Mustang Makeover

Well, I've gone and done it.  I've officially lost my mind.  I sent in my application for the Extreme Mustang Makeover.

This is where trainers apply to get a wild mustang and have 4 months to work with it them bring it back for a competition and then auction.  

I might not even get accepted but I think it would be fun and challenging.  It will definitely push me out of my comfort zone.  The application deadline isn't until the end of March so I'm sure it will be awhile before I even find out anything.  But I'll let you know as soon as I do.  Stay tuned.....

Just Kit Sunday #96

Kit Kat may be tried of Wrangler getting all the glory. 

 Maybe he wants to try his paw at painting.

Or maybe not.

We Have A Sale

Wrangler has had 2, count 'em 2, sales on Ebay!

Which is a good thing because the buyer that has been waiting on him has backed out.  I have someone else lined up that wants to look at him when the weather clears a bit but until then it's nice that he is earning a little money.  Which is more than I can say for the other 6 horses out there.  

 This one sold last night and is in the mail.

And this one should already be at it's destination.
The 9 year old little girl that got snowed out 2 weeks ago is scheduled to come tomorrow for her painting with Wrangler session.  I'll try to get some pictures.

A Few Snow Pictures

The absences is not my fault. My internet connection was lost on Sunday.  My internet provider promised a new modem to arrive on Tuesday.  If the modem was not the problem then it would be a call to the phone company and another 3-5 days.  They called last night to see if I had gotten the modem.  No, I had not.  They thought it might have gone to Pennsylvania.  It finally arrived today and yes, that was the problem so no waiting on the phone company and we are back online.  But I missed out on posting my snow pictures. 

I think Emma enjoyed the snow. 

And Bumble and Bea just took it all in stride, shaking it off when necessary. 

 The cattle were a little restless waiting on J to arrive with their hay.

 The horses turned their noses up at the hay to start with and preferred digging in the snow for what grass they could find.

Since most of our farm lays to the south, we have lots of bare ground now but the snow was pretty when it arrived.

Just Kit Sunday #95

Luckily, we ended up at the lower end of the snow estimates here with just 13 inches.  

 Kit Kat put on a brave face when I put him outside.

 After a short survey of the area,

he decided that the better places to walk were where I had just shoveled.

But better still would be back in the house.  

Our New Beef

Yes, that is the noun beef,  not the verb.  No new complaints, well maybe several but I'll save that for another time. 

 This was one of our best looking steers when we weaned them a couple of months ago.  Shortly after weaning, J noticed this one limping.

His left rear fetlock was swollen and at an odd angle.  Since he was still weight bearing I didn't think it was broken but he certainly wasn't sound enough for the truck ride out west.  I think there might have been a luxation or subluxation at the fetlock.  As it is, his is staying in the barn lot eating until he gets fat.  Then if all goes well we'll have a full freezer later this year.

Good Fences #96

Last week was our annual cattle drive moving the cows from the land we rent across the road back to our farm.

 J had already done all the preliminary work so me and E just had to show up.

 The cattle pens here aren't the best so J reinforces them with corral panels.

 We actually took 1/2 to our farm at the house and the other 1/2 a mile further up the road to another farm.

 But first it was down the chute,

through the yard,

 then down the long and winding road.

 The cows took advantage of the trip to do a little grazing along the way.

 E was on had to stop traffic (of which there was none) and turn the cows into our field.

 J magically reappeared here to turn them up the hill to a different field.

 Now they are safely ensconced behind our 6000 feet of new line fence.

Just a little bit of work to cross the road. 

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