Yah El Ranch

11/18/2025

11/18/2025

I was tired yesterday. I could have kicked back pretty much at any point in the day, put my feet up, and had a nap. I wondered what the heck was wrong with me? Usually I am somewhat of a goer.

Well, it occurred to me at about two o'clock this morning that I am coming back off a couple of injuries and instead of giving myself some consideration...you know, like I'd give a horse...I just jumped into it the minute my feet hit the Arizona sand. I began throwing saddles and throwing ropes. Battling monster arachnids. Tuning up stubborn Shetland Pony types in the form of a spoiled Quarter horse gelding. Schooling a truck bound border collie pup and a blue heeler that 'JUST NEEDS TO BITE SOMETHING! ANYTHING!' (I mean we aren't dog breaking these five mulley heifers here, we are hunting them. 🤦)

And of course there was that panic stricken hour I spent galloping up and down the wash on both sides, hollering at the top of my lungs for my Gecko dog. I feared I had lost her...my fourteen pound terrorist who insists on taking her own path every damned time. I was convinced a sneaky, cunning critter had slipped in and made a meal of her and all her aging cuteness that she keeps well disguised in bitterness and snobbery.

After all that hollering and worry, I found her sitting at the trailhead where I enter and exit the wash, almost tapping her toe in the dirt impatiently, wearing her cloak of terrier stubbornness, waiting for the stupid human to catch up. She could hear me the entire time, but she is not the kind of dog who responds to the call of her name, only to the call of the wild.

So anyway, it occurred to me that maybe I have a reason to be tired. Maybe I've earned the right to put my feet up. Perhaps being a bit more understanding of my own body wouldn't be a bad idea.

But...well, there are those five waspy little mulley heifers and they aren't going to train themselves, and four decent head horses I can swing a leg over to do the job.

And as they say; I can always sleep when I'm dead.

Have a good day folks. 😊

11/18/2025

11/18/2025

11/18/2025

11/18/2025

“THE DREAM THAT MANY WILL NOT UNDERSTAND:
My horses are my personal dream.
One day when I am very old and when I can not walk anymore, it will be in my heart as a trophy of my memories.
I met people who taught me something and have the same spirit and I met others that I'm glad I forgot.
I got wet,
I felt cold,
And I felt warm;
I was afraid,
I fell,
And I stood up.
I even hurt myself, I have been broken,
But also, I laughed out loud inside.
I spoke a thousand times with myself.
I sang and shouted with joy like a madman,
And yes ... sometimes I cried.
I have seen wonderful places and lived unforgettable experiences.
I climbed on horses that made me feel brave and excited...and then there were ones that terrified me......
I stopped a thousand times to see a landscape.
I spoke with perfect strangers, and I forgot people I see every day.
I went out with my demons inside and returned home with a feeling of absolute peace in my heart.
I always thought how dangerous it is, knowing that the meaning of courage is to advance even feeling fear.
Every time I go out to my horses I think about how wonderful they are.
I stopped talking about it to those who do not understand, and I learned to communicate with other riders.
I have met some amazing people I now call friends because of my horses.
I spent money that I did not have, giving up many things, but all these things are not worth even one special moment with my horse.
They are not a means of transport or a piece of iron with wheels, they are the lost part of my soul and my spirit.
And when someone says to me: "You have to sell the horses and you have to be more sensible", ... I do not answer. I just swing my head and smile.
A horse..... only the person who loves them understands it.
May God bless my friends and all their horses...
And the adventure continues...”
Author unknown

“Shiners Got Swagger”…. My handsome guy Jagger ❤️
So grateful for this horse and all he has brought into my life❤️
So excited for everyone who has his foals😊❤️