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July 19, 2017Posted inCISCO, Country Frank's Lucky Star, Missouri Fox Trotter
A week of extreme temperatures coming up has defeated me. I decided to bring the handsome geldings home from the boarding stable. Everyone will be pleased...the handsome geldings and the fulsome mares. I pulled up and Cisco saw me immediately. I got out of the truck and Cisco whinnied loudly. Ahhhhh, I thought, "he really loves me". I walked up to his pasture and he whinnied again. But he wasn't looking at me. He was looking at the trailer. I walked past him and Cisco whinnied at the trailer. Did…

Ick- Covered in Crumbles

July 12, 2017Posted inCountry Frank's Lucky Star
Many horse people buy bags of treats. These treat bags are picked up, carried in trailers, tossed, crushed by saddles etc.. When the treats get low in the bag, the bottom of the bag has crumbled grit of mangled treats. My treat bag has about 5 treats left. There is about a half inch of treat crumble grit in the bottom of the bag. I take the treat bag out to the outdoor horse shower area and try to hide it from Lucky eyes. It's in the upper 80's and…

Sand, Grit and Domination

July 12, 2017Posted inCISCO, Country Frank's Lucky Star
FYI- Lucky Star strives to be dominate over me. I tried to explain to him yesterday that he made his life so much harder as he tried to nibble me.... 7/11/17 Misery in Missouri July. Still in upper 80 or low 90 at 7:00 pm. I manage to get Cisco and Lucky haltered, fly sprayed, fly masks off, eyes and face rubbed and off we go a half football field to the arena. I had decided that I didn't have enough strength to saddle a horse in the heat. Ha!…

Lucky Star Saves Mom’s Life!

June 8, 2017Posted inCountry Frank's Lucky Star, Missouri Fox Trotter
How the Horse of No Saved My Life I took Lucky and Cisco to one of our our outdoor arena summer home. It is perfect for Cisco's rehab. I was going to ride the "horse of no" and lead Cisco over the log obstacle, the low jump and the small wooden bridge. That was my intent and if Lucky would have let that happen, I might be in the hospital or funeral home now. Lucky decided he wanted to play at liberty before I rode. He double dared me to…

Skid Marks in My Heart by Lucky Star

June 3, 2017Posted inCountry Frank's Lucky Star
Lucky Star became a country music song today. "I met the black mare today. Something about her made my inner stallion come alive. I danced on the trail beside her. I whispered words of  love to her. I turned into a hunk of liver chestnut stallion with my arched neck and prancing feet. I watched her gorgeous body swing to the heavenly trail rhythm. I forgot about the bay mare, the bay mare waiting on me at home. I could think nothing about my duties, only about the black mare…

New Saddle has Passed the Test

April 27, 2017Posted inCountry Frank's Lucky Star, Parelli Saddle, Saddle fit
I bought a used 16 1/2" super wide Parelli Natural Performer via eBay. Last Sunday it passed the Cisco test. Today it passed the Lucky Star test. I tried to cinch it up tight enough so the saddle would stay on Lucky. When I mounted, it tipped a little,letting me know it might not be fully secure. But when I got balanced in the saddle and shifted my weight to each side, it felt secure. Off we went at a nice "trail walk" speed. I could feel those back legs…