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Monday was a beautiful July day.

Posted on July 21, 2020 by horseshoeangusranch

Monday was a beautiful July day. Anna snapped me that all of the show heifers and steers felt it was too hot outside and wanted to spend the day in the barn. Toni had court in the morning, not a case she seems particularly excited about. Anna and Kaine worked on the fence along the riding horse pen, we just had a temporary hot fence up at the top of the circle, and we are changing it to a more permanent hot fence with tposts. This was Anna and Kaine’s idea after fixing it all last week, and they did it 100% on their own with some help from Kade. Ben and Kicker got the tractor running so Toni and I started digging post hole for our second section for fence. The kids went up to feed, and the three boys went to catch tadpoles when they got done feeding grain. Ben and Kicker went out to fix circles after they were done fixing the tractor. The tractor look way longer to get running than we had hoped, but once it was going, it was good. We are building the bottom of the vet pen, which will be adjacent to the continuous fence with a 10 foot alley between that we plan to drive through to do chores.

Tuesday morning Gary texted that he had made it across the border and was headed our way with the mares. We expect him to arrive at around 4 AM. Anna and Kaine worked on the horse fence again Tuesday morning, starting to put in T Posts and switching them out for the rebar posts. They got 15 posts in. Toni had a meeting at 5, so the 4 kids did chores, she got there around the same time I did, so we dug a few holes and put some more posts in. The kids went to my house to feed steers and calves. Toni and I went up after and moved horses around getting ready for the Canadian mares, Butterfly and Crystal to get here. We moved Elsie to the barn, she was getting picked up Wednesday morning, we put Lizzie and Crossfire in with the show heifers and put Leroy back in his pen. So we have an empty pen to quarantine the mares in. We quarantine any new horses coming in, not that we have had an issue, but we have a lot of horses that could get sick if something was picked up on the road. Gary called Toni while we were moving horses and he stopped off at his house in Montana, so he won’t be here until noon on Wednesday.

Wednesday morning Gary texted Toni that he got off to a late start, and will not be to our house until 6 PM. Lettice came and picked up Elsie around 11, we had people out looking at foals at 11:30, they liked Aught. The boys went down to mom and dads in the afternoon to build forts, tadpole sanctuaries, whatever it is they are building. The kids did chores and Toni and I worked on the fence until we saw Gary go by with the mares. Then we all ran up to my house to see them. We are all ecstatic to have them here, they unloaded great, were very calm. Anna and I led them down to their pen while everyone else talked. They walked around, drank, ate, and acted great. The foals came off the trailer very nicely as well and seemed to be acclimating nicely.

Thursday morning Gunner’s pen was out with the cows, one side of their single wire hot fence was down, and who knows if it was the cows or the horses that knocked it down. So after chores, Toni and the kids put in a few more posts, we finished that up, and then Toni, Jaxsen and I went and got Gunner’s pen in and fixed it while the three older kids went and did chores at the barn. Toni and I had issues with getting the fence hot so Kicker and Ben came down to look, and for course it was hot. So annoying. Jaxsen got a lecture on trying to get out of work while the rest of us are working. He then proceeded to chop thistles for a bit before he got distracted by whatever he thought he saw in the little pond next to us.

Friday Toni and the kids went to Othello to pick up a beef and a half from TLC, if you need any grass fed we still have some of it available. We will have more grain fed this fall, we have a list going if you want on it. The payoff to get the kids to go was a promise to get Taco Bell, and not one $5.00 box for all to split, but they could each get their own meal. Wow, Toni was being a big spender. When they got there the ice machine was broke down so they still got their meals, but got warm sodas with them. Toni and the kids proceeded to fill the freezers with beef, so when I brought the Costco groceries home on Friday, we really had to work to get it all in. But, we have lots of food. We put up three sections of poles Friday after I got home. By that I mean, when I rolled in they had two sections up and were bringing poles over for a third section. Toni then asked if we should just put that third section up. Jaxsen was a hard no, the other kids thought that maybe we should, so we did. I actually think Jaxsen had walked off by then. We were all pretty much done by the time that was over, but we still went to my house and did more chores.

Saturday morning Anna went with her friends to Silverwood. Toni, Kaine, Kade and I went down and finished the last three sections of the fence we were working on. We knew we were a bit low on lag bolts, so once we added those up, we realized we were short by six to finish, luckily Dad was willing to get into Basin City to the hardware store and get us a bunch so we could finish the project. We really would not have been low, but some of the poles are so big on the one end that we have to use more than one lag to hold them up. It was so hot that we decided instead of loading the poles in the pick-up to drive them over to the area we were building on, we would just drag them. That took less energy. We also got the gate in position so Ben can weld plates on it and we can get it up and then top the 13 foot railroad tie that we just HAD to put in the ground. It was there, so Toni thought we should use it. Then we moved panels around so that Colonel and Kool can go down there and use the shed. Mom was pretty worked up that Kool didn’t have a shed, the funny part is that Kook walked in the shed, then walked back out because we don’t feed her in the shed, so she doesn’t even use it. Ben worked on circles in the morning and went to Othello and got pats to fix a sprinkler in circle 7.

Saturday afternoon we got the cows in again and doctored more eyes, the flies are so bad that the pink eye is worse than it has ever been, we don’t normally have much. We are hearing from quite a few fellow ranchers that they are having the same issue with flies this year. Ben fixed the sprinkler in circle 7 while we were getting the cows in and then helped sort them and look at all of their eyes. Toni, Kaine, Kade and I rode our horses moving the cows, we just rode bareback because it was so hot out. Cousin Kendel showed up a couple of times for moral support. Toni was pretty stoked that she can still jump from the ground onto the horse at her advanced age. She kept telling the boys that if she can jump on, they should be able to as well. Once we got done we did chores.

Sunday Terry, Erinia and Josey came in the morning and Toni and Kade showed them around. Erina wanted to see her foal and Josey and Terry just like to see everything. Then we went up to Toni and Kickers and had lunch. Ben made a brisket that morning and mom made potato salad and a raspberry dessert, I got raspberries on Friday from Lovejoy farms. After the Hammers left Toni, Kaine, Kade, Jaxsen and I fixed the bottom wire in Sagebugs pen and hung the panel that has been his gate. Toni got some hinges she has wanted to try out to make panels into gates. Then we did chores and we were all hot and sweaty. After I got out of the shower Anna was back and I went and picked her up.

Josie and Erina Pow and Burnin Vernon July 2020

It was kind of a bittersweet weekend. We had originally planned to fly to Oklahoma to watch the twins show at the National Junior Angus Convention. This is the one time they get to show showmanship at this level. Due to covid and the restrictions that it has put on everything, we had to change our plans. We are still very excited for the twins to show at this level and have this opportunity. We know that they realize we are with them in spirit and wish them all the luck that we can. Covid has brought on changes for everyone and the reality of life is we just have to roll with the punches, stay positive, and keep going. As they say, if life hands you lemons, make lemonade. (Below is only McKenna, she went with us to New Plymouth and showed Foxy.)

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Last Week in Pictures

Posted on July 20, 2020 by horseshoeangusranch

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KT Colonel witha Gun

Posted on July 16, 2020 by horseshoeangusranch

KT Colonel witha Gun, “Louie,” is a remarkable, amazing colt by KR Gun Powder and out of Wright on Sugarnic, “Stinger,” KR Gun Powder is by Colonels Smoking Gun and out of A Bueno Poco Dunit. KR Gun Powder is the 2016 APHA Senior Reining World Champion. In only 9 shows, Gun Powder has been titled as the 2016 APHA Senior Reining World Champion and has amassed nearly $13,000 in NRHA earnings. Stinger won the Pro division of the Cascade Cutters Futurity and is a daughter of Lenas Wright On. Her dam, Just Plain Sugari has NCHA earnings of $111.31 and is an AQHA point earner. She is a granddaughter of Smart Little Lena, Slide Me Again and Just Plain Colonel, who are all money and pt earners. She is also the dam of our Stallion, Just Plain Starlight and of our brindle filly, KT Gun in a Million. He was born 5/8/18. $5,500

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Louie 5 Panel

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The first full week of July, and Summer kind of acts like she has arrived.

Posted on July 14, 2020 by horseshoeangusranch

Monday we scheduled an appt for Elsie to go into Sheena to see if she is bred or where she is at, so she can go home. She is going in on Wed. Our money made it to Canada, so our Canadian mares will be headed this way soon, we hope! Still some hoops to jump through due to covid border restrictions, but we are making progress. Once the mares and foals are here, we will be marketing the colt who is out of Brays Eye Full, http://bridgemanhorses.com/quarter-horse-stallions/ He is a fancy black colt with a blazed face. This colt should have speed and ability. We are still up on the air on the filly, we may keep her. She is out of a cow horse stud vs this running stud.

Kaine went down to mom and dads and harrowed the pasture, he had fun because he got to drive. The three older kids did chores, Jaxsen did his chore, and Toni and I worked on the continuous fence, and then we locked Colonel and Kool down in the bottom part of the corral and locked King and Cammy in the top part with a pen in between them, and then let the yearling colts and Louie over to where King was. This way we can tear down the wire on the yearling colt pen and start on that part of the continuous fence. The tractor would not start, the battery was dead, so we drug the gate over with the pickup. I don’t know how we are going to dig post holes tomorrow since no tractor, but I am sure Toni has a plan. Anna weaned her older bottle calves, so she just has three left on the bottle, but the other four still need her love and attention on a daily basis.

Tuesday we were all a little less tired, maybe. The weather was still excellent which allowed us to feel motivation on moving forward with the fencing project. The kids did chores, and we had not told them to lock the colts on the far side, so the colts were still roaming across two pens. That was on us. Toni and I started the next leg of the fencing project, the kids came over to help once chores were done. Still no tractor, but the battery is getting charged. We moved all of the panels from the Doctoring pen over to the side and marked our line to do the side of the Doctoring pen. This will allow for an alley between the corral and the pasture, which we are excited about for a few reasons: 1) the colts will have a buffer between them and everything else; and 2) we can drive up the alley to do chores so we won’t be fighting to keep the horses from pulling the feed off of the trailer every night. We actually got home at a decent time. When I got home I Doctored BeeBee, fed and watered her. Looked in on the Leroy pen, but not much activity. I go in and pet Crossfire every night and give him kisses. He is pretty spoiled.

Wednesday was a little breezy. Elsie and D had vet appts, Elsie to see if she is bred or why she is not coming into heat, D to do a culture. Elsie should be coming in heat over the weekend. When they got back Toni put them both back in with Leroy. Toni also went by Cecil and Debbie’s house and picked up Smoke, Cecil texted Toni that Smoke was looking a little thin, she is 34, so we brought her home to put her on some senior. (The pictures of Smoke are from a few years ago). Toni was late getting down for chores since she went to the vet, the kids had most of them done when we got there. The tractor was still down so we didn’t do any fencing. We really don’t want to go back to digging holes by hand. It isn’t fun.

Thursday Toni, Kicker, Kade and Jaxsen went to Sandpoint for a long weekend. Anna and Kendel went to grandma’s house to clean in the morning, Anna and Kaine went down and worked on the bull fence in the afternoon. When I got home the bulls were back out, so after chores we went down and fixed it again, they had knocked a circle gate off for about the fifth time. Now that it is HOT, maybe they will stay in. The weeds at the lake were so tall, the bulls did not even see the fence until they were in it, so with Ben and Kaine mowing the weeks under the fence, the fence being hot, let’s hope they have this figured out.

Friday we FINALLY got to get our hair done, after 117 days. Tennelle can let people in by the household, so we have household appointments. I got my hair highlighted and trimmed, mom had her hair done, Anna and Kaine both had haircuts, Anna had 6 in of split ends taken off. Then we got Mei Lings to go, since that is the only way you can still have it since they don’t have outdoor seating. We swung but the grocery store and got a few things, then headed home. After we ate, we went down to mom and dads and moved the Hereford cows to our house from there. We had to use the little white trailer, so it took a few trips. We had lowered the big trailer to that it fit on the mini-pete for our cattle show trip and it hasn’t been brought back up. We went back down and moved the mares with older foals out of Double’s pen, turned Lona and Fly Guy out with the other horses, put Smoke in that pen, then we did chores.

Saturday morning Ben fixed circles and Anna, Kaine and I cleaned the house and yard and set up tents. We had one outside mare head home. The kids and I turned the Leroy pen out on the bottom of Circle 4 to eat that grass down. Then we had our postponed lake 4^th of July party since we were at a Jackpot then in New Plymouth. Mar and Leslie brought stuff for street tacos and Mar did all of the cooking and Leslie did the prep work. Then we all went down to the lake and kayaked, peddle boated, and hung out. Anna and I had took off at around 3:30 to do chores, it takes a lot longer with only two people, which Toni has been telling me for weeks. Luckily for us, Anna is down to just the three bottle calves, so chores didn’t take as long as they used to take.

Sunday we had a lot to do because we had taken our day of rest on Saturday (I don’t know if you would call it resting, but having fun). Ben worked on circles, Anna, Kaine and I got in circle 4 and 5. Then we sorted off the cows, heifers and calves with bad eyes and pulled the bulls. Dad ran to Moses Lake to get more supplies for eye doctoring, we did not have enough, so we took a lunch break then. After we were finished doctoring eyes we switched pastures. Then we moved some stuff around the house and then went down to do chores. Mom made an AWESOME strawberry dessert for our weekend dessert, Toni, Kicker, Kade and Jaxsen were back so Toni and the boys were down. We put Fancy and Barb in with Double, the foaling pen, they could have summer foals. We aren’t sure they are going to have foals at all, but rather safe than sorry on that one.

Never fear, Toni, Kicker, Kade and Jaxsen will be back to full work mode on Monday, since they took a few days off. here are some pictures from their time in Sandpoint.

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Last Week in Pictures

Posted on July 13, 2020 by horseshoeangusranch

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KT Star Solider

Posted on July 10, 2020 by horseshoeangusranch

KT Star Solider is a fancy bay colt out of Sugars Badger Doll, “Camie,” and by Favorite Solider. Camie is a daughter of Star Chex Badger who was a son of Peppy San Badger and earner of $6,450.39 in NCHA earnings and a COA. This mare is a fancy bay roan with Doc Bar on her papers twice as well as Doc’s Malbec, Win or Lose, King Fritz, and is a granddaughter of NCHA cutting mare Docs Star Chex who earned over $64,000.00 and a ROM. Camie has good bone and muscle as well as a kind eye. Favorite Soldier is a son of Favorite Cartel, Race Record: SI 105, 24-9(3)-2-4(2), $598,069; California Hi-Point Distance Horse, 1st-AQHA Challenge Championship G1, 1st-Los Alamitos Championship Challenge G2, 1st-Paul B Ford Memorial Handicap, 3rd-Rainbow Futurity G1, 3rd-Slm Big Daddy Stakes, 4th All American Futurity G1, Finalist in All American Derby G1, Finalist in Los Alamitos Super Derby G1, Finalist in Rainbow Quarter Horse Derby G1, Finalist in Champion of Champions G1, Finalist in Remington Park Invitational Championship G1, Finalist in Robert L Boniface LA Invitational Championship G1. Favorite Soldier’s dam is Yak Ity Yak Go who has 6 wins to 5, $64,583, 2nd Bellflower S., 3rd Far West Futurity [R] [G3], San Diego S., Lake Forest S., finalist in the Miss Princess H. This colt was born on 5/25. $5,000

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KT Golden Starlight

Posted on July 9, 2020 by horseshoeangusranch

KT Golden Starlight is a very attractive palomino colt by Just Plain Starlight, “Colonel,” and out of KT Ruths Golden Girl. Colonel is a son of Tamalight, winner of $21,492.10 in NCHA dollars and COA. Colonel’s dam is Wright on Sugarnic, winner of the Cascade Cutters Futurity. KT Ruths Golden Girl, Goldy, is a really nice mare by Zinks Major Kid and out PDQ Rikki Tikki Lee, “Sissy” that we have kept to use on the ranch. She is Ben’s pick to ride. She is a really nice mare that Toni took to the Othello fair and she was shown halter and western equitation and Ben uses her to rope and general ranch work. This colt has a fantastic pedigree, an unbeatable confirmation, and a fantastic disposition. He was born 5/16/20. $3,500

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KT Shining Cue Tee

Posted on July 8, 2020 by horseshoeangusranch

KT Shining Cue Tee is a stunning blue roan out of Cue Bars Cue Tee, “Payton,” and by Shining Blue DR, “Bishop.” Payton is an NRCHA and NRHA money earner raised, shown and owned by Allison Trimble of the Coastal Equine breeding program. Payton is still owned by Coastal Equine and this mare comes with the history and strength of the Allison Trimble, Coastal Equine, and Willfully Guided names. Payton is by Cue Bars Laddie and is out of Mickeys Royal. Mickeys Royal is an NRCHA, NRHA producing mare. Cue Bars Laddie has been shown as a reiner, cowhorse and rope horse. He was the recipient of the Open AQHA All Around Trophy and is a CCHA Hall of Fame Horse. Bishop is a very good looking son of Autumnator, who is sired by SMART LITTLE LENA. Smart Little Lena is earner of $743,275, NCHA Triple Crown Op Ch. Autumnator’s dam is AUTUMN BOON is an earner of $244,470 NCHA. Dam of 26 foals, 17 perfs earning $1,003,985 NCHA/WS. Bishop’s dam is Plum Sparkling who is by Shining Sparkler, a gorgeous palomino son of Reining and Reined Cowhorse Leading Sire Shining Spark. It was born 5/15/20. This is a very agile foal with a lot of flex and would make a fantastic performance horse. $3,500

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Long days with late sunsets allow for too many hours of work, but when you love the life you live, there really isn’t much to complain about.

Posted on July 7, 2020 by horseshoeangusranch

We had four steers butchered and go to TLC Monday morning. We will have more in August or September if anyone needs one. With all of the fairs canceling we have a lot of shows steers that need to be sold to benefit the kids. Anna had a Dr apt Monday afternoon, so dad brought her down and met me at work and I took her over. Toni had taken Kade and Jaxsen in for dental appointments earlier in the day, so we clearly didn’t coordinate that very well. Anna and I were at the doctor until late, so Toni, Kaine, Kade and Jaxsen chopped thistles, went and got Dee to bring up to the house to take to the vet, and then did chores. We had some gentlemen show up as they drove by the house Monday night and buy Blackie’s colt. I got home to our AC not working and the house was 80 degrees, Ben said that means the filter needs changed, which we had discussed on Sunday since it seemed like the house was a few degrees warmer. I changed the filter and that did not help. So Ben worked on it for a while, after I called him, and the fan was not kicking on. We still have the AC window in, we have not taken it out yet, so we tuned it on, and opened the windows since Monday night was cool. However, Chester sat outside our window all night barking. Oh the joys of a border collie.

On Tuesday Toni, Anna, Kaine, Kade and Lucy took Dee to Sagehill Vet to get an ultrasound and the three steers and heifer to get health and brand to go to New Plymouth. When they got home the yearling colts were out in the haystack. Mostly it was just Tank and Cue playing with King over the fence. Yearlings letting the two year old stud know that they weren’t afraid of him. They had gone over a fence, but were easy to put back in. We are working on their fence, putting in continuous fence, so they have panels on one side, and Shiner can get the chains unhooked on the panels. So as he is opening them we are rechaining them and tying with twine. After chores Toni and I put in more posts for the continuous fence and the kids went and fed their steers and cleaned out the barn. Knowing Cupcake and Double Shot were leaving on Wednesday after Toni got done with Court, we locked Cupcake in and moved Double Shot to the house. He is such a good yearling that it was no big deal.

Wednesday, July 1^st, where has the year gone?? Toni had court in the morning, then headed down to load out Cupcake and Double Shot. But first everyone wanted to go see the colt they are buying so they went down to Sagebug’s pen. Cupcake and Double Shot loaded like champs. Double Shot has never had an issue loading and seems to like it. Maybe a little like Gunner? Dad went up and watched the kids clip their steers, and then checked them out. After chores the three older kids went to work on their steers and Toni, Jaxsen and I went down to build fence at the lake to move the bulls down there. We finished and then put the solar fencer on it. There are A LOT of weeds. Really tall weeds, which means too many bugs. Hopefully the bulls can get them knocked down. We normally put Colonel’s pen down there but this year a bunch of the fence needed to be replaced and this was a low priority. Dad has sprayed it once, but that had little impact.

Thursday the kids loaded the trailer and worked on their steers and heifer. Toni and the kids headed down and helped load the bulls to go to the lake pen, then went and chopped thistles in Circle 6. Toni was able to touch all of the foals in that pen and Blue Bug was a pain in the butt because he needs attention all of the time. But that just makes him cute. Thursday was also my Friday because Friday is the celebrated 4^th of July. After chores Toni and I put in some more posts in at the corral. Our goal was to have the posts in so that we could put the first leg of continuous fence up over the weekend (when I am gone).

Friday we had a lot of projects going on, fencing, moving animals around to more grass, etc. In the afternoon Ben, Kaine and I went over to Connell to get cousin Jay’s mini Peterbuilt, he let us borrow it to go to New Plymouth so the kids had more room. After chores Toni and I put the last of the posts into our first section of continuous fence. Uncle Skip came down Friday and we went to Toni’s after chores and had a small BBQ since the three older kids, Ben and I would be in New Plymouth on the 4^th. Basically Toni and I kind of forgot about the BBQ, so it was a thrown together kind of a deal. Mom had made potato salad and the rest of the food was what we found in the refrigerator. For dessert we had cheesecake that had been previously opened, but we put enough stuff on it, you couldn’t tell that it was freezer burnt!

Saturday was the 4^th of July, Happy 4^th everyone. Friday morning Ben, the kids, Toni and I finished loading the trailer and then we headed to pick up McKenna on our way to new Plymouth to a livestock show. We arrived there around 4, we got unpacked, washed the steers and heifer, weighed them in and then went to our hotel in Ontario. I don’t know if we will go to a jackpot on the 4^th anymore that we have to spend the night, it was a long sleepless night with fireworks going off until 2 in the morning and we were getting up and 4:30.

Meanwhile, back at the ranch Toni, Kicker and Jaxsen were working on the continuous fence. Easier said than done! Even though we had put a bunch of posts in, some of those had to come out and be re-set. The tractor didn’t want to cooperate. We still had to drill holes in the brackets we were using. Basically there was just a small learning curve that was dealt with. They got about 100 feet of fence put up, in the heat, before they called it a day. Then they went down to the lake for 2 hours with the cousins for some relaxation on the 4^th. Then they had to do all of the chores. Luckily Marlo was there to house sit for me again so she helped with the calves.

Sunday was show day, we got up early and got our animals washed. The show was supposed to start at 9, but a lot of late entries arrived Sunday morning so it did not get started until around 10:30. However, everyone was still in good spirits. They started with showmanship, oldest to youngest, so McKenna and Foxy were first, they did great, it was a really hard class. Then Intermediates, Kaine and Austin and Anna and Freddy were both in the same class and made it back to the championship round. Lastly Kade was a Jr in Idaho, him and Goldmember were awesome and were the champion Jr showman.

Next was Market, Anna and Kaine were both third in their class and Kade was fourth, they all showed really good. Kaine was asked to show someone else’s steer too, since there were two in the same class, and he did a great job showing that steer as well. McKenna and Foxy were 4^th in their breeding class, but we had a lot of complements outside the ring about Foxy, and she was recognized from her Sasquatch Showdown win video. Ben, Anna, Kaine and Kade had washed the steers and packed up all of the stuff while McKenna and I waited for Foxy to go in. So we washed her, ate our lunch burritos and headed home. There were a couple of WA kids there, and 4 in the 509 show circuit, and all of them made it at least back to the championship round, and two won their divisions, we are happy and proud of all of the kids.

Toni, Kicker and Jaxen started early. Toni and Marlo had to feed the 7 bottle calves first thing. Then Toni saw that the bulls had gotten out and so had Pony. So she headed down and fixed that fence. After that, her and Kicker got 811 in to go to our friends Chico and Cindy who are borrowing him to breed their cows. He was pretty easy to get in. Then Toni and Jax went to chop thistles, fix a gate, check the horses, and get the yearling bulls in before lunch. After lunch, they got some more bulls in and moved, fixed more fence, then went to work on the continuous fence again. Toni pretty much hates it at this point, but it looks really good. They got a gate post cemented in and some panels blocking areas that they took fence down to build this fence. Jax had called his grandma earlier in the day and told her he needed some pie, and maybe she could make some pie because he was being so helpful with the other kids gone. Of course she agreed! Jax and Toni finished chores at mom and dad’s, turned out Pistol, fed and watered, put more brackets on the fence, got the big solar fencer up and really hot, got another fencer on another fence, then we all showed up to eat pie. We might have been tired when we got home, but we weren’t so tired we couldn’t go have pie. It was rhubarb strawberry with a perfectly flaky crust.

After the pie we all went back to my house for more chores, doctoring, monitoring, checking, fixing a little more fence. The kids had pretty much unpacked everything. Ben and Kicker took the mini- Pete back to Jay. At this point, we are hunting for more shows to go to, but haven’t found any. The kids still have their main show animals on show rations, but we may have to put an end to that if there aren’t going to be anymore shows.