Lots of fine horses!

A lot of cowhorse and cutting in this blogg, I know. It just so happens, next to ranching, raising and developing Hackamore and Bridle horses, that´s where my interest lie. The unbelieveble athletisism and bodycontrol theese cowhorses and cutters display along with their willingness to work cattle....there´s nothin like it. If you ever rode a good cutter or cowhorse, chances are your hooked. Now, I might not agree with all the methods and equipment used to develop theese youngsters or the rush most trainers are in, but I´m still extreemely fascinated by the individuals and the sport.

The NRCHA Futurity finals are Sunday, but on Saturday we´ll get to see the Hackamore & Bridle finals. It´s your usual suspects where CD Dee Vee Dee, as always, leads the pack in the hackamore followed by some pretty good horses in Grays Fancy Twist, Jenny Spark & Fletch My Cow. In the hunt is also a couple of my favourites: Smart Boons, Nabisco Roan and Picka Patcha Pepto. Our friend Les Vogt didn´t make the finals on his fine Nick It In The Bud colt Nic It unfortunately.

CD Dee Vee Dee
In my oppinion, CD Dee Vee Dee will walk away with this one too.

Olena Oak won the Open Bridle prelims.
Olena Oak
This fine stallion is standing stud at the Oasis Ranch, Ca. Oasis owners Pete & Marilyn Bowling are having their annual production sale October 9th. Some great looking colts for sale! Check out the Cowboy at Heart and the Yellow Roan of Texas babies!

Cowboy At Heart colt

Yellow Roan of Texas colt

Horse sales aplenty right now! Just sickening to look at all the fine horses I can´t afford to buy. On the other hand you kinda forget you have some pretty decent horses in your own barn. I do have a fine yearling and very promising soon to be weanling filly!

Not just the cowhorse sales either that draws your attention.
This week is also "Futurity"Week in Sweden. Here, the major equine event is harness racing. Trotting in particular. The countrys 12 best 3 year olds fight it out this Sunday in the Swedish Kriterium. 1.600.000 Sek to the winner! Thats close to $240.000!!!! For one race...mind boggling! The fillies race for a round million Sek first prize ($150.000)

There is also the Kriterie Sale, featuring 623 yearlings over 4 day´s! Finding buyers for well over 600 horses? Come on, that´s just ridiculous! If more than half of them find new owners I´d be surprised. Should be able to make some killer buy´s though if you´re in the market!