I’m glad horses are of a forgiving nature. Almost like a dog, a horse seems to forgive and forget the occasional lapse we humans tend to have when things don’t go just so.

I had one of those episodes not too […]

I had some time and some decent weather again today, so out to the horses I went.

My goal for today was to trim up J Golden’s hooves again, break him to the D-ring snaffle bit, and to see if I could actually […]

For the first time in quite a while, I had a day off today with good weather at the same time. So, after sleeping-in to an appropriate hour, and having a relaxed breakfast while watching the news, I headed out to […]

I took a trip home last week to visit my parents. I haven’t been down to their place in Arizona for a while. Dad got bucked off his horse several weeks ago and got a little beat up, so I figured I’d better get on […]

I had a little free time this afternoon and the weather was nice, so I took the opportunity to go out and mess with the horses.

I have been trying to get J to let me put a halter on him, so I can start working […]

I recently posted comments to a thread on a facebook group I belong to, entitled, “The Sacketts: Louis L’Amour.” My comments caused some stir among a couple members, who believe everything Louis L’Amour wrote or […]

Last week I picked up a new gelding.  I’ve been trying to figure out a name for him. I thought of several, but nothing stuck. Figured I’d just wait and see if something jumped out at me as the perfect name. I […]

Last month I posted a little about a gelding I have been considering buying, to bring my horse cadre back up to three and to find one that paired well on the trail with my Fox Trotter mare, Lizzy. I finally […]

This is one of my favorite photographs of Linda and me. It was taken in 1981 by my dad right on top of the tallest peak in Arizona, Mt. Baldy, at 11,421′ elevation.

Linda and I were dating then. I h […]

I spent quite a bit of time today searching and reading information on the Antiquities Act of 1906, also known as the Lacey Act, as well as information regarding the evolution of the legalities and legislation […]

I have been following, although somewhat casually, the issues regarding land control and use in the State of Utah, which includes the recently created Bears Ears National Monument. I have read blog and facebook […]

In reading over some old posts on my blog about my pack trip from Eagar to Flagstaff, Arizona in 2016, I came across my post about a device charger I bought and realized I never made a report on our experience in […]

It’s just January 12th and already I’m starting to feel the “cabin fever” setting in.

We’ve had somewhere around two feet or more of snow fall in the past three weeks or so here in Salem, Utah. It seems like […]

I was in the Tandy Leather store in Orem, Utah last week, buying some leathercraft tools and supplies, when I happened upon a container of Snow-Proof Weatherproofing wax. Since my packer boots were in dire […]

I have a horse up for sale. He’s a very handsome, good, solid four year-old palomino paint gelding I bought earlier this year for a  pack trip. We were short one horse for a trip from Eagar, Arizona to Flagstaff, […]

A week or so ago, I finished my second reading of The Log of a Cowboy, A Narrative of the Old Trail Days, by Andy Adams. I enjoyed it so well, both times, that I thought I’d write a review. Maybe somebody else […]

I got the ground seat finished today and started on the rigging. I’m hoping I’ll get the rigging done and started on decorating the skirts, jockeys, and sweat leathers on Thursday. Not going to have much time […]

I’m pretty excited today.

Several months ago I started working on a Christmas gift for my oldest grandchild, Adi. She’s four years old. Last spring she saw a pony and told her mother, “Pop-pop (that’s me) […]

Two weeks ago I was invited along with Jon Tanner and Casey & Erin Johnson to head down to the San Rafael River for a ride. The area we went to is commonly known as Swinging Bridge, named for the old wooden […]