the formula...

one mustang + one little girl (love x patience x time) + trust =

best friends forever

On Sunday we were able to bring the two mustangs to our neighbor's roundpen. The roundpen is a safe environment in which to work the horses.


walk across the front pasture

Nano worked with Caspian on suppling .
Nano and JT in the arena

In the roundpen:

Our neighbor and wonderful mentor, Lisa

The kids have put many hours into the horses from the ground. Lot's of handling, brushing, picking up feet, petting...as you can tell Abba has paid her dues and has gained Apache's trust:

Abba and Apache wait their turn

It took a lot of encouragement to get Apache to lope. It was a new thing to run in the roundpen, he has always run in straight lines, so to actually get him to lope took a lot of running on Lisa and Abba's part, they got a workout too!

whoa...

the month of blogging lapses!

WOW! It has been over a month since I last blogged....wonder why? Here's a glimpse into what has been going on in our corner of the world these past few weeks:

One daughter goes to India:



Two triathlon events:

Two new horses added to our herd:


Three days with friends:


Four wheelsets from Williams Wheels:

Five new puppies born:

and a great day in the sierras with friends:

not to mention the bike races all over norcal!

Hopefully now I can be more up-to-date on the blog!