I've got two new horses on the ranch, both are sorrels. Rebel is a gelding, he's the closest one in the picture. Shasta is his mare. Both are in their 20s, and in good health. Rebel is having a difficult time keeping Shasta away from the fence because there's another gelding in the other pasture and she's a big flirt. The fact that Rebel flirts with Gypsy, the little white Arab mare in the background, doesn't count!
My pastures are dry this time of year and that's good for these two. These two came to the ranch a little bit overweight---a rare happening for me. Most of the critters who make it to my ranch need something, food, kindness, a little training and a routine.
Horses thrive on routine. I feed at the same time mornings and evenings. They come into the barn in a certain order and they go out in a certain order. During the summer I bring them in to eat dinner and then turn them back out to spend the night in their pastures. In this picture my BLM mustang mare, Sienna, is the first girl, with the white star. Bucky, a handsome gelding, is in the stall beside her.
Sometimes these two have arguments but because of the heavy wire separating them they can't hurt each other.
Other news from the ranch isn't so happy. I lost my precious Cleo kitty.Yes, she was old, got to see her 18th birthday before her kidney's failed completely. She'd been on the ranch a long time and I miss her. It's been a tough year for losses. Two dogs, three kitties. I've had enough!
