Life on the ranch

First of all, to answer the question that is on everyone’s mind- Has Lake Hazel Suzee Que had her baby yet?  The answer is no.  Josh and I have to laugh about it because she has all the signs indicating she should  foal soon.  She was even diagnosed by the vet.  It sounds a lot like how we humans are- all the signs indicate it should be soon but then nothing!  Hah!  Well, we are just…

Sometimes the weather is less than ideal. Everything takes longer, requires more effort, more preparation and certainly more planning. In order to get anything done around here, you have to just get up, dress accordingly and declare independence from the weather. But when you have views like this, it makes it all worth it.    

We had a little car trouble the other day.  If anything, it made a great video!   Don’t you wish you could go back to the day of just riding a horse to wherever you needed to go?

Remember when we talked about what your horse goals are for 2012?  My daughter has had a dream for a long time to train a horse for show and hit the show circuit.  It’s starting to become a reality for her. This week she got a new horse,a three-year old, named Pleased By Chex out of Miss Fritzie Bug and sired by Chic Please.  Normally Chic Pleases are pretty hot and not normally a youth…

What do you do when your daughter comes to you with a proposition? “Dad, I’d like to make you a proposition.” “Okay.” “Well, you know I don’t have any money but I want to make you an offer on one of your new foals coming.” “What kind of an offer?” “Well, I’ll train one of your new foals and then sell it.  You’d get a great trainer at a discounted price and then I’ll let…