Jewels "In the beginning"...

This mare is a handful when she's tied. I'm not sure why a person wouldn't teach a horse to stand patiently. Maybe they lacked the time or experience.

Jewels

The man we purchased her from almost a year ago was elderly, and hadn't done anything with her, but feed her. Told us he bought her from a guy that rode up to his house bare back about a year and a half before we purchased her. He hadn't left anything out about her personality, habits, and warned me,"this is a cowboys horse" she's not for a beginner.

Okay, so, that didn't detour me from buying her. I let him know I had a clear understanding of his opinion, but I'll take her regardless of your warning. I think the man thought me crazy, but I needed a challenge in my life. When I went to pick  her up, the first thing she did was run from us. No problem! We hemmed her up in a corner and I put the halter on. Now its time to take her home. The man told us " she won't hop in a two horse straight load". Okay, I thought to myself, "now you tell me". No problem, "so I replied". My grand daughter was holding her near the back of the trailer and I took a lunge line out of the saddle compartment. I was going to have to coax her in with a rope around her hocks. To my surprise and everyone else standing around there, I opened the trailer door and she bumped us out of the way and hopped right in! Nice...

Sunday morning coming down...

  Well, we started out the morning feeling better. Ron fed the horses and dogs early as usual. While out in the paddock area, he hollered at me to come out side.   There were 2 loose horses on the road. One of them was a stud horse! The other was a cute little roan gelding stopping to eat grass in the neighbors yard across the way.  Ron meandered towards them carrying a feed bucket to lure them into a enclosed area around the front of our barn. Neither of then were interested in complying.  Both started trotting off the opposite direction, most likely headed back where they came from. The man they belonged to started this way with a bucket of feed trying to catch the wandering duo. The horses kept making there way home until the owner finally corralled them in another neighbors yard down the way. The roan was a real cute mount, about 13 and a half hands tall. The other was a chestnut standing about 15 hands tall. Not a bad looking horse, but definitely not stallion material. I'm always amazed why folks keep or use a stallion that wouldn't pass on beneficial traits or good conformation to their offspring. Okay, so, lets not meddle into the life of someone else.