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 😅

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 afternoon I went on my first trail ride away from the farm with Minka. We loaded up and headed to Trace State Park in Pontotoc and meandered through the equestrian trails on the north side of Old Natchez Trace Lake. It was quiet and peaceful; the setting sun occasionally peaking through the trees and…
This was one of the funnest events I’ve ever been to. We were surrounded by people who loved their horses and all things equine and rodeo. I have spent the last few weeks trying to summarize the experience and have been unable to find the right words. I captured most of the event with my…
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…
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…
My sister and I went to a cattle working clinic for beginners at Panther Creek Stables. They have a large facility where they teach all things to work on a ranch. This was my first time driving cattle, and although the video makes me cringe, I am enjoying this time as I learn. JB was…