Bright Side of the Barn

March 7, 2021

Miss Sophia

She hasn't been feeling well lately. The cough has been going on for about a year now. She's 14 and starting to feel her age. It didn't help that she was in the accident with me. I believe it knocked both of us out. She was thrown across the truck. So much has happened since.

She loves her kitties. After Buster passed away, I decided no more dogs. Sophia waited years to be the number one dog and she's had the privilege for a few years now. The cats and her play together quite a bit, they sleep together too.

Last winter she had a pretty hard coughing attack and ended up spitting up blood for quite a while. After the whole event she didn't have her cough for a while. Now tonight, I noticed the blood in the water bowl again. Not nearly as much, nor was the attack as bad, but it was still another attack.

There isn't much the vet can do, I'm not interested in torturing her with surgeries and the stress of it all, even if there was a cure. She's always been a very anxious dog and it's been important not to have her stressed out. She's lived a long happy life and I intend to let her finish it as such.

It's just hard when it gets to this time. . You learn to enjoy all the time you have left. One minute she's a spry little puppy again the next she's sleeping. And she does sleep a lot.

I can't imagine life without fur babies?

Blessed by God

Life's good @ the Bright side of the Barn

Thanks for stopping by

Until next time, Stay safe and Happy Trails.

March 5, 2021

How the horse feels..

You can hear it when you listen......

Polaris is a wonderful horse. He's young and full of personality. He needs a devoted person with time. Time for just him, he's going to do wonderful things, but he needs an adventure and to enjoy life being challenged. He's going to become someone's best friend.

While on the other side....

Lil Star is about 5, had a rough start in life. I first saw her a couple years before on an auction site. I was too late she had been bought. So a year ago when I saw her picture on the rescue site. Oh ya, I was there. Yep, it was her! She came home with me.

Scared, mean, biting, kicking, wouldn't let anyone get close to her. But very curious about my grandkids..

She's come along way and has wanted to come along.
Very willing and wanting to learn. She has bathed, allowed the farrier to do her feet. She leads, wears her blankets... We're onto lunge - back - stand - and she even wears her bridle well. Saddle coming soon.

Of course lets' not forget...

Star Bright, is a family horse. She was born on a family farm and raised with children around her all the time. A very soft spoken man, and no abuse or mistreatment her entire life. I'm her second owner.

She loves to ride. She loves to be petted and brushed by the grandkids. They can sit on her back while she eats. She'll be 24 yrs in May. She's been around for a while and been there, done that. We've rode at the ocean, we've rode the mountain trails. She can winter 6 months and saddle up like she rode yesterday.

Now we're exploring the trails next door to our New barn. As soon as she seen the trail head, the trot was on and we were off! Loves - loves to ride! Smiles and greets people as she goes! Dogs, bikes, people, bright orange things laying on the trail....

Nothing bothers her. {except little creeks with 4 inches of water} lol.

Listen to your horses, their feelings can be heard.

We lost the photographer on our last ride. Not sure what happened to him? He was in front of us and stationary as we approached...

We even stopped for a picture.

This was the last shot...

Before we lost him.

Remember ~

Life is the kind of adventure you make it~