Cowboy verses Cowboy

The weather was finally dry enough that Easton could ride the horses tonight.  First we comb them and then Grandpa "warms" them up and then ............ we get to ride!  Here's a couple pics of cowboy Easton riding Cowboy, the horse.  He started out a little nervous but in no time flat he was ordering Grandpa to let go of the reins and move away  from Cowboy.  He wanted to do it by himself.  He's definetely a cowboy in the making!

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Shiloh likes John. Maybe a little too much!!  Nuff said.......

We're Having a Baby!!!!!!!

We are excited to announce that we will be adding to our family! Showa is expecting a colt on March 18, 2011. Grandpa and I couldn't be more excited! The dark spot at the top of the ultrasound picture is where the baby lives in Showa's tummy. Start thinking of names because we will for sure have a naming contest when we finally get to meet the new baby in March.

Cowboy Dressed Up for his Debut with the Cows!

Uncle Jared has been teasing Grandma about her paint horse, Cowboy. He says that only Indians can own paint horses because they speak the same language as paint horses. He kept asking me what kind of Indian I spoke to Cowboy. So as a way to tease him back, I decided to paint a handprint on Cowboy's bum like the Indians used to do with horses. It was pretty funny to see the bright red handprint on him. Everyone that saw it laughed and thought it was great. Jared was only mildly amused by it. He's a tough egg! Anyway, thought you might enjoy seeing Cowboy and his first performance with the Ioka cows. Enjoy. PS The first picture is of Aunt Shaley on Cowboy. We took turns riding him over the couple of days that we were doing cows.

And the Winning Name is..............

Thanks for everyone's entries in naming Grandma's new horse. They were ALL good suggestions and it was tough to decide but the winning name has been chosen. The child that submitted it is...........EASTON!
Congratulations Easton!! Your prize is already in the mail and should arrive at your house this week. Everyone else, Thanks for sending in your choices--you made it hard to pick a name for Showa's new friend. There were several names that we really liked. But.....the winning name that Grandpa and I chose is.......COWBOY. It really fits him and all the ladies (the other horses that board with him at the Brough's) seem to like it. One girl horse named Shiloh has really taken to Cowboy and they love to spend time over the fence nibbling on each other. We took four horses for a trail ride on Saturday and we couldn't keep Shiloh and Cowboy apart. They wanted to ride behind or beside each other the whole afternoon. I think it might be because Shiloh is also a paint horse so they think they gotta stick together--the old saying about birds of a feather flock together fits these two! Anyway, thanks again for entering the contest and again meet Cowboy! Grandma sure is enjoying having him in the family!
PS. Uncle Jared is mad because he wanted to name his new colt Cowboy. You snooze, you loose around here! Sorry Jared!

Introducing....

SHOWA! Here are some pics of Showa at Cow Camp this last week. She did great and helped Grandpa cover a lot of ground looking for cows. She didn't mind the snow and the mud. She loves carrots and apples. She doesn't like dogs--oops!--not a good thing in this family of dog lovers!! She liked being in Colorado and likes Utah even better. Today she meets Gunn, Uncle Jared's horse, as she comes back from Colorado to Utah to live in Ioka. She is a VERY tall horse and is very gentle and easy going. She doesn't like to have her neck petted and patted in anyway but otherwise likes her nose scratched. Thanks for the name, B. It's a good one and will serve her well. Welcome to the fam, Showa!