Shortly after Carol and I were married we received our first tax refund check and we used part of it to purchase 2 horses. One from Rex Coates and one from a rodeo in Cedar Fort where they brought the horses in from a ranch in Nevada where they had an auction. From that point on we always had horses.
The Horses that I have owned In chronological order:
-Old Blue- My Dad traded a calf from my uncle Rollo for Old Blue
-Duster- I bought in Wallsburg (was the mother of original ginger the mother of Ginny, star and chocolate)
-Original Ginger (bought from Cedar Fort auction)
-Ranger (bought from Rex Coates)
-Ginny
-Star
-Chocolate (the 2nd Gingers Colt)
-Ginger
-Poco
-Warrior
-Johnny
-Rebel
-Peaches
-peaches colt
-Honey (squishy)
-Angel
-Poco
-Junior
-Fancy
I remember when our sons were growing up, they all chose to spend a two-year mission for the church. Because of that, I raised a horse colt for each one of them.
I retired in the year 2006, and for those last 15 years I have been raising hay to feed their horses. We cut, rake and bale the hay three times a year, and after doing that, they come by with their kids, and we usually make it a family affair. They go out and load the hay and carry it into the barn and store it for their horses for the year. We have 15 acres that we’re farming.
