Hallelujah Ranch

Hunter Pace was a good time today with friends and horses in the lovely fall weather! Not sure about our time yet but we were moving at a steady pace most of the time, few shenanigans from Groot, of course, just having some fun! 🦄🙏🥰

Maui’s Monday face… he’s like a reflection of mine 😂🤷‍♀️

Groot does not like to be outshined, so good job big guy 🦄 He prefers trails to anything else & was happy to hit the mark & we actually just submitted our log for 100 hours… the next one is 250 so…. That’s going to take a while 😂🙌 It’s always good to have goals!

It’s Maui Time!
He’s finally feeling like he’s ready to get back into light work, after some good lunge line walk, trot, take off bucking & kicking then cantering for a while work! Got his TIP patch in the mail for his 25 hours of pleasure trail riding, and we look forward to much more getting back in shape & working for the 100 hour mark 🐴🎉. It’s ok that the certificate got all wrinkles in the mail 😂🤷‍♀️

We lost a very special part of our family, one of the coolest dogs that had unfortunately NO horse sense, but they put up with him anyway… The barn will not be the same without you 💔🙏 Enjoy dog heaven, you earned it buddy 🥹🙏

Sept 1st is 4-H sign up day! This is our 3rd year of having this monthly group at the Ranch! The horses are excited to play a bigger role this year, as we learn hands-on about them 🐴 🍀 ages 5-18, otherwise you can be a volunteer & join in!

I do not get technology nowadays, but every once in a while I try it out… I liked that I did not have to get my dress dirty for this one!

Thank you Dr. Whaley for coming out to take care of these boys! Rhodey has come so far already, no longer needs to be bandaged, and is allowed to start going out a bit to get moving & strength build back up. Maui… well he got X-rays & the puncture did not get the coffin bone & seems to be clean in there so after some extra antibiotics & hoof wrap, he’s back out too, keeping Moose baby company and taking it easy on the road to recovery ❤️‍🩹 🙏

Another successful rewrap day for Rhodey (aka Yoshi) He stood like a champ, earned some treats & scratches… He LOVES getting brushed & scratched! Then we went for a walk & grazed before going back to a clean stall & Maui, who can’t hardly walk right now, so he will just have to deal with treats & getting brushed… which he does NOT like, brushing these 2 is a completely opposite experience 😂😂😂

Are you listening to your Horse?

Sometimes I ignore mine I will admit… it seems like they’re whinning to each other for no reason or they’re just annoyed. They wanna know how everyone’s doing. I’m not even sure sometimes… today I was in the far back Pasture clearing up rocks and sticks sweating my butt off… and I heard Maui in the very front pasture whinying. I ignored him at first, but he kept talking and he had friends in his pasture so I was trying to decide as I worked, what he would be complaining about … maybe he missed Rhodey? Not likely enough to cry for him… maybe the mares in the next pasture? still they’re not nice to him so why would he ask for them ?… reluctantly I decided to go check it out… he was just standing by the roundbale of hay & I was thinking he must be stuck on something but couldn’t figure out what… didn’t see anything when I got there so ok, what next, picked up his feet & a nearby stick for a hoofpick to see if there was anything in his foot, why else would he just be standing there? First foot nothing, but after a bit of cleaning in second foot I felt a pokey thing that was not coming out, turns out it was a stick that got stuck UP INTO his foot 🤦‍♀️ I couldn’t get it with my fingers so I told him to stay put while I ran & grabbed some pliers. Thankfully I was able to pull it loose & blood started pouring out immediately… he already knew what to do, he turned & limped toward the gate so I could bring him in & give him some pain meds… clean it out, wrap it… he just got rid of an abscess, now his foot has a puncture wound in it. At least Rhodey has company… 🙏🤷‍♀️🐴🐴