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Oakely's nose; looking toward one of three sheds that the horses will have for cover.

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Travis lunging Oakley with a bucking saddle! Today the guys moved the horses to a holding yard that is located on the way to work! All they have to do is help the rancher repair a shed that was damaged in a storm and the horses can stay there rent free!

Oakley's Outbursts - Part One of Four...

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Travis decided to work with my horse a little. Because of the way she was acting at first (kicking out at Lucky) he decided to go out to the field (not before handing his cell phone to Tony) where the manure is spread to get on her. I am glad he did! The next four posts will capture Oakley being a naughty girl. Why does it have to be my horse that has these little fits? She has been shown nothing but love since she has come to live with us...and we know that her previous owner did not abuse her...somewhere something happened to her and it is up to TnT (and me) to help her forget it! I found a new slideshow website that will accommodate more pictures. I recommend setting the speed to as fast as is comfortable for you so that you can catch the action!!! (There are 36 pictures in this slideshow, so please be patient while it loads...)

Oakley's Outbursts - Part Two of Four
Oakley's Outbursts - Part Three of Four
Oakley's Outbursts - Part Four of Four

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Oakley's Outbursts - Part Two of Four...

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Well, Travis did not give up...since he was able to hold on to Oakley after that ride, he attempted to get back on! If only he could get his left foot in the stirrup!!

Oakley's Outbursts - Part One of Four
Oakley's Outbursts - Part Three of Four
Oakley's Outbursts - Part Four of Four

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Oakley's Outbursts - Part Three of Four...

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After Travis and Tony caught Oakley, Travis got back up on her still trying to get both feet in the stirrups so that he had a fighting chance of staying in the saddle. In this slideshow you will notice one picture of the ground, there were actually four. I guess I was still taking pictures while I looked up to make sure that Travis was okay!! The mom in me took over the photographer!!!

Time for a new strategy...check out Oakley's Outbursts - Part Four of Four to see what that strategy turned out to be.

Oakley's Outbursts - Part One of Four
Oakley's Outbursts - Part Two of Four
Oakley's Outbursts - Part Four of Four

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Oakley's Outburst - Part Four of Four...

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OK...enough is enough!! Travis asked Tony to assist him with getting on Oakley. So, while Tony held Oakley's head, Travis swung into the saddle planting both feet squarely into the stirrups. This time either because Tony was holding her head or because she was tired, Oakley didn't offer to buck. She was still a little edgy, so Travis spun her in circles which kept her from being able to bunch up and buck. For the next 10 minutes or so, Travis worked her and she did really good. If I hadn't of had pictures proving her misbehaving then we wouldn't have been able to tell that she had been ornery!!! Phew!! That was a mouth full!!!

Time for a lot of wet blankets for my little girl...

Oakley's Outbursts - Part One of Four
Oakley's Outbursts - Part Two of Four
Oakley's Outbursts - Part Three of Four

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Miscellaneous Stable Pictures...

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Here are some pictures of the horses in the turn out pen or going to the turn out pen or talking through the fence at the turn out pen. I never tire of taking pictures of the horses!

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Lucky herding horses...

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It was time for Lucky to go into the turn-out pen and move among the other horses. Tony saddled him up and rode out into the field to work him a little before going in with our little herd. While Tony was putting Lucky through his paces, Travis took the horses over to the turn-out pen one at a time. First Clancey, then Cahlibur, Coal, Belle, and Oakley.

I love this still picture of Miss Katy following Travis (as he readies a piece of twine to put around the mares necks to move them to run with the boys), Belle and Oakley are in the pen behind Travis, and Coal, Clancey, and Cahlibur are running in the pen in the background with Mt. Pinos behind them.


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