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 😅

Tonight I was riding Minka around the yard and kept hearing Phoenix whinnying and wanting some attention. So, without any preparation or care for Minka’s would-be objections I haltered and brought her along. Even though Minka did not like the additional company she did fantastic! I struggled managing the reins and the lead rope, but…
I found an Australian Stock Saddle on marketplace earlier this week. It’s basically a cross between Western and English saddles; the desire being comfortable for long trail rides. Cowboy was not as excited to try on the new saddle as much as I was to try it out! We ended up spending the evening working…
Now that we’ve been given permission to ride on our neighbor’s property it made sense to cut a dedicated trail through the woods. It was a perfect opportunity to use the mini-excavator’s dozer blade to clear the underbrush and expose the ground underneath. I was amazed at how little work I ended up needing to…
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 few weeks ago I got a call in the night that Kramer had been showing signs of lameness and didn’t eat in the morning! This was not well received but was an opportunity to abound in grace and be patient with others. We never could figure out what happened exactly but we think he…
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 –…