PASOFAN
10-02-2006, 01:42 PM
It was AMAZING! Cant remember the last time I had so much fun..
It was at a ranch in WI, about 300 acres, 40riders, and only 150 head of cattle... Over kill for people but we have such a great time!
We started off having to cross a boggy creek, muddy muddy, it just rained the night before. Chico got over it fine, but just on the other side the saddle slid off to his side and I had to jump off to fix. Ok started off kinda bad...
Then as we headed down the pasture I look ahead, a STEEP STEEP hill, a mud slid really, we started up it! NEVER before have I been up such a slippery slope w/my horse, my little sis gluped big and said: Were not goin up that are we!?"" YEP we did, and we made it up! Never did they really loose their footing but it was a slip and slid hill..
They we split into 2 groups to find the cattle thru thick woods, on the top of the bluffs, it was spectacular w/the fall colors!!
Found the cattle and hearded them to a big holding pen, then more fun began!
Branding and castrating! WOW, never been so close to the action before, got some GREAT pics!
Here they are!!
Chico and I on the bluff, just look at those colors cant hardley see us!
http://www.2hottotrot.com/data/500/CHICO_FALL_RIDE1.JPG
Little sis and some of the roud-up group
http://www.2hottotrot.com/data/500/KYSA_AT_ROUND-UP_06.JPG
Cowboy heared some cattle w/the bluffs in the backround. Those were the hills we were in lookin for them...
http://www.2hottotrot.com/data/500/FALL_CATTLE_ROUND-UP_Z5_SM.JPG
Ropin cattle
http://www.2hottotrot.com/data/500/JON_14_SM.JPG
Sis's morgan Phantom lookin over the hills
http://www.2hottotrot.com/data/500/PHANTOM_IN_FALL_MN.JPG
My dear friend PD who invited us on this ride, his mare Ginger.
http://www.2hottotrot.com/data/500/PD_GINGER_FALL_06.JPG
Artistic shot of branding... Also on my web gallery for sale...
http://www.2hottotrot.com/data/500/BRANDIN_THE_CALF_Z5_SM.JPG
Chico and I again
http://www.2hottotrot.com/data/500/FALL_W-CHICO_06.JPG
Artisic shot of a roper
http://www.2hottotrot.com/data/500/READY_TO_ROPE_BLK_Z5_SM.JPG
Some riders taking a nice ride in the pasture...
http://www.2hottotrot.com/data/500/FALL_RIDERS.JPG
A lone white horse, love this shot, too bad colors werent as vibrant as the others but still a beatiful horse..
http://www.2hottotrot.com/data/500/WHITE_HORSE_IN_THE_FALL.JPG
And some new friends, on Rocky Mtn horses! He gave me a test ride on both, gonna post and new thread on that experience too!
http://www.2hottotrot.com/data/500/medium/ROCKY_MTN_HORSES_ROUNUP.JPG
I got alot of looks about my gaited horse, but no one comented on him til the Rocky Mtn people.Everyone was so nice and welcoming, it was soooo fun, definatly going next yr...
At the end of the day we had a big potluck, and a terrible and I mean terrible blue grass band, they were terrible..lol It was a ma, pa and daughter group, too many Ole and Lina jokes for me..lol
http://www.2hottotrot.com/data/500/BLUE_GRASS_BAND.JPG
Enjoy!!
It was at a ranch in WI, about 300 acres, 40riders, and only 150 head of cattle... Over kill for people but we have such a great time!
We started off having to cross a boggy creek, muddy muddy, it just rained the night before. Chico got over it fine, but just on the other side the saddle slid off to his side and I had to jump off to fix. Ok started off kinda bad...
Then as we headed down the pasture I look ahead, a STEEP STEEP hill, a mud slid really, we started up it! NEVER before have I been up such a slippery slope w/my horse, my little sis gluped big and said: Were not goin up that are we!?"" YEP we did, and we made it up! Never did they really loose their footing but it was a slip and slid hill..
They we split into 2 groups to find the cattle thru thick woods, on the top of the bluffs, it was spectacular w/the fall colors!!
Found the cattle and hearded them to a big holding pen, then more fun began!
Branding and castrating! WOW, never been so close to the action before, got some GREAT pics!
Here they are!!
Chico and I on the bluff, just look at those colors cant hardley see us!
http://www.2hottotrot.com/data/500/CHICO_FALL_RIDE1.JPG
Little sis and some of the roud-up group
http://www.2hottotrot.com/data/500/KYSA_AT_ROUND-UP_06.JPG
Cowboy heared some cattle w/the bluffs in the backround. Those were the hills we were in lookin for them...
http://www.2hottotrot.com/data/500/FALL_CATTLE_ROUND-UP_Z5_SM.JPG
Ropin cattle
http://www.2hottotrot.com/data/500/JON_14_SM.JPG
Sis's morgan Phantom lookin over the hills
http://www.2hottotrot.com/data/500/PHANTOM_IN_FALL_MN.JPG
My dear friend PD who invited us on this ride, his mare Ginger.
http://www.2hottotrot.com/data/500/PD_GINGER_FALL_06.JPG
Artistic shot of branding... Also on my web gallery for sale...
http://www.2hottotrot.com/data/500/BRANDIN_THE_CALF_Z5_SM.JPG
Chico and I again
http://www.2hottotrot.com/data/500/FALL_W-CHICO_06.JPG
Artisic shot of a roper
http://www.2hottotrot.com/data/500/READY_TO_ROPE_BLK_Z5_SM.JPG
Some riders taking a nice ride in the pasture...
http://www.2hottotrot.com/data/500/FALL_RIDERS.JPG
A lone white horse, love this shot, too bad colors werent as vibrant as the others but still a beatiful horse..
http://www.2hottotrot.com/data/500/WHITE_HORSE_IN_THE_FALL.JPG
And some new friends, on Rocky Mtn horses! He gave me a test ride on both, gonna post and new thread on that experience too!
http://www.2hottotrot.com/data/500/medium/ROCKY_MTN_HORSES_ROUNUP.JPG
I got alot of looks about my gaited horse, but no one comented on him til the Rocky Mtn people.Everyone was so nice and welcoming, it was soooo fun, definatly going next yr...
At the end of the day we had a big potluck, and a terrible and I mean terrible blue grass band, they were terrible..lol It was a ma, pa and daughter group, too many Ole and Lina jokes for me..lol
http://www.2hottotrot.com/data/500/BLUE_GRASS_BAND.JPG
Enjoy!!