A Horse is a Horse of course of course!

And to Think...

  Sometimes this is more complicated than it should be! We went through an experience as a family together yesterday concerning the horses or as son-in-law puts it the planet destoryers. Which he has a wife, 4 daughters and an old mother-in-law who think that horses come in next to God, and Family. As my old boss used to say "never met a horse that thought me any harm". As a young person horses allowed me to escape from troubling situations and gave me peace, and as I've gotten older they afforded me a way to make a living on several levels, and now as I am getting old they are back to giving me peace. Tall horses are wonderful when your younger and the knees still have their youthful bounce but as you get older the elasticity wears out and the bounce becomes more of a thud. So with 3 horses that stand over 15 1/2 hands it is determined that we need shorter horses and want horses of a certian color. The horses in question are sorrel, black, and buckskin, I have a partiality to buckskins so the granddaughter that raised him from a baby has given him to me, with my okay to sell him if the price is right, he stands 16 hands 3inches and weighs close to 1500 lbs, he is kid broke and kid gentle and he stands to mount from a bucket, tailgate, anything really. Now he doesn't LOVE me but he is good and listens to me and works just fine except for the getting off and on. He does love the granddaughter which in my heart of hearts is special. Well the sorrel and black were put on e-bay to sell, a call from Kansas set up a showing of the black, upon changing pastures he came up lame from stone bruising so they were asked not to come but came anyway. And low and behold fell in love with the size and looks of the buckskin. The other 2 horses are priced (in my Opinion to cheap) for $500, but if thats what the kids want okay. Soooo as the story goes we saddle the buck, man and woman both ride him and the haggling starts, the granddaughter and I had decussed price I saying $1200, but she was willing to take $1000, ok agreed, the lady offered 1st $400, then came up to 500, and the grand came down to 800 well the barter thing is hard, especially to put a price on your friend I asked the grand to come with me to unsaddle and so we could talk away, as she comes with horse in tow tears running down that precious face I take matters to hand, unsaddled she puts horse up and stays with her friend and I approach the people, the lady says "whats the counter price"  I said she has already given it $800. The lady got kind of huffy and said well I'll give $600 but no more cause horse prices are not that good, with the killer market the way it is and they just don't bring that. "hehe" OKAY THEN!

 The Gov. has reinstated the killer market albeit a couple of years away from implimentation, this horse will still be big and fat and gentle,  he was NOT on the ad for sale and he was given to me, I have feed him for 2 years and will continue to do so until we get the right price for him. If you like something be willing to pay for it, if not stay at home! He is gentle and summer time is awaisting he is worth the money and as I don't (nor does my daughter) settle for something less because of price, it doesn't have to be sold just because!