A "?" mark blaze led to this guy being called "Quizz".

About time for an update....

Our riding arena is done - hooray!  We have two stud colts left from this year's foal crop.  Sulley is a Standard bred - Paint cross and Sawyer is a Paint Quarterhorse.  I just weaned them and began halter breaking.  So far?  Way too easy.  A friend popped in last week and we worked a few prospective "keepers".  Freeway (Paint Quarterhorse 3 years old) was awesome and responded real good to the "Friendly Game".  Ginger - well what can I say she's Ginger.  Actually she ( a 6 year old Quarterhorse mare) is a real sweetie.  A "big" sweetie.... she needs to lose a few pounds ... but don't tell her I said so.  We also worked Gidget a rescue filly - she is a pretty incredible three year old Quarterhorse (jet black) - real quiet.  And you know as I watched them in the areana I noticed they all have "kind eyes".  You gotta love it when a plan comes together.

A Good Word

Hi Ed and Judy,

 It was nice talking to you tonight.  I'm sending you some winter pictures of the girls.  There not great but you can see how much alike they are.

Cola is not only a marvelous mom  to her filly but to children as well.  Her gentle nature has been instrumental in helping four children with varying degrees of Autism to have positive break throughs. She's has touched all those that meet her.  However; our beginning was one of suspicion, distrust and distance.  She would pin her ears while I haltered her and hesitantly comply. After weeks of gentle contact, persistence and patience she's become a different horse.  Now, she helps other release from their mistrust and distance.  I believe its safe to say she's become a friend of mine.

A parent offered $10,000 for her.  Maybe I'm crazy but ...naaaaa to me she's priceless.*

Nova has the same gentleness and playfulness fillies and colts all have.  She isn't shy with people and provokes giggles and smiles from children that were said couldn't show emotion.  I'm a true believer of horse therapy.  The proof is grazing in my pasture.   Thanks Ed and Judy for finding this jewel

Any Day Now.....

We are excited about the upcoming births.  Jazz, Abbie and Classy are all due in two or three weeks.  We don't have an exact date - foals seem to come when they are ready not just because the due date has arrived.  We sold the Fall foals already so we are quite excited to have some "young'ns" around again.

This is Chester.  Unfortunately he is in "Witness Protection" so was unavailable for a photo.  (just kidding) I will get a picture asap.  He is a Quarterhorse/Thoroughbred.  He is well broke and seems to have a wonderful personality.  He works real well on the ground - imagine a horse with manners.... go figure.

Oh the joy of having puppies.  Here is Abbie a sweet little girl who was unfortunately with us but a short time.  She was just coming into her own, and was run over by a vehicle on the ranch.  I had to put her down, nothing else was possible for her injuries.  I get reminded of her every other day or so, when I find things she snatched up and hid in various spots on the ranch.  I have reclaimed, 14 pieces of binder twine, one hay knife, one garbage can lid, two recyclable water bottles, one pair of pliers.... shheeesch!