Bringing The Horses In

Sunday evening....time to bring the horses in! Ole Yeller and Ford are back so when Ed opened the gate for them to head to the stables they started off on track but Ford was leading the pack and he just went all over the place! It is always a beautiful site when they are running together and the sound is amazing! Their manes blow in the wind, dust comes up under their hoofs and their faces just take on a completely different look when they are running free! Even Ryan said, "Wow Mom....that is just really beautiful!" After a few attempts of Ed and Ty on the gator unsuccesfully bringing them in the horses ran back into the pasture and the boys brought the first batch in. Nice they are old enough to help and can do this and than Ed and Ty had the rest run in free.

Ty bringing in Norman, the biggest of the horses

Ty leading in John and Ryan bringing in Reno.

Ryan had to circle Reno a few times....i guess he wasn't ready to go to his room yet!

Taking off their stuff and locking them in....

Ford, Ole Yeller, and Rookie came in running wild and free! Rookie and Ole Yeller went right into their stalls but Ford just kinda threw a tiny fit and than went to his room. These horses melt my heart with their sweet, crazy personalities!

Saturday Fun

It is Saturday! Everyone is in and Ed and I are heading home. I think Rookie doesn't want us to leave!!! He just had a great ride with Ed, but I guess he wants us to stick around a lil longer! I told him we'd be back tomorrow!

Rookie watching us leave.

The rest staying close by until we are gone.

His phone never stops!

My favorite place to be any day of the week!

Ole Yeller Came Back A Different Horse

Ole Yeller walked back in the stables a completely different horse than the wild horse he left as! It was truly amazing! He came in strutting and looking at the other horses like he was one of them now! It was toooo cute!!!!

Pad Time

Shoveling Poo Really Is Awesome!

While The Dude On A Horse was working with Rookie I had about 45 minutes before I needed to pick up Ty so I began mucking out the stalls. I was able to do Deans, Johns, Old Yellers, Rookies, and started Fords. Ed and the kids think I'm crazy for liking to do it, but I actually really enjoy it. One, it's a great work out and two it's just fun working with these big guys! Even shoveling their poop! They each have different personalities. Some just ignore me, others constantly nudge me or try to chew on my hair. I can tell whose grumbling and we have all kinds of humorous chit chats and almost all of them come up to me for their kiss on their forehead. Ford kills me because he wants to kiss me on the mouth but I draw the line there!!! Old Yeller was soooo funny tonight, he kept moving so I had to go the long way around each time with my shovel of poo! I think he was just trying to keep me in there as long as possible! Stormin' Normin was just all kinds of talking tonight! I think he was upset I started at the other end and never made it to him!!! I think he's the biggest. He used to scare me, but not anymore, he's just a big sweetheart 😍

But I just LOVE these guys!!! Wish I would have had time to get all their stalls cleaned out but I'm not super fast and they are always distracting me!!!

Old Yeller finally moved over to the side when I was done!!!! He loves for me to sing to him.

John plopped down when I finished his stall. I wonder if I will ever be able to plop down next to them....? I soooo wanted to sit in front of his face, but I don't think we are there yet....lol

Ford puts his head down for me to kiss him, but then he starts coming at me to kiss me back!!! He cracks me up! When I am out in the pen with him and call him he will follow me wherever I go. I just LOVE him!!! 😍

I Love Ford

I just adore Ford.....I love all the horses but Ford is my VERY favorite. I make sure to spend time with each of the horses, they all get chit chats and loves but Ford is just my sweetheart. I totally love his bangs! He lets me braid them,  swoop them to the sides, part them down the middle and tuck behind his ears, pretty much whatever I want to do. He is always nuzzling on me and will chew on my arm but never use his teeth to bite me. When I go out to the pasture he will come to me and when I leave he follows me and wants to go with me out the gate! He hasn't been trained yet, so he is never gone so I get to see him all the time! he is one of the youngest ones there, so he should be there for a pretty long time.

 

He loves to nuzzle me and itch his nose on me!!! 

He thinks I am his personal chin rest!

Running Rookie

Ed took Rookie out today for some work. Rookie wanted to run! They had a fun afternoon running after the ground work was done. I love watching Ed with the horses. He has developed a bond with several of them and so he is able to ride different horses for different occasions since they all seem to have their little quirks. Rookie is getting old and had started acting up and so he was basically just kinda put on break for about 6 weeks. Ed pulled him out and started working with him a few weeks ago and he is doing great again. Ed used him for the Barstow Rodeo and he did fabulous. I think he is ready to hit the road again. I think Rookie will go up for auction in another year or so.....I hope he goes to a nice owner, he's an awesome horse. 

Always Get His Back Side!

I always seem to get his back side.....or a hand over my camera....even when I think I am being sly with my phone.....he just keeps spinning around, and here is a perfect example of how hard I have to work to get a picture of his front side!

 

Love Him!

 

I zipped by the stables on my way home from work and look who I ran into! always LOVE running into him! Not sure if he feels the same! Hard to tell by his face! Ha! Always sooo serious! Getting all the last minute everythings done before the rodeo!