A Wonderful Compliment- miraculous

August 5, 2017Posted inMiscellaneous
Good information! Thank You Susan! And then it happened...I went down the Rabbit Hole of Susan's Blog and have been happily reading your blog for an hour. I love you honesty. Makes me feel less alone on my horse adventures and gave me many belly laughs. I had to claw my way out of the Rabbit Hole to go pick up my truck. But I will surely retun to reading them very soon. Love to read your quirky writing! PS: Now don't get a big head over this post. As…

EPM NOT Stifle Horse Problem for Beginner Human Understanding

August 3, 2017Posted inCISCO, EPM, Stifle
Turns out Cisco has EPM. It is a neurological disease. All info below did not apply to Cisco. We are in the midst of fighting that disease now. We are expecting 100% recovery. ——————————————————————————————————— 5/8/2018 More EPM Learning- more than a year has passed Cisco remains lame when I ride him. Finally I got to take him to Dr. Randy again. Yes, most of the limping is on the right rear. But here is the deal: The muscle in the hind end that is most affected by EPM has gotten…

What a Great Evening with Cisco and Lucky!

July 29, 2017Posted inCISCO, Country Frank's Lucky Star
The weather changed to "have fun with horses" instead of "try not to die". I arrived at the barn determined to do everything.  Firstly, I decided it was Cisco who was to be the first ride.  I piled my backpack, 22' rope and halter, and bridle around the saddle horn.  I decided to put on his driving bridle and drive him up to the arena - a half a football field away.  Lucky is in the pasture.  Cisco is a right brain extrovert.  He worries and gets anxious.  He has…

The Bird Horse

July 28, 2017Posted inCISCO, Country Frank's Lucky Star
Where would we be without another Lucky Star story. It has been too hot to ride or too hot to ride two horses, so Lucky has been coasting. What does that mean multiple choice test: A. Lucky becomes more willing since he's had a vacation B. Lucky didn't want to move. Remember, he wants to be a statue. C. I wanted him to circle around me at a walk and instead he took off and did his imitation bucking routine. D. He gave me a squeal and his middle finger.…

Home Exciting Home!

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…