Rescuing Rusty

He is gone. The horse of a life time gone just like that. He cantered down the hill as I brought them in from the field the herd had been…

Between new meds and watering down hay and the corrals, Rusty has been feeling much better! I asked the kids if I could come with them to fill the cows…

Here I go again. Rode Sunshine every day for a whole week. Hauled him to a clinic. He did great for all of it. And now, nothing. Haven’t touched him,…

Meet Jerry, Arapaho Jerry if we want to be official. She is one of the best horses I ever owned and now I am lucky enough to have her back…

2001 Morgan mare. By Mary Mels Snooper Out of Circle H Jovita Bred by Dusty Hacket on the Arpaho ranch https://www.allbreedpedigree.com/arapaho+jerry I bought Jerry back in 2004, I think. After…

There’s a lot of friendly debate, mostly friendly, in the farming and ranching worlds as to whether horses are better or 4wheelers when it comes to working cows. Of course…

I hear Morgan people complaining a lot about how quarter horse judges wont even look at them in open shows. It’s all because they aren’t riding the right breed! I’ve…

Spring Cold is somehow worse than winter cold. We’ve had a taste of warm. A reminder of summer to come. We’ve been lured into forsaking our long underwear, scarves, and…

A single center whorl doesn’t tell us anything about the horses temperament, except that we can’t see any extreme’s from the whorl itself. It is neutral. That doesn’t mean that…