A January Morning

I woke up this morning to find the air cool and crisp, the sky filled with warm and bright colors, and an irrigated pasture from a running water hose from the night before 😅


I woke up this morning to find the air cool and crisp, the sky filled with warm and bright colors, and an irrigated pasture from a running water hose from the night before 😅

Well, it was a very sweet time today when Dad and I got my grandfather’s old 8N Ford tractor running after it had been sitting for a few months. We immediately put it to work hauling away brush from around the house. Later learned that we followed in my grandfather’s footsteps almost exactly. 1994 –…
A few weeks ago I started keeping my saddles in the living room in a corner that needed decoration. It’s a spot that’s too small for any useful furniture and my floor stand fit perfectly. After a trial run to see if I liked them there, I decided to make something more permanent and slightly…
This fall has been filled with so many exciting times getting to work with our horses. A few weeks ago we took Cowboy and Cojo to a cattle working clinic and also Phoenix turned 18 months and we celebrated that time with her trying on a saddle! We were also given permission to ride on…
In the midst of a sweltering summer, my sister Brooklyn and I found a sweet escape at Trace State Park in Northeast Mississippi. We decided to go on a morning trail ride with our quarter horses, Cowboy and Cojo. As we rode through the park, Brooklyn and I shared stories and laughter, enjoying the simple…
I brought the horses over to my mom and dad’s house and we went on a trail ride to check on our cows. We had been repairing and old property line fence and made a some new paths to try and the horses loved it. Phoenix followed along with Cowboy and Minka as we made…
A couple of weeks ago, just before going to bed, I found Minka limping with lacerations on both legs, a cut just above the hoof, in the rain and mud. I had already scheduled Cowboy for an appointment with Mississippi State, had just saved their emergency line number that morning, and I immediately gave them…