Meant to have craft project photos done to share… but Vernon and I sat down to watch a movie tonight. It totally made me forget tonight’s plans. I keep managing to miss the riding, gathering, and loading critters… so there’s no ranch type photos either. Guess you’ll just have to be satisfied with pictures of…
Tag: horses
Horse Trainers
Lately, I’ve been investigating a few tips to help me with my horse. While Milo is basically a good horse… he does have some quirks that I’d like to iron out. I’ve been very lucky with Panama and before him, Willow. They each had a light touch, turning with the minimum of rein pressure. Milo…
Horse Shows and Cowboys
Well, it wasn’t a kids’ rodeo! Quinlan, Jaxon, Lacee, and Lorelei joined the 4H Horse Program and today was the horse show. Showmanship, halter, western pleasure, and all of the other classes had four eager participants. It panned out for them, they all came home with ribbons. After a very hot, long day with the…
Mix and Match
After the first half of the herd had been sorted and trailed to their pastures, we decided to break for lunch. Megan and Brandon and I had our horses, and they tied theirs with halters to the corral. I had no halter, and was too lazy to walk to the barn to get one. I…
Back at It
It’s time to pull the cows and steers off of BLM land. They’re in the Willow Creek Pasture. That’s a close pasture to the Home Place, so Jaxon and Quinlan were lucky enough to play cowboy. We did a bit of back and forth, going out, gathering, bringing them back, and heading out for more….
Branding Again
Daniel and Jaxon head out to gather the herd. Yes, Jaxon is riding little Jackpot. Jaxon said he did ok, though all he had to do was follow the other horses. I’ll share more pics tomorrow when I download them off my cameras. For now… I bid you goodnight!
#TBT: My Red Willow Dancer, v.2.0
This was first posted January 6, 2011. Oh, the memories… Really, I can’t remember how old he was. I can’t remember what his registered name was. I do remember he was my mode of transportation for many, many years. He was a sweetheart. Brought up from Oklahoma by a guy from Hyattville, Wyoming… This man…
Looking Again
Seems like we’re constantly looking for horses… and Brandon is trying out a new mare… She seems gentle… but is fairly ignorant of the “real life” we live. Many horses are stabled and corralled and rode only in arenas. Horses here must cross ditches, creeks, logs, and mud puddles. They must know how to walk…
#TBT : “I’ll Be Fine!”, v.2.0
This was first published August 12, 2010. The thing about moving cows up the mountain at first light… sunlight gives your photos that glaring-gotta-squint look. The golden-dried-grass-dusty haze spreads its aura. Then the romance disappears… Panama throws a shoe… and limps along the road. Fine. I’m off and leading…
And Again
I don’t imagine you notice, especially this early in the morning… but that horse’s ears are different. Panama has a split in his ear… Meet Marshal. Marshal is the new horse in town. He’s thirteen. Been there. Done that. He’ll settle in nicely I think. Another early morning tomorrow… we’ll see if the wildfire smoke…
Jackpot!
I can’t believe it… but we went back on the blog and looked… remember our little pony, Jackpot? Well, he’s three years old now! Yeah. Three! We’ve brushed him and picked up his feet and leaned on him and rubbed his ears, but there’s a need for more training. The question is… how do you…