Good News, Bad News

Good News!

Smart Lil Dunny had his first foal, its a very cute and sweet solid(no paint markings) sorrel colt.

Bad News!

His birth went fine and was born super healthy and in great shape. But by afternoon of his first day another horse in his pasture decided to handle him pretty ruff.. From marks and wounds looks like he was picked up by back of neck and then given a good owie to hind end.. the neck wound promptly began to swell and turn into abscess on both sides of his neck that are going to be lanced and drained and will take time to heal.. The wound on butt is pretty nasty as actual hide is missing(you can see in picture) and some that is still attached is dead and will be removed.. So at afternoon check on his first day of life he had to get his first trailer ride with his mom and get a ton of handling at vets. He and his mom will be at vets for a few days so if all goes well & no infection gets hold he will be fine minus a bit of hide and probably a few scares for life..

Glad this is end of foaling season as it has be the longest one todate..

Horse Pictures

Roper

Smokey

Houdini

Spicey

Saxy

Working on registration photos and got a few of others as well.. They grow and change so much every time I get a picture and look at it the difference is amazing.. Saxy my Wyo Blue Chips filly is so tall and looking to be brown instead of black.. In the picture she is standing in front of Spicey a filly a year older than her and they are very close in height.. Houdini is still a massive foal very muscular and such a tank where my Smokey is built very nice but not as thick.. Roper is about as black a foal as I've ever had and is super gentle and as close to dog like as a horse can get.. You just can't faze him! I've run about everything past him and he just takes it well I think he has a super mind, and he loves getting baths he is a ham for them... He was a test breeding as I bred his mom once not knowing If my stallion could overcome her attitude and well he did so I re bred her, this foal is nothing in mind like his mom.. She is a nice built mare and has nice papers but doesn't care for people and is naughty when being handled I wasn't sure if this was a trait she obtained when growing up or born with.. I do think after this foal its all from not enough handling and training so I'm pleased with her as a broodmare and can't wait to see if next years will be as easy to handle and work with..

Fair Time

Getting ready to enter auction ring

Tucker on rides with Tegan and Tianna

Our new heifer with its 4-H owner
(Tom made her day to find out she wasn't to be butchered)

Gracie and Tucker

Gracie, Kendra, Kristan

Fair Time Fun! Girls showed the hounds for 2 days & this year they tried sheep and liked it so will be doing that again as well.. We stayed whole week in RV probably the funnest fair to date.. Tom Bought a heifer in auction and she is very sweet(next year we will have a baby calf YEA!).
Tom and I enjoyed a rare night out with out kiddies, we went to the Auction Buyers dinner since we bought the heifer and 2 butcher hogs.. Not only did purchases come with free steak dinner but a concert to boot and we went kiddless as well the group was No Cash Cowboys/ Jason Meadows and it was pretty good.. Tucker discovered rides and playing football with a lot of kids during shearing day he had fun. So over all fair was blast!!

a month behind

We have a employee that is also very close to my husbands family and found out he has leukimia, and he will be having a bone marrow transplant.. My brother in-law asked my daughter to model for the fund raising event he is hosting for Harry.. She had fun and looked great of course.. It will be a all vehicle poker run..

2008 filly -- By Shiners Superstar

2007 filly -- By Shiner Superstar

2008 Colt -- By Shiners Superstar

Had a chance to go see a few foal sire by my Stallion Shiners Superstar.. Always fun to do this..

Chantel

Gracie

Andie

Tucker & Bozler

My oldest daughter Chantel was here and we took a trip to a neat little lake by us.. Our first trip with RV and we had fun it worked well and enough room for all.. Tucker and Andie couldn't stay out of lake very long..

Dad & Tucker going for a ride

Well last night Tucker had so much fun on his pony Shasta we walked around the place and did his first solo trotting.. Shasta lounges very nice at what ever speed you ask so that is great to be able to do.. Tucker stayed on and he giggles as he trots its so cute.. Dad showed up and they went for a walk and Tucker had fun having dad lead him around on his horse.. Tucker pony has shed out such a pretty color and has turned out to be a great pony... Of course Tucker is very into his pony right now he is helping feed and water him everyday..

Moony Update.

Well I'm catching up and have to add a update on Moony.. He came home from trainer last August for winter break and spent winter being a horse, since he was supposed to go back to trainer in spring and resume showing we didn't want to do anything to mess up his training so he just got handled on ground no riding.. We found out Gracie is going on a school based trip to Europe next year and the cost is high so this year we took off showing for that.. So Moony didn't go back to full time show training and showing.. Instead he went back as Gracie's second lesson horse to ride at same trainers.. This horse wasn't rode since last August and handle enough but not everyday.. We were so proud we took him back to the trainers they lounged him and got on(as I wouldn't let Gracie on him after being off so long)this guy forgot nothing rode like a charm was tired after but that's it.. Gracie rode after they did a full lesson and they rode so nice and she could do everything on him, he even spined both directions for her like he just done it day before.. Now they've been going to lessons steady and she's been riding him at home as well as he is super smart, sane, and great with Gracie.. I couldn't believe he took off right where he left off so far no back steps and he is a young colt this makes us so happy as to what my stallion produces another good sign for daddy... Anyhow I was pretty hurried day we started him back and thought I left camera at home, instead after we hosed him down I found it in my truck so only pictures I got this first day back were of wet Moony at trailer. So I'm sharing them anyhow LOL.. He looks pretty wet and out of show shape but he kept most of him mane and tail intact all winter and I think looks pretty good for colt right out of horse vacation and back to work..

Wow I'm way behind!

Chickens

Turkeys

Ducks

Turkey

Peacock

Birthday jumping


Houdini

Smokey


Mia


Birthday fun.



It's been such a long time I've not added.. Well since Fathers day we have been so busy with farm life, birthday parties, watching foals grow.. Anyhow Gracie had her friends over for her Birthday they all had fun slept in RV and jumped on Trampoline for two days.. We had a really nice 4Th of July gathering.. Kent brought his grill, we hosted it at our house, and Toms mom and his sister Bobbi did most of the food(which was awesome as usual!). The kids loved it being at home this year, and I think the best weather its ever been since I lived here so all was super..


Gracie passed drivers ed so is now driving me places.. The sheep are doing good and girls getting them close to fair ready.. The poultry are all growing like mad and I have a new Peacock at our house as well.. Hope this gets my sorta caught up..