Broken A Ranch

I woke up this morning thinking it was VERY early.. just after dawn in fact, the light was dim and it just had the feel of nobody in the world awake except me. Until I rolled over and looked at the clock and saw it was after 8, which explains why my body didn’t go into shock being up at the crack of dawn LOL Then I heard the low growl of thunder and noticed the horses standing crankily in the rain ~ ah another day and its time to feed the ponies. Such is life.

The feed here, primarily the hay is so different than what I am used to. We are playing with the learning curve to find just the right combination to keep everyone fat and happy without too much waste. Its a process, but so far Missouri is much more appealing than Wyoming. Despite all the mud (deep enough to lose a small child or pet in I tell you!) its not bitterly cold and the lack of gale force winds is just amazing. Its been a long time since we have lived without the constant wind. Not to mention I heard that Wyoming just got something like 20 inches of snow in just a few days, snow is pretty.. but I think our days of living in harsh winters are over.

The horses are loving having trees, even though the mare pasture is going to need a little work before spring to maximize growth. Lots of underbrush to be cleared out to encourage the grass to wake up again. Here is a couple quick snaps of the new place, I will take more when I go exploring

and here are a couple from the sugar cane cook down at the neighbors

I have had some requests for new horse pictures on the site, and I will tell you now, Its not going to happen until late spring when things are dried out. Then I will be cleaning out ALL the substandard horse pics on the site and replacing them with pictures that better show what we have to offer you, as opposed to the random snaps that are there now.

Horse Training Update!

Buck and Torin are due to be gelded in January, after a nice freeze and the bugs have died down. Torin is still for sale and is going to make an exceptional halter prospect who can take you for a nice ride. Maggie will go under saddle in the spring and her price will increase with training, if she has not sold before hand and Buck will get some miles put on him and be reevaluated. There are also plans to get some more miles and training on Keeley after she foals, as well as get Illusion and Spook under saddle this year. Dependant on how they mature by this spring,we may hold off on starting Shamus and Rafer under saddle until 2010. We should have 2 Rafer foals for sale in the late spring.. it is his first crop and we have extremely high hopes for the crosses that were chosen.

In other Broken A news:

Avon is doing extremely well for me so far, if there is anything at all I can help you with, please do not hesitate to contact me or visit my Avon website – http://youravon.com/lbrannick . There are a tremendous amount of specials, and shipping is very reasonable so even if you are not in my direct area, I can certainly take care of all your Avon needs.

I will be putting together promotional packages for stallions and web design services in the near future. I don’t think we will be shipping on the boys this year, but next year is looking very good. Contact us if you have any questions in either area.

I am still on a quest for the perfect English Mastiff puppy to be the corner stone of our new breeding program. I will keep you posted when I find her!

I suppose I should get back to unpacking, its a gloomy rainy day, so lighting some spice candles and getting organized is probably my best bet.

Stay warm, stay safe and remember the Broken A Ranch for all of your homozygous paint horse needs.

Liz