Friday, January 28, 2011

Regal Redeemer

One from the archives.
This is Big D on his horse from many
years ago.  His name was Regal Redeemer.
Big D talks very highly of this animal.
Well trained animal!  Bought as an 
unpapered double registered quarter horse
and buckskin registry.  He use to have dapples when he was
left out all summer.  One for the memory book.
Hopefully some day we will be able to get
Big D another one like him.
SweetP

Thursday, January 27, 2011

Animals are funny!

I was out with my lovely critters yesterday.  Oh my, they are so much fun!
Gemini was just a love!  He wanted all of the attention.
Miss Lokey was absolutely jealous of the affection he was getting.
She came up, put her nose in his butt, telling him to get away from her Mom!
He backed up with his ears pinned as if he were going to kick her.  Lokey being miss mellow
backed off.  She came back for more.  This time she went up to his neck as if she
were going to bite.  Right up in his face and making her I'm a mare winnie, kicked up her
front leg towards him.  Gemini put his head down as she was looking at me.  I
can't tell if she's looking at me as if to say "Stay away from my boyfriend!!!" or "See Mom I made him leave you alone!".  Or could it be that she was telling him "That's my Mom, I was here first and I get all the attention, Not you! Got It?!!" ?  They are funny animals and I love them.
I went out this morning to put them out.  Gemini was his normal crabby self.  He's not a morning horse!  He wants out first and lets me know it by kicking his stall gate.  Impatient big butthead!  Lokey is the slowpoke at getting out the door every morning.  I swear she does it on purpose just to make Gem angry!  
That's my morning with them.  We'll see what the afternoon visit brings.
Have a nice day!

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

What to write about?

I've been here several times in the past week, wanting to write about so many different subjects.  Most of them are about my crazy horses, children, hubby and just life here.  Others about what's coming up in the next few weeks.
I guess I could just ramble on about it all.
Good thing for us, the logger is here!  He started Monday morning with the select cutting.  It looks good to me.  The test will be when the Big D gets home!  He knows every inch of our property much better than I do.  As in all the trees and where they are and where all of the property lines are.  Me?  Not so much, heck I get turned around in the back yard.  Not really but pretty close!  Mare Bear and I took out the snowshoes to go mark the trees that hold the all precious bow stands, and The Tree, the hunting hut, etc.  She knows how to get to these places better than I.  Guess the adult ADD thing is still there, dang!  The Tree is a birch tree that we have been writing on since our first trip up here when it was just hunting land with an old shack of a trailer that served as camp.  Rustic?  Yea!  Holes in the floor?  Oh yes, watch where you step!  Good times and warmth when you need it?  YES!  We had a lot of fun!  So The Tree must be saved!  My little tree hugger Pixie is having issues with the trees being cut.  She's not really too much of a tree hugger but part of her is.  You'd have to meet her to understand.  Ok, she's a redhead!  Does that help??? She's eclectic!  Does that tell you more?  I love her and wouldn't change her for anything!  Her sisters however might want to trade her for a little more normal sister.  I keep telling them, everyone is different and no one can be perfect like you two!  Sisters!  Sometimes I feel I've missed out on the bond they share and other times I'm so thankful I never had the privilege of having a sister!!!!
Rambling enough for you?  Kind of hard to stay on subject but it adds a little for you to read.
To finish up about the logger, he's select cutting most of the property.  There will be an area of clear cutting, about 4 acres.  For what you might ask?  More pasture for the horses.  Which means, more horses too in the spring!  Wahoo!!! Two more.  Not sure if they will be mares or geldings or what breed if any.  Might get another mixed, younger or older.  Who knows.  I would love a paint and the hubby would love a buckskin.  We'll see.  Also in the spring we will get the girls their long awaited lab pups!  Yikes! If I'm not crazy now, I will be by the time they are 3 months old!
Horses.  My favorite subject to write about besides my kiddo's an life here at Heaven.  Gemini and I finally have to come to an understanding, I'm the boss and he's NOT!  Few sailor talks (Thanks for the suggestion Amy) and he listens pretty well now.  He understands that if he goes to bite me, he's getting a swat!  Make him think that I am going to kill him (Thanks Buck) even though I'm not and he got the picture.  He now knows that all redhead's rule the pasture and he's not one of them!  Lokey well she's such a sweety that's all I can say about her.  I've been out with them and making them move in the paddock.  She's willing to move out when asked, Gemini, ummm slow poke!  With encouragement he's moving!  Lokey must have a higher tail set then Gemini or she's has Arabian in her.  She holds her tail up while running, it's beautiful!  Love to watch her run!  I know I keep repeating this but when we brought her here in November, she was hardly able to walk.  She would walk, but the pain must have been terrible.  Now we see her running, kicking up her heals, playing with Gemini and loving life!  She's still miss mellow and loves attention but you can tell she feels better.  Gemini is smooth and graceful when he runs at his much slower pace than Lokey.  He has longer legs than she does and should be able to out run her with no problem.  Maybe he lets her think she's winning the race?  Or it's her want and need to be first that makes her run faster?  Whatever it is, I love it!! I love spending time with them.  When I don't get time with them, I miss them.  Even though they are right outside where I can see them.  I need to smell their smell, touch their soft muzzle, pet them and talk to them.. They have done this woman a world of good.  I never thought I'd have horses of my own, turned 40 and now have two!  I want more! he he he.
The girls!  Well they have been busy making Mema nuts!  Not really, some days yes and some days no.  Some days I wonder what happens to them, do they switch bodies at night?  There are some days when I would swear that's what's happened.  M Bear is usually miss mellow and good grades and nice.  Then something or someone takes over her body and she's this hyper, mean little girl that doesn't want to listen or do anything I ask of her.  She's not able to focus on anything or anyone.  Kind of like she turns into her sister.  Her sister isn't always mean it's that she's more likely to be mean  than M Bear is.  Pixie is like I said, a redhead!  Need I say more?  She's the one that's all over the place and can't focus, bounces off the walls.  Both are good kids and are their own person, and true to their values.  They are just different.  D Bear and I started an ice rink in the back yard for them to skate on.  They love it!  Winter is M Bear's season.  She loves to be outside.  Pix will go out for a little while but likes Fall and Spring better.  They like Summer but it's too hot!
Big D is coming home from this last job.  Not sure how long he will be here for.  He's hoping for a long time but knows he has to work to keep things going around here.  If we could afford for him to retire, he'd be done tomorrow.  He has a list a mile long of things he wants to accomplish while he's home.  Finish the overhead of the stalls for storage.  No hay up there, too much of a fire hazard.  Also needs to wire it for lights and outlets.  Wahoo, I'll be able to see better when we clean stalls.  Also has to put something along the back wall so that Mr. Gem won't be able to beat on the back door!!!!  He has too many things to do and I am in hopes that he will be able to do some of them and go ice fishing.  I could go for a big plate of fresh fish!  Yummy!!
So  I will leave you for now and hope to get back into writing on a more regular basis, if I'm not recruited to work with Big D Man!  Hope you are staying warm and enjoying winter.
SweetP