Let's Remember the folks who are protecting us...

Let's all tip our hats...

Beautiful day for a ride

My heart soared and my soul sang when I saw this view. Last week, during the last REALLY warm day, Susan and I headed out to Wild Horse Trail in Kananaskis. What a gorgeous day! You know all those days in the summer where you couldn't wear your bikini?????...... This day made up for it!

......Unfortunately I was wearing four layers on top plus thermal underwear! You never know what the weather's going to do in the mountains.....right?! Ugghhh....! It was like a sweatshop! Not complaining though! :)

It was a perfect day for a perfect ride.

There were so many huge stud piles. We were lucky enough to catch a glimpse of one.

So warm, but still cool enough to have a small layer of ice left on the pond.

The treat at the end of this trail, and the continuation of many others, is a spectacular view of Wild Horse Canyon. We stopped to have a toast to Mother Nature! She is incredible!

The loop took us almost 3 hours to get there and just over 2 to get back. Funny how that works!

Great ride, great scenery, great friend. Thanks Susan for a wonderful day!

Brenda

Gear from one of our Great Sponsors!

At our ride at Bassano one of the girls was wearing this great looking pair of chinks, soooo I had to ask.....Where did you get those??!!
She got them custom made from none other than a down-home local, LORNA'S CHAP SHOP. Lorna sets up shop in Tofield, AB and also makes those fabulous leather nosebands that go on your halters. Lorna was one of the sponsors that helped us raise so much money with the STARS horse, Topline Dandy, she donated the great halter that went with the horse. THANKS LORNA!!


Brenda

Sorting... again!

We had a full day yesterday weaning and sorting calves.

Here's "Da Boss" riding Indy.

Did I mention I'm really having fun riding Ghost??!! She is actually pretty quick when it comes to moving the cattle.
Our turn to hold the cattle back. By the end of the day Ghost LOVED this job!

As always the dogs are around for entertainment. This is their classic stance....Kat watches Mika, Mika Watches Dodge, and Dodge chews the stick. Nobody moves.... nobody gets hurt!

Brenda

UPDATE from the owner who bought MACS SCOTCH PINE!

We were happy to get an email from one of our great consignor's Dawn Didier & her family! She had two horses in the sale, here is an update on Macs Scotch Pine Lot #14, who sold for $3900.00 from his new owner Brian and Marcey from Priddis.

Here is what their email said "Good morning, here is a picture of Scotch from last weekend! As I have said I am really happy with him a good quiet pony who is so willing and trusting. Just got back from a few days in the mountains on him (last week) and he handled it like a pro! Anyways thanks to you and Cynda for the good horse, take care and talk to you later. Brian & Marcey Here are the Didier girls showing off their awesome horse skills...

We are very happy to hear updates on all of our horses both consignors/friends and our own!

Trick or Treat in Rocky...

Hope everyone enjoyed Halloween & snuck into the bowl for a treat er two! We are in town and everyone including the adults dress up in Rocky so we grabbed some outfits and joined Taylor in dressing up along with her puppy!

With the sun going down let the games begin...

Everyone seemed to notice Chuck the um....well he was called a lot of different things in his costume. But for any hunters out there will know what he is! By the way...happy opening day to all the hunters!

Our friend Ken came over and borrowed Chuck this outfit...thank you Ken!

We stayed at a hotel and the front desk loved the outfits!

Chuck kept trying to freak people out by being an invisible tree! But this cowboy seen him and roped him...only in Rocky!

BOO!!!!!!!!!! The puppy HATED this ghost who went up and down...quite the scene! Maybe a new obstacle for the sale???? smile

We are headed on another adventure tomorrow, our camp out west is all packed up and we are headed out on a 10 elk hunt into the Ya Ha Tinda. We look forward to seeing everyone at the CFR when we get out....have a great day!

Happy Halloween Everyone!

I thought these were funny. Caption is....Why do Dogs hate Halloween?......

Hmmm....I Wonder...!!! lol! Oh, the things we do to the pets we love....

Safe trick-or-treating...!

Brenda