JR

JR is part of the herd now. Everyone likes him. Even Velvet doesn't really bite him hard when she chases him away from her food. He gets to go to his food bucket in peace. He is able to get quite far from Sage now, without getting too upset. I've seen him 50' away from her now. Stepmom, Sage, and JR still hang out together. Today, the herd was across the lake where we could watch them from our window. Sage and JR were napping while the rest were grazing.…

  At five months old, how do you train a weanling.  JR arrived knowing how to lead.  He was imprinted at birth and can be touched in most places on his body.  OK, I didn’t try all of them the 1st day. I left some excitement for later.I used our first day together to walk around the pasture, so he would know the boundaries.  During our walk, he got to learn respect for my personal space.  I used the walk as an excuse to play "the games" with him.  We…

In June 1999, I bought Jim’s Last Request (JR) when he was 3 days old. I saw him fox trot at that young age.  JR and I are meant to be a pair...our hair matches.   JR is a strawberry roan sabino.   He has a red dorsal stripe, four white legs, a huge blaze, flaxen mane and tail.   His tail has a red strip down the center.   Flashy and chrome are words invented for this colt. JR's sire is Jack's Sensation, owned by a legendary horseman who is now deceased,…