Misfire

Isn't she so pretty?

 

This is Misfire, she is about 21 yrs old.

My brother bought Misfire for my sis in law,

Lori about 15 yrs ago.

 

 

She lived with Jack who recently

passed a month or so ago.

 

 

But she also lived with Peanut,

a minature pony that "ran away"!

Sorry could not locate a pic of Peanut.

But....Peanut would get out and go down the

street to this girls house. The girl was about 14

or 15 and she would love on Peanut and brush

him. Every chance Peanut got, off he went.

My sis in law, knowing how

much the girl loved Peanut....so she 

gave Peanut to the girl!

 

That left Jack and Misfire until

Jack was gone.

The worry was Misfire being

alone.

 

 

One day while talking to Lori about

where Chris (my BF) lived Lori

realized that Chris' place is

where Misfire came from.

 

Yes, when they bought her, they

bought her from Chris' dad.

Wow....how funny.

 

Chris does not manage his barn. He rents

it out and Ronnie manages it with his horses

and he trains others.

 

I mentioned to Ronnie about Misfire and he

remembered her. He said so she would not

be alone bring her out and put her in the

pasture with his horses. He could feed her

along with his.

 

With that Lori gave Misfire to me.

Lori and I both own her now.

 

She has taken a few weeks to adjust in the

PECKING order that Chris told me about.

 

I learned right off that Joy was the top dog (horse)..

lol

and she RULES.

With that Misfire avoids her.

 

This is Joy in a stall.

 

The other day while trying to call Misfire

to the gate Joy decided she wanted the

attention and did not want Misfire

to have it.

 

While standing at the gate trying to

get Joy to move so Misfire would

come over, I bent my head and BAMB!

 

No...I did not hit my head on the gate...

Joy decided to let me know she was

not happy with me not giving her the

attention she wanted.

 

She bite at me!

I think in that process she squeezed my

skin and she also pulled my hair.

I reached up to find this BIG

goose egg on my forehead.

 

Looking a bit better today!

LOL

 

 

 

 

So now I understand the PECKING order

thing and I figure this will not be my first

injury with the horses.

Misfire has not be ridden in about 10 years and

she has had the run of the place for that long...

so now slowly I am introducing her

to a lot of attention and trying to

get her to a point that she will allow

someone on her back.

Ronnie says he will help with that and

I really would love to get her

to a point that my grandson

Caleb can ride her.

 

If not then at least she is not alone

and I can give her attention, brush

her and love on her.

 

Thanks for stopping in,