Just Kit Sunday #42

I

 Am

 The

 Lion,

Bellowing out at the night.

We are the cow,

I left her alone to graze,

And walked to the steam, 

And when I returned it was stolen away. 

Neil Diamond

I Am The Lion

Taproot Manuscript

One Bad Apple

 One bad apple tree that is.  I don't remember what kind of apple tree it was suppose to be but I'm pretty sure it wasn't labeled "Small and Gnarly" when I bought it.  After several seasons of having apple, none were edible.

 With the weather being nice enough to do some yard work, it was time to take it down.

 J is a wiz with the chain saw and make quick work of it.

It took longer to load it on the truck than it did to cut it down.

Now the good apple tree on the left and the peach tree on the right will have a little more room, my flower bed in front will get more sun, and J can get around better with the lawn mower.  Looks like a win, win, win for everyone but the bad apple.

Just Looking, Maybe

To make up for not taking me to the horse show last week, J took me horse looking instead.  And you know I need another horse like I need a hole in the head.  But who can resist going shopping at the farm where we got Otoelene and Brother?   Plus, I was told that they only bred one mare last year so only one foal being born this year.  Any time there is a shortage, demand rises, right?  

 We started with the yearlings.  This filly was in rehab.  Apparently, she doesn't have the easy going temperament of the others so she is getting a little extra attention in the stall.

 Then there was a filly colored like Brother.

 But this very light palomino is Brother's brother.

 Then this extremely cute one is Otoelene's sister.  Can you tell I'm a little prejudice toward her.  Just look at that pretty face and big jaw.

And another pretty palomino filly.  I think I missed one in the picture taking somewhere.  I could have sworn that there were six.  It gets very confusing with all of that yellow.  

 Then we checked out the 2 year olds.  They still had Brother's brother.

And Otoelene's brother.  Are you confused yet?

It's hard to tell from this picture and this angle but they also still had a 2 year old cremello stud.  He's nice but I just can't get past the blue eyes. 

 And then there was Popcorn.  He's 4 and very stout.  He also had about 30 days of training 1 1/2 years ago.  He was even ridden in a couple of parades.
I love these horse's temperament and they are so easy to work with, but what do I need with another horse?

First Born

Looks like calving season has started a couple of weeks early.  

 We had our first little calf on Monday.

She is a little squirt of a calf but very lively.  Hope she gets a field full of friends to play with soon.

Bad Horse For Sale Pictures #13

This one from Craig's List stated, "Needs to be worked with before riding." 

Do you think part of that work should include putting the saddle in the right place and ADDING A GIRTH!  This definitely could be part of their problem and why the horse is now having to be re-homed.

No Show

Well, I chickened out.  E didn't want to drive with me anyway.  And then when I went to ride Brother after church, he was lame.  We had pulled his rear shoes when we had them reset last month and it looks like he might have another abscess on a rear hoof.  It's always something.  

 But since the temperature wasn't too bad E when ahead and rode Wrangler.  At one point he picked up the wrong lead for a stride then did a flying lead change to fix it and E asked, "What was that, did he buck?"

 I always try to get in at least one gate practice every session.

 I don't want any horse that might go to the state show not to be able to do the gate.

So far he's been doing pretty good.  We really need it to dry up some so we can ride in the outdoor ring and work more on that lope.  I wish he would lope more relaxed and reach that head down some.

Just Kit Sunday #41

Nothing fancy today, just one handsome cat.