The horse business

I had a really nice trip to ID recently. It didn't start out to be a pleasure trip but it kind of ended up that way as the week progressed. I had to deliver the roan horse and break some horses to drive for a friend of mine. Barkley will have a really nice home for the next couple of years and I had to remember that horses aren't dogs, he certainly didn't seem to miss me when I was leaving. I guess I should feel good about that. The weather was cold and snowy the whole time and It certainly was challenging. I learned that I can chain up the truck in under 10 minutes. Not having the right clothing can make you pretty efficient in sub freezing weather.

One of the side benefits of making this trip was getting to enjoy horses again. I was and still am pretty pissed off at the horse business and the hypocrisy that goes with it. It was very nice to see such a nice group of horses and owners who's lives don't revolve around what is happening at the world show, or what the "big boys" are doing. I was impressed with the overall quality of the horses, some very nice hunt seat and pleasure prospects. The in crowd doesn't own them all. Sometimes looking in a little different area can yield some great results. I want looking for a prospect but found a very cool Hunter Under Saddle prospect and brought her home. You know how it goes maybe after a nice show career she can become one of my broodmares, she certainly has the bloodlines for it.

Anyway sometimes its nice to see that the best ones aren't always the ones that are winning all the time. There are good horses everywhere you just have to open your eyes and see them.