Estes Is A DVD Star!

This afternoon, I opened my Facebook account and got a notice that Heidi Nyland had tagged a picture of me.  That's not so unusual, as she tags all of the crew members when she posts pictures of shows we've worked on.  It still didn't stop me from checking to see which photo she'd tagged, so I clicked on the notification and saw this picture...

Photo courtesy Horse Master with Julie Goodnight "Stand By Me"

Hardly the most flattering picture of me or Estes, what with me hanging like a monkey off of her back and Her Highness' ears pinned back.  There was even a comment by Oregon Sunshine asking why Her Highness Queen Estes was being naughty and walking off.

The photo I was expecting to see was the one that Julie and Heidi have been using on Julie's blog banner and in some of the print media...

Yep, that's us in the lower left corner.  A much more flattering picture than the previous one, isn't it?

I had two picture notifications on my Facebook account; the first one was that horribly unflattering picture of me and Estes.  I'm not so bright sometimes, so I couldn't figure out what I'd done to Heidi to make her post such a picture.  I went ahead, with some trepidation, and clicked on the second picture notification.  And then it all fell into place.

My episode with Estes is one of the shows featured on her upcoming Trail Solutions DVD:

Pre-Release Special on Trail Troubles. Order now and get $5 off and FREE SHIPPING. Release date April 1, 2011. Call to order... 800-225-8827.  Includes: Everything you need to help solve common problems getting to and going out on the trail.



From finding and evaluating the right trail horse to trailer loading, to working with a horse that’s barn and buddy sour, to approaching any obstacle you may face on the trail, Julie Goodnight and the Horse Master cast members will help you learn from real-life challenges such as getting in the trailer, refusing to leave the barn, walking off before you ask, balking at obstacles (such as tarps and water) and more.


• Shop til you Drop (horse buying) Horse shopping
• Loaded Up (trailer loading) Trailer loading
• Stand by me (stand still for mounting) Stand still for mount (This is our episode)
• Rearing to Go (refusing and rearing) Refusing & rearing

• Wave Runner (spooky horse into surf) Approach scary obstacles

Yup, there's my arse hanging off of Estes.  The other pictures are at least cool looking, but there's nothing cool looking about not being able to mount up.  Even though I have a copy of my episode, I'm going to order this DVD, because I've been dying to see the Wave Runner episode since I read about it on her blog.

Since this is such a cool suprise - being included on the DVD - I might forgive Heidi for that horrible, horrible picture.

I should mention that I'm not paid to promo Julie's stuff.  I just thought it was cool and wanted to pass it on.