My new saddle pal

[WyomingRancher]

Congrats! She sure looks like a sweetheart. Keep us posted on how she comes along.

[katrina]

You have a diamond in the rough there... Really, really nice mare... Nice muscle... Put a hundred pounds on her and meet me in Rapid for central states fair.....LOL

[JF Ranch]

I agree with the others. You look to have found a really nice mare and that's not easy to do. The fact that she is so gentle is a big plus for you and your kids.

You don't need to worry about putting weight on her. She looks fine for her age. Unless you're riding her a lot, graining her could make her "feel her oats" and might eventually make her too fat. She will develop naturally with just good basic nutrition.

I found a fun website just recently, where you can get pedigree information: http://www.allbreedpedigree.com/

Just type in the exact name of the sire, grandsire, mare, etc. and you can get pedigrees till the cows come home. It shows that you can register as a subscriber, but the free service is more fun than a "human being should be allowed to have"!

They also list the show records and money earned, etc. On the line next to the horse's name there will be an icon or two. The circle with what looks to be a semi-colon in it will make this information pop up.

Those horses with a red asterisk in the pedigree have pictures. You'll have to put your mouse arrow on the little colored square next to the circled semi-colon to see the photo.

Play around with it. Once you get started it's hard to get stopped!

[leanin' H]

Thanks JF Ranch!! That website is cooool! Mrs. H's mare has a pretty nice bloodlines. Her sire is King Lena DS going back to Doc Olena to Doc Bar and Three bars With some Poco Bueno too. Way too nice of a horse for me to ride.

[HAY MAKER]

[nmhighdesert]

real nice Mrs. H, now you will have a blast sliding on by Mr H, make sure not to gloat and hurt his feelers.
Please don't really try to be like him as I have read somewhere he is raising goats?
Have fun and keep her rode down, that puts the best smile on you!

[Mrs Leanin' H]

[Mrs Leanin' H]

[snipe67]

they are so adorable!!! have fun!

[hillsdown]

I hope you all have many many happy years together Mrs H .. She definitely has the potential to be a great cattle horse, but more importantly it sounds like she has already made her way into your family's hearts ..

Congrats ,, sounds like your hubby is a keeper to boot..