It’s always great to hear how horses we bred and sold are doing.  Here is a photo of Andre, a gelding bred by CGAT, by our retired stallion Astrachan, out of the non-purebred mare Mirija.  He is enjoying lots of... Continue reading →

We did our eclipse viewing during morning chores today.  Alex, Zach and I took turn with the REAL eclipse glasses and watched the sun get eaten, bit by bit.  That was pretty neat and at the height of our eclipse... Continue reading →

Asalari and her filly have been on limited turnout for the last week, until Mira’s legs unfolded a bit.  Yesterday, they got a bit of time in the arena and boy, did they enjoy it! Continue reading →

Today is George’s (aka Menze Khan) first birthday.  To celebrate, I worked him a bit in the round pen and then groomed him up and took some halfway decent photos. First, a photo from his first day, one year ago.... Continue reading →

Our one and only foal of the year has arrived.  I always say that the last week before the foal comes is the best, as they are the right sex, color and have perfect conformation.  Once they are actually born,... Continue reading →

I’ve been working with George aka Menze Khan, Merdan x Asalari, a bit every day.  As he’s not even quite a yearling, it is mostly grooming, ground manners and just a tiny bit of learning to round pen.  Today was... Continue reading →

Ha!  Got you!  You thought this was about horse color, right?  Well, just to slake your color lust, here is a photo of Galen’s shiny shoulder. But no, this is about the color of… wait for it… WOUNDS!! Yes, both... Continue reading →

I’ve been doing a bit lately with the youngsters, working on ground manners, tying, beginning (very beginning) of round penning.  With my young ones, usually I just start them by free-lunging with an older horse that knows the ropes.  So,... Continue reading →

Ok, sort of cheesy I know, but having your barn full of hay makes one a bit giddy. About a week ago, I got a call from my hay dealer and after some back and forth, 2 semis each with... Continue reading →

Yesterday, I turned Alamet and Anahita out in the big pasture across the street.  It has been resting since around October of last year, so the grass is thick and lush. They appreciated it quite a bit. After quite a... Continue reading →