Western Pleasure Guest Ranch

Have you had a chance to hear the new George Straight song "I saw God today"? The song expresses different ways the writer has seen God throughout a normal day. Well, we saw God the other day on the ranch, when through a horse emergency, Roley, Brad, or Janice was saved from serious injury. One of our draft horses crossed a fence buried in snow and was in a lot of trouble. Roley and Brad, rather then doing chores, began digging her out. While they were working with the horse they watched our main hay shed collapse under the snow load. Had they been on regular schedule, chances are very good they would have been in the barn. Unfortunately, we lost the horse and one other barn that day, but we are so thankful that we are all okay. It just really makes a person stop and realize what is really important.

The Barn as it stands today: