I took this photo a couple of days ago of blind Bo and blind Rosie enjoying life on a bright green pasture.  It was late afternoon, and Alayne and I were heading out to start bringing the horses in.  It's still hard for us to believe how green the grass is, especially in late August. …

The horses arrived first thing this morning at about 8 a.m., all in great shape.  We unloaded them one by one and then I introduced each of them to their new corrals.  To do this, I led them by the halter with one hand and with the other hand, I tapped on the corral panel…

The horses are now on their way, too!  Bob Hubbard Horse Transportation arrived at the ranch early on Sunday morning with one of their giant horse vans.  These are so big they offer a variety of stall configurations, so the ones who need extra room get it, and the ones who need to be stabled…

Alayne drove into Missoula on Thursday to pick up our blind Quarter Horse, Cash, who has been with horse trainer Will Balis for the past few months.  Since Alayne is the rider in the family, not me, she also needed to learn from Will how he had trained Cash so she would know what cues…

I trailered blind Cash into Missoula today for his first day at boarding school.  He's going to spend the next month with Will Balis, a professional horse trainer who works at the Flying H Stables.  I had interviewed Will a couple of weeks ago about training Cash.  Will had been recommended to us by our…

We had noticed our blind mare Lena was lying down more than normal in her corral this past week, but it was usually in early afternoon when it was warmest — and she wasn't showing signs of any other problems.  So we weren't sure what to make of it.  But by Saturday afternoon she was…

I posted an item last fall about blind Bo's ability to grow a giraffe-like neck when it's time for his dewormer.  Well, Bo is one of those horses who doesn't stay warm easily, and that includes his rather extensive neck.  (It doesn't look as long in this photo because he's turned his head towards us.) …

I saw blind Cash goofing around this afternoon, sticking his head through the corral panels in various ways.  When I came back with the camera, he apparently decided he didn't want to look goofy for the blog but young and handsome instead.  So this was the shot I got.  That's blind Hawk on the left,…

Alayne got this shot of a frosty blind Lena this morning having breakfast.  I probably should have titled this post, "Leave Me Alone — I'm Eating," because that's kind of the expression she has on her face.  (That's blind Nikki next to Lena.)  The past few days we've had an ice fog that coats everything…

I wasn't going to start your week, or mine, with a blog post about another loss, so I didn't want to share the news about Luna yesterday.  But on Friday, we had to say goodbye to our blind mare Luna.  She had reached the age where her teeth had literally worn out.  We had first…