San Juan Ranch Horse Sale

The annual San Juan Ranch Horse Sale was held this July. I don't often get to attend, but I was able to attend this year. The day before the sale, local cowboys compete in a roping competition. I don't know enough about loops and heading/heeling and horsemanship to really get into the roping competition, but I really love to watch my cowboys.

Go Beej!!

Love this face!!

I am not exactly sure what was wrong with BJ's reins and rope, but something must have been wrong. Jensen and his cousin were both on their dad's horses, and pretty serious about fixing the dilemma.

While the big guys were roping, so were the little ones. There is a grassy area behind the grandstand that the kids used for their "Arena". There were a couple designated "ropers", a couple designated "cows", and a couple designated "cowboys". The ropers roped the cows, and the cowboys promtply "branded" them. It is pretty easy to see in the pictures which person took on which role.

It also started to downpour for a while . . .thank goodness Jensen had his slicker! Here are some other pics.

WANTED - THE WILD BUNCH

STINKY

STINKY.

It is summer, so you know what that means . . . . .PIGS.

STINKY, STINKY, STINKY!!

The kids are raising pigs again for the livestock show during the county fair. They have been working hard making sure to feed, water, and walk their animals. At this point, the pigs are
HUGE! and STINKY!!!

Yesterday we went out to take pictures with the kids & their pigs so we could send out buyer letters. What an experience. I don't think that in our five year pig history we have ever been this messy before. (I really made everyone strip down to ride home - they weren't going to get that pig *** (smell) all over my van!! For those of you who don't know, once you smell like pig, it is hard to get the smell OFF!!)

The kids (which they named themselves the WILD BUNCH) had named their pigs with out-law names, so of course we had to take OUTLAW pictures. Just getting the bandanas on the pigs was a feat!! It was messy, it was wet, it was hot, but surprisingly enough it actually was kind of fun, stink and all.

The FUNNIEST/SADDEST part of the day was when Jensen was helping his cousin get a pig out of its pen, when WHAM!!! the pig pushed Jensen right down, into the icky, sticky, stinky, nasty MUD hole! UGGHHH!! He was such a mess . . . .but what a kid. . . .he was such a good sport. He just went over and tried to wash off with the hose. I am pretty sure he still stinks today, even after a bath and swimming at the pool later. Even covered in pig muck I think he is a darn good lookin kid.