Ack! Life is so crazy with all this rain. Don't get me wrong. I am THANKFUL for the rain. It just makes everything into a muddy goopy soupy mess around here. We have made 4 additions to our herd for a while. A dear friend is going through a messy divorce and the horses need new home. Pearl and Katie are here at the farm and GiGi and and Cruiser are at the farm in Edgefield.

Pearl is a perlino and is a full sister and IDENTICAL TWIN of little Lexy at the Edgefield farm. They are full sisters with Pearl being 3 and Lexy being 2. I so hope to find a good home for this filly where she will have a J O B. She has so much flippin energy that needs a direction! :) She is lovely and has grown so much since Ms S bought her from Matt. She's 2 hands taller and 200 to 250 pounds heavier.

Katie is a sweet girl that can have a grumpy moment or two... or three:) For Katie I want a 1 on 1 home where she can be the star for her owner. She adores being petted and scratched on her neck behind her ears. She rides really good but sours up quicker than milk left on the porch in the summer if you get heavy in her mouth. She is not real fond of kids though she is kid safe but she sullens up when they ride her and often refuses to move. (She was a lesson horse and I really can't blame her). She a mare who takes NO crap form anyone and needs someone who will ask her and not force her to cooperate.

GiGi is a Buckskin mare who has given us two amazing fillies in the last 3 years. She is the mama to Donut and Foxy the matched pair of buttermilk buckskins at the Edgefield Farm. She is super sweet and loves attention. She IS NOT sound to ride as her hocks sustained injuries when she was being stated under saddle and she cannot stay sound when ridden. She does have heaves in the summer when they hay is dusty but we found that soaking her hay works beautifully. We keep some Dexamethason on hand in case she gets bad.

Cruiser is a 4 month old stud colt that will make an awesome gelding. GiGi is his mama and he is sired by our stud Nifty Windcatcher. He is undecided on whether he wants to be sorrel or dun. His under coat is pretty red so I'm just not sure...

They are asking $1000 each for Pearl and Katie and either $2500 for the pair of GiGi and Cruiser with GiGi bred back to Windy or $2250 without her re-bred. (Windy's regular stud fee is $600 and he is worth EVERY dime).

Peppy is getting ready to go to Brian Wells for fitting for the National Ranch Horse Association World show. I am amped about that let me tell you! Whew! That colt looks amazing! Built like a brick .... outhouse!

Blue is having a stroke with all these pretty girls in the pasture next to him and HE CAN'T get to them. It makes for hysterical watching.

Well that's life here on the ranch right now.

Welll my first blog.... EVER!  Welcome to my other home on the web (Our webiste is www.bluelineranch.com)  Well I guess I should introduce you to the guys and tell you a bit about us.

ME:  Angie, the 36 year  old crazy woman (or so my step daughter says!) 

BERT:  The best husband a woman could ask for.  (He gave me a horse for my birthday the first year we were together!)  He has been accepted into the John Lyons Certification Program for 2008 WOOHOO!  He is the best man I know (Other than my dad of course!)

 KIDS (Oldest to youngest)

Andrew: Senior at Georgia Southern majoring in engineering

Greg: US Marine!  SEMPER FI

Heather: High school Senior  and an aspiring equestrianne

Brooke:  Sixth Grader, and the silly goose,

Tyler AKA "Tigger" cause he bounces so much!  He is in fourth grade.

The Horses:

The Studs:

Silvers Blue Print AKA Boober or Blue, 2005 AQHA Blue roan stallion.  Line bred Skipper W, Barrel prospect

Sol Ansosn Peppy AKA Senor Peppe, 2006 Bay Roan stallion, Grandson of Peppy San Badger and Leo Hancock Hayes, NFQHA Registered

The competition and riding horses:

Formulate AKA Duke, my semi-retired barrel horse.  An own son of Rare Form.

Duchess 1995 model Appaloosa mare.  Definitely the boss mare of the herd.  She rules the roost!

Ima Major King AKA Kinger, 1994 model minimal white sorrel APHA gelding.  Scared of his own shadow 3/4 of the time.

The Broodmares:

Make It So AKA Sophie: 2002 model JC registered TB mare, grey, our newest broodmare prospect.  Won $55,000 on the track before a fall dropped her out of hard training.  Now she gets to try her hand at making babies and if she stays this sound we may try her on the pattern.

River of Tears AKA River : Silver Grullo mare.  Solid foundation breeding with Robert Redford and Joe Hancocok and Blue Valentine in her lineage.  She has produced 1 buckskin filly by the palomino stallion Scouts Alexis and 1 red dun colt by the Palomino Sire Nifty Windcatcher.  Expectional producer.

Rips Bluebonnet AKA Bonnie:  Blue Roan Mare.  NFQHA registered.  A exceptionaly bred mare that we have super high hopes for.  We liked her son, Sol Ansons Peppy, so much that we bought her too!  This mare rocks.  Foundation lines to die for!  

And last but not least the ponies!

Jingles; B/W paint, a double stuffed oreo cookie.  Absolutely one of the BEST ponies around. 

Chief:  solid black, The SOFA!  He is a sweetheart that can be counted on to take care of the kids.  the consumate babysitter

Scout: The Kid.  Grey yearling colt with aspirations of greatness (or at least great pranks!)

Sarge:  AKA Studly!  Solid black, What a diva!!!!  He thinks he's a moviestar.  The smallest pony and the LARGEST attitude!

Hot Shot:  the big guy!  He is a brown and white paint and he likes to tote the kids around. 

Well that sums up my crew!!

 Have a great Christmas everyone and may the New Year bring blessings for everyone!