Good Neighbor

Thank goodness for good neighbors. Our neighbor told us we could use his pasture so off we went this morning to let the horses play. Some people may say that horses don't remember. I've seen multiple times just this year that horses do remember. We took Brego over to the neighbors (who just happened to be his previous owner). Brego kept checking the place out. I'm sure he was recalling his first few years. Sort of fun to watch his expressions.

I'll leave you with pictures of the horses we took over.

Brego up front, Dude on the right and Ivan on the left

Dude

Rain and Sam

Brego - he's checking something out.

Sam, Rain, Dude, and Ivan

Ivan, Brego, and Dude's butt

Sam and Ivan

Bo, Zeke, Brego, Sam, Ivan, Dude, and Rain

Bo, Zeke, Sam, Brego, Ivan, Dude, and Rain

Zeke, Sam, Ivan, and Brego

July 15th Auction Results

I'm finally getting a chance to list the horses that were at the July 15th Mitchell Horse Sale. Stupid blogger won't let me format it nice so it's all in one heap. The information is listed as: Hip #, Price, Buyer, and Description.

The first part of the sale was the cataloged/non-cataloged horses. I think they were done running these horses through in just over an hour.


Riding Horses
2 $325 Trader Travis Tri paint gelding
3 $350/NS 2005 tri paint gelding
4 $225 813 4yr old reg brown mare
5 $300 803 Blk green broke gelding
6 $950 818 6yr old red roan grade gelding
7 $1000/NS 2004 reg brown mare broke but didn’t move around in ring
8 $225 Trader Travis 11yr old appy gelding
9 $175 Trader Travis 7yr old paint mule gelding broke
10 $1700 827 2005 reg buckskin gelding
11 NS/$1075. Wanted $1900. 1998 reg bay mare
13 $210 818 10yr old brown mare. Led in said to have soft front feet
15 $1200 820 2003 reg brown gelding
17 $700 801 17yr old reg buckskin mare *nice
18 $275 336 1998 reg chestnut broodmare
19 $375 803 Black gelding
?? $210 803 14yr old reg little black paint gelding
20 $400 Trader Travis 2007 reg palomino gelding
21 $200 831 2006 reg bay mare *calm
22 $1650 807 16yr old red buckskin gelding
23 $85 833 18month old buckskin gelding. Halterbroke
24 $200 843 5yr old paint mare
25 $300? ?? 16-20yr old mare. Broke
26 $460 839 12-13yr old palomino gelding. Broke


Loose Horses
7877 $200 336 chestnut gelding
7878 $210 819 sorrel gelding
7879 $225 831 sorrel gelding
7881 $210 843 sorrel mare
7873 $235 831 reg bay roan mare
7872 $250 336 exposed reg bay mare
7875 $20 ?? bay weanling with bad feet
7876 $50 814 red roan weanling colt
7874 $20 832 bay gelding yearling?
7855 $100 ?? appy stud
78?? $5 ?? palomino pony filly weanling (private buyer)
7852 $100 819 mare
7863 free 844 shetland baby (private buyer)
7853 $100 831 appy mare
7934 $200 843 cremello mare w/ brand
7933 $300 814 gray gelding broke to drive from NE. had too tighter halter on **gorgeous
$30 ?? mini sorrel mare w/ paint mini baby (private buyer)
$30 ?? mini sorrel mare w/paint mini baby (private buyer)
$30 ?? bred silver mini mare (private buyer)
7858 $20 832 sorrel stud
78?? $20 843 sorrel stud
7856 $20 845 sorrel mare
7862 $60 819 sorrel mare
7854 $60 845 2003 reg appy stud
7851 $30 831 palomino mare
7857 $30 831 black mare
No # $10 843 appy filly
7859 $10 846 sorrel baby
7868 $600 839 1996 reg black gelding **my pick of the night. Absolutely gorgeous
7869 $700 839 12yr old bay gelding
7882 $75 819 reg 2yr old buckskin filly
7885 $80 833 reg 2yr old rose gray filly
?? $60 838 reg 2yr old sorrel filly
7890 $10 843 2yr old cremello gelding/stud? Thin
7886 $135 837 reg 2yr buckskin filly
7888 $40 819 reg 2yr sorrel filly
7883 $135 837 reg 2yr buckskin filly
?? $50 831 reg 2yr buckskin filly
?? $50 831 grade 2yr bay filly
7893 $?? ?? buckskin mare lame on right rear
7894 $110 843 sorrel mare with big knees
7892 $335 845 buckskin gelding *beauty
7924 $175 336 reg 1998 black paint broodmare (same owner for 9 horses)
7931 $250 336 2005 reg black and white mare
7928 $250 336 2005 reg sorrel paint mare
7927 $250 336 2001 reg bay paint mare
7925 $160 819 2005 reg tri paint mare
7930 $160 831 reg tri paint mare
7929 $235 842 reg 1999 black paint mare broke to ride
7932 $175 336 reg 1994 sorrel paint mare
7926 $135 819 reg 1998 sorrel paint (hildalgo)
7938 $250 831 8yr black/brown mare broke
7133 $30 ?? mini mule jenny
7131 $20 832 appy gelding
?? free Dennis paint with bad feet
7133 $5 819 sorrel gelding
7139 $30 845 chestnut mare
7134 $30 814 red roan filly
7130 free ?? black filly * pretty went to private buyer
7174 $110 843 big bay gelding
7132 $185 819 black and white paint mare
?? No Value sorrel paint gelding
?? No Value sorrel paint gelding
?? No Value chestnut stud
7891 $85 819 black paint mare
7141 No Value sorrel gelding
7867 $110 840 black and white stud
7870 $10 843 bay w/ hernia


Now you may understand why I think we need to fundraise to pull horses from auctions. I have a number of horses that came from auctions that are diamonds in the rough. Most of the loose horses went to killbuyers. Let's stop this madness. How are ways we can save horses from these terrible auctions?

Quality not Quantity

My heart hurts too much knowing what tomorrow will bring. Instead, I'll leave you with pictures of the herd.

Sanctuary/Rescue isn't always about the length of time with them but the quality. It's about giving each horse the diginity they deserve.

Chaos - isn't he a hunk?

Prince

Thor

Ivan

Maverick

Maverick

Not sure who's on the far left, Rain, and King

Chaos

Ivan, King, Brego, and Chaos

King

One + One = TwentyFour

Two weekends ago, plans changed because of the weather. Never fear we always stay busy. On that Saturday we headed to Alvord, Iowa to pick up this sweet girl.
Meet Flower. She is a 24 year old Appaloosa mare who is now enjoying the life of luxury that she so deserves. Here's what I learned from her previous owner.

Flower was a broodmare until she turned 15 years old. Someone trained her really well at that point. Not sure how many homes she's had in her 24 years. Her previous owners had her for a year and used her in their youth program. But Flower wasn't doing well in the larger herd and needed a place to retire. So that's when we stepped in to offer a retirement home for this sweet Flower.

And what a doll she is. She was here 24 hours and it felt like she'd been here for years. She's thin so we are headed to the vet on Friday to get her teeth floated. I want this old girl fat before winter sets in. She's pretty adimate about her grain and tells me what for if I'm not on "her schedule". She's a pretty laid back lady. She's in with Queen, Mayhem, and Sahara. It's really very funny to watch these girls interact. I'll have to sneak some pictures this evening.

Flower steals Queen's grain right from under her nose. It's hilarious. I have to stand watch to make sure Queen gets her alloted share.

I look forward to spending time with Flower and watching her enjoy retirement.





This boy arrived the day after Flower. Meet Prince. I've dubbed him Prince Charming. He is a five year old buckskin paint and the pictures do not do him justice. He had an accident last fall which left him blind in his left eye. This spring he went blind in the other eye. I don't believe he is totally blnd as he doesn't bump into things like the other two blind horses.

He's already very attached to Babe. In fact, he's a little naughty and will steal the hay right from Babe's mouth. It's fun to watch those two. I believe Prince will pair up with another horse quickly but he prefers mares of geldings. Thor isn't protective of anyone these days.


I know he can see a little bit but not sure to what extent he can actually see. He doesn't run in to me, any horses, or the fence. I'm guessing he can see some shadows. At the age of five, I'm curious to see how his sight will progress.

Prince will only be staying with us until October. He will be headed to Gentle Spirits Horse Rescue and Sanctuary where they can evaluate him for riding. I really believe with the right owner, Prince would be an amazing riding horse. He's so mellow, being blind or partially blind hasnt' freaked him out like Thor. Prince takes everything in stride. I'm really impressed.

I dont' think he's completely blind because he doesn't react like Babe or Thor did when they went completely blind. Even with seeing just shadows, when Babe lost all sight, she spent a month or so being even more cautious and paniced a few times. Same goes with Thor. Prince doesn't panic over everything so I know he can see even if it's just slightly.

I am hoping that Prince will be able to find his right person so that he can go far in life. He is so mellow and impresses me every day. When the farmer brought over alfalfa bales and the tractor was running, Prince just stood there by the water trough (right next to the tractor) listening to everything going on. Have I mentioned how impressed I am with this amazing horse. I truley think that Prince could be one outstanding riding horse with the right person. And to top it off, he's drop dead gorgeous. The pictures don't do him justice. It's been so dang hot that everyone is always so sweaty. It's hard to get good glamor shots when it's so dang hot out.

So now you've met the two newest members of Borderlands. We may only have them for a short time but both have made a huge impression on me. Both so very lovely and so relaxed in their new surroundings. You would think they've been at Borderlands for years instead of a week and a half.

I'll try to get better pictures tonight if I can find the time.

Tushies of Borderlands

Seems this is my typical view these days. Can you guess who these two butts belong to?

grrr....stupid blogger won't let me post comments....

You're close Darla... Rain on the left. Chaos on the right.

Losing Two Greats

This world is losing two great horses this week, one of which is our very own Dick the Percheron. We've only had Dick for a few short months (4 1/2 months) but it seems his body is giving out. I wish that I could do more but it's cruel to let him continue. He can no longer process food. There are wads of grass in the pasture and the grain he eats doesn't process correctly.

I guess this is the price we pay to run a sanctuary. It's a price we pay to watch our beloved horses grow old. But I wouldn't trade it for anything. I would rather I go through a thousand heart breaks than to know that a beloved horse left this world in a much crueler fashion.

We have an appointment this Friday for Dick. I may not post much as it's hard for me to form words when there's a lump in my throat in tears in my eyes. It doesn't take much for a horse to find his/her way into my heart, be it 4 days, 4 1/2 months, or 20 years. The loss is always great.

With the impending loss of Dick, I've been tossing around an idea. I'm going to talk with my vet on Friday (as long as I can keep my composure) to see what they have to say. If/when I find out any information, I'll share. Hopefully my idea can come to fruitation.

Too Tired

Too tired to type. Enjoy some pics from tonight. Tomorrow I'll show you more pics.

Ivan

Ivan

Maverick, Jim, and Bo

Dude front and center, Maverick to the right, and Jim and Bo on the left

Maverick

Maverick

Maverick, Dude, and Sam

Bo

Brego