Upgrades and a Horse trade...

[RSL]

We have done a couple of major upgrades this year. We got rid of our old tipping table...

And got a new For-Most table

And we got rid of our 1981 Wy-Lee...

and got a 2001 Norbert...

We also unloaded a horse that topped out at the rank of saddle horse and a green horse on the weekend and got a new horse delivered who will become a cow horse.
The horse trade was pretty interesting as the fellow brought along two saddle makers. 1 was 86 and the other was a mere 84. They rode big ranches for a lot of years and had some great knowledge and practical experience they brought to saddle making. The only bad part was that the fellow let me try out his saddle the 86 year old had built, and now I REALLY REALLY want one. It was the nicest balanced saddle I have ever parked my butt in. Both fellows were still actively breaking horses, although the one quit doing first rides after he turned 85. Pretty cool day.

 

[Silver]

Sounds like things are pretty prosperous in your parts, good for you! I could listen and be around folks with the kind of experienced of those old boys on a regular basis for sure.

 

[RSL]

I even bought a new pair of boots this summer. :lol:
Anyone that tells you you can't wear out vibrim soles is not telling the whole truth.

 

[Northern Rancher]

Are you still looking for a truck with a bale deck-I'm thinking of selling mine and upgrading to a Fjord.

 

[RSL]

We have been looking, but have to sell a chev first... (unless you want to trade)
I have actually been thinking about having my BIL build a picker that would go in the reciever hitch on the back of the truck, and then on the gooseneck ball. It could be pretty quickly pulled out in the event a guy wanted to pull a trailer, and would cost $1200 or less and require no truck bed or bumper drilling.

 

[Northern Rancher]

There's a few guys have winch deals set up in there trucks-hopefully I sell a couple loads of breds so not too many critters to winter. Might have a load of my favorite cows-bucking horses- coming for custom winter grazing lol.