Since we stayed the holiday weekend in town we were able to snatch up some new additions! We now have the cutest little buckskin horse who is bred out of this world and the sweetest brown filly I have fallen in love with.
Meet Filena & Banjo:
This is Casono San Bartender, a 5 year old brown/bay filly. She is cute and fancy and she is nothing but a sweetheart. She's been used mainly for moving cattle and wrangling horses but she is no stranger to the rope end of things and can pull and turn and face. She is one of the smoothest gaited horses we've had the pleasure of owning. She is easy going and great to be around both on and off the ground. She is not pushy and very willing to please. Her pedigree should speak for itself.
www.allbreedpedigree.com/casono+san+bartender
Here is Hickorys Golden Chex. This little horse is about as cute as they come and full of personality. He is so dang much fun to ride! He is big horse heart in a just a little smaller package. He'd make any kid a perfect partner or he'd be great for a smaller adult. He's been ridden in and outside of the arena, through the hills and on gathers. At just 4 years old he is ready to go anywhere you want. One look at him and you can see why he appealed to us. He is a true buttermilk buckskin with some dappling. A real handy little guy with a pedigree to boot!
www.allbreedpedigree.com/hickorys+golden+chex
I also picked up a little palomino I dubbed Henry, dad being the gun nut he was Henry is my version on the yellow or golden boy. He is a shy one and will get to hang out with the Doc O' Dynamite colt as soon as he gets enough groceries in him.
Up & coming in training I have "Cricket" - half horse, half pony and she is really coming along nice. I have just a handful of rides on her including two outside rides and nothing seems to phase this little wonder. The only incident so far was a small fit in the hay field because she did not want to leave the other horses, all the while Cliff laughing at me and my struggle with her, I'm sure I looked like one of those little kids you see at sale yards, legs a'workin as fast as they will go fighting with their ponies to go in the right direction, she got over it though! Broke her in to a lope and aside from the closeness to the ground could not even tell I was on a pony. She is such a smooth little ride and man, can she travel too! You'd never know half of her genetics lean more towards the stunted side, she has a gait like any normal sized horse and is pretty catty to boot! My plans to sell her in Feb. are becoming more and more hindered each time I get on her. I am aching to take her to the spring brandings, I'm certain she can show up any of those big leggy horses on dragging calves. We will see! Cliff assures me the novelty of a pony will wear off and that I will be too embarrassed to use her. I say nay, nay! Or rather, neigh, neigh.... :) She will be making her way down to our training barn for some winter workouts. Springtime will tell what this little mighty horse can do!
Then there's "Lasca", my little Dry Doc/Driftwood filly. She's gotten her turn under the saddle as well. Got her second and third real rides on and she did just beautiful. I have big plans for this filly, she is really starting to take off and grow. She is starting to move her feet and she has a real nice feel to her. She made a few little jumps but I am confident that if that is as hard as she ever bucks I can keep 'er covered! If not I will do my best to "not weaken" however she does not come across as one who's apt to swallow her head so I think I'm pretty safe. If I can ever get over selecting Badger as my top outside horse I believe she will be next in line, I don't think that will hurt his feelings any either, he seems very happy just being fat.
Little Blue's first passenger!