Introducing Boomerang!

I figured it would be fitting to introduce the horses we have in our little herd. I think I'll start with the oldest horse...Boomerang.

Boomerang is 13 years old. He is a Kentucky Mountain Saddle horse, but we haven't had him regiestered yet. I have known him since he was 4 days old. My friend bought him at an auction. He was not expecting to buy anything at that particular auction, but just couldn't pass up this wonderful little foal. He just happened to have driven his min-van and loaded Boomerang into the middle, since the middle seat had been taken out early that day. Imagine the stares and all the passersby pointing at the min-van carrying a live horse inside of it!

Boomerang was born a palomino (which is a blond color for those unfamiliar), but he turned from that to a medium cholcate color and then settled on dapple grey. As he aged, Boom began to turn more and more white. he is almost white now, but has kept his darker mane and what little black and grey he had in his tail.

Boom has been ridden by my step-daughter, Josey, for 10 years and on her 14th birthday, he was passed from me to her. She shows him in Waddy, Mt. Eden and Harrodsburg, KY and usually wins a ribbon in every class she's in. Boom likes to show off and he puffs up proud for the shows. He won first place in the first class he was ever in and Josey was hooked on showing at that point.

Boom has given people back their confidence in riding after accidents. One friend has been thrown off her horse twice and she was ready to sell her farm and move back to town. She rode Bom one time, and saw that not all horses were hard to get along with. She still rides today and has a small herd of her own.

Another friend was thrown by her horse and broke her tail bone. She was finished with riding becasue of the injury and the fact that she was egtting odler and thought maybe she should give it up. She rode Boom and changed her mind. He stayed with her for a few weeks until we could find her a horse she could trust...just like Boom.

God created such a creature with a purpose and Boom has fulfilled that purpose many, many times. He has helped boost many a young child's confidence by doing what he was supposed to do when the child wasn't sure what to do. He has given people their self-esteem and joy back and has found a special place on all our hearts. Thank God for creating such a magnificent horse!

The Winter Season is Upon Us

Well, those who know me best will know I do not like winter weather. I don't like the cold at all and hope to one day move to warmer climates.

That being said, I have been trying to help out more with the care of our horses during the cold winter months. My husband, Brian, does most of it during the winter and I am much more eager to tend to the horses during the warmer months of the year. As long as I put on my long John's, a wool sweater, my Carhartt coveralls, my Carhartt coat and a sock hat, I'm good to go!

With one large stall, for the absolutely HUGE Max Mule, and 4 average size stalls, Brian has been keeping 3 or 4 horses up while the others are left outside. We do rotate them around so they can all get out of the weather a little bit.

Snow Rabbit is our most talkative horse and she is due to deliver a foal in late March or early April (if we don't sell her before then). She decided she wanted to come in for the night last night, so Brian and I took her and Spur (her baby's daddy) into the barn for the night, gave them some grain, some hay and some water and bedded them down for the night.

Max, Zip and Tonka got to stay up last night, too. Tonka prefers to stay outside, I think, but he didn't get to go out until this morning.

Boomerang and Moon Man, who are both fat and sassy, get to stay out more often since they have bulked up well for the colder temperatures. They both love to roll in the mud and, of course, they are both white and almost white in color. Boogers.

It will be like this for the next several months, but I'm not looking forward to it. However, I do thank God for blessing us with such wonderful animals.