Pumpkins, Etc.; TBT

 

"Your horse is smarter than you."

That's what some guy posted in response to a comment I made on the USA Facebook feed during the debate last night. 

Another lady told me to quit lying. 

My comment regarded the sacrifice the American people have made for months during the Pandemic while the leadership has seemed irresponsible. 

Twasn't anything I haven't already said in my blog, but the larger audience brings out a little bit of everything.  

Ten people, however, did post likes on the comment. 

Anyway, I wanted to respond that "Yes, my horse IS smarter than I, at least he's been that way the past couple of days when I've tried to put his bit in his mouth."

I doubt the guy would care.  

Fortunately, CB is smart but not quite as patient as I am. On both occasions, he finally gave in and just opened his mouth and accepted the bit. 

CB is just not aware of how much patience many of us Americans have mustered over the past several months. 

Anyway, all is going well with CB with his at-home training refreshers. 

This week, I've finally had some time to work with him in the round pen with both saddle and bit. 

I must say the young man knows how to buck.  

He put on a pretty good exhibition the first day.  I told my sister Barbara, who had worked with him for a month, that unfortunately, I was not able to document the bucking scene. 

I thought it was probably more important to hold on to the longe line until he decided to behave. 

Yesterday's session was much different and very satisfying to me because, except for one little crow hop (small buck), he walked, trotted, cantered, reversed and whoa-d when I asked him. 

I felt good about CB and really good about my pumpkin crop which was harvested in the morning.  

Two seeds:  30 pumpkins.  Not bad for a manure-pile garden. 

Twas good that I harvested yesterday because the little vermins with little teeth had left teeth trails on some pumpkins. 

For now, they add a nice touch to the fall scenes around the place. I'll probably take a couple, cut 'em up, bake them and freeze the innards for later pumpkin recipes. 

Throwback Thursday . . . . 

My smart horse is over on the right while I stood back to take a picture of a fun trail ride with friends at the Ginter Wildlife Management area about eight years ago. 

My brother Mike and his wife along with several cousins at a gathering in Ephrata, Wash.

Twas my mother's 90th birthday, and she went for a ride in a carriage.  

Brother Jim, Mother, Grace, Justine and Western Pleasure Guest Ranch owner Roley Schoonover. 

Informal basketball match up with Annie, Willie, Jacob and Laurie at Western Pleasure Guest Ranch. 

Family friend Angela, my smart horse Lily and me and sister Laurie at a horse show a while back. 

Local longtime rancher Jim Wood and Bill having a visit at Western Pleasure Guest Ranch. 

More family at the ranch. 

Family enjoying a horse show:  Aggie, Betsy, Laurie below.  Joyce, Kevin, Debbie, friend Mardette, Bill, Willie and Mother. 

Former Sandpoint High principal Tom Keough and his daughter Kelli when the Keough family came to join our Lodgepole Society. 

Yes, Cherry, twice on the blog.  Enjoy!

Former students Rob and Keith and me at a class reunion.  I left my smart horse home that night.