Here's the gang checking out the new kid. They are quite fascinated, especially 'Grandpa' on the left, lol.
Jackson checking them out too
I think Quinn might be thinking this is Carl and that's why they stay close...
I didn't mess much with him today. Took him out and let him eat grass on the lawn for awhile. 
Today was an eventful day for the little guy. I've been keeping him separated from the others so I can work with him and hopefully bond sooner. He's a yearling, so it makes him a little more unpredictable thus dangerous. I found out that he loves LOVES to be brushed! He had several grooming sessions today and stood perfectly for them all. He even tried to do the mutual grooming back to me, but I can't allow that, lol! We also worked on some halter breaking as well and he seems to be picking it up quickly. At the end of the day I got a call from the vet that he was coming through Altona, so it worked out that he was gelded and had his wolf teeth removed as well. So far he seems to be taking it all in stride and is doing fantastic!
No, this is not Carl. But a very good Carl look-a-like at that...Carl has gone to live at a very good friend of mine's. I was perusing through the kijiji ads like usual one day, and came across an ad looking for homes for horses that had been saved from the slaughter house. There was one horse in particular that caught my eye. Long story short, I went out to Pansy to pick up said horse and for several reasons, decided against him. Looking at the 22+ other horses that had been rescued, Jackson caught my eye. He's a yearling. No, he's not some fancy registered purebred and yes, he is still a stud. But I liked his build and his temperament. And his days at the ranch were becoming numbered if a home was not found for him soon. We will have a long way to go with him as he has been handled very little by humans. 
Checking out the new place. It was quite a stressful ordeal getting him loaded on the trailer. But by the time we arrived home, he had settled down quite nicely.
From Aug 26 - 28, Aimee and I attended another Peter
Campbell clinic at Murdock Stables in Winnipeg. It
was an amazing experience! Made me realize how little
I know and how much there is to learn about horsemanship!!
Our first horse show of the year, and boy, was it exhausting.
Aimee had been preparing all week, cleaning saddles and
boots, filling hay bags, loading the trailer, etc. The evening
before requires cleaning stalls and bathing horses. The plan
is to be in bed by 10, but that never happens. Up by 5:45 am
to get ready, load horses and be on the road by 6:45am.
Aimee and Quinn in Western Pleasure. Placed 4th!
So proud of Aimee, when I remember that only a year ago,
this was a wild-eyed four year old that we took off
the trailer. She was pushy and had never really been
handled...wow, has she come a long way!!
3 days before the show, we decided to
enter Carl in the yearling/2 year old halter class for
fun. He didn't place, but did great considering
the others were all a year older than him
and this was only the second time he has
been off our farm!
Aimee and Quinn warming up for
the halter class
Two very tired/grumpy girls before the leadline
class. And a bored Skippy.
Quinn with her head up way too high. She could
hear Carl calling out for her and wasn't paying
attnetion to Aimee.
