sure and tune in in May on the fourth Thursday at 1130 Central.
• 29:23
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• 29:28
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• 29:33
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• 29:39
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• 29:46
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