Two More Applications

These two girls will be moving on to the ranch in a few weeks. The black mare is an 18 year old Thoroughbred from the Bennett line near Kelowna. Her daughter is a 4 year old Thoroughbred / Trakehner cross. She is very gentle and ready for training. Both have great dispositions and although the older horse is past her prime she'll be great for the grandkids. The owners have sold the ranch and moved to town. I bet it is a tough thing, having to leave your horses behind, I'm sure they'll come for a visit. So now its up to our Paint Stallion to help us pay for the feed bill. ;-) It will be interesting to see a Paint / Thoroughbred / Trakehner foal .

This picture doesn't do the old girl any favors. Sorry Dolly.

A Little Praire Wisdom

Your fences need to be horse-high, pig-tight and bull-strong.
Keep skunks and bankers and lawyers at a distance.
Life is simpler when you plow around the stump.
A bumble bee is considerably faster than a John Deere tractor.

Words that soak into your ears are whispered...not yelled.

Meanness don't jes' happen overnight.
Forgive your enemies. It messes up their heads.
Do not corner something that you know is meaner than you.
It don't take a very big person to carry a grudge.
You cannot unsay a cruel word.
Every path has a few puddles.

When you wallow with pigs, expect to get dirty.
The best sermons are lived, not preached.
Most of the stuff people worry about ain't never gonna happen anyway.
Don't judge folks by their relatives.
Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you'll enjoy it a second time. Don't interfere with somethin' that ain't botherin' you none.

Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.
If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop diggin'.
Sometimes you get, and sometimes you get got.
The biggest troublemaker, you'll probably ever have to deal with, watches you from the mirror. Always drink upstream from the herd.
Good judgment comes from experience, and a lotta that comes from bad judgment.

Lettin' the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier than puttin' it back in.
If you get to thinkin' you're a person of some influence, try orderin' somebody else's dog around.

Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly.

Christmas is around the bend....

Horse'n Around

Three of the Geldings are waiting until the mares settle who is eating which pile of hay. When our herd was all geldings with one mare there was peace in the valley. Now that we have added four more mares into the mix - o'boy! Talk about different dynamics. (Koda, Mr Bailey and Quiz)
My grandaughter took this shot. For only being in the third grade she has a good eye for photography. Me being so photogenic - photojenic - photo-able.... me being so good looking helped. ;-)

Just tell her where you want those ponies. She'll get 'em there right smartly. You just gotta admire the "cowboy" savey in this young lady.

Cowboy Humor

One Sunday a cowboy went to church. When he entered, he saw that he and the preacher were the only ones present. The preacher asked thecowboy if he wanted him to go ahead and preach.

The cowboy said," I'm not too smart, but if I went to feed my cattle and only one showed up, I'd feed him." So the minister began his sermon. One hour passed, then two hours, then two-and-a-half hours. The preacher finally finished and came down to ask the cowboy how he liked the sermon.

The cowboy answered slowly, "Well, I'm not very smart, but if I went to feed my cattle and only one showed up, I sure wouldn't feed him all the hay."

How to install a wireless security system (Cowboy Style)

1. Go to a second-hand store, buy a pair of men's used work boots, a really big pair.

2. Put the boots outside your front door on top of a copy of "Guns and Ammo" magazine.

3. Put a dog dish beside it. A really big dish.

4. Leave a note on your front door that says something like "Bubba, big Mike and I have gone to get more ammunition - back in 1/2 an hr. Don't disturb the Pitbulls, they've just been wormed."

Fall Round Up

What a great day Thursday was. A few of us neighbors got together to help the fine folk of the PJ Ranch bring in their cattle. Greig took this pic of me infront of an incredible old fallen tree.

Koda did awesome considering how green he is and that this was his first ride in a year. That just goes to credit of the Foundation Quarter Horse bloodline.