Warmth

Hey fellow Horse Lovers this is for you. I'm sure we have all been here.

The Warmth Of A Horse

When your day seems out of balance and so many things go wrong ...When people fight around you and the clock drags on so long ...

When some folks act like children and fill you with remorse ...Go out into your pasture and wrap your arms around your horse.

His gentle breath enfolds you as he watches with those eyes ...He may not have a PhD but he is, oh so wise!

His head rests on your shoulder you hug him good and tight ...He puts your world in balance and makes it seem all right.

Your tears will soon stop flowing, the tension will be eased ...The nonsense has been lifted. You are quiet and at peace.

So when you need some balance from the stresses in your day ...
The therapy you really need is out there eating hay!

Cricket

Sorry for the not so good pics. This horse makes capturing her on film some kind of miracle. She is absolutely priceless, she will do these wonderful poses when there is no camera. The very second she sees you coming with one, bye- bye picture. I have stood out there for long periods of time waiting for her to forget I have a camera.......no such luck.

This shot was one of the better ones....believe it or not.....little brat. Here is an example of how unhappy she is when you almost get her. This picture started out being a very nice head shot. If she could stick her tongue out at you and do the na na na na na thing at me she would.

This shot is the one that made me laugh out loud, I guess you had to be here to see the humor in it. Cricket could not get her head away fast enough. This would have been a sweet pic. of her nuzzling her buddy. The picture doesn't really show it but she saw me coming and tried to turn her head away so fast that she actually bumped into Skook and couldn't quite get all the way turned around, so I snapped it anyhow. Well folks based on these pictures you can now see what I'm up against ....and why I don't have the greatest pics posted. Of course I can't blame it all on my subjects though, there is still the small matter of my own ineptness. Well that's it for this round. I have to go catch my Moxie horse and get some arena work done on her. She is going into unchartered territory on Sat (AKA unknown bush) I really don't want to be left in the dirt so I must go get a saddle on her. Later. Have a wonderful day where ever you are.

Visiting Dignitaries

I had the pleasure of having two Fjord's come for a visit. They stayed over night. I have to say that I don't know that much about them but you hear all the time how quiet they are. Well if I didn't love my Morgans so much I think I would switch to these guys. I am so impressed with their dispositions and how well they carry themselves. They were brought to our house put in a strange pasture( right beside a busy highway) and these are country horses. They didn't bat an eye, just started checking out the remnants of alfalfa and whatever else they could rustle up. They nickered a bit at the other horses but only after our horses kept insisting. These horses have the kindest, softest eye I have ever seen. I can now say from first hand experience that they are quiet and incredibly sweet natured. Talk about easy to catch and deal with. This is Chance. He is a real doll.

The second picture is Wiener, apparently there is a Snitzel at home in Creston. It was a distinct pleasure to have these two visit. They are very dignified and would be welcome back any time.

Flowers for Shirley

Shirley this was my favorite this year. I was worried it wouldn't fill out, you can't tell but there is a barrel under all that stuff. So much for the barrel. I had to dispose of it the other day almost broke my heart, it was still wanting to grow. This one was done for The Cranbrook Golf Club. It really was beautiful.

In Training

This is Moxie in training. She is a Purebred Morgan 4 yrs old. Moxie has 45 days professional training and I have been on her 4 times. I think I am getting to old for young horses, I sometimes forget that they just don't know. Moxie is doing well, she is smart and willing and has a desire to please. This horse could go in any direction it depends on what you choose. Moxie has a sweet nature and likes attention. I would also like to see this horse harness trained. I think she would make an awesome buggy horse as well as riding. She definitely has that Morgan presence and carries herself proudly. Moxie is a character, I guess if you had to describe her she would be the barnyard prankster. Well people I have chores to do so color me gone. I will do more follow up with Moxie. If you are interested in purchasing this mare leave a comment for me to get in contact or e - mail jltighe@msn.com

Hot Day in Paradise

Hey fellow bloggers, being as I am not a sun or heat seeker I'm not so sure about the paradise part more like holy -- double hockey sticks. Just when you think it's going to be nice and cool down a bit.......well like I said. Sorry no pics today. I did however figure out how to get my sales corral up and running, that was thanks to my friend Shirley over on ride a good horse( and boy does she)Anyhow I will get some more horses in there for you. I wanted to get on here because I just realized it has been quite awhile...don't want to lose you guys. I look forward to seeing where people are coming from. You guys rock, you are from all over the world, places I will never see and can barely imagine. I wish more of you would leave comments. I would love to hear about you and your countries. Do you have horses and if so what kind of challenges do you encounter. Do you have hay shortages and or things like West Nile etc. See so many questions and no answers. Please leave a comment. Well folks even though I can't go do anything with my critters I have books to do yuk. Blog at you later. Great job Shirley he looked really good!!!!!

By Request

I have been asked to post more pictures of Lily so here are a few....again I will apologize now, they are not that good. I just don't seem to be getting any better alas you will have to live with these. This is Lilies first time in the big pasture after getting a clean bill of health. Of course the ones where they went nuts and played like crazy did not turn out....bet you could have guessed that!!!!!

Lily is definitely going to be a very elegant young lady. I don't know that much about dressage but if this little girl gets tall enough she appears to have a natural style that would lend itself to that venue. She is a special baby, she has certainly beaten the odds so far.

These pics are a few weeks old now. I will try for some new ones. She is growing so much I can't get over the changes. It is a good thing she is quite co operative when you have to do things with her. I am not able to push her around as easily as I could so it is nice that she is halter broke and is willing to follow me around......I just love her. Anyhow must run stay tuned for more on Lily and horses for sale.