El Bayo: A love story
Juan Rael in his cowboy days. Photo provided by Nicholas Rael. (I love writing about cowboys. I found this story in my archives, told to me by longtime Fort Collins resident and former co-worker Nicholas Rael. I remembered it today when my writing/readers group,...
Plowed out at the barn
Pretty proud of our snow work today. All upper lanes, parking areas done! If you ever decide to go into horse boarding in Colorado, make sure you get a good tractor and, among other things, snow equipment. Many thanks to Gregg Doster on his Massey-Ferguson 4707 with...
Overnight, short-term boarding added
Riverside pens now open to overnight, short-term boarding. We ran a little experiment this fall with short-term boarding at our riverside pens, and are now comfortable with welcoming overnight or short-term boarders during warm weather. Thanks for spreading the word!...
Crash Test Cowboy supports local
Crash Test Cowboy deluxe holiday bazaar package. Crash Test Cowboy as seen in the North Forty News. Crash Test Cowboy wrapped itself into a deluxe holiday package featuring a signed author copy and commemorative locket for the Fort Collins Holiday Gift Festival. This...
Giving thanks: ‘… Sandy stared the train down’
As Thanksgiving rolls around, thinking about things I am hugely grateful for, Sandy comes to mind. Sandy arrived here in May 2017 and this stout little golden girl promptly captured our hearts. Sandy under the old cottonwood, lower pasture, October 2020. Photo: Mary...
‘Did anyone ever tell you that you’re beautiful when you’re angry?’
Hobbes, the sorrel AQHA gelding right, gives Persephone the Mustang a few pointers. Hobbes, age 15, did his best John Wayne when he squired two-year-old Persephone the Mustang around our lanes this weekend. The pair bantered back and forth as Hobbes, the sorrel AQHA...
Mouse-proof grain storage: Just file it!
https://youtu.be/tN58kYjBFBU (Originally published at MyHoofprints, July 11, 2011) I spent weeks trying to find affordable individual grain storage solutions for our stable feed room, which suffered from several problems: We were plagued with spilled grain and other...
88 hours of snow and cold at a stable
A newscaster pointed out this morning that Colorado’s Front Range endured 88 hours of snow and cold. My, where does the time go? If you have a horse stable, it goes into preparation before the storm and snow-response during and after the storm. After months without...