Sunday Horses, Muddy Horses

Sunday Horses, Muddy Horses

Jan 6, 2019 | horse stuff

Those with white (or gray) horses know the struggle. You clean them up, brush them, and when they go out, they roll. Well my mostly white paint boy LOVES his mud. Loves it! Loves it! We’ve had pretty steady rain about every three days here, so yeah, let’s...

After Christmas Clearance – Horse Style!

Dec 30, 2018 | horse stuff

When I went into Walmart with my usual weekly grocery list, I also had one other destination in mind–the Christmas clearance aisle. Not so much because I needed chocolate (I don’t) or decorations (oh way no) or wrapping paper (nope nope), but rather, I...
For A While She Had Her Dream…

For A While She Had Her Dream…

Dec 23, 2018 | horse stuff

The paint stud stuck his nose over the fence and begged to be petted with liquid brown eyes. I knew my mom had always wanted a paint, a medicine hat at that. A stallion? Sure. Of course he’d have to be gelded before mom could work with him, but this guy had such...

Lazy Winter Horses

Dec 16, 2018 | horse stuff

I discovered my senior mare has a set nap time and a set nap place. Just by happenstance I was outdoors around 10am last weekend both Saturday and Sunday. The sun was shining, and a spot in the pasture in the northwest corner on a southeast facing slope, there as my...
It’s NFR Time Again

It’s NFR Time Again

Dec 9, 2018 | horse stuff

The first part of December is known as Cowboy Christmas as the NFR (National Finals Rodeo) comes to Las Vegas. It’s ten days of the best horses, riders, cowboys, and cowgirls on the pro rodeo circuit and even if you don’t follow rodeo throughout the year,...
My Favorite View (Sunday Horses)

My Favorite View (Sunday Horses)

Dec 2, 2018 | horse stuff

My favorite time of the day is feeding time. Here are my “girls” Fortune (senior mare on the left), and her “filly”, Firefly (will be 5 next April) enjoying their lunch of soaked alfalfa pellets with a little 12% sweet feed. Fortune started...